Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been encouraged to adopt digital tools to enhance their operations and drive sustainable growth. This call was made during the Fidelity SME Empowerment Program 2025, held on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the bank’s dedicated SME Hub in Gbagada, Lagos. The event, which drew a large turnout of entrepreneurs and stakeholders, marked the official launch of Fidelity Bank’s initiative to equip 100 growth-ready SMEs with ERPRev-enabled POS systems and business support tools—at no cost to the beneficiaries. Welcoming guests, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, represented by Mr. Stanley Amuchie, Executive Director/Chief Operations and…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
In compliance with the directives of the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, on intelligence-led operations and proactive policing, the command has recorded significant operational success in dismantling a high-profile criminal syndicate with cross-border operations across Delta and Edo States. Sequel to a series of intelligence reports received on the planned abduction of several high-profile individuals in Sapele, Oghara, and their environs, by a notorious syndicate under the leadership of one Owei Abebo, alias “ADUSA”, who has been on the Command’s Watch-list since 2021, operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) led by ASP Julius Robinson, swung into…
As part of its objective of helping the needy in the society, VSS Foundation on Friday donated food items to a family in the Lawanson area of Lagos State. VSS Care Foundation was founded in 2023 by Foluso Omosebi, an Ireland based philanthropist with the aim of giving back to the society. The food items were presented by Mrs Laide Gold, the foundation’s Nigerian director on behalf of the foundation to Jamiu Kalejaiye who received the food items on behalf of himself and his 14-year old son, Farouk. Jamiu thanked the foundation for coming to their aid in times of…
By Oluwatoyin Mathnuel It was a gathering of creme la creme in the media world as Nigerian Guild of Editors had her third annual memorial lecture in honor of Chief Lateef Kayode Jakande. Governor Lateef Kayode Jakande was not just a senior collegues but the first editor of the Nigerian Tribune journal( Newspaper) and founding member of Guild of Editors put in his best possible as a journalist ,.stood firm to what journalism entails before going into politics.Year 2025 Lateef Kayode memorial lecture with the theme’ Journalism and The Challenges of Nation Building in Multi- Ethnic Society ” with Keynote…
The Ondo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of a significant breakthrough in connection with the tragic killing of an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), who was gunned down in the line of duty in the early hours of yesterday, at Akinnawonu community, Itanla, Ondo. Upon receipt of the report, police operatives were swiftly mobilized to the scene. Through a prompt and coordinated response, four suspects were arrested in connection with the shooting, and a single-barrel firearm suspected to have been used in the attack was recovered. This proactive response underscores the Command’s…
The Ondo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of a major breakthrough in its continuous efforts to dismantle criminal networks and safeguard lives and property across the State. A petition was received from Wole Akindiose & Co Chambers, Akure, on behalf of farmers operating at Compartment 14A02, Kabiyesi Camp, Laosu axis, alleging cases of armed robbery, forcible entry, and illegal possession of firearms, perpetrated by one Dotun Olatunji, popularly known as Ajekurin, and others suspected to be part of a coordinated criminal syndicate. Acting swiftly on the petition, operatives from the Monitoring Unit, under the directive of…
Former Governor of Ogun State and the Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has extended his heartfelt condolences to veteran journalist and media icon, Otunba Femi Davies, following the death of his beloved mother, Deaconess Bolajoko Idowu (née Showemimo), who passed on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the age of 78. In a moving tribute, Senator Daniel described the late Deaconess as a virtuous matriarch and a woman of profound grace, faith, and character whose nurturing presence and moral uprightness shaped many lives beyond her immediate family. “Your mother was more than a vessel of life; she…
By Oluwatoyin Mathnuel It didn’t start yesterday. Not last week. Not even last year. It began way back in the 1980s—1984, to be exact—when I was a primary four pupil. My beloved father, Engr. Bolatito Oyelowo, the man I adored, didn’t just admire Former President Muhammadu Buhari; he passed that admiration on to me like a family heirloom. He sold it to me, instilled it in me, made it part of my moral DNA—regardless of what the world said or still says about him. My father, fondly called “Hainny” by his engineering colleagues, would always tell me in our dialect:…
The Department of Political Science, under the Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, is proud to announce its Maiden International Conference set to take place on 24th–25th July 2025 at the University Auditorium. This historic event, themed “Africa at Crossroads: Confronting Governance, Security and Development Challenges in the 21st Century,” brings together a stellar lineup of thought leaders, public intellectuals, and policy actors to address Africa’s complex and evolving landscape. The conference will be graced by Chief Barr Olisa Metuh (Akajiugo I), Principal Partner at James Frost and Co., as the Keynote Speaker. Delivering the lead papers are…
While many politicians ignore prophetic warnings, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state may have proven to be a different person following his most recent political move, which mirrors the warnings Primate Ayodele gave to him at different times. The governor, some hours ago, had just revealed that he will remain in the People Democratic Party (PDP) but will support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his second term bid in 2027. This is coming after several outlets have reported that Adeleke had concluded his plans to decamp tothe APC, and this came up after some of his foot soldiers decamped to…