Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Stanbic IBTC Graduates DiSEP 4.0 Cohort And Inducts DiSEP 5.0 Candidates L-R: Ezinne Chidi Anosike, Country Head, People & Culture, Stanbic IBTC Holdings; Chuma Nwokocha, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings; Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho, Non-Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC Holdings; and Kunle Adedeji, Chief Financial Officer, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, during the Digital Skills Empowerment Programme (DiSEP) 4.0 graduation and DiSEP 5.0 induction ceremony held recently in Lagos. Stanbic IBTC Holdings has marked a significant milestone in youth empowerment and digital skills development with the formal certificate presentation ceremony for participants of the Digital Skills Empowerment Programme (DiSEP) 4.0, alongside the induction…

2025 AFCON Provisional Squad: Coach Eric Chelle Names Osimhen, Ekong, 52 Others Eric Chelle Having just less than three weeks to the commencement of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Morocco, Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has named Captain William Ekong, super-striker Victor Osimhen, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali in his provisional list of 55 players for the continental soccer showpiece. Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defenders Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey and Semi Ajayi, midfielders Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Raphael Onyedika, and forwards Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze, Simon Moses and Chidera Ejuke were also listed.…

Cyberpedia recognized at World Economic Forum 2025 Cyberpedia Nigerian-based tech corporation, Cyberpedia Internet Governance, has been honoured by the World Economic Forum with the Award for Excellence in Technology Governance and Leadership. The award presentation took place during the 2025 World Economic Forum New Champions Retreat held recently at the World Economic Forum Headquarters, Geneva in Switzerland. Julia Devos, Head of World Economic Forum New Champions, while presenting the award, explained that the honour is in global recognition of Cyberpedia Internet Governance’s pioneering and transformative work in shaping a safer, more inclusive, and truly human-centered digital future for Africa and…

Femi Adebayo steps in to defend Odunlade Adekola’s new movie Odunlade Adekola Nollywood star Femi Adebayo has set the record straight to defend fellow actor Odunlade Adekola after a social media user mocked the filmmaker’s newly released movie Warlord (Olori Ogun). Adekola had shared the official trailer of the movie on his X page on Monday, announcing that the blockbuster was now showing in cinemas nationwide. But shortly after the post, a user responded with a harsh critique, writing: “Na you go be producer, main character, singer, director. Na why your movies no dey make sense. Do better.” The comment…

General Christopher Musa Nominated As New Minister of Defense President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He won the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012. Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa received his primary and secondary education there before attending the…

At last, Adeleke drops PDP’s flag, resigns few hours to Osun governorship primary Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke … cites unresolved crisis of the leadership. Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) less than 24 hours before the party’s governorship primary, deepening the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party. Adeleke’s resignation letter, dated 4 November and addressed to the PDP chairman of Sagba Ward 2 in Ede, surfaced on Monday evening. In the letter, the governor cited what he described as an unresolved crisis of the national leadership of the PDP…

Nigeria Grants Asylum To Guinea-Bissau Opposition Candidate ~ Fernando Dias da Costa Fernando Dias da Costa, Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate The federal government has decided to provide asylum and protection to Fernando Dias da Costa, Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate, following reported threats to his life after last week’s military coup. The coup was made public by military officers on Wednesday, just days after Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election in which both incumbent President Umaro Embaló and his main challenger, da Costa, claimed victory before official results were released. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, who led ECOWAS observer team to the poll, questioned the…

Rite Foods Clinches Four Awards At The 2025 SISA And SERAS Sustainability Awards Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria’s leader in the food and beverage sector, has once again reaffirmed its industry leadership and social responsibility excellence by winning four major awards at the 2025 Social Impact and Sustainability Awards (SISA) and The SERAS Africa Sustainability Awards 2025. The company emerged as a winner in the following categories: Best Health-Focused CSR Programme of the Year, Education Empowerment Champion of the Year, CEO Champion of Corporate Responsibility at SISA Awards, and Best in Supply Chain Management at the SERAS. These recognitions affirm Rite…

NNPC Foundation Named Most Responsible Organisation In Africa, More Awards Founder of SERAS Africa, Mr. Ken Egbas (in red Jacket), in a group photograph with the NNPC Foundation team led by the Executive Vice President Sophia Mbakwe and supported by the Managing Director, NNPC Foundation Limited/Gte, Emmanuella Arukwe … shines with a total of five awards at SERAS. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), through its corporate social responsibility arm, NNPC Foundation Limited/Gte, has been named the Overall Winner/Most Responsible Organisation in Africa by SERAS Africa Sustainability Awards at the 19th edition of the Awards which held in…

Netflix plans to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, makes cash offer — Report Streaming giant, Netflix, has made a mostly cash offer to buy TV and film group, Warner Bros Discovery, as the storied yet debt-laden Hollywood studio presses on with a sale that could remake the US media landscape, a report said on Monday. According to Bloomberg, Netflix joined Paramount Skydance and Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, in a second round of an auction that was being negotiated throughout the US Thanksgiving holiday. The parent company of HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros film studio officially put itself up for…