Day: December 23, 2021

IBEDC Mulls Improved Services, Safety During Yuletide

Gbenga Adeoti

The Management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc has assured customers across the network of its unrelenting commitment to ensure hitch-free services during the Christmas holidays. While wishing all its customers and Nigerians a merry Christmas and happy new year in advance on behalf of the company, the Chief Operating Officer(COO) Engr. John Ayodele explained that the company has mapped out effective strategies to ensure that all our customers enjoy uninterrupted services during the celebrations and beyond as much as is within the control of IBEDC. He stated that…

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Meet Priscilla, Single-Mum Hawker Who Became Varsity’s First-Class Graduate

Aoko Benjamin

A determined single mother, Priscilla Akwagu has persevered despite the financial constraints during her studies at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). Platforms Africa reports that she sold buffloaf, commonly known as ‘bofrot’, to finance her education. Priscilla had to combine her work with her studies while singlehandedly undertaking her responsibilities as a mother. Undaunted by the cycles of difficulties, she braved the odds and finally graduated with a first-class degree from UEW in the Central Region of Ghana. READ ALSO: Police Corporal, Nnaji Chibueze, Bags PhD From Abia State…

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Seplat Energy Fires Austin Avuru over ‘Breach’ of Company Policies

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here are details of the gale that finally blew away the pioneer managing director and, later, CEO of Seplat, Austin Avuru   Seplat Energy Plc says it has terminated the appointment of Austin Avuru as a non-executive director of the company. Platforms Africa reports that Edith Onwuchekwa, director, legal and company’s secretary at Seplat, announced this in a corporate filing on Thursday. This is coming a month after Bryant Orjiako, chairman of Seplat Energy Plc, said he would exit his position in 2022. READ ALSO: Embattled A.B.C Orjiako Resigns As Seplat Energy…

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Titan Trust Bank Takesover Union Bank

Gbenga Adeoti

How the new bank 89.39 percent shares of Union Bank + What depositors should know Titan Trust Bank Limited (TTB), a new financial service providers in Nigeria, has acquired Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. READ ALSO: Diezani’s Fresh $73m Hidden in Fidelity Bank Lands Bank’s ex-MD in EFCC Net Banks’ Apathy for Nigeria’s Oil Projects Funding Degenerates Nigerian Banks borrow N15.95bn from CBN in one Month + FULL LIST Platforms Africa reports that this followed an agreement by Union Global Partners Limited, Atlas Mara Limited and other majority shareholders to…

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Why I quitted as Ife Queen, Naomi, 3rd Wife To Divorce Ooni Ogunwusi Speaks

ADEOLA YUSUF

Queen Silekunola Naomi, the royal queen of Ife, accalimed source of the Yoruba people, has declared that she has quitted. Platforms Africa reports that Naomi is the third wife of the highly reverend monarch,to have divorced Ogunwusi who is now in his forties. Naomi who stated this on her verified Facebook page, opened up on the real reason she left the Palace to now “be focusing on God alone.” READ ALSO: Ikoyi Club Suspends Billionaire Alakija’s Husband For Violence, Assault ‘Why the Rich, Educated are not safe from Depression, Suicide,…

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Ikoyi Club Suspends Billionaire Alakija’s Husband For Violence, Assault

Precious Ibekwe

The 72-year-old lawyer was suspended for one year over physical assault and abuse, according to the circular signed by Bamidele Ibironke, the Honorary Secretary of Ikoyi Club   Mr. Modupe Alakija, the husband of popular business tycoon, Apostle Folorunso Alakija, has been suspended from the prestigious Ikoyi Club in Lagos. Platforms Africa reports that the 72-year-old lawyer was suspended for one year over physical assault and abuse, according to the circular signed by Bamidele Ibironke, the Honorary Secretary of Ikoyi Club. READ ALSO: ‘Why the Rich, Educated are not safe…

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BREAKING: The SUN Editor Escapes As Hoodlums Attack 7-Up/Alausa Lagos

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

“It’s only safe to assume that nowhere is safe. And that no one is safe.”, Tope Adeboboye narrates ordel in the hands of men of the underworld few kilometers to Lagos Governor’s office   The Editor of Saturday SUN, a weekend title of Daily SUN newspaper, Mr. Tope Adeboboye, has narrated how he escaped an attack by armed hoodlums who laid siege for him and other motorists along 7-Up-Alausa road, Lagos. Platforms Africa reports that the location described by Adeboboye in an update on his verified Facebook page, is less…

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