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For Nigerian banks, 2021 seems to be a year of positive change as more women are taking key positions in various management teams. As of December 2020, women had less than 30 per cent representation in banks’ boardrooms, according to a PREMIUM TIMES analysis. The ratio was not much different in the banks’ management teams. Recent appointments have pushed the …

In the build-up to 2015 presidential elections, my benefactor and teacher, Malam Mohammed Haruna, had introduced me to Malam Garba Shehu who was then head of His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s media crew. I immediately linked up with him at their office in Utako where we discussed issues related to the presidential campaign of the then APC flagbearer -General Muhammadu …

The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday  declared every Monday, effective August 9,2021, a sit-at-home day to press for the release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. But Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has kicked against the move, warning that it could worsen the economic situation in the region. Spokesman for IPOB, Emma Powerful,said in a statement in …

Mr Saraki, a former Kwara State governor, was detained on Saturday, sources familiar with the development said. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has held a former president of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, in custody over allegations of theft and money laundering, PREMIUM TIMES has reported. Mr Saraki, a former Kwara State governor, was detained on Saturday, sources familiar with the …

Former Edo Commissioner, for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osaze Osemwengie-Ero has said the Edo Festival of Arts and Culture (EdoFEST), organized in 2018, played a pivotal role in raising awareness for the return of the Benin artefacts. Osemwengie-Ero, who disclosed this in a chat with journalists, said he was on assignment to Europe for the return of the …

By Okhide Em’ya David Oba Ewuare II, the Great Benin King,  has thrown his weight behind the Obaseki Administration on the recent amendment of the Law, banning Community Development Association (CDA) and illegal activities of all sort of splinter groups like Okaiegele  or Leader of Youths in Council. Oba Ewuare noted that contrary to speculation that the law was targeted at the …

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 40-year old notorious bandit in Sokoto state, Bello Galadima who had gone to buy sex enhancement drugs in the Aliyu Jodi area of the state. Commandant General of the Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi who disclosed this in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja and published by the Vanguard, also restated …

The Athletic Integrity Unit, AIU, has suspended Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare with immediate effect. AIU revealed that an out-of-competition sample from Okagbare tested positive for human growth hormone. VANGURAD.

Edo State Government will recover all looted funds under the guise of Benin Stormwater Project, Governor Godwin Obaseki, has vowed. Obaseki gave the assurance while on an inspection tour of ongoing construction of New Lagos Road, Textile Mill Road, 2nd West Circular Road and Ekehuan Road, all in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The governor, who attributed the level …

United States President, Joe Biden, announced today, his intent to nominate three additional individuals, Leslie Bluhm, Lisette Nieves, and Flor Romero, to serve on the Board of Directors of AmeriCorps. They have extensive experience in public policy, national service, and community engagement. You will find their bios below, Mal Coles, Acting Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps said in a statement …