ECOBANK Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and its two affiliate countries Nigeria and Ghana have emerged winners in three strategic categories of The Asian Banker – West Africa Awards 2018. The annual awards saw ETI emerging the Best Financial Inclusion Initiative, Application or Programme with its innovative Xpress Account, while Ecobank Nigeria carted away Best Transaction Bank in Nigeria, West Africa award and Ecobank Ghana also won Best Transaction Bank in Ghana, West Africa.

Last month, the disposition was a petty quarrel over protectionism between the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China. The row might have caused disintegration in the foundations of America’s relationship with China. 

I was just amazed at the tenderness and love with which this woman carried and handled another person’s child who will probably never to able to mutter “thank you” not to talk of paying her back in future for her good deeds

Ekiti State governor and chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Ayodele Fayose was last week in the news for reasons not exactly noble or totally unreasonable. Prominent politicians and governorship aspirants seeking to replace him all accused him of hijacking the state resources in the promotion of the aspiration of the Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Professor Kolapo Olusola popularly known as Eleka.

Both the mainstream and social media have been full of condemnations—and rightly so— for the randy Professor who wanted to ‘knack’—forgive my vulgarity—a girl young enough to be his grand-daughter five times before he could raise her marks from 33 to 40 —a rough translation of one ‘round’ per mark with two bonus marks that would probably be contingent on ‘satisfactory performance.’