Ibukun Awosika appointed as the first female Chairman of the Board of First Bank Nigeria

First Bank of Nigeria has appointed its first female Chairman. Ibukun Awosika’s appointment came up as the former chairman, Prince Ajibola Afonja retired. She is also the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ), as well as the Chairman of Intermac, the organisers of Smart Card Conference in Nigeria.

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Solidstar slams NEA Awards on twitter

The Nigerian Entertainment Award took place in New York over the weekend. I think Solid Star was nominated and lost out...

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Migrant crisis: Pope Francis calls on all Catholic parishes in Europe to take in refugees

Pope Francis in his last Sunday address called on every European parish to host one refugee family each in a goodwill gesture that will begin in the Vatican state.

"I appeal to the parishes, the religious communities, the monasteries and sanctuaries of all Europe to take in one family of refugees," he said.

The Pontiff added that it is not enough to say “have courage, hang in there” to the refugees making the dangerous journey into Europe. He also said that two parishes in the Vatican will each take in a family of refugees in the coming days.

Pope Francis said the call to action is a "concrete gesture" to prepare for the extraordinary Holy Year on the theme of mercy, which will begin on December 8.

The call goes out to tens of thousands of Catholic parishes in Europe. There are more than 25,000 parishes in Italy alone, and more than 12,000 in Germany, where many of the refugees are hoping to settle. His Sunday's comments come as Europe battles the worst refugee crisis since World War 11.

Over 350,000 refugees have already crossed into Europe and around 200,000 more are expected to arrive.

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Exclusive photos of the 2nd Niger Bridge

These are photos of the construction of 2nd Niger bridge that has been ongoing for sometime now. Some were in doubt about the existence of the 11.9km length bridge...well doubt no more. See the photos after the cut...

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Some Nigerians feel Ambode hasn't performed well in the first 100 days

Some Nigerians on twitter feel Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode hasn't performed to expectation in his first 100 days in office. Maybe we should give him more time? See some tweets after the cut...

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