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By Halimah Olamide The Chief Executive Officer and President of Opay, Mr. Olu Akanmu, has quit his position. He made his decision public on Monday in a series of tweet where he said that an end had come to that chapter of his career. Akanmu assumed the position two years ago. His tenure as CEO of OPAY had witnessed massive penetration of the digital bank into the Nigerian populace with millions more coming on the platform for payment solutions. The company had boasted an impressive milestone of 30 million registered users. In his series of tweets, he said, “MOVING ON:…

By Kamil Opeyemi A ministerial nominee from Benue state, Prof Joseph Utsev, has caused uproar in the senate on Monday after records he showed were faulted by some senators. Senator representing Lagos East, Tokunbo Abiru, first raised issues on the bio data of the nominee, who is a professor and specialist in water engineering. Abiru had raised questions on the year the nominee claimed to have been born (1980) and the year he claimed to have completed his primary school. While one of the senators from Benue, Abba Moro asked that the nominee be allowed to go and sort what…

By Kamil Opeyemi Former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has arrived at the National Assembly for his ministerial screening. Wike arrived at the National Assembly with his wife and some party loyalists. Recall that Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was part of the first set of ministerial nominees Tinubu forwarded to the Senate last Thursday. He was believed to have worked tor the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February election. Known for his “agreement is agreement” slogan, his nomination is seen as a compensation for his roles in the election of the president…

Angry workers in Oyo state on Monday moved against the government of the state over issues bordering on welfare. The workers said they were protesting against poor salaries and non payment of pensions. The protesters said they are demanding payment of leave bonuses, payment of gratuities to retirees who have stagnated since the year 2021 and release of promotion letters for the years 2021 and 2022. Details later…

By Halimah Olamide Super Falcons of Nigeria on Monday qualified for the Round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) in New Zealand and Australia. The Nigerian side qualified after playing a goalless draw in their third group game against the Republic of Ireland at the Brisbane Stadium. The Nigeria team moved to the next round of the competition as the runner-up in Group B, behind co-host Australia, who defeated Olympics champions, Canada, 3-0 in the other game to top the group. With the result, Canada and Ireland are out of the competition as Nigeria moves to…

•NBA Mourns A justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Chima Centus Nweze has died. Though the apex court has not confirmed the death of the justice, the Nigerian Bar association has on Monday expressed grief over the passing of the justice at the age of 64. In a statement on the demise on Monday, Akorede Habeeb Lawal National Publicity Secretary, quoted President of the Nigerian Bar Association Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, as saying he received with shock the news of the passing of Hon. Justice Chima Centus Nweze. “Hon. Justice Nweze was an astute and erudite jurist. His lordship’s…

By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu has been slated to speak to Nigerians today at 7pm. A statement by Dele Alake, his Special Adviser on Strategy, Communication and Special Duties disclosed this Monday morning. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a broadcast to the nation on Monday, July 31, 2023 at 7 pm. “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast,” the terse statement read. The broadcast is coming amidst multiple crisis brought up by the removal of fuel subsidies.…

Madonna has thanked her family and friends for their support after she was hospitalised with a serious bacterial infection last month. The singer shared an update on social media saying she was lucky to be alive after her time in intensive care (ICU). “When the chips were down my children really showed up for me. It made all the difference,” she said. The 64-year-old had previously said she was “on the road to recovery” after spending several days in the ICU. She was due to begin a seven-month world tour in the coming weeks, but had to postpone it. “Love from…

•Admits Nigerians Are Suffering By Kamil Opeyemi Former Governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu has appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress not to further worsen the economy with its decision to embark on a national strike. Kalu, who released a video on his social media account on Sunday, said anyone who is into the business of employing people would admit that Nigerians are suffering. He said but embarking on strikes would not solve the problems. He said in his video, “I sincerely appeal to the Nigerian Labour Congress( NLC) not to ridicule the economy with their proposed strike. It…

By Kamil Opeyemi The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has cried over the renewed falsehood and campaign of calumny against the Commission and its Director General, DG, Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, over some imaginary financial impropriety, describing it as “outrageous falsehood.” PenCom, while debunking the perceived financial impropriety in a statement on Sunday blamed those jostling for appointments to the unfounded and fabricated report. “Management would like to alert the public to the renewed campaign of outrageous falsehood against the National Pension Commission, PenCom, and its Director General, Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, over some imagined financial impropriety. Although the promoters of this fiction…