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UBA GROUP APPOINTS NEW GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR

March 2, 2016March 1, 2016Ayo Olowo

At a meeting held at UBA House, the UBA Group Board today (Tuesday) approved the appointment of Kennedy Uzoka as the new Group Managing Director, with effect from August 1st, 2016 and subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mr Uzoka succeeds Phillips Oduoza, who retires on July 31, 2016, after two terms of leading the UBA Group. Kennedy Uzoka has most recently been leading the transformation agenda of the Bank, after returning from completing the Advanced Management […]

prove you can read. Figure out the sentence in the Picture Below.

March 1, 2016Ayo Olowo

AfriGrowth foundation is 10 this year and as part of its 10th year Anniversary Celebration, the Foundation has decided to refurbish 10 libraries in underserved communities in the North Central region of Nigeria. An African child who can read is a future leader who thinks, and to increase literacy of children in these schools, the […]

#NoBankingDay: what is going to happen today?

March 1, 2016February 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

Today (Tuesday), is the day Nigerians are planning to boycott banking activities, an action aimed at protesting exorbitant deductions by banks.Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria, a not-for-profit group dedicated to advocacy for consumer rights and protection in Africa’s largest consumer market is in the forefront of the protest, which has already gathered momentum on social […]

ICE PRINCE ZAMANI Stuns On The Cover Of Tyron Style Magazine

March 1, 2016February 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

ICE PRINCE ZAMANI Stuns On The Cover Of Tyron Style Magazine February 2016 Latest Issue 6 (Special Edition) One of Nigeria’s Leading Global Celebrity Fashion and Style Online publication Tyron Style Magazine has unveiled its latest February 2016 Issue 6 (Special Edition). Tyron Style Magazine’s February 2016 issue 6 features the delectable and Multi-talented triple […]

We’ll create an enabling environment for investments – Buhari

March 1, 2016February 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

NIGEIRA- President Muhammadu Buhari has guaranteed that Nigeria would remove any impediment that could hinder investment in the country. A statement in issued in Abuja on Monday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, said President Buhari was speaking at a meeting with senior executives of Qatar Chamber of Commerce […]

#FreeEse: FG finally rescues Ese

February 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

The appalling story of how 14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was in August 2015, allegedly abducted in Opolo, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, by one Yunusa, who hails from Kano, has elicited outrage on social media among Nigerians. However, reports from PunchNG say she has been released and now in the custody of the […]

Abba Moro sent to prison

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice A I Chikere, has remanded Abba Moro, former minister of interior, in prison custody pending the determination of his application for bail. However, Uche Chris (SAN), counsel to Nwobia, asked the court to grant his client bail, arguing that she is a nursing mother and a victim […]

LADIES: Safe ways of wearing heels

February 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

Knowing that there are negative effects of wearing heels, heels may not be the healthiest choice for your feet, but you don’t have to rule them out altogether. Take some precautions and you can still gain a few inches without suffering major damage. Opt for a Platform Heel. If you’re obsessed with super high heels, […]

Ideologies don’t deliver results for the poor – Ezekwesili

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

In this first of a three-part article, my aim is to get President Muhammadu Buhari to reevaluate his obvious discomfort with the workings of a market economy and change so that he can effectively lead the CHANGE agenda that he promised Nigerians. The engine of wealth creation and poverty reduction is the private sector when […]

Osinbajo speaks absolute falsehood – Okupe

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

A former senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Doyin Okupe, has fired shots Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, stating that his recent claim that the federal government did not but any road in 10 years is “absolute falsehood”. Osinbajo made the statement on Friday during his speech at the retreat of pastors of […]