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   Lagos PDP Candidates in the just-concluded National Assembly Election have appealed to INEC to consider their petitions against the collated results in the Lagos West and Lagos Central Senatorial Districts  in the state. Speaking on Monday evening, Otunba Segun Adewale  popularly known as Aeroland and Wale Gomez PDP's  candidates for Lagos West and Lagos Central Senatorial Districts respectively said that they didn't lose, going by the results obtained by their agents from each of the polling units in their district. Adewale, also a former Lagos State  PDP Chairman alleged that most of the results were altered at various levels of collations. According to him, he was coasting home the victory in Alimosho, Agege, Ojo, Badagry Local Government Areas (LGAs) before the results was allegedly changed through the back door.  He said that the party had all the results from various polling units as declared by the polling officials as well as those collated by the party agents. "

  …as Akande Sadipe Leads Oluyole Federal Constituency Polls Member representing Oluyole Federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure a transparent and credible collation process in Oluyole Federal Constituency. Speaking after the polls held on Saturday in Ibadan, the Oluyole Federal constituency Representative, urged the electoral umpire to ensure the wish of the people is respected. The Representative in a statement, signed by her Media aide, Olamilekan Olusada commended the efforts of INEC and all security agencies involved in ensuring a peaceful and transparent electoral process, urging all parties involved to maintain peace and order during and after the electoral process to ensure a free and fair election. The statement also reads, “We wish to update the public on the outcome of the recently concluded Oluyole Federal Constituency election. Despite reports of unrest and vio

  Olowu of Kuta, HRM Oba Adekunle Makama Oyelude, Tegbosun iii, has urged Nigerians going to the polls tomorrow to think twice before casting their votes. Oba Makama in a video that has gone viral said it’s incumbent on the electorate to vote wisely because of the dire consequences of electing bad leader. According to him, since it will take another four years to effect another change, voters must be sure of the leadership they are endorsing for another four years. His words; “ Our sons and daughters, I urge you all to come out enmass peacefully to exercise your civic responsibility on Saturday 25th February 2023. The constitution of Nigeria has bestowed on you the right to choose and elect a leader and leaders that will lead us in various strata. May God give you the wisdom to think wisely and vote wisely. “Don’t sell your votes. Your votes will determine our collective future as country. So I urge you all to use your voting power rightly. Elect a leader that’s God fearing, elect a le

   As the race for a place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 continues, Manchester United will host Barcelona at Old Trafford in the second leg of  the Europa league round  32. Both Manchester United and Barcelona will be aiming to grab a victory at the return leg to proceed to the next round of the European competition after failing to secure a victory at the first leg fixture that ended 2-2 at Camp Nuo. The game is set to broadcast on GOtv La Liga (ch 32) at 9:00pm on Thursday. To proceed to the next round of the competition under the new UEFA regulation that eliminated the away goal requirement, either of the teams will need to win at Old Trafford. In June 2021, UEFA took the decision to abolish the away goals rule in all two-legged European ties. Barcelona has received a significant tournament boost with the return of midfielder Sergio Busquets ahead of the second leg. The iconic Spaniard, who will turn 35 later this year, missed the dramatic 2-2 tie in the first leg due to inj

  Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank, is preparing to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023. The bank aims to honor women and provide them with opportunities to achieve success in their personal and professional lives. The celebration will be held on March 8, 2023, in Lagos. This year’s global theme, “Embrace Equity,” will be the focus of the event. The discussion will center on the topic of equity and achieving economic growth for women in their careers and businesses. The event will feature, keynote speaker Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, as well as panelists Tosin Olaseinde, Fela Durotoye, and Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal. The event aims to celebrate and appreciate Wema Bank customers and the Nigerian Women in General while equipping them with knowledge they need to succeed in their careers and businesses. According to Mabel Adeteye, Head of Brand & Marketing Communications at Wema Bank, the event will enable women to achieve economic, financial, and mental growth. Sara by Wema, the bank

   Nigerians prepare to elect another  president that will rule for another four this saturday, the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state have boasted that the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will win the election and become the next president of Nigeria.  The leaders disclose this separately on Wednesday at the party’s State General Assembly held at the Lagos PDP secretariat at Agege Motor road, Onipetesi-Ikeja, explained that the Nigerian economy was better before the coming of the All Progressives Congress (APC) into power in 2015. Former Minister of Cooperation and Integration in Africa during Olusegun Obasanjo administration, Chief Abimbola Ogunkelu, said that Atiku was sure to win the Saturday poll, urging Nigerians to come out enmass to vote him, and not allow anybody to scare them. Ogunkelu, while applauding the commitment we determination of chieftains  u members of the party, declared pointedly that Atiku would be voted in Saturday

  Lagos, Nigeria, February 22, 2023: A partnership has been signed between Nigeria's leading commercial bank, Sterling Bank Plc, and Nigeria's most innovative lending platform, Credit Café Africa, to provide health and education loans and other value-added services to existing and potential customers. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Sterling Bank and the digital lending platform, the Divisional Head for Business Growth and Partnerships at Sterling Bank, Obinna Ukachukwu, said the service would cover operators of nursery, primary, and tertiary institutions as well as hospitals, clinics, pharmaceutical companies, and diagnostic centers, among others. Customers can receive between N100,000 and N20,000,000 (the single obligor limit under this partnership is N20 million) in financing under the terms of the agreement, depending on the applicant's financial needs, he added. Ukachukwu said the bank will start funding the partnership

The season is upon us to choose our leader through our electoral franchise and we need to make a better choice in Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (Waziri Adamawa) to resuscitate Nigeria economy and give our youths a better development opportunities.  We have witness a downtrodden in all sphere of our economy since 2015 when APC came to office and this has affect our youths who are majorly currently unemployed or under employed. our factories especially in the areas which we were proud to be productive have now been converted to warehouse and churches due to the policies incosistence and lack of direction of the APC led government.  In Lagos Central Senatorial District, our factories in Surulere and Apapa had been closed down leading to massive unemployment in the area thereby causing youths to become cultist and thugs instead of been productive. This trend can only be reversed by voting the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the President and other PDP candidates in Saturday el

  The Lagos Peoples Democratic Party’s Governorship candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka JANDOR, has dismissed the insinuation that some members of the Party are campaigning for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, JANDOR said it’s the season of politics and all manners of news are flying around. He, however, explained that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar remains the best of all the other presidential candidates. JANDOR said one of the Atiku’s programme will solve two problems when implemented.  He said; “I have a candidate who has been able to address two major issues by just one program.  “He promised to sell the moribund refineries to raise $10bn for youths and women empowerment. Empowering women and youths will solve two major problems namely; security and wealth creation. “Those who will buy the refineries will also boost the economy through revamping of the refineries. There wi

  GOtv subscribers are in for a treat as they get to enjoy a series of blockbuster comedy movies on Studio Universal, Ch. 8. Starting from Tuesday, 21st February to Friday, 24th February, the channel will air four rib-cracking movies as part of the “Comedy After Dark” line-up. The movies set to be aired are Girls Getaway Gone Wrong, Bulletproof 2: Rematch, Get Hard, and Undercover Brother. Each movie will be screened every night, allowing viewers to kick back, relax and enjoy a good laugh after a long day. Girls Getaway Gone Wrong tells the story of a group of friends who go on a trip that quickly turns sour. The friends soon find themselves stranded in a strange town with no money and no means of getting back home. It's a hilarious journey that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Bulletproof 2: Rematch features the dynamic duo of Jack Carter and Archie Moses as they team up to take down a drug lord who is causing havoc in their city. This action-packed comedy will leave

  It is five days to the much anticipated 2023 general election in Nigeria which would see the electorate go to the polls to elect the country’s next president, senators and national assembly members before they are sworn in by May 29.  GOtv customers can stay abreast of latest developments in the nation with a list of channels poised to offer timely reports of latest developments in the political space, economy, security, education, healthcare, entertainment and sports.  You can tune in to any of the news channels below for your news and current affairs reportage and analysis.   Channels Channels television (GOtv channel 48) offers you breaking news and in-depth reports of the latest happenings in the Nigerian polity. You can follow the station’s flagship breakfast morning show, Sunrise Daily, anchored by Chamberlain Usoh, Kayode Okikiolu, Maupe Ogun and Ayo Makinde at 7am every weekday to get analysis of the news. You can also tune in to Politics Today hosted by Seun Okinbaloye every

  God has given us prophets that he speaks to in order to warn us ahead of time against some of the things that may want to befall us, just like it happened in the days of old. Prophets are still much available in our generation doing the Lord’s work even though they are very few. If there is someone everyone can vouch for as a true prophet, it is Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church whose prophecies have made impacts in every continent and nation of the world. Some of the events that have happened in the world in the past and recently have been foretold by this Nigerian prophet. He is so confident about his prophecies that he publishes them annually in a prophecy book titled Warnings To The Nations so people can make references to them once they come to pass. Among the notable happenings in the world he predicted include Russia-Ukraine war, emergence of Covid-19, re-emergence of Ebola Virus in some parts of Africa, change in climatic condition, global economic c

  NB: This report was sponsored by the Music management company but the company refused to pay this medium after being published.  Pls, take note. The Chief Executive Officer of Dotty Worldwide Entertainment (DWE), Mr Derek Odaro, has said that the AfroBeats music has changed the credibility narrative of being a Nigerian in abroad, saying that the music has made Nigerians proud.  Odaro, who is a british born business mogul, made this claims while speaking with journalists on Monday in Lagos over the readiness of the music management company to sign more artistes into its fold in 2023.  He explained that the company was looking forward to signing more talented artistes by summer of 2023, adding that the energy, vibes brought by the artistes and drive to succeed would be  considered in signing them.  " We are looking forward  to sign one or two more artistes by summer 2023. I look at their energy, the vibes they will bring. I need artistes that have style and drive to succeed.  &quo

  Our attention has been drawn to false news making the rounds that an order of arrest has been made against the MD of FirstBank whilst using the name and image of the GMD of FBN Holdings. We wish to state categorically that this is fake news which has already been debunked by EFCC in their publication titled: ‘EFCC Did Not Raid Tinubu’s Home’ and signed by the Commission’s Head, Media & Publicity on its verified twitter handle. Neither the Managing Director of the Bank nor the Group Managing Director of the Holding company, Nnamdi Okonkwo have any involvement with the matters alleged in this made up news story nor is there an order of arrest against either  one of them. The public should disregard this and all such similar stories whilst the authorities are called upon to fish out the perpetrators of this malicious story. Signed: Management Ends – About FBN Holdings FBN Holdings Plc is a leading African banking and financial services group serving individuals, businesses, organisa

  A former Chief of Staff to the Lagos State Governor,  Otunba Samuel Olukunle Ojo, has called on well meaning and progressive-minded Nigerians to intensify efforts at mobilising voters for the former governor of Lagos State and the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as other APC candidates ahead February 25 and March 11 general elections respectively.  Ojo gave the charge today in his office in Lagos while addressing the 2,000 canvassers he personally engaged and sponsored to be sharing recharge cards of different denominations and souvenirs of various designs to all residents in Lagos and indeed across the country.  According to him "This is my own way of showing support and contribution to the efforts of the party, APC,  especially to the man I believe is a democrat and has really fought for the democracy all of us are enjoying. There is no doubt that he insists on the rule of law, equity & Justice and has  govern

  Gloworld shops across the country have become bee-hive of activities in recent weeks with majority of the customers visiting the shops to pre-order different models of the S-23 smartphone. It will be recalled that digital services company, Globacom, and world’s leading manufacturers of electronic devices, Samsung, had recently announced an exclusive partnership which allows Glo subscribers to own the Galaxy S23 smartphone. Customers who had earlier preordered their phones have started receiving their S-23 devices, while new customers have been trooping to Gloworld shops to take advantage of the rare opportunity. “For the first time in Nigeria, we are bringing exclusive offer for Glo customers & lovers of classy and hi-tech phones with Samsung Galaxy S23. Globacom is fully committed to innovative and value adding services that provide immense benefits for our subscribers”. Globacom said at the commencement of the partnership recently. Preordering customers, who wish to purchase th

  The maritime workers under the ageis of Asiwaju Maritime Nerworks ASM have called other  stakeholders in the sector to joined in canvassing  for a good governance in Nigeria as hope will be renewed by the Apc Presidential candidate Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu , when elected as President. The convener of ASM , Alhaji Usman Kaoje emphasized on the essence of the walk for Asiwaju who he described as a game changer  and trail blazer , according to him ; "The essence of the walk was to enlight our people on the importance of voting for Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a game changer , trail blazer and transformer , we believe he can do it at the maritime sector , that is why we concentrate on the area in apapa which is Maritime hub in Lagos ". Hence , the chairman of Apc apapa local government area commended the Maritime groups for a good gesture supporting the party to believe Asiwaju as the renewed hope , he assured group that Lagos state government will always create an enable environment fo

  L-R: Country Manager, itel mobile, Veeki Chen; Marketing Manager, itel mobile, Oke Umurhohwo; Director, Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Femi Adeniran and Marketing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Ismail Adeshina, during a press briefing announcing the partnership to launch an affordable 4G Smartphone, at Marriot Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The Leading Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria has partnered with itel to launch the latest affordable 4G smartphone, itel A60 smartphone. This was announced during a press briefing which held at Marriot Hotel, Ikeja,  With the release of the itel A60, customers will have access to 4G smartphones at an affordable price, while enjoying the advantage of a reliable and quick internet connection. Speaking on the partnership, Director, Corporate Communications and CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Adefemi Adeniran said, “At Airtel Nigeria, we are driven by the global sustainability and business agenda of Airtel to increase digital inclusion a

 * The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi on Wednesday, led some key members of the party executives to the Constituency office of Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru for a crucial meeting with Senator Abiru’s over 2,000 Canvassers from Kosofe and Somolu LGAs. The Canversers operate under the auspices of East Consultative Forum,ECF, an independent Campaign group that is complementing the party’s voters mobilisation drive in the Lagos East Senatorial District.  There are over 4,000 Canvassers engaged by Senator Abiru to mobilise voters to vote  for  all the APC candidates in the February 25 and March 11, 2023 general elections. Similar sensitisation sessions were held for Canvassers from Ikorodu, Epe, Ibeju Lekki.  Senator Tokunbo Abiru in his remarks, appealed to the Canvassers to intensify voters mobilisation exercise across Kosofe, Ikosi-Isheri, Agboyi-Ketu, Somolu Bariga and by extension, the 98 wards in the 16 LGAs/LCDAs und

    A leading agribusiness in food, feed, and fibre, on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, launched a baking academy to train and economically empower more women in the country.  The academy located in Kano state builds on the pillars of the Seeds for the Future Foundation’s Crown Flour Angels (CFA) initiative.Crown Flour Angels, is an economic empowerment initiative of Olam Agri’s wheat-milling business Nigeria. It aims to equip women with baking skills and enhance their earnings while enabling them to contribute meaningfully to their communities and the national economy.  The launch of the baking academy is targeted at extending the impact of the economic empowerment initiative and deepen the agribusiness’ human capital development contributions to the Federal Government's economic development agenda. Speaking during the launch of the academy, Mr Ashish Pande, the Country Head for Olam Agri in Nigeria, said, “Olam Agri in Nigeria is a strong player and contributor to the Nigerian econ

  The Lagos State Planks and Building The Lagos State Materials Market Sellers Association has reiterated their steadfast support for the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate Bola Hammed Tinubu - Shetima ticket, and the re-election of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the most preferable and suitable candidates to bring the dividends of democracy to the country and the state. This was disclosed in there office at Cash street Amo mushin Lagos during a press conference Speaking at the event the President Lagos State Planks and Buildings Materials market sellers Association, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Adelodun said Nigeria would be a great country thrive of economically with electing good leaders. Adelodun  said Lagos State has being state of excellency and commercial hub free of tribalism, nepotism, and religious sentiments stressed they should vote for the best candidate that would give Lagosians meaningful life and enabling environment. He stated that all association members ha

    Have you visited Polaris Bank corporate website, www.polarisbanklimited.com lately? If not, do not hesitate to check it out. You would be pleasantly surprised by the refreshing changes the Bank's website has undergone, ostensibly to serve millions of her customers within and outside Nigeria. Below are the four unique features of the redesigned Polaris Bank corporate website you would see when you visit and navigate through site:   Improved User Experience (UX): The website has been redesigned with a modern and intuitive interface that is more user-friendly, and visually appealing. It is now easier for customers to complete desired actions, such as carrying out transactions or filling out a form. Faster Load Times: The redesign has also resulted in faster loading time for the website, which improves the overall performance of the website and provides a better experience for customers. Mobile Responsiveness: The website is more mobile-friendly. It now looks and functions the same