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The Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank Plc, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, has said the bank aims to become one of the top five in Africa by 2027. Wigwe told journalists in Lagos on Tuesday that the bank, which had risen to the top position in Nigeria, planned to become one of the most respected on the continent. “We’re like number 12 on the continent today and we hope to be close to number five by 2027,” Wigwe said. He said the bank had never failed to meet its aspirations in terms of growth in its 20-year history. Wigwe…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Service Chiefs in Abuja over the Kaduna train incident which occurred on Monday and directed the immediate conclusion of all the processes for the implementation of the integrated security surveillance and monitoring solution for the Abuja to Kaduna railway line. The President also said the solution should be extended to cover the Lagos-Ibadan railway line. This is according to a statement signed by presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu. According to the statement, the President also directed the Nigerian Railway Corporation management to speedily repair the damaged lines and resume normal service without delay. “Additionally,…
The Vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has visited those injured when terrorists attacked a Abuja-Kaduna train late Monday night. Osinbajo who arrived at the 44 Military Hospital where some of those wounded are being was received by the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai. Osinbajo, who described the attack by terrorist as ‘mindless,’ noted that all hands must be on deck to defeat terrorism in the country. While urging the citizens to be resilient and not to be deterred in their efforts in fighting terrorism, Osinbajo said the country will prevail over insurgency. “I am saddened by another mindless terrorist attack…
A former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwamkwaso, has dumped Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter addressed to PDP chairman in his ward and made available to newsmen in Kano, Kwankwaso said that he was no longer a member of the party, with effect from March 29. He attributed his exit from the party to “some serious and irreconcilable differences. “May I begin by thanking my ward chairman, friends and well-wishers of my ward, state and indeed, the country and beyond, for the very respectful relationship we have had. “It is with deep sense of responsibility that I…
Suspected hoodlums have allegedly abducted a former Chairman of the Federated Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa Council, Mr Julius Osahon and several others. Osahon is The Guardian Correspondent in Bayelsa. A source said that the journalist and the other kidnapped people, numbering about 17, were kidnapped on Monday evening in Ewreni community on the East-West Road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta. The source added that the gunmen also shot the driver of the vehicle in which the journalists and the other kidnapped people were travelling. “The gunmen have reportedly established contact with the…
The postmaster General of the Federation and CEO, Nigerian Postal Service, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi on Tuesday said the footprints of former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are indelible. Adewusi, who was Commissioner for Finance during the reign of Tinubu as Governor, stated this as part of his congratulatory message to Tinubu on his 70th birthday today. Adewusi in the message personally signed by him, described Tinubu as a visionary leader whose style of leadership has impacted many lives positively in Lagos and beyond. “I join millions of well-wishers of our leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the…
One of the survivors of the train attack in Abuja Monday night, Aisha Bindawa, has described how she felt after a co-passenger beside her was shot by the terrorists. NPO had reported of the attacks on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday. No fewer than eight persons are said to have been confirmed dead in the attacks during which the terrorists bombed the track. Writing on her feeling while the attacks lasted, Bindawa said she felt her soul leaving her body already as she watched others being shot in the train. “Bindawa wrote on Tuesday, I never thought i would post…
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday ordered the cancellation of the 70th birthday ceremony in his honour. Guests had gathered for the event with the introduction of very important persons when he arrived. However, rather than take his seat for the occasion, the former Governor announced that he was just being told of the sad incident where terrorists attacked passengers with at least about eight persons who have been confirmed dead. He made the announcement at Eko Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos where guests and well wishers had come for the 13th Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, on Tuesday visited the scene of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack and ordered troops to intensify search and rescue operations as well as hunt down the terrorists. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the COAS had assessed the security situation around the general area of the attack and inspected the attacked train, as well as the rail track to evaluate the degree of damage. He said Yahaya was accompanied by some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters and…
More fatalities are being uncovered after Monday night attacks by terrorists on an Abuja bound train. The latest discovery is the General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, Comrade Barrister Musa-Lawal Ozigi who was said to have been killed by the attackers. Also said to have been killed in the attack last night was a female medical doctor who was set to relocate to the United Kindgom.