As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on businesses and lives in general, His Royal Majesty, Oba Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, Emugoriade 1, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, assured his people that it is a phase that will pass. In a message to mark his fourth anniversary as ruler ...
Read More »Obaseki’s Icarus Complex and His Jinxed Re-election By Ufuoma Thomas
There are eerie similarities between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and Icarus, the son of Daedalus, the famous craftsman in Greek mythology. As the story goes, Icarus and his father attempted to escape from prison using wings that the older man constructed from feathers and wax. Icarus’ father warned ...
Read More »Edo Guber: Ize-Iyamu leads Obaseki in Online Poll
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 19 gubernatorial election in Edo State, is currently leading Governor Godwin Obaseki, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in an online poll conducted by Ripples Nigeria. According to John Mayaki, the Chairman of the Edo ...
Read More »NNC Blast Edo Gov Obaseki, Calls him an Ingrate
The New Nigeria Collective (NNC) group has dismissed the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, as an incurable liar for failing to own up to his acts of ingratitude and cruelty to Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo. This followed his recent outright denial of everything accused him of in his reply to ...
Read More »Fidelity Bank appoints Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe MD-designate
Fidelity Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the general public of the appointment of Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, as the incoming Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2021. The bank made the announcement on Monday in a notice on the NSE website, signed by Ezinwa Unuigboje, its Company ...
Read More »Defamation: Capt. Hosa Serves Notice On Edo State Government To Seek Redress In Court
Chairman of Ocean Marine Solution (OMS), Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo (Capt, Hosa), has served notice on the Edo State Government of his intention to proceed against it in court for libelous and defamatory publications against him by the State Government. In a letter by his Counsel, Dr Oladapo Olanipekun (SAN), ...
Read More »Atorise Hits Airwaves With “Ope Nla”
The garment gives thanks to the shoulder. The visitor gives thanks to hospitable dweller. The diviner gives thanks to his unfailing deity. The àlúkò bird gives thanks to the camwood resin. When day dawns, the cattle egret gives thanks to the chalk, because thanksgiving turns what we have into enough. ...
Read More »Olowu of Kuta tackles senate over Buratai, others
The Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government area of Osun state, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama has asked the Senate to be more creative in finding solutions to the problems of insecurity, insurgency and banditry in the country. The traditional ruler, who was reacting to Senate’s Tuesday call for the resignation ...
Read More »FIRSTBANK CONVENES SMECONNECT WEBINAR, PROMOTES GROWTH OF THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the convening of a Business Clinic to promote the growth and sustainability of the educational sector, especially in the light of the coronavirus which is having an adverse effect on the operations of schools across ...
Read More »The Men’s Club season 3 set to screen on REDTV July 22
Despite the disruptions and prolonged lockdown occasioned by the global coronavirus pandemic, The Men’s Club season 3 (TMC3) series is set premiere on July 22, 2020 with a firm promise to do much more than excite its teeming and sophisticated audience with the adventures of four Nigerian men and how ...
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