Reports published by Sahara Reporters on June 25 claimed that Fidelity Bank’s MD, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe was a party to an ongoing case involving fraud on Woobs Resources account with the bank. This is however not true. The charge sheet dated 12 May 2025 (sighted by this reporter) stated that the Defendants in the suit were Victor Ukutt, Esq, Fidelity Bank Plc, Whoba Ugwunna Ogo and Safiya Whoba. It will be recalled that the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice issued a press release on 9 June 2025 explaining that Dr. Onyeali-Ikpe’s name was…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
Born in Zaria and raised in Lokoja, the Miller twins, Dora Maude Akanya and Mary Jummai Jarma, were inseparable in life and purpose. Their careers in education and public service mirrored each other, driven by a shared belief in women’s empowerment. The Miller twins are one of the early Fulani’s that came in contact with White Christian missionaries. The two women grew up to redefine the essence of unity, not only in the northern region, but in other parts of the country. As successful educationists, they raised many influential Nigerians of different faiths. They were the only two women at…
In 1982, Kunle Idiagbon, son of the late General Tunde Idiagbon, was a student at Military School in Zaria, the same institution his father once attended. Discipline in the school was strict, and though his father, then a brigadier general and military secretary, was back in Lagos, Kunle still saw him simply as “daddy.” During one of the intense drills, Kunle was called to the commandant’s house with news that his father had come to see him. Relieved at the opportunity to escape the strenuous exercise, he rushed over, excited to see his father, who was seated with the commandant,…
Olikoye Ransome-Kuti (30 December 1927 – 1 June 2003) was a paediatrician, activist and health minister of Nigeria. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti was born in Ijebu Ode on 30 December 1927, in present-day Ogun State, Nigeria. His mother, Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a prominent political campaigner and women’s rights activist, and his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, a Protestant minister and school principal, was the first president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers. His brother Fela would grow up to be a popular musician and a founder of Afrobeat, while another brother, Beko, would become an internationally known physician and political activist.…
Before the days of vinyl records in Nigerian homes, before Fela Kuti took Afrobeat global, there was a singing priest—Josiah Jesse Ransome-Kuti, the man whose hymns carried the gospel into Yoruba hearts and homes. A pioneer in more ways than one, he was the first Nigerian to ever record a gospel album, and one of the most innovative evangelists of his time. Born on June 1, 1855, in Igbein, Abeokuta, J.J. came from an Egba family that straddled tradition and Christianity. His father, Likoye, was a Yoruba traditionalist; his mother, Anne Ekidan, a devout Christian convert. His early education was…
Long before women in Nigeria started topping charts or winning medals, a young Gwari girl from Kwali, near Abuja, was already making waves with her bare hands—literally. Ladi Kwali, born in 1925, began pottery as a child, learning the traditional craft passed down by women in her village. But it wasn’t just pots she was moulding—she was shaping legacy. Her work was so intricate and beautiful that British potter Michael Cardew took notice and invited her to join his studio. There, Ladi blended African tradition with Western techniques, creating art that stunned the world. She became the first Nigerian woman…
On 18/06/2025 at about 12:20hrs Eagle-Net Surveillance Team stationed at Ughelli North LGA, while on Routine stop and search duty along Otokutu Bridge, Warri intercepted a black Toyota Corolla car with registration number RSH 90 RC driven by one Telvin Richmond m’, aged 27 years of Opete by Otokutu and one Frank Obiorah m’, aged 26 years of the same address. The vehicle and the suspects were subjected to a thorough search of the car, a locally made cut-to-size gun, two (2) yellow hand-bands inscribed with NBM “neo black movement”, one battle axe and a wooden pistol, all concealed inside…
Photo caption:L-R: Co-President, Ashoka Africa, Angelou Ezeilo; Divisional Head, Product Development, Fidelity Bank Plc, Osita Ede; Team Lead, Retail Banking, Fidelity Bank Plc, Onyeka Kurume; Winners, Changemaker Idea Pitch-A-Thon, Abule-Eko Community Junior Grammar School Pupils, District 2, Ikorodu Lagos; their Teacher, Alabi Felix; Project Coach, Opeoluwa Jamiu; Branch Leader, Fidelity Bank Plc, Festac, Ethel Genesis; and Regional Director, Ashoka Anglophone, West Africa, Josephine Nzerem; at the Ashoka Young Changemakers Festival in Lagos recently. As part of its commitment to youth empowerment and social impact, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has partnered with Ashoka, a global network of social entrepreneurs,…
The Lagos NSCDC Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited on Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 performed, ground breaking ceremony for three hundred ( 300 ) units of one ( 1 ) and two ( 2 ) bedrooms in Igbehin Community, Agbowa, Ikosi – Ejirin, Lagos. The Lagos state Commandant, Mr Keshinro Adedotun while delivering his speech at the event said that the project was laudable, impactful and capable of solving the challenges of housing that often times affect the overall performance of personnel. The Lagos State Commandant said that the Command wants its men and officers to have roofs over their heads based…
L-R: Member, Nexus 2025 Inductee Class, Grace Bamigboje; Caregiver, Old People’s Home, Mrs Kebbi Orinowu; and Products Marketing Partner, Fidelity Bank Plc, Tolulope Rojaiye; at the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme Donation to Old People’s Home, Yaba, Lagos State recently. Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to corporate social responsibility with the donation of food and essential items to the Old People’s Home in Yaba, Lagos. The donation was made possible through the generosity of the bank’s Nexus Inductees Class, under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative known as the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP). Through the FHHP,…