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Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc, has emerged winner in the “Women on Bank Boards” category at the Africa Women in Banking and Finance Conference and Awards (AWBFA 2026). The event, themed “Redefining Women’s Leadership in African Finance”, held at the Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja on Friday, 8 May 2026, is a platform established to celebrate women driving leadership and impact across Africa’s financial services ecosystem. It also spotlights professionals whose contributions are often overlooked, while advancing visibility for women shaping banking and finance. In her acceptance remarks, delivered through Ezinwa Unuigboje, Company Secretary, Fidelity Bank Plc, Onwughalu described the recognition as a timely reminder of the role inclusion plays in strengthening board effectiveness and corporate governance. “This recognition matters because inclusion at board level strengthens governance,” she said, noting that when diverse perspectives are repre...

  L-R: The Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District; Senator Shuaib Salisbury, Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly; Rt. Hon Oludaisi Elemide,Deputy Governor of Ogun State; Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Governor Dapo Abiodun,All Progressives Congress Consensus Gubernatorial candidate; Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola and the state party Chairman; Chief Yemi Sanusi during the Strategic Stakeholders meeting of the All Progressives Congress,Ogun Central Senatorial District held inside the premises of the MKO Abiola Sports Arena on Thursday... Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ogun Central Senatorial District have endorsed the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Olamilekan Solomon Adeola, as the party’s consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The party members also endorsed Shuaib Afolabi Salisu as their senatorial candidate for 2027. Speaking while presenting Senator Adeola to party members at an event held at the M.K.O. ...

A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Movement For Fair Governance, has urged members of the party and the public to dispel the rumour that the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) Chief Zaccheus Adedeji Adelabu is trying to lobby the leadership of the party to impose a particular gubernatorial aspirant on the party ahead of the 2027 general election.

Concerned Citizens and Indigenes of Oroto Community, Ugbo Kingdom, Ilaje Local Government of Ondo State have rejected the imposition of Sepeluwa as the title of Oba in Oroto. The community in a statement by Oluwafemi Awenebi,said Oroto belongs to all the people of the community, and decisions concerning leadership and traditional institutions must reflect fairness, equity, and justice for everyone. It said: "We, the residents and indigenes of Oroto, are the rightful owners and occupants of this community. The entire community stands united in rejecting any attempt to force Sepeluwa on the people against their collective will as their domain is obenla. "We call on the Olubo family to stop using the instrument of the state to oppress and silence the voices of Oroto people, Egharegbemi is the Eldest, Leadership should be based on consultation, inclusiveness, and respect for the wishes of the people. For peace and unity to prevail, everybody must be carried along in matters affec...

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has formally presented the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, to stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun West as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election in the state. Governor Abiodun, alongside the State Chairman of the party, Chief Yemi Sanusi, and members of the party’s state executive committee, made the presentation during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Empire Ground, Ilaro, in Yewa South Local Government Area. Speaking at the event, Governor Abiodun said the decision to support a candidate from Ogun West was aimed at correcting the longstanding imbalance in the state, noting that the senatorial district has not produced a governor since the creation of Ogun State about 50 years ago. According to the governor, the consensus arrangement emerged after extensive consultations and was ratified during a state caucus meeting held in Abeokuta, wher...

The Osun State Government has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on the occasion of his 66th birthday, hailing him as an outstanding leader who has renewed hopes of the people and setting the tone for a prosperous future. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the Government notes the Governor's monumental transformation of the state through strategic investment in infrastructure, pointing out that under the leadership of Governor Adeleke, Osun has become a good point of reference for impactful governance. Oluomo Alimi salutes Governor Adeleke for the exceptional service he has so far rendered, which not only addresses past negligence, particularly the welfare of workers and pensioners, adding that Governor Adeleke has shown that government can truly serve the people when the leader is committed. He went on to outline the achievements of the Governor across sectors of the economy, stressing out that Governor Adel...