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FIDELITY BANK HONOURS AFREXIMBANK PRESIDENT PROF. BENEDICT ORAMAH WITH GRAND BLACK-TIE GALA

In a night of elegance and heartfelt tributes, Fidelity Bank Plc hosted a black-tie gala in honour of Professor Benedict Okechukwu Oramah, outgoing President and Chairman of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), to celebrate his decade of visionary leadership and service to Africa’s economic transformation.
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TINUBU VS. JONATHAN: WHY BOLD LEADERSHIP MATTERS IN NIGERIA’S ECONOMY

Nigeria’s economic story has been one of turbulence, policy missteps, and squandered opportunities. However, when comparing administrations, the contrast between Goodluck Jonathan and Bola Ahmed Tinubu is clear: one was marked by indecision and corruption, the other by difficult but necessary reforms.
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Bello-Osagie, Ogunlesi Plot Oil Shocker – New Mega Refinery to Take on Dangote

Lagos is bracing for an oil industry earthquake. Two of Nigeria’s most powerful global financiers, Hakeem Bello-Osagie and Bayo Ogunlesi, are preparing to bankroll a mega refinery project that could shake the foundations of Aliko Dangote’s troubled $20 billion refinery empire.
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A LIFETIME OF SERVICE: PROF. OLUWAROTIMI AKINOLA CELEBRATED AT 70 WITH MASSIVE FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH

On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area Secretariat and Ipaja Primary Health Centre turned into a hub of healing and hope as over 1,000 residents received free medical care in honour of one of Nigeria’s most respected medical icons, Professor Oluwarotimi Ireti Akinola, who clocked 70 and bowed out of active service.
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Royal Feud Deepens: Ex-Olori of Iwo, Queen Chanel, Refutes Oluwo’s Claims, Defends Ooni of Ife

The royal tussle within the Iwo Palace has taken another dramatic turn as Her Royal Highness, Queen Chanel, the former wife of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, issued a strongly worded statement distancing the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, from recent allegations made public by the Oluwo.
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OBI’S DOUBLE STANDARDS ON DEMOLITIONS: SILENT IN ANAMBRA, LOUD IN LAGOS

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted recent comments by former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on the demolition of illegal structures at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, describing his intervention as “reckless, misleading, and hypocritical.”