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Sanwo-Olu Free WiFi Debut, Excites Surulere Youths

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Consistent with his aspiration of supporting Nigerian youths in their quest to compete favourably in the global space, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the APC gubernatorial candidate in 2019, has commenced situating Free Wi-Fi at 100 designated locations across Lagos State.

The ‘Free Sanwo-Olu Wi-Fi’ launch, which kicked-off with Surulere Leisure Mall as its inaugural location, became a spectacle as jubilant youths skyjacked the commissioning ceremony. With the overwhelming display of support coming from youths twice within one week, Sanwo-Olu seemed to have struck the right cord with the Nigeria youths and won their support.

In his assurance message to the jubilant youths who welcomed the Lagos State gubernatorial candidate to the ‘Sanwo-Olu Free Wi-Fi’ launch, he said “I am a firm believer in the capacity of Nigerian youths to transform our country if the right atmosphere is created and appropriate empowerment provided. Providing these is our responsibility as an individual and a government”.

“This free Wi-Fi Initiative is an indication of how granular our government will be in providing empowerment for the youths. I recognize internet access as a window through which we can peep into the world of innovation and knowledge. I know that the online world boasts enormous resources. We can, therefore, not afford to be shut-out of happenings in that space”.

“Guys, this Sanwo-Olu Free Wi-Fi is launched to provide you unfettered access to the digital space which is the largest deposit of prosperity and innovation. While some of us that entrepreneurial-minded can leverage this access to make more money, I also encourage the innovators amongst us to harvest ideas and knowledge that we can activate towards taking Lagos to a greater height. If I am elected in the 2019 elections, I will work to expand digital space in Lagos through innovation hubs across the state”, he said.

Two days earlier, Sanwo-Olu had promised to provide institutional and infrastructural support for the technology sector, while addressing start-up tech companies at the Vibranium Valley in Lagos.

His engagements with various stakeholder groups have been roundly described as inspiring and focused. “Sanwo-Olu’s ability to cut-through the audience cluster and identify collaborators in his aspiration of taking Lagos to a greater height attests to his power of focus and determination”.

“This focused engagement of youths, interest in technology, innovation, youth empowerment, and entrepreneurship could be taken as pointers to some of the focus areas his government will face. These are elements of his promised inclusive governance and it is becoming evident that youths will have a seat at the table if he is elected in 2019”, Dr. Adetope Lawson, a political scientist hinted.

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How I Survived Suicidal Thoughts, 14 Heartbreaks, 15 Abortions, Divorce And Alcoholism — DearCoachLara [VIDEO]

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Renowned Author, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Family Life Coach Lara Kudayisi Don- Momoh popularly known as DearCoachLara shares insight into how she overcame life challenges such as Suicidal thoughts, several heartbreaks, alcoholism etc.

DearCoachLara who’s life story went viral because she healed from having a child at 19, underwent 14 heartbreaks, experienced 15 abortions and a divorce, has since overcoming life challenges dedicated her life to helping others heal, finding peace and starting over again.

“If you know the story of my life, you will know that I have come a long way.

I was a walking pain.

Pain was my middle name.

I escaped into Alcohol. I became an Alcoholic for a bit as I couldn’t sleep except I downed vodka.

I even tried to end it all at some point because I was tired of doing all of these, but that day, I remembered my 15-year-old daughter at the time and my 3-year-old son even though I wanted to end the pain, I didn’t want to die.

So, I went on a journey of Healing. A journey of Rehabilitation. A Journey of Creating a New Beginning and today, we are here.

I see you.

I see your pain and anguish and I want to help you” she said.

Book a session with DearCoachLara today so she can help you heal, find joy, and create a new beginning.

Send her a DM on Instagram @dearcoachlara, visit www.larakudayisiinternational.com, or Call 08039927467 now.

 

  • About DearCoachLara

Lara Kudayisi Don- Momoh is a Certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Family Life Coach popularly known as DearCoachLara, She specializes in Healing, Family Life and Mind Reprogramming.

Lara Kudayisi Don- Momoh is a practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), an Eriksonian Hypnosis expert, a Neurological Repatterning coach, Performance Consultant, Family Life Coach, Emotional Intelligence coach, Anger Management advisor, Fear Mastery Coach and a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist.

She helps people heal from Childhood Dysfunctions and Emotional Traumas through her program; THE HEALING SCHOOL and her private Therapy Sessions.

She is also the Chief Executive Officer of LARA KUDAYISI INTERNATIONAL; an organization that specializes in Therapy, Coaching, Couple’s Therapy, Finding Love After Trauma, Life After Divorce and Coaching Certification.

She is the Author of 4 books namely;

1. DEAR LARA WHAT DO I DO?

2. WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TASTE IN MEN(for Single Ladies)

3. HOW THE MATCHMAKER’S MARRIAGE FAILED; a memoir and a proper documentation of her life story of Childhood Dysfunction, Call to Purpose, Marriage and Divorce and )

4. And her most recent work; The 31 Days Healing Plan.

She owns and present her own show called HOW THEY HEALED on Africa Magic Family which features the healing journey of numerous celebrities from their trauma and emotional pain.

She has also produced a TV series called DEAR COACH LARA that can be watched on her YouTube Channel.

Her story has been featured in so many media outlasts like The Nation Newspaper, This Day, The Guardian, BBC, TVC, Wazobia TV, Channels TV, Pop Central, Ebony Life TV, R2TV, Spice TV, Nigerian Info, City fm and so on and so forth.

She is active online as @Dearcoachlara on Instagram and YouTube, @LaraKudayisi on Twitter, LinkedIn and LaraKudayisiPage on Facebook.

She is happily married with two children and counting.

 

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JUST IN: Police Arrest Yahaya Bello’s ADC, Security Details

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The Nigeria Police Force has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Saturday PUNCH is reporting.

The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to 48-year-old Bello and is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Their arrests and detention followed a Thursday night order by the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, directing their immediate withdrawal from the former governor.

Senior police sources, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity because they did not have authorization to comment publicly on the matter, noted that the officers were arrested on the suspicion that they aided and abetted Bello’s escape from operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who had gone to effect his arrest at his Abuja home on Wednesday.

“The ADC and the other police details attached to Yahaya Bello have been arrested and detained.

“They were arrested on the order of the IG, on the suspicion that they aided and abetted the former governor’s escape from the EFCC on Wednesday,” one of the sources told our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Friday.

Another source said, “Yahaya Bello’s female ADC and other police officers attached to him were brought to the command this morning, and they’ve been detained for aiding and abetting (the governor’s escape).”

Egbetokun had, on Thursday night, ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Bello.

The order for the withdrawal was contained in a police wireless message sighted by our correspondent on Friday morning.

The document read, “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 X ORDER AND DIRECTIVES X FOLLOWING MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM NIGPOL.

“DOPS ABUJA X BEGINS X CB:4001/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.21/462 DTO:180955/04/2024 X ORDER AND DIRECTIVES X REF MYLET NO CB:3412/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.1/36 DATED 15/04/2024 X AND MY EARLIER LET NO CB:3412/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.1/30 DATED 24/01/2024 X Nigeria police have ordered the withdrawal of all men.

“Police attached to His Excellency and former Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, should acknowledge compliance and treat with utmost importance. Please above for your information and strict compliance.”

Also, the Federal Government had on Thursday night placed Bello on a watch list.

In a document exclusively obtained by our correspondent on Thursday night, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, revealed that Bello was placed on a watchlist for conspiracy, breach of trust, and money laundering.

The Assistant Comptroller General signed the document and copied the Nigeria Customs Service, the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the Department of State Services, and the Director of the National Internet Agency.

The document read, “I am directed to inform you that the above-named person has been placed on a watch list. Suffice to mention that the subject is being prosecuted before the Federal High Court Abuja for Conspiracy, Breach of Trust and Money Laundering vide letter Ref; CR; 3000/EFCC/LS/EGCS.1/TE/V 1/279 dated April 18, 2024.

“If seen at any entry or exit point, he should be arrested and referred to the Director of Investigation, or contact 08036226329/07039617304 for further action.

“Please, accept as always the Comptroller-General’s warmest regards and esteem.”

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had earlier declared Bello wanted for laundering the sum of N80,246,470,088.88.

The development was contained in a notice posted on the commission’s official Facebook page on Thursday, with a snapshot of the embattled ex-governor attached.

The notice read, “The public is hereby notified that Yahaya Adoza Bello (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with an alleged case of Money Laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo).

“Bello, a 48-year-old Ebira man, is a native of Okenne Local Government of Kogi State. His last known address is: 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja. Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission.”

Bello had, on Thursday, failed to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja following his arraignment by the EFCC.

The embattled former governor was arraigned in absentia before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering.

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Access Holdings’ Shareholders Unanimously Back Capital Raising Plan, Hail Aig-Imoukhuede’s Return As Chairman

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  • Re-elect Olusegun Ogbonnewo, Ojinika Olaghere as a Non-Executive Directors

 

The shareholders of Access Holdings Plc (“Access Holdings” or “the Group”) at the 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday, April 19, 2024, unanimously backed the Group’s plan to establish a capital raising programme of up to US$1.5 billion as well as the subset initiative to raise up to N365 billion, specifically, through a Rights Issue of ordinary shares to its shareholders.

The proceeds of the Rights Issue would be used to support on-going working capital needs, including organic growth funding for its banking and other non-banking subsidiaries.

The shareholders also ratified the appointments of Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Olusegun Ogbonnewo, and Ojinika Olaghere as Non-Executive Directors.

The appointment of Aig-Imoukhuede as the Chairman of Access Holdings was praised by the shareholders, who pointed to his rich history of success with the institution, having transformed it into Nigeria’s biggest lender by market value alongside Herbert Wigwe. Aigboje’s leadership was instrumental in driving the institution’s growth during the 2004 recapitalisation of the banking industry led by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the leadership of its former Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo.

“We are thrilled with Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede’s return to the role of Chairman. His proven track record, experience, and strategic insights position him as the ideal leader to steer Access Holdings towards meeting its lofty targets. During his tenure as CEO, particularly during the recapitalisation directive by the CBN, he steered Access Bank to raise an impressive $2 billion in capital, and this demonstrates his capacity to, once again, lead Access Holdings towards successfully achieving the objectives of our planned Capital Raise and Rights Issue targets,” said Chief Sunny Nwosu, Chairman Emeritus of the Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN).

In line with the Group’s strong financial performance, the payment of a final dividend of N1.80 kobo per every N0.50 Kobo ordinary share for the 2023 financial year was approved, marking a 28 per cent improvement from the corresponding period in 2022.

The Group’s full-year results for the period ending December 31, 2023, showcased an impressive 335 per cent increase in pre-tax profit to N729 billion from N167.68 billion in 2022. The Group also experienced an 87 per cent surge in gross earnings to N2.59 trillion from N1.39 trillion in 2022 and reported a remarkable 306 per cent growth in profit after tax to N619.32 billion, from N152.20 billion in 2022.

Commencing in the second half of 2024, Access Holdings’ global expansion strategy will enter the consolidation and efficiency phase, aligning with its five-year plan to accelerate the attainment of its 2027 strategic objectives. The Group remains focused on driving sustainable growth, and delivering value to its shareholders even as it continues to build a globally connected community and ecosystem, inspired by Africa, for the world.

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