Onyeagwu Caps Stellar Tenure with 2024 Banking CEO of Year in Africa Awards James Emejo in Abuja and Nume Ekeghe in Lagos
The Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu,
has been named the ‘Best Banking CEO of the Year in Africa’ at the International Banker 2024 Banking Awards, retaining this title for the second consecutive year. The award, published in the
Spring 2024 issue of International Banker Magazine, United Kingdom, coincides with Onyeagwu’s completion of his five-year tenure as Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer on May 31, 2024.
Speaking on receiving the award, Onyeagwu expressed gratitude to publishers of International Banker for the honour. A statement quoted the outgoing bank CEO to have said: “It is indeed
an honour to be recognised as the ‘Best Banking CEO of the Year in Africa’ for a second consecutive year. This award is a testament to our team’s collective efforts and our commitment to innovation,
growth, and delivering value to our customers and stakeholders. ‘It also reflects our dedication to sustainability and high ethical Continued on page 9
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Obi: I Will Accept Merger Chuks Okocha in Abuja
L-R: A former Governor of Wisconsin and Former US Secretary of Health & Human Services, Mr Tommy Thompson; Mr Peter Obi, and the Former Speaker of US Congress, Mr Paul Ryan, at an event in Wisconsin, USA... on Sunday
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has said he would only accept a merger with his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, if it would serve the greater good of Nigeria. Continued on page 9
Bayero Constituting Security Risk in Kano, He Should Be Evacuated, State Govt Warns Deputy gov yields to wisdom, apologises to NSA over alleged interest in Emirate crisis Court restrains dethroned emirs, directs police to evict them, as one monarch accepts fate Renowned Islamic cleric, Dahiru, urges parties to respect rule of law
Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja, Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano Kano State Government has warned that the demoted Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, should be evacuated from the Nasarawa palace that he currently occupies, because he constitutes a security risk for the state. The deputy governor of the state, Comrade Aminu Gwarzo, stated this yesterday during a press conference at Government House, Kano. Gwarzo also apologised to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, over allegations that he was involved in the ongoing emirship tussle in the state. Relatedly, Justice Amina Aliyu of the Kano State High Court yesterday issued an interim injunction restraining Bayero and four other dethroned emirs from Continued on page 9
18th Annual General Meeting of TRANSCORP...
President/GCEO, Dr Owen D. Omogiafo, OON with Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu, at the 18th Annual General Meeting of Transnational Corporation(TRANSCORP) Plc held at Transcorp Hilton Abuja ... yesterday