Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Metro and Castle Honoured As Fastest Growing Real Estate Brand in Nigeria For its indebt concentration on development of communities, providing all amenities making up a well completed environment, the Metro and Castle brand, owners of Metro Homes in Lagos has been honored with, Fastest Growing Real Estate Brand in Nigeria. This meritorious award was bestowed on the real estate company during the 5th edition of Timeline Awareness Initiative Lecture and Awards held on May 29th at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja where other prominent brands and individuals like former Governor of Ogun-State and present Senator representing Ogun-East, Otunba Gbenga…

BANKING: FIDELITY BANK PLC UNDERTAKES A ₦29.6BN RIGHTS ISSUE AND ₦97.5BN PUBLIC OFFER Fidelity Bank Plc (“Fidelity Bank” or the “Bank”) has concluded all necessary arrangements to raise a total of up to ₦127,100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Twenty-Seven Billion, One Hundred Million Naira) by way of a Rights Issue to existing shareholders and a Public Offer (the “Combined Offer”). The Combined Offer is a part of the Bank’s strategy to increase its share capital base in compliance with the revised minimum capital requirements for Nigerian commercial banks introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) on 28 March 2024. Overall, the…

Sunday Olatunji Ogo Tuntun, Top US based gospel singer, honoured as ‘Outstanding Gospel Artist of the year’ • Honour bestowed on the vessels that serves God’s purpose to humanity well deserved. It was another beautiful feather to the cap of Nigerian born and US based gospel singer, Sunday Olatunji Ogo Tuntun, as the sonorous voice singer of God was honoured with Outstanding Gospel Artist of the year courtesy Golden Stars awards. The dark and handsome dude was honoured with the prestigious award due to his immense contributions to the growth and development of gospel music both in Nigeria and in…

Ekiti Foundation Gifts Tricyclists Fuel  To Cushion Hardship • Falegan added that hundreds of tricycle operators benefitted from the free fuel distribution. The Founder of Opeyemi David Falegan Foundation, Hon. Opeyemi David Falegan, has condemned the action of some government agents allegedly sending threatening messages to tricycle operators to boycott the free fuel distribution of his foundation in Ekiti State or be sanctioned. Falegan, in a statement, frowned upon the attitude of some government agents allegedly threatening tricycle riders not to be present at Adekaitan filling station along Ilawe road where he gave tricycle operators across the state free fuel…

In honour of late Akeredolu, Ibadan NBA launches bar centre The late Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akerdolu The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan Branch, on Wednesday, inaugurated a two-storey bar centre annex in honour of late Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the branch also named the bar centre annex after the late governor. The bar centre annex is located at the NBA, Ibadan Branch premises. The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, said at the inauguration that Akeredolu was a great Ibadan bar man and an outstanding personality. Ariwoola…

Incredible: How Abraham runs tuition-free school for the people Evang Abraham Olorunnnimilo, founder, Cornerstone Charity Mission School with pupils and staffs Evang Abraham Olorunnimilo defies description. His exploits in the education sector elicit wonder and awe laced with incredulity, a kind of incredulity that makes one keep wondering and waiting for answers. Waiting for answers? Sure. Though armed with only a primary school leaving certificate, the clergyman is currently running a school in a rustic community called Papalanto in Ewekoro, Local Government Area of Ogun State, in which students don’t pay tuition fees. Aside from enjoying a tuition-free education, the…

Club World Cup Made CAF Postpone AFCON 2025 To Another Date The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), to be played in Morocco, will now take place in January 2026. The tournament will be delayed by six months, as it clashes with the expanded 32-team Club World Cup. AFCON 2025 was originally scheduled to take place in June, but the Club World Cup is set to be played in the United States from June 15 to July 13. CAF’s general secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba, told BBC that the AFCON would now be held in early 2026, acknowledging the pressing issue of…

Bright Wonder Obasi’s Faith Based Movie “CHAINS” Brings the Love of God to Cinemas, August 16″ A Gospel Music Artist sets out on a journey to balance his Music Ministry and the Realities of the Music Industry, putting at risk all he’s built over the years, while battling with a moral disease common to all humanity, but determined to live no longer a slave. That is the story of this ground-breaking faith-based movie, CHAINS- No Longer A Slave, written, produced, and directed by ace movie producer and director Bright Wonder Obasi. A Gospel Cinema International movie, CHAINS wrapped principal photography…

Nearly two years after succeeding Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III banknotes enter circulation British banknotes bearing the image of King Charles III entered circulation for the first time on Wednesday, nearly two years after he succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The four banknotes with the king’s portrait on the front carry values of £5 ($6.4), £10, £20 and £50 and will be used alongside those bearing the image of Elizabeth, who died in September 2022. Coins bearing Charles’s head entered circulation in December 2022. The updates come as Britons increasingly use physical and online bank cards, rather than cash,…

President Tinubu celebrates Pastor Kumuyi at 83 President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to the Founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi on his 83rd birthday. In a statement released on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu praised Pastor Kumuyi for his many years of significant impact as a leader, author, and teacher both within Nigeria and internationally. The statement read, “The President salutes Pastor Kumuyi for his dedication and service not only to God but to humanity, especially the underprivileged and the downtrodden. “President…