Atiku, Obi, Others In Talks To Join SDP, Says Ex-Presidential Candidate

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former LP candidate Peter Obi are among the prominent politicians negotiating to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). &nbsp,

Adewole Adebayo, the SDP’s presidential candidate for the 2023 election, claims this.

Adebayo stated that the SDP, which recently welcomed a former Kaduna State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, is in talks with Atiku and Obi’s men.

“We are welcoming the people who are joining my party. You can tell from the way I greet them. The only small issue with some of them is to alter the culture, which is what it means to be in a society where rules are not taken seriously,” the SDP chieftain said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. &nbsp,

We are dealing with that because some of them are engaging in some Boy Scout and black market activities. But we welcome them back. El-Rufai, Atiku Abubakar, and even former governor Peter Obi are all scheduled to visit. We will welcome the arrival of many people.

Adebayo responded to a question regarding whether Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, is joining the SDP, saying, “Such, until someone joins, we don’t know.” However, I’ve been informed that they are speaking, and the Financial Secretary (SDP) has also. So we’ll all be welcome.

People applauded us transparently at our convention in 2022, with no court case, crisis, allegations, and we don’t become a tower of Babel. If we do that, people will follow the rules and allow one person to emerge without question, without cheating, without criminality.

We will defeat the APC and resign President Tinubu to Lagos or wherever he chooses, “if they stick to our culture, follow our approach to the SDP, and produce a good alternative to Nigerians.”

After receiving about six million votes, Obi, who has the support of millions of young Nigerians, came third in the most recent presidential election.

Bola Tinubu, the APC candidate, placed second in the poll taken by Atiku.

Gunmen Kill 13 Vigilantes In Kebbi State

At least 13 vigilante members were killed when Gunmen who are thought to be Lakurawa terrorists attacked Morai village in the Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

After being informed of an imminent attack, a local official, identified as Alhaji Augie, reported to Channels Television that the vigilantes had taken cover in nearby shrubs. The attackers attempted to rustle a herd of cattle, he claimed, when they arrived.

The vigilantes then launched an ambush to avenge the cattle and fend off the attackers.

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He described the Sunday incident as “unfortunately” because they had not realized the terrorists had already surrounded them.

“At least 13 of the attackers opened fire, killing at least 13 of them instantly as the vigilantes moved to stop.” About three kilometers away from ours is the village where the attack took place.

Six bodies have been found, and others have been administered Islamic funeral rites, while the search is still being conducted for the dead.

‘Enough Is Enough,’ NSA Visits Plateau, Promises End To Killings

The Federal Government is determined to find a lasting solution to Plateau State’s ongoing attacks and killings, according to National Security Advisor (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu.

Ribadu made a promise to put an end to the killings while speaking at the state’s Bokkos Local Government Area LGA headquarters in Jos during an operational visit.

In attacks on five communities that left over three hundred houses burned by suspected herdsmen in a week, over fifty people were killed.

The Plateau State Government also made an official visit to some of the affected communities in the form of Samuel Jatau, the governor’s secretary, to find out the extent of the damage and provide relief supplies to the victims.

Adu emphasized the urgency of the Federal Government to stop the ongoing homicides and attacks.

The District Head of Manguna also wants the government to hire more security personnel in the affected areas to stop rural-urban migration in response to the killings.

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The organization’s president

Yohanna Michael, a member of the Hurti community in the area, described how, despite the fact that the search for the missing is still ongoing, over thirty people were interred in a community grave.

More than 700 people were displaced from their ancestral homes, and the government needs to intervene and send more security personnel there to help them return to their homes and continue farming.

FG Is Advised To Step In, ACF Requests.

The recent frightful attacks in the North-Central State have sparked the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF)’s outcry.

The socio-political group demanded that the federal government intervene and put an end to the Plateau killings in a statement released on Sunday.

UBA Appoints Abiola Bawuah As First Female CEO For Africa Operations

Abiola Bawuah, CEO, UBA Africa

The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UBA Africa. Bawuah will also join the Group Board as an Executive Director, overseeing the Group’s operations across the African continent, outside Nigeria. UBA operates in 19 African countries beyond Nigeria, in addition to global operations in New York, London, Paris and the UAE. 

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Ado-Odo Set to Host Dignitaries for Final Burial Rites of Olofin Adimula Oodua

Oba Abdul Lateef Adeniran Akanni, Olofin Adimula Oodua of Ado-Odo

Government officials, private sector leaders and Royal Fathers and Chiefs are some dignitaries expected to attend the final passage ceremony and 41-day prayer of the late Olofin Adimula Oodua of Ado-Odo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdul Lateef Adeniran Akanni on Saturday, February 19, 2022.

The event, which will have the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR and his Deputy in attendance will hold at Alamuwa Grammar School, Ado Odo, Ogun State.

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Kennedy Uzoka lights up the UBA Foundation’s Garden Ahead of the Yuletide

l-r: Group Head, Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC), United Bank for Africa Plc, Prince Ayewoh; Group Head, Personal Banking and Retail Liabilities, Ogechi Altraide; Deputy Managing Director, Oliver Alawuba; Group Managing Director/CEO, United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr Kennedy Uzoka; Executive Director, Chiugo Ndubisi; MD/CEO, UBA Foundation, Bola Atta; Head, Commercial and Corporate Banking, Muyiwa Akinyemi; and Head of Operations, Alex Alozie, at the 2021 Christmas and New Year Light-Up Ceremony of UBA Foundation Garden

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa, through its UBA Foundation, has been spreading joy across Africa for many years as they continue to give back to the underprivileged in the communities in which they operate.

At the UBA Foundation gardens in Lagos, where the bank is headquartered, a lights up ceremony was held to mark the start of the festive season. The garden lights were activated by UBA’s Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kennedy Uzoka, joined by other key management staff and some bank customers.

Uzoka, who is also the chairman of the UBA Foundation, emphasised that giving back was the main tenet of the UBA Foundation. He said, ‘We have over the years, engaged in various activities aimed at appreciating our host communities all around Africa and especially in countries where we operate and so for us, these lights symbolise hope for the future and all the goodness it will bring into people’s lives.

‘it is hard to believe that we have been in this pandemic for almost two years. People have lost friends and family members, and businesses decimated by the effects of the pandemic. There has been a general feeling of hopelessness, but we desire to fill people’s lives with hope once again.’ Continued Uzoka.

The UBA Foundation has been very active in combatting the spread of Covid -19 across Africa as the bank did not waste any time at the start of the pandemic, donating over $14m  to its communities across Africa to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

This year, the Foundation will be feeding tens of thousands of people across Africa through its annual Foodbank initiative. Food, hygiene products and other gifts items are handed over to those who have less, especially during the festive season.

The CEO, UBA Foundation, Mrs Bola Atta, said that the light-up ceremony was important for the Foundation, adding: “This goes beyond lighting up the Marina and adorning the streets with beautiful colours. It reminds us as an institution of our promise to continue to touch lives and treat our communities with kindness. We are living in challenging times and a little gesture to put a smile on even one face goes a very long way. We should all endeavour to do whatever we can, within our power, to uplift others.”

Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA Plc, Mr Kennedy Uzoka; flanked by Executive Director, Chukwuma Nweke; Head of Operations, Alex Alozie; MD/CEO, UBA Foundation, Bola Atta, and other staff members at the  2021 Christmas and New Year Light-Up Ceremony of UBA Foundation Garden, at Marina, Lagos

The Lighting Ceremony, which observed all necessary Covid-19 protocols, was witnessed by members of staff and customers and featured Christmas carols by UBA’s CFC choir and a guided tour around the beautiful UBA Foundation Garden at the Lagos Marina.

UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the UBA Group, is committed to the socio-economic betterment of the communities in which the bank operates, focusing on development in the areas of Education, the Environment, Economic Empowerment and other Special Projects.