Day: June 28, 2021

Phone dealer abducted, pregnant wife shot dead in Kwara State

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A businessman, Lukman Ibrahim who deals in phone and accessories at Owode Market in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State was abducted by gunmen, on Saturday, while his pregnant wife was shot dead. The deceased woman, identified as Hawa operated a chemist shop at Oshunte, along Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Offa. Reports said they were attacked along Ojoku road, which is a short distance from a Divisional Police Headquarters. It was gathered that, Lukman was driving his father in-law, his pregnant wife and a child, when the gunmen attacked them.…

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Again, Herbert Wigwe wins African Banker of the Year award

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Group Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, has been named as the African Banker of the Year at the 2021 edition of the African Banker Awards, making it the second time in a row. Wigwe, winner of one of the most prized categories for the second consecutive year, proved this feat in the market expansion of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest bank despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Access Bank statement, it explained that over the last 12 months, the Bank has established a presence…

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Ibadan polytechnic shut over insecurity

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The continous rise of insecurity in Oyo State, has led to the decision of the management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan to suspend all the activities in the institution. The institution cited the need to observe COVID-19 precautions and security threat as the reasons for the closure of the institution. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Adewole Soladoye, who disclosed this in Ibadan, quoted a circular sent by the Registrar of the institution, Mrs Modupe Theresa Fawale, as saying that “the effort is to monitor the security temperature within the…

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