Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel

The Delta State Police Command is aware of a viral video alleging that a young man was shot at Ogbilọ area of Ogbeogonogo Market, Asaba, on 6 May 2026. The Video also captures some passerby falsely accusing the Police of being responsible. The command wishes to state equivocally that operatives of the command did not engage in any shooting incident on the said date and in the said area. It’s pertinent to state that there is no verifiable fact to state that it was the Police, as his friend, who was taken away by the gunmen, is not detained…

The Distinguished Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Yunus Abiodun Akintunde PhD, has recorded another major legislative achievement as the Bill seeking the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre in Ona-Ara, Oyo State, successfully passed Third Reading on the floor of the Senate today. The Bill, titled Federal Medical Centres Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeks to amend the Federal Medical Centres Act by providing for the inclusion of the Ona-Ara 100-Bed Mother and Child Hospital into the Federal Medical Centres system. The proposed legislation was previously passed at First Reading on March 11, 2026, before progressing through…

From left: President, Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria (ASBON), Dr. Femi Egbesola and Head, SME Segment, Union Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Ayokunnumi Abraham during the presentation of the Best Bank for SME Growth Banking Initiative Award, 2025, to Union Bank of Nigeria at the 6th Nigeria National SME Business Awards (NNSBA), held on April 30, 2026, at the Rotary Centre, Ikeja, Lagos Union Bank of Nigeria has been named winner of the Best SME Growth Banking Initiatives Award (2025) at the Nigeria National SME Business Awards, organised by the Association of Small Business Owners…

Chris Ofikulu, Executive Director, Retail & Commercial Banking, Polaris Bank, presents office equipment for takeoff and smooth operation of NACCIMA Export Support Centre in Lagos recently. Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital retail and commercial bank, has proudly facilitated the launch of the NACCIMA Export Support Call Center, a vital initiative designed to provide comprehensive support to Nigerian exporters, especially those operating in the non-oil sector and enhance their ability to access global markets. This partnership marks a significant step in the Bank’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s export ecosystem. Chris Ofikulu, Executive Director of Polaris Bank, in his address,…

Nigeria’s economic ambitions, whether higher productivity, a more competitive private sector, or stronger household resilience, all eventually run through the same bottleneck: the quality of the country’s human capital. For a bank, that fact carries a quiet implication. The customers, entrepreneurs, and employees of the next two decades are sitting in classrooms today, and many of those classrooms are under-resourced. It is in that context that Union Bank of Nigeria has built its corporate social responsibility agenda around one of its major pillars – education. The thinking is not that a bank can fix Nigerian education, but that…

             Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2026, with a 6% growth in Gross Earnings, from N950 billion reported in Q1 2025 to N1.01 trillion in Q1 2026. This is despite the challenging operating environment and tightening monetary policy stance. From the unaudited statement of account submitted to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Thursday, 30th April 2026, this growth was driven by increase in interest income and non-interest income. The increase in interest income was primarily due to the expansion of the Bank’s risk asset portfolio, supported by disciplined, risk adjusted pricing.…

In early July 2025, when the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was unveiled as the opposition coalition party for the 2027 election, Nigerians were overjoyed. They weren’t just excited for the party, but also for those who made up the party. They were bigwigs from the 2023 presidential election and two major candidates of the opposition; Abubakar Atiku of PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party were part of the coalition. Many Nigerians who want the APC out of the way were excited that, for the first time, opposition parties in Nigeria realised it would take unity to…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) solemnly announces a tragic road traffic incident that occurred earlier today along the Third Mainland Bridge, precisely at the Ilaje inward Iyana Oworo axis. The harrowing incident involved a catastrophic head-on collision between two Toyota Sienna vehicles (LSR 809 GV and LSR 695 HM). The severity of the impact underscores the grave consequences of reckless driving behaviours, particularly excessive speeding. Upon receiving the distress alert, LASTMA operatives who were on routine surveillance along the bridge responded with commendable promptitude, swiftly instituting essential traffic control measures to avert further complications. Safety cones…

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos State Chapter, has announced Professor Abigail Ndisika Ogwezzy as its *Iconic Woman of the Month for April 2026*. The recognition, conferred under the Association’s *NAWOJ Lagos Woman of the Month* initiative, celebrates exceptional women in Lagos State who have demonstrated excellence, leadership, and significant contributions to societal development. The monthly honour highlights individuals whose work advances professional standards, empowers others, and promotes integrity and service. Prof. Ogwezzy, of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, was selected in recognition of her outstanding contributions to mass communication scholarship and her…

The Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Sen Yunus Akintunde Phd, has officially signed the presidential nomination form of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in support of his second-term bid ahead of the 2027 general elections. In line with the party’s nomination process, each state of the federation nominated one representative, with Senator Akintunde emerging as the designated nominee from Oyo State. Also present at the signing were the Leader of the Senate, Sen Opeyemi Bamidele, Sen Mohammed Tahir Monguno, and Alhaji Jibril Isa Echocho, alongside other prominent Nigerians who endorsed and signed the presidential nomination form of President…