Wema Bank’s ALAT wins 2019 Best Digital Platform Award

ALAT by Wema, Africa’s first fully digital bank, has emerged Best Digital Platform in Nigeria 2019 by International Business Magazine, a leading global journal that promotes flagship talent bearers from across the globe. Having met the award criteria for the year under review, the banking platform powered by Wema Bank was judged the winner by a deciding panel in recognition of its simplicity and refreshing service delivery. ALAT by Wema is a borderless banking app that offers an easy signup process, exciting saving options and other benefits to help customers…

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Cornerstone insurance sued over unauthorized use of actor’s photograph

A Nigerian actor, Ahmed Afolabi Roleola, who alleged that, an Insurance company Cornerstone Insurance Plc and its subsidiary Cornerstone life Assurance Limited have been using his photograph and goodwill to propel their business for commercial gains has renewed his N340 million legal battle against the two companies.  The case has been on since 2017. In an amendment statement of claim filed before a Federal high court in Lagos. The plaintiff Ahmed Afolabi Roleola, who claimed to have established his name within and outside Nigeria as a model, personality and in…

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Alleged manipulation of tax :Borini Prono company urges court to stop Police investigation 

A limited liability company Borini Prono & company Nigeria Limited, whose Directors are under investigation over alleged crime of fraudulent practice to cheat the Federal Inland Revenue on tax and to deny contract facilitators of financial entitlement has dragged Inspector General of Police before a Federal high court in Lagos South West Nigeria,  The Borini Prono company is urging the court to restrain the defendants Police officers from inviting, interrogating, investigating, or detaining the officers of the company. Joined as co-respondents in the suit are, The Assistant Inspector General of…

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Student rewarded for returning colleagues’ misplaced fees

Dr. Samson Odedina, Rector of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has said that the institution will pay tuition for a student, Aminat Olaleye, who returned her colleague’s  misplaced school fees for one academic session. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Yemi Ajibola on Thursday. Ajibola said the management would pay Olaleye’s tuition for one academic session as a mark of honour for her integrity. He explained that Olaleye, a Higher National Diploma, accounting student, found a cash of twenty thousand naira within the school premises and returned…

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Senators would soon be stoned –Prof. Ogunyemi

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, says Nigerians would soon begin to pelt senators with stones for being insensitive to their plights as demonstrated by their plan to acquire exotic cars despite the harsh economic situation in the country. Ogunyemi stated this on Monday at the end of ASUU’s National Executive Council meeting at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Ogunyemi, who accused the lawmakers of making anti-people policies, said it would not be long before the Nigerian masses begin to attack lawmakers.…

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Xenophobic attacks can’t be stopped– S/African defence minister

South Africa’s Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has said on Monday that the attacks against foreigners in South Africa were planned by criminals and that government can’t prevent it. Mapisa-Nqakula who said this in an interview described South Africa as an angry nation and insisted that the government can’t prevent the ongoing violence. “The reality is that we have an angry nation. What’s happening can never be prevented by any government,” she said. According to her, the death of two people during a clash in Johannesburg CBD on Sunday Sept. 8,…

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Football: Yekini’s close friends behind his death -Odegbami

Segun Odegbami, former Green Eagles captain, has alleged that Rashidi Yekini’s close friends were behind his death in 2012. The ‘mathematical’ as he’s fondly called disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television. Odegbami, who captained Nigeria to their first title at the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Lagos, said Yekini was never insane but was callously murdered due to his generosity. “His people actually went and abducted him from his car and took him to a native doctor of some sort to cure him of his ‘insanity. Why…

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PDP to Buhari: Resign over ‘no certificate’ plea

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to resign from office since the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, allegedly admitted that the president was not in possession of the required certificate and begged Nigerians to pardon him. The opposition party gave the advice ahead of the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in its case against the declaration of Buhari as winner of the 2019 presidential poll. But it was learnt that the Ministry of Information had clarified that the video on the matter was…

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Silas Adekunle Shuts Down Reach Robotics In UK

Engineer Silas Adekunle, who is the highest paid Robotic Engineer in the world and also the founder of AR Robots Makers, has decided to shutdown his business operations in UK. The Nigerian born Robotic Engineer shut down Reach Robotics, in Bristol, United Kingdom and this shocked his UK based robotics consumers. He said he’s going to focus on new things. Adekunle made the announcement on LinkedIn. One of the Co-founders John Rees confirmed that “the decision has been made to close the business and appoint administrators, effective as of 02/09/2019,”…

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Prophet arrested for allegedly killing Imo graduate

A prophet, Michael Mbonu, has been arrested by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Imo State Police Command for allegedly killing Princewill Ezeji. The state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Ladodo, said apart from the prophet, four other suspects were arrested by the SARS for murdering the graduate of philosophy. He disclosed that the arrest of the suspect was as a result of digital analysis led by the SARS commander, Godfrey Victor. He said the deceased had  gone missing after buying a vehicle. He said SARS officers led by…

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