FirstBank, the oldest bank in Nigeria and part of FBN Holdings’ entities has exited close to 100 senior staff members in what our sources describe as a major organizational shakeup. According to a reliable source with direct knowledge of the matter, some of the bank’s top executives were asked to leave as part of its repositioning plan for 2025. The exits appear to be part of a concerted effort by the holding company of the board, led by Femi Otedola, to introduce fresh blood into several leadership positions in the bank, the source further explained. Our sources indicate that the…
Author: Adetutu Audu
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound joy at the re-opening of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, describing it as another remarkable achievement in 2024 that has strengthened Nigerians’ hope in his administration. Today, Monday, 30 December, 2024, the Warri Refinery returned to operation weeks after NNPC Limited restarted the 60,000 Barrels per day at the Port Harcourt Refinery in November. With Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) going into operation after several years of inactivity, President Tinubu has once again expressed his administration’s determination to ramp up local refining capacity and…
Elder Statesman and former Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Asiwaju Reuben Olorunfunmi Bashorun has described the installation of Asipa Kaoli Olusanya and his wife, Yeye Oluwakemi, as the Asiwaju and Yeye Asiwaju of Ibesheland by Olubeshe of Ibesheland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Richard Odunsanya as a honour well deserved. In a tribute signed by the Lagos APC Chieftain, Bashorun described Olusanya as “dear brother in Christ having known him for over four decades, two of which were as close associates”. As a family man, Asiwaju Bashorun congratulated Asiwaju Kaoli Olusanya for building a strong, cohesive and productive family. One…
President Bola Tinubu observed the Jumat prayer at the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos on Friday afternoon, 27 December, 2024, alongside the Muslim faithful. It was the President’s first public outing since attending prayers at the Alausa Central Mosque last Friday, 20 December, 2024. In his sermon, the Chief Imam of Lagos Central Mosque, Ridhwan Jamiu, urged people to be grateful to Allah during times of fortune and patient during adversity. He reminded the faithful that unwavering hope and faith are essential to believers, even in challenging circumstances. Acknowledging the President’s presence, Imam Jamiu offered prayers for his success in…
In a shocking revelation that has sparked concern the The Ondo State, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, OON, has raised an alarm over the alarming state of public assets in the state, a year after the untimely passing of former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, reports thegazellenews.com Ajulo claimed that a significant portion of the state’s assets had been unlawfully transferred into private hands. Ajulo told thegazellenews.com that this was completely unacceptable. He thus called for a united stand against the “misappropriation of public resources.” Doing a review of the past year under Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa,…
The first elected Deputy Governor of Osun State, Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup of Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House has been elected as the next Owa Obokun and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland, reports thegazellenews.com. Thegazellenews.com reports that Haastrup was the Deputy Governor of the state during the reign of Late Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke. Incidentally, Adeleke was the elder brother of the current Governor of the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Haastrup defeated nine other candidates in a free and fair selection process held at the Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat along the Ilesa-Osogbo Road. The kingmakers included six Iwora mefa namely: Obaala, High…
The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has announced the death of his son, Abdulwahab Umar-Namadi, a day after the death of his mother. The Governor on Wednesday, Christmas Day, 25 December, 2024, announced the death of his mother, Maryam Namadi-Umar, after a brief illness. She was buried on Wednesday, 25 December, 2024, at the Kafin-Hausa Local Government Area of the state. The Governor’s son, Abdulwahab, died in an accident on his way to the Kafin-Hausa Local Government on a condolence visit over the death of his grandmother. The vehicle he was driving in had a head-on collision with a…
Few days after about 35 children were killed during a stampede at Xmas carnival programme in Ibadan, another stampede has led to the death of 11 people in Abuja, reports thegazellenews.com. This medium learnt that the incident occurred early Saturday, 21 December, in Maitama, Abuja. The Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja, has put in place food palliative distribution programme. The influx of people at the programme led to a stampede which had reportedly led to the death of 11 people while several others are injured. Thegazellenews.com learnt that the incident occurred around 8am. The injured people have been taken…
Justice Suleiman Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday, December 09, 2024 sentenced a student, Akanbi Akorede Afeez, to two years imprisonment for internet fraud. He was arraigned on a lone-count charge bordering on internet fraud. The charge reads: “That you, Akanbi Akorede Afeez (a.k.a Erdis) between February 2023 or thereabout Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court dishonestly induced one Dinero Enviado, a white man to send you gift cards worth the sum of $551 when you knowingly pretended and represented yourself to be one Erdis, a white lady who is in…
Friday, 13 December, 2024, another day of glory for the Chairman of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Honourable Rasaq Olusola Ajala at the prestigious MUSON Centre in the heart of Lagos. It was the day the General Secretary of Conference 57, umbrella organisation for Council Chairmen in Lagos State bagged the Shinning Star Award for Grassroots Governance presented to him by the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). It was the Lagos Public Relations Industry Gala and Awards (LaPRIGA 2024) and the Shell Hall of the MUSON Centre was packed full. At the…