Day: August 25, 2020

Nigeria’s ex-minister, Fani-Kayode Under Fire for calling Journalist Stupid

Precious Ibekwe

A Nigerian former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has landed himself in trouble waters for calling a journalist with Daily Trust, Mr. Eyo Charles, stupid. Eyo, the Cross Rivers State correspondent of the Newspaper asked Fani-Kayode who after leaving office over five years ago was on a tour of project in the state, the identity of the person or institution that is bankrolling his tour. Rather than providing an answer to the question, the politician known for his many controversies wore a toga of bully refering to Eyo as being…

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Boardroom crisis looms at GTBank as CEO successor’s choice divides board members

Precious Ibekwe

  A seeming boardroom crisis that may rock Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) to its foundation is currently brewing in the bank. Platforms Africa gathered that the internal unrest borders on the succession of the current managing director and chief executive of the bank, Mr. Segun Agbaje, whose tenure ends in June 2021. According to inside sources, Agbaje is said to be backing two executive directors believed to be his close associates to succeed him as managing director and deputy managing director, ahead of other most qualified directors in the…

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Infections Drop, As 24 States Record New Cases

Damilola Olonade

Nigeria’s coronavirus caseload declined on Monday, raising hope of flattening the curve, but 24 states in the country recorded new cases in the last 24 hours. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 321 new cases were recorded in the country on Monday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 52,548. On Saturday, the nation raked in 601 cases, with Lagos churning out 404 of the figures, but the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday said more than half of the infections from Lagos were from those evacuated…

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