The mortal remains of Herbert Wigwe, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, along with that of his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi, have arrived his hometown, Isiokpo, in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State for the burial ceremony. The local government chairman, Samuel Nwanosike, and Ikwerre people received…
Akintoye Benson, an aide to Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, the chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, has reportedly died in a car accident . Benson, who was seen in a wrecked vehicle in a viral video, was said to have died in an auto crash on…
President Bola Tinubu has described Obafemi Awolowo, the first Premier of the Western region, as a hero who fought until his last days to defend democracy in Nigeria. Tinubu stated this on Wednesday at the 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership event in Lagos. The President, who was represented by his Vice President, Kashim…
The General Overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, paid tribute to Herbert Wigwe, the late former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, who died in a helicopter crash. Wigwe was remembered for his remarkable philanthropy and unwavering commitment to the gospel at a moving Service of Songs on Thursday. The event, which also…
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, a former Governor of Sokoto State, has decried the growing economic hardship in the country. Tambuwal, who said this when he met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, added that the situation was getting worse by the day, stressing that there was a need to tackle the challenges…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has provided explanations for its decision not to reopen the border between Nigeria and Niger Republic. Recall that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had after its meeting on February 25 announced that it agreed to lift economic sanctions imposed on Niger Republic after the military take…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has pegged the new national minimum wage for workers in the South-West geopolitical zone at N794,000. This comes amid the debate over what should be the new minimum wage considering the current economic realities. The chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of the NLC, Funmi Sessi, during her presentation at…
Operatives attached to the State Intelligence Department, SID, of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested one Mustapha Tahiti, 35, a medical recorder with the Maternity clinic Kofar Ran, Bauchi, for allegedly plotting to kill his cousin and his wife. Spokesman of the Command, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, revealed this in a statement issued on Thursday….
The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Thursday before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. Emefiele is standing trial before Justice Muazu on 20-count amended charges bordering on corrupt advantages, conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, forgery and obtaining by false pretenses…
The former Emir of Kano State, Mohammed Sanusi has opened up on why people thought that he owned Access Bank. He spoke while recounting his relationship with the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe. He said that his relationship with late Wigwe made people think he owned the bank. The…