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The body was later moved to the Ebony Vaults where Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, joined the crowd of mourners. It was all tears as members and staff of the Lagos State House of Assembly led by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa on Wednesday received the body of Hon. Abdul-Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, who passed on in Jos, Plateau State on Tuesday.   The remains of the lawmaker arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in the afternoon and was immediately conveyed to his residence in a motorcade that involved Dr. Obasa, lawmakers, the Lagos State Legislators Wives Association (LASLEWA), friends, family and associates of the deceased.   The body was later moved to the Ebony Vaults where Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, joined the crowd of mourners. The body was interred according to Islamic rites. The Lagos State House of Assembly had on Tuesday announced the demise of the lawmaker, who, until his demise r...

The Wema SME Business School is one of the various beyond-banking initiatives offered by Wema Bank PLC to complement its bespoke financial offerings for Wema Bank Plc, the pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment towards developing the capacity of SMEs in Nigeria to scale by launching the fourth edition of its SME Business School in Port Harcourt. Designed to help build capacity for SMEs in the country, Wema Bank’s SME Business School was launched in Lagos in 2021. The second edition took place virtually, while the third edition happened in Abuja. Now making its journey to the South-South geopolitical zone of the country, the initiative has helped to equip SMEs in various parts of the country with the business management knowledge and skills required to effectively run their enterprises and respond to the ever-evolving challenges of today’s business world. According to the Divisional Head, Retail Business a...

The singer had bewildered many Nigerians when she stormed the governorship campaign rally in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Tuesday to perform as an artist. Gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo has been dragged online for performing at a campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State. The singer had bewildered many Nigerians when she stormed the governorship campaign rally in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Tuesday to perform as an artist. According to Channels TV, the 32-year-old singer who got married a few months ago, dazzled the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel; his wife, Martha; and thousands of other party loyalists in the state to her gospel songs. Some of the songs she sang include ‘See the way you love me…’; ‘Jesus, you love me too much’, amongst others. “Sister Mercy, this is electrifying,” the governor enthused in his speech after her ministration. The report of her performance at the rally has been generating reactions fr...

An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama has convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, for contempt of court. The EFCC chairman was convicted on Tuesday in relation to the anti-graft agency’s failure to comply with an earlier order of the court. The court had ordered the EFCC to return to a defendant, a former Director of Operations at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Rufus Adeniyi Ojuawo, his Range Rover, and N40 million. The EFCC had arraigned Ojuawo on a two-count charge before Justice Muawiyah Baba Idris of the High Court of the FCT in Nyanya in 2016. He was accused of receiving N40 million and a Range Rover Sport (Supercharged) from one Hima Aboubakar of Societe D’Equipment Internationaux Nigeria Limited. Ojuawo, in a suit filed by his lawyer, R.N. Ojabo, complained that the EFCC declined to comply with the order for the release of his seized property made by the court in a judgment delivered ...

A former Anambra State Governor, Chukwuemeka Ezeife has opened up on why prominent Igbo leaders are not openly endorsing the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi.   He spoke while replying to a question during an interview with Punch demanding the reason no prominent Igbo politician from either the All Progressives Congress (APC) or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have openly endorsed Obi.   Declaring his undivided loyalty to the candidacy of the LP flag bearer, Ezeife opined that the reason for this is because the politicians do not want Nigerians to consider Obi an Igbo project alone.   He alleged that some politicians are planting unbecoming thoughts in the minds of those in villages with the aim of making them believe that there is something wrong with Igbos hence the reason for the silence from politicians of Igbo descent.   His words,  ”They are not shy about coming out, but, as you know, there are problems. Some peopl...

Mr Abubakar Suleiman  Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, has been awarded the Special Leadership Award at the 2022 edition of the Nigerian Fintech Awards held in Lagos. The Nigerian Fintech Awards is Nigeria’s biggest and most recognized fintech awards and is dedicated to honoring excellence in financial technologies and services companies and products. The organizers of the awards, Financial Technology Publication (FINTECH Africa), said Mr. Suleiman was awarded because of Sterling’s innovative contributions to financial technology, which have led to the growth of the industry over the years. The awards provide public recognition for the achievements of fintech companies and products in categories, including payments, personal finance, wealth management, fraud protection, banking, lending, regulatory and insurance tech, among others. Sterling’s Chief Executive, who was also the keynote speaker at the awards ceremony, delivered a paper o...