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Nov

2025

Africa’s Corporate Banking Is Evolving: Access Holdings’ Lanre Bamisebi Calls for AI-Driven, Sector-Specific Solutions

BANKING SECTOR#AccessHoldings, #AfricanEconomies, #AIBankingSolutions, #AIInBanking, #BankingInnovation #FinancialTechnologyAfrica, #CorporateBankingAfrica, #CrossBorderPayments, #DigitalBankingAfrica, #FintechTransformation, #FutureOfFinance, #LanreBamisebi

Africa’s Corporate Banking Is Evolving: Access Holdings’ Lanre Bamisebi Calls for AI-Driven, Sector-Specific Solutions "Access Holdings’ Lanre Bamisebi says Africa’s corporate banking sector must embrace AI-driven, sector-specific solutions to meet rising client expectations. Speaking at the Future of Finance Summit, he highlights the need for visibility, personalised services, and continuous innovation." Corporate banking in Africa is undergoing a significant transformation, and the conversation has moved far beyond traditional deposits and loans. Speaking during a panel session at the Future of Finance Summit, Lanre Bamisebi, Executive Director, IT and Digitalisation at Access Holdings, emphasised the growing disconnect between what African corporates…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

A Heartfelt Birthday Tribute to Amos Kalu: The CPS Who Elevates Every Vision

NEWS#AmosOgeKalu, #BirthdayTribute, #ChiefPressSecretary, #CommunicationsStrategist, #CPSNigeria, #ECKFoundation, #EmekaKalu, #LeadershipSpotlight, #MediaExcellence, #ProfessionalTribute, #TeamLeadership

Celebrating Excellence: A Heartfelt Birthday Tribute to Amos Oge Kalu, The CPS Who Elevates Every Vision "A powerful and inspiring birthday tribute to Comrade Amos Oge Kalu, the Chief Press Secretary whose brilliance, dedication, and communication mastery continue to elevate the E.C.K Foundation Worldwide. A celebration of excellence, leadership, and impact." “A leader is only as effective as the team that carries the vision,” and today, we celebrate a man whose work continues to elevate ours — Comrade Amos Oge Kalu, my Chief Press Secretary extraordinaire. Amos embodies excellence at every turn. He is, quite literally, the “A” in Amazing,…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

IPADA Initiatives Releases 2025 Theme Song: ‘Africa—What You Are Looking For Is in Your Hands’ Goes Global

ENTERTAINMENTS#AfricaIsInYourHands, #AfricanCulture, #AfricanDiaspora, #AfricanMusicFestival, #AfricaThemeSong, #AfricaUnity, #AraThunder, #DiasporaHomecoming, #IPADA2025, #IPADAInitiatives, #LaCampagneTropicana, #OtunbaWanleAkinboboye

IPADA Initiatives Releases 2025 Theme Song: ‘Africa—What You Are Looking For Is in Your Hands’ Goes Global "Discover the newly released IPADA Initiatives Celebrations 2025 Theme Song, “Africa: What You Are Looking For Is in Your Hands,” performed by Ara Thunder. A powerful call for African unity and diaspora homecoming ahead of the 2025 global cultural fiesta in Lagos, Nigeria." IPADA Initiatives has unveiled its official 2025 Celebration Theme Song titled, “Africa: What You Are Looking For Is in Your Hands (Ooun ti o n wa wa ni owo re).” The inspirational song is dedicated to Africans in the diaspora,…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

2027: Bende North’s Turn — Stakeholders Demand Return to Zoning Equity

OPINION, POLITICS#2027Elections, #AbiaPolitics, #AbiaState, #BendeFederalConstituency, #BendeNorth, #BendeSouth #Umunna #IkwuIsii, #BenjaminKalu, #HouseOfRepresentatives, #NigeriaPolitics, #PowerRotation, #ZoningPrinciple

2027: Bende North’s Turn — Stakeholders Demand Return to Zoning Equity "A detailed analysis of Bende Federal Constituency’s zoning history and why political stakeholders insist that Bende North (Umunna) must produce the next House of Representatives member in 2027, in the interest of equity, justice, and long-standing power rotation principles." Bende Federal Constituency, located in Abia State, Nigeria, comprises only the Bende Local Government Area—making it the only federal constituency in the state made up of a single LGA, unlike others that combine two or three. Its population is dominated by farmers and traders, many of whom continue to struggle…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

FREED KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS: You negotiated with criminals, bandits, terrorists but convicted Kanu

NATIONAL NEWS#AriseTV, #banditryInNigeria, #BayoOnanuga, #Falz, #InsecurityInNigeria, #KebbiSchoolgirls, #KidnappingInNigeria, #NigeriaSecurityCrisis, #NnamdiKanu, #RufaiOseni, #TinubuGovernment

FREED KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS: You negotiated with criminals, bandits, terrorists but convicted Kanu "Rufai Oseni criticises the Tinubu administration for allegedly negotiating with bandits following the release of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls. Public concerns intensify as activists like Falz demand accountability over Nigeria’s rising insecurity." Popular Nigerian journalist and Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has expressed strong concerns over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s handling of national security following the release of 24 schoolgirls abducted by bandits in Maga, Kebbi State, last week. In a now-viral video on Wednesday, Oseni criticised the Federal Government for allegedly negotiating with the kidnappers rather than deploying…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

Tinubu Declares Nationwide Security Emergency, Orders Massive Recruitment

NATIONAL NEWS#BreakingNewsNigeria, #EmergencyRecruitment, #GovernmentPolicy, #InsecurityInNigeria, #NigerianArmedForces, #NigeriaSecurity, #PoliceRecruitment, #SecurityAlert, #StateOfEmergencyNigeria #NYSC, #Tinubu

"President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering massive recruitment into the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces. The President approved NYSC camps as training centres and vowed decisive action against escalating insecurity." President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the Nigerian Police Force and the Armed Forces to embark on an expanded recruitment drive to tackle escalating insecurity across the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued from the State House on Wednesday. According to the statement, the President ordered the police to recruit an additional 20,000 personnel, raising the total number of new…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

Mob Kills Suspected Thief Near Ariaria Market, Sparks Night of Panic in Aba

METRO#AbaNews, #AbiaStateNews, #AriariaMarket, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #CrimeReport, #MobJustice, #NigeriaUpdates, #SAMECAba, #SuspectedThiefLynched

Mob Kills Suspected Thief Near Ariaria Market, Sparks Night of Panic in Aba "A suspected thief was lynched near the Ariaria International Market in Aba, causing panic and tension in the SAMEC area on Tuesday night. Councillor Christopher Nnabude urges authorities to evacuate the body and restore calm." Panic and tension engulfed the SAMEC area near the Ariaria International Market, Aba, on Tuesday night following the brutal killing of a man accused of theft. The incident, which occurred between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., threw the bustling commercial zone into confusion as traders and residents struggled to comprehend the violence…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

Panic in Kwara as Over 40 Terrorists on Motorcycles Reportedly Advance Toward Lile Community

METRO#BanditAttack, #BreakingNewsNG, #InsecurityNigeria, #KwaraNews, #LileCommunity, #NigeriaNews, #NorthernNigeriaCrisis, #PatigiLGA, #TerrorismInNigeria #KwaraSecurity

Panic in Kwara as Over 40 Terrorists on Motorcycles Reportedly Advance Toward Lile Community "Residents of Lile in Patigi LGA, Kwara State, were thrown into panic after eyewitnesses reported seeing more than 40 motorcycles carrying armed terrorists tranversin toward the community. Security agencies have yet to issue a statement." Residents of Lile community in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State were thrown into panic on Tuesday evening following reports that scores of armed terrorists were advancing toward the area on dozens of motorcycles. According to local sources who spoke with newsmen, the suspected bandits were spotted riding in a…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

Chima Anyaso Expands Free Abia Healthcare Launches Free Eye Care, Deworming, HIV Tests, Others

HEALTH, NEWS#AbiaCommunityHealth, #AbiaFreeMedicalOutreach, #AbiaHealthcare, #AbiaNews, #BendeLGA, #BendeLGAHealthcare, #CAF, #ChimaAnyasoFoundation, #CommunityHealth, #DewormingExerciseInBende. #ChimaAnyaso, #FreeEyeCare, #FreeMedicalOutreach, #HealthcareInitiatives, #OfujiCares, #OfujiHealthcareInitiatives, #RuralHealthInNigeria, #RuralHealthNigeria

Chima Anyaso Expands Free Abia Healthcare Launches Free Eye Care, Deworming, HIV Tests, Others “Dr. Chima Anyaso, through the Chima Anyaso Foundation, expands free community healthcare in Abia with new medical outreaches, eye care programmes, deworming exercises, and upcoming HIV testing in Bende LGA.” By Emenike Okorie It is often said that “health is wealth,” and the ancient Spartans believed that “a healthy mind resides in a healthy body.” These timeless principles underscore a vital truth: personal and community health should never be treated as a privilege for the wealthy. Access to essential healthcare must remain a fundamental right for…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

Gumi Offers Support for Nnamdi Kanu’s Pardon — On One Condition *Actress Dokubo reacts

NATIONAL NEWS#AhmadGumi, #BiafraAgitation, #ChannelsTV, #GumiInterview, #InsecurityInNigeria, #ipob, #NigeriaSecurity, #NnamdiKanu, #NnamdiKanuPardon, #NonKineticApproach, #SheikhGumi

Gumi Offers Support for Nnamdi Kanu’s Pardon — On One Condition*Actress Dokubo reacts By Charity Uwakwe "Sheikh Ahmad Gumi says he will support a presidential pardon for IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu if he shows remorse and publicly calls for peace. Gumi urges Nigeria to prioritise dialogue over military force in addressing insecurity." Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says he would support a presidential pardon for the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, if Kanu shows remorse and publicly calls for peace. Gumi made the remarks on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Morning Brief’,…