UBA revamps agency network to boost incentivise POS partners, financial inclusion

United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc is overhauling its agency banking and merchant network with a new sales and incentive structure for its RedPay point-of-sale terminals, as the lender seeks to deepen financial inclusion and strengthen its grip on Nigeria’s fast-growing digital payments market. The bank unveiled a multi-tier “aggregator” framework this week designed to streamline…

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Epstein Files Shows Kaaba Cloth Pieces From Makkah Bought By Epstein

The correspondence details how sacred Kaaba cloth reached Epstein through UAE-linked businesswoman Newly released Epstein files include emails detailing a controversial shipment of sacred cloth from the Kaaba in Makkah to the United States, arranged through contacts linked to the United Arab Emirates and delivered to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The correspondence, dated February and…

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Court Admits Video of Omokri Calling Tinubu ‘Drug Lord’ in Court Admits Video of Omokri Calling Tinubu ‘Drug Lord’ in Sowore Trial

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 admitted into evidence a video clip in which former presidential aide to Goodluck Jonathan and Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominee, Reno Omokri, described President Bola Tinubu as a “drug lord,” in the ongoing cyberstalking trial of human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele…

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Fani-Kayode, Reno Omokri Await Turn As Tinubu Post Are As Nigerian Ambassador To US

Two President Bola Tinubu ambassadorial nominees, Femi Fani-Kayode and Reno Omokri will need to wait for another day to know the countries they will be posted to respectively. President officially approved the posting of four high-profile ambassador-designates to key global diplomatic missions. The move is part of a broader effort to strengthen Nigeria’s international relations…

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ADC Condemns Systemic Failures in Lagos Health Sector Under APC

  Lagos, Nigeria — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of Nkanu Nnamdi, the 21-month-old son of renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, while sharply criticizing what it describes as longstanding systemic failures in Lagos State’s healthcare sector under the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. In a statement issued…

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