. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Tuesday, 7th of October, 2025 apprehended one Mr. Adetayo Adewodun, aged 47, for impersonating a LASTMA officer and fraudulently extorting the sum of ₦7,800 from an unsuspecting motorist around the Itire Junction axis of Lagos State. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, Mr. Adewodun, accosted one Mr. Ayano Stephen, driver of a white Hilux vehicle (GME 259 TE) belonging to a construction firm, for allegedly making an unlawful turn at the aforementioned junction. Posing as an operative of LASTMA, the impostor deceitfully demanded the sum of ₦80,000 as a supposed penalty…
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L-R: Executive Director, South Directorate, Fidelity Bank Plc, Pamela Shodipo; Executive Director, Lagos & South West, Fidelity Bank, Dr. Ken Opara; Executive Director, Strategy and Operations, National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC), Mrs. Tinuola Aigwedo; Executive Director/Chief Risk Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Kevin Ugwuoke; MD/CEO, NCGC, Mr. Bonaventure Okhaimo; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; Executive Director/Chief Operations and Information Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Stanley Amuchie; and Executive Director, Risk Management, NCGC, Prof Ezekiel Oseni, during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Ceremony between Fidelity Bank and NCGC in Lagos. Tier one Lender, Fidelity Bank Plc,…
The world is celebrating 2025 customer service week, which is dedicated to showing love and appreciation for the efforts of the people. Delta State Police command participated fully on Wednesday, 8th October 2025, by carrying out an outreach across the State.The command took advantage of the customer service week to appreciate Deltans for their support in the fight against crime and criminality. Partnership with members of the community is key and has been one of the major reasons why successes have been recorded in the fight against crime and criminality in the State. Souvenirs were presented to road users, market…
Union Bank of Nigeria recently hosted an informal and engaging meet-and-greet session with leading media professionals at The Stallion Plaza, its headquarters in Marina, Lagos. The event, held at SpaceNXT, the Bank’s purpose-designed co-creation hub for innovators and creators, was conceived as a relaxed platform to foster personal connections and deepen mutual understanding between the Bank and media partners. Rather than a formal media briefing, the gathering offered a convivial atmosphere for open conversation, reinforcing Union Bank’s recognition of the media’s essential role in shaping public discourse and amplifying the Bank’s mission. In attendance were senior members of Union Bank’s…
May Agbamuche-Mbu is a seasoned legal practitioner with over three decades of experience working with diverse clients in both the public and private sector. She hails from Delta State, although she was born in Kano where she attended St. Louis Secondary School. She graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1984 with an LLB in Law.After her call to the Bar in 1985, she attended the College of Law, London and qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. May has an LLM with specialisation in Commercial and Corporate Law from Queen…
The resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji the minister with fake certificate saga was revealed in a press statement released by President Tinubu’s special adviser on Information and strategy; Mr Bayo Onanuga dated 7th of October, 2025 reads: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him. President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in August 2023. He resigned today in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria. Nnaji said he has been a target of blackmail by political opponents. President Tinubu thanked him for…
The Commissioner of Police in Delta state CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has reeled out the command’s achievements in recent time. This was stated in a Press statement forwarded to Insight Global News by Delta Police Command Public Relations Officer PPRO SP Bright Edafe. The briefing goes this: Gentlemen of the press, I welcome you once again to our press briefing taking place at the Delta State Command headquarters, Asaba where I will be intimating you on some achievements the command has made within the period under review. On the antecedents of suspected armed robbers who break into churches, particularly in the…
From boardrooms to hospital wards, experts, survivors, and creatives gathered in Lagos to confront the silent epidemic of trauma and call for a national culture of healing. Health professionals, legal experts, business leaders, journalists, and creatives gathered in Lagos for the third edition of The Mental Health Conference (TMHC), which spotlighted trauma as a growing public health and workplace concern in Nigeria. Convened by Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri, popularly known as The Celebrity Shrink, the conference, themed “Trauma: What’s Your Story?”, examined how personal experiences, institutional practices, and national policies intersect to shape the country’s mental wellbeing landscape. In her…
Access Bank has reinforced its drive for inclusive development by hosting a rural health outreach in Ikotun, Lagos, under its “One Bank, One Continent – Together for Health” campaign. The outreach is part of the Bank’swider ESG and CSI commitments to improving quality of life and driving real impact across Africa.The outreach, held recently, delivered free medical services and essential relief materials to over 300 residents of Ikotun. Services ranged from general health screenings and consultations to the distribution of vital supplies aimed at addressingboth immediate healthcare needs and encouraging long-term wellness in the community.Speaking on the impact of the…
The Chairman/CEO of Adron Group, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, KOF, has congratulated the Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, and the entire people of Ogun State, on the historic occasion of the maiden commercial flight from the Gateway International Airport, Iperu-Ilishan. In a congratulatory message, he described the milestone as a landmark achievement that reaffirms the Governor’s exceptional leadership, strategic foresight, and commitment to the infrastructural and economic transformation of Ogun State. According to him, the successful take-off of the maiden flight marks the dawn of a new era in the state’s industrial and commercial growth, firmly…