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FIDELITY BANK DEEPENS FOOD RELIEF Efforts, SUPPORTS OVER 1,000 FAMILIES IN KOGI STATE  Photo caption: L-R: Incoming Vice Chairman, Lokoja LGA, Mrs Fatima Abdulkadir; Kogi State Project Coordinator, Nigeria for Women Project Scale-Up (NFWP-SU), Pastor Mrs. Esther Ameadaji; Hon. Commissioner for Water Resources, Kogi State, Engr. Yahaya Faruk; Branch Leader, Fidelity Bank Plc, Lokoja, Mr Nuhu Omale; and Commissioner for Youth & Sports Development, Kogi State, Hon. Aridaojo Monday Anyebe; during the Fidelity Food Bank Distribution exercise in Lokoja, Kogi State recently.  By Jennifer Nwosu Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has continued its efforts to address food insecurity and support vulnerable households with the distribution of essential food items to more than 1,000 families in Kogi State through its Fidelity Food Bank Initiative. The outreach programme, held at the Youth Centre in Lokoja, reflects the bank's commitment to fostering positive ...

FIDELITY BANK DEEPENS COMMITMENT TO FOOD SECURITY IN ABEOKUTA  Photo caption: L-R: Team Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Fidelity Bank Plc, Victoria Abuka; Fidelity Food Bank Partner, Rev. Fr. Michael Domingo; Cathedral Administrator, Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta, Itesi, Adatan, Abeokuta, Rev. Fr. Dominic Olagbaju; and Branch Leader, Fidelity Bank Plc, Sagamu, Titilola Odede, during the Fidelity Food Bank distribution event in Abeokuta, Ogun State recently.  By Jennifer Nwosu As part of its efforts to alleviate hunger and support livelihoods across Nigeria, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has donated more than 2,000 food packs to residents in Abeokuta, Ogun State, through its Fidelity Food Bank Initiative. The distribution exercise, held at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cathedral, Itesi, Adatan, Abeokuta is a part of the bank's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme focused on supporting vulne...

POLICE SECONDARY SCHOOL SAGAMU HOLDS MAIDEN PASSING OUT PARADE, HONOURS EXCELLENCE AT GRADUATION CEREMONY  By Jennifer Nwosu  Discipline, academic achievement and character took centre stage as Police Secondary School, Oke-Ibu, Batoro, Sagamu, held its' maiden Passing-Out Parade, Graduation Ceremony and Prize-Giving Day, marking a significant milestone in the institution's history. The event opened with a colourful march past by students, followed by the passing-out parade of the graduating class and a ceremonial guard of honour. The reviewing officer, representing the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, Area Commander of Sagamu Area Command, ACP Aremu Olusola, inspected the parade and took the salute. The ceremony began with an opening prayer led by Pastor Alex, Coordinator of Student Outreach, Sagamu Zone. Delivering the goodwill message on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, ACP Olusola congratulated the graduating students and urged them to re...

NIGERIAN NAVY LED SCHOOL RENOVATION BRINGS TECHNOLOGY, NEW FACILITIES TO ORILE-AGEGE PUPILS  By Jennifer Nwosu  The Nigerian Navy has commissioned and officially handed over a series of educational infrastructure projects at St. Peter's Blessed Primary School in Orile-Agege, Lagos, marking another milestone in its' community outreach program aimed at strengthening education and fostering closer ties between the military and the public. The projects, executed under the Chief of the Naval Staff Special Intervention Quick Impact Project, drew senior military officers, government officials, education stakeholders, traditional leaders, teachers, pupils and members of the host community to celebrate the completion of facilities expected to improve teaching and learning. Representing the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas (Admiralty Medal), Rear Admiral P.E. Meteke said the intervention reflected the Nigerian Navy's commitment to contributing to national ...

NIGERIAN ONLINE MEDIA ALLIANCE LEADS CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AHEAD OF WORLD DRUG DAY By Jennifer Nwosu  As part of activities marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, celebrated globally on June 26th, the Nigerian Online Media Alliance (NOMA) joined the worldwide campaign to combat substance abuse through strategic media advocacy and public enlightenment. The event served as a platform for journalists, policymakers, healthcare professionals, security agencies and other stakeholders to examine the growing threat of drug abuse and illicit trafficking while reinforcing the media's role in shaping public awareness and driving social change. In her welcome address, the Chairperson of the Nigerian Online Media Alliance, Theresa Moses, described drug abuse as a major impediment to productivity and national development, affecting individuals across all social classes, age groups and genders. She emphasized the critical role of journalists in...

TB JOSHUA; MYSTERY OF DIVINE ENVOY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ELUDE MANKIND  By DARE ADEJUMO "As I saw the remains of the man of God prophet TB Joshua looking at him on the television inside a transparent coffin, my goose flesh wildly arose. I was shaken and immediately overwhelmed with guilt and fear! The revelation came to me straightaway without any ambiguity, piecing my heart like a thunder: 'here is a beloved son of God who has accomplished his assignment on earth'. My eyes were opened. I knelt down in tears and wept profusely asking God to forgive me because I was misled by our church leaders about his divine identity making me to have said bad things about him. It is a colossal spiritual tragedy for anyone to say any negative things against an anointed man God not even in ignorance". This is Madam Florence Olowokere, a strong Pentecostalism Christian. "I have learnt a bitter lesson in not just believing anything about any prophet of God that th...

FIDELITY BANK PROVIDES CRITICAL FUNDING SUPPORT TO ABUJA SPECIAL NEEDS ORPHANAGE  Photo caption: L-R: Deputy President, Valorem Inductees Class, Fidelity Bank Plc, Olamide Wilson; Team Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Fidelity Bank Plc, Victoria Abuka; Director, JKS Special Needs Academy, Abuja, Nifemi Ajileye; Team Lead, Human Resources Business Partner, Abuja and North, Fidelity Bank Plc, Aishatu Sambo; and President, Valorem Inductees Class, Fidelity Bank Plc, Ekeh Adaora; at the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP) CSR Outreach in Abuja recently.   By Jennifer Nwosu  Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, through the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP), has funded critical support for the JKS Special Needs Academy in Abuja to ensure continued shelter and care for vulnerable children. The intervention was facilitated by a group of the bank’s newly recruited employees known as Team Valorem, as part of their induction activities....

WRAHP TRAINS JOURNALISTS, TEACHERS, FRONTLINE WORKERS, OTHERS ON SAFETY, DIGITAL PROTECTION IN LAGOS  By Jennifer Nwosu  Stakeholders drawn from the media, education, health and human rights sectors have participated in a three-day Safety and Digital Protection Training organised by the Women’s Rights and Health Project in Lagos State. The training, which brought together journalists, teachers, frontline workers and human rights activists, focused on strengthening participants’ capacity to navigate growing security and digital threats in their various fields of operation. Held at Elomaz Hotel, the programme featured intensive sessions on physical security, digital safety, collective protection and psychosocial support mechanisms. Participants were exposed to practical strategies for personal safety, risk assessment, secure communication, online privacy protection and mental health management, especially for professionals operating in high-risk and emotionally deman...

BREAKING: CP BODE OJAJUNI ARRIVES AT OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY IBOGUN CAMPUS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS, COMMUNITY  By Jennifer Nwosu  The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, has arrived at the Ibogun Campus of Olabisi Onabanjo University to engage with students and members of the host community on security and strengthen police-community collaboration, with the Vice Chancellor also in attendance.

DANGOTE CEMENT EXECUTIVES PAY COURTESY VISIT TO CHARTERED RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA  By Jennifer Nwosu  ( Photo Story) L - R: Mr. Kenneth Irabor, Head, Risk Management, Dangote Cement; Dr. Pontsho B. Mokoena, Group Chief Risk Officer, Dangote; Mr. Kevin Ugwuoke, President, Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI) and Executive Director, Risk Management, Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc; and Mr. Victor Olannye, Ph.D, FCRM, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, CRMI; during a courtesy visit on the institute’s president in Lagos recently.

ARCON INDUCTS REGISTERED ADVERTISING PRACTITIONERS OF NIGERIA  L-R: (Front Row Seated) Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria, Mrs. Olufunmilola Aluko; Director-General, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr. Olalekan Olumuyiwa Fadolapo; and Director Regulation, Monitoring and Enforcement, ARCON, Mrs. Emme Akande with (Back Row Standing) 2nd Right, Head Strategic Brand Management, Union Bank, Alvin Agorom; 5th Right, Head Product Marketing, Ejiebhen Egbomondion; 6th Right, Head Strategic Communications and Media, Olufisayo Adelekun with other Union Bank Inductees during their induction by ARCON as Registered Advertising Practitioners of Nigeria held at the Stallion Plaza in Marina, Lagos recently. BY JENNIFER NWOSU  The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has formally inducted members of staff of Union Bank of Nigeria as Registered Advertising Practitioners of Nigeria, marking a significant milestone in the bank’s com...

New Telegraph Award, Dinner Night: Ooni Is Royal Father Of The Day, Osoba Event Chair The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has accepted to be the Royal Father of the Day at the New Telegraph Awards Night/ Dinner holding at the Grand Ballroom of the Oriental Hotels, Lagos this Friday. That is as veteran Elder journalist and former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, has also accepted to be the Chairman of the event.  The New Telegraph Awards Night/Dinner is a high octane event, where governors, captains of industry, banking and financial institutions and executives as well as public, private sector players and sports personalities would be honoured. Nine state governors from across the country have confirmed their attendance at the event, with other awardees expressing delight and anticipation towards the event. In a letter conveying his choice as the Royal Father of the Day, the Management of Daily Telegraph Publishing ...

SCHOOL TEACHER IN FAMILY WAY FOR 12 YEAR OLD STUDENT BY JENNIFER NWOSU  A school teacher who has been exposed for allegedly having carnal knowledge of her 12-year-old student claims she is pregnant and is going to raise this baby. Alissa McCommon, 38, from Covington, Tennessee, was arrested late last month and charged child rape after making contact with the little boy via SnapChat.  The former fourth grade teacher at Charger Academy was in court on Tuesday, Oct. 3, with the hearing focusing on a series of texts and phone calls that the mother of two allegedly had with the victim. In one phone call, the teacher claimed that she was pregnant and ready to bring child number three into the world.  “I’m going to raise this baby. I can do this,” she stated on the recording played in court. She had previously warned the boy he would regret telling the Police about their relationship.  Authorities have not officially confirmed whether McCommon is pregnant, nor w...