The founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Subomi Balogun was laid to rest on Saturday in his hometown, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
The town swelled with well-wishers and prominent figures who came to pay their respects to the 89-year-old former Olori Omo Oba of Ijebuland.
The commemorative events began with a funeral service at the Cathedral Church of Our Saviour in Ijebu Ode at 10 am, leading to a private burial attended only by family members.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday supervised the first oil drilling in the Northern part of Nigeria. All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was on sight at the historical event some other top government officials witnessed today, Naija News reports.
The Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani oil field site are located in Bauchi and Gombe States.
The Kolmani Integrated Development Project phase I is expected to entail an in-situ Oil Refinery of up to 120k barrels/day capacity, a gas processing plant of up to 500 million standard cubic feet per day, a Power Plant of up to 300MW capacity and a Fertilizer Plant of 2,500 tons per day, President Buhari’s aide, Bashir Ahmad revealed.
The sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune” may be riding a sandworm all the way to 2024.
Amid two contentious Hollywood labor strikes, Warner Bros. Film Group is strongly considering pushing the Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya tentpole to next year from its current Nov. 3 slot, three individuals with knowledge of discussions told Variety. The film is a co-production with Legendary Entertainment and both parties must agree on a new release date, said one insider.
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Photo by Sarah Morris/FilmMagic Reading Time: 2 minutes It has not been an easy second pregnancy for longtime Dancing With The Stars professional dancer Witney Carson. Just a few days ahead of Christmas, Carson revealed she’s battling three different kinds of infections at 17 weeks pregnant.
Witney Carson is Sick with Three Kinds of Infections Carson’s second pregnancy has brought happiness and excitement to the professional dancer and her husband, Carson McAllister.
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The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has emphasized the need for the party to strengthen its internal democratic processes in order to remain relevant. Tinubu in a personally signed statement titled ‘President Buhari’s Optimism About APC Commendable- Asíwájú Tinubu’ sent to Naija News on Thursday said APC must not be allowed to become like other parties.
The former Lagos State Governor went ahead to praise the fatherly role of President Muhammadu Buhari in leading and keeping the party together since its formation but pointed out that stakeholders within the APC have more to do by remaining democratic and fair.
In an oath deposed at the High Court of Ogun State, Abeokuta, dated September 16, 2022, the Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Oladipupo Adebutu, and the former governorship candidate under the platform of the Allied Progressive Movement in the 2019 elections, Adekunle Akinlade, have reached an agreement on the 2023 Ogun State governorship polls. Naija News reports that the alliance agreement is titled, “The Alliance Agreement between Dr.
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has announced that the apex bank’s strategic interventions in the foreign exchange market have begun to show promising outcomes. Speaking at a briefing of the Joint Senate Committee on Finance, Banking, Insurance, and Financial Institutions on Friday, Cardoso revealed that the country had seen an inflow of $1 billion into the market, signalling a robust response from foreign investors to the CBN’s policies.