Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Adron Homes Kicks Off 2025 with Strategic Leadership Retreat, Charts Course for Future Growth Adron Homes Kicks Off 2025 with Strategic Leadership Retreat, Charts Course for Future Growth Adron Homes has launched its national retreat on January 12, 2025, bringing together the company’s top executives for a week of intensive strategic planning and development, in a bold move to strengthen its leadership capabilities. The retreat, themed “The CEO’s Retreat: Beyond and Above 2025,” showcased the real estate giant’s commitment to excellence and innovation. Chairman/CEO Aare Adetola Emmanuelking set the tone with a powerful message on transformational leadership, emphasizing that commitment…

Sanwo-Olu pardons, sets free 52 prison inmates Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 52 inmates and commuted the sentences of six death row prisoners to life imprisonment as part of ongoing justice reforms in the state. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a press statement signed by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, (SAN). According to Pedro, Sanwo-Olu gave the approval on December 31, 2024, following recommendations from the state’s Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy. According to the directive, 35 inmates will be…

Use of Social media tutorials for WAEC, NECO candidates has been unveiled – Alli-Balogun Sanwo-Olu Use of Social media tutorials for WAEC, NECO candidates has been unveiled – Alli-Balogun The Lagos State Government has launched the EKO Learners’ Support Programme, an innovative initiative aimed at aiding students preparing for the West African Examinations Council and National Examinations Council examinations. This was made known by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, during an unveiling ceremony at the Education Resource Centre, Ojodu, Lagos, on Tuesday. In his address, Alli-Balogun emphasised the importance of education as the foundation for development…

Minimum Wage Payment: Ekiti Peace Corps Showers Encomium On Oyebanji Over Inclusion Ekiti Peace Corps Showers Encomium On Oyebanji Over Inclusion Ekiti Peace Corps Showers Encomium On Oyebanji Over Inclusion. Local Government Sector Commanders of Ekiti State Peace Corps have expressed their appreciation to the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, for including officers and men of the security outfit in the N70,000 new minimum wage payment. Ekiti State government commenced payment of the new minimum wage to workers across all cadres in December 2024, following Governor Oyebanji’s approval. In an appreciation letter addressed to the Governor, the commanders…

Governor Oyebanji Sets Up Storage Facilities Ahead Of Scarcity Mr Biodun Oyebanji Governor Oyebanji Sets Up Storage Facilities Ahead Of Scarcity In a move aimed at ensuring food sufficiency, Ekiti State government has set up storage facilities in different parts of the state, with the sole aim of buying farm produce from farmers during harvest season and storing them for release during period of scarcity. The State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, who on Monday led some officials on inspection of one of the storage facilities for agricultural produce in Ado- Ekiti, said building the storage facilities is one of the…

South East, North West Development Commissions’ Governing Boards Confirmed – Senate South East, North West Development Commissions’ Governing Boards Confirmed – Senate The Senate Tuesday confirmed the appointments of all the nominees for the Governing Boards of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The Senate presided over by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, confirmed Mark Okoye and Prof. Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as the Managing Director and Chief Executive officers of the SEDC and NWDC respectively. The Senate gave its final confirmation after the ad hoc Committee on regional development commissions led by Senator…

Nicole O. Esuola becomes part of US Supreme Court Bar, celebrates legal achievement Nicole O. Esuola Nicole O. Esuola becomes part of US Supreme Court Bar, celebrates legal achievement Nicole O. Esuola, Associate County Attorney for Prince George’s County, celebrates her admission to the US Supreme Court Bar. Nicole O. Esuola, Esq., an esteemed Associate County Attorney for Prince George’s County, has been admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. This prestigious achievement highlights her exemplary contributions to the legal profession and her commitment to justice. Colleagues, friends, and admirers have extended heartfelt congratulations to…

Process to Alaafin-elect: Ifa Did Choose New Leader,  Kingmakers Doubted —Prof. Abimbola Prof. Wande Abimbola Process to Alaafin-elect: Ifa Did Choose New Leader,  Kingmakers Doubted —Prof. Abimbola Prof. Wande Abimbola, born Ògúnwán̄dé Abím̄bọ́lá, a professor of Yoruba language and literature and a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ife (formerly Obafemi Awolowo University), has revealed the process through which the Alaafin-elect, Prince Abimbola Owoade was chosen. According to the academician and elder statesman who once served as the Majority Leader of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the government asked him to consult the Ifa Oracle to choose…

First Bank: Former Chairman Oba Otudeko Seeks Return to Leadership Oba Otudeko First Bank: Former Chairman Oba Otudeko Seeks Return to Leadership Oba Otudeko, the former chairman of FBN Holdings, has launched a fresh bid to return to the bank’s leadership, challenging current chairman Femi Otedola’s position. In a letter dated January 7, Otudeko and his associate Saheed Alao demanded the removal of Otedola and non-executive director Julius Omodayo Owotuga from the board. Otudeko, who controls 8.7% of FBN Holdings through Barbican Capital, was previously removed from his position in 2022 following Central Bank of Nigeria’s intervention over corporate governance…

Senate Harmonizes South West Development Commission Bill Sponsored by Otunba Gbenga Daniel Otunba Gbenga Daniel Senate Harmonizes South West Development Commission Bill Sponsored by Otunba Gbenga Daniel The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, January 14, passed the harmonized version of the South West Development Commission (SWDC) Bill, writes Seunmnuel Faleye. This marks a crucial step toward establishing a dedicated agency for coordinating development efforts in Nigeria’s southwestern region. The bill, primarily sponsored by Senator Gbenga Daniel (APC-Ogun East), successfully merged versions from both chambers of the National Assembly – the Senate and House of Representatives – representing a unified approach to…