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Southern Sun Hotel accused of keeping thieves as employees

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The prestigious Southern Sun Hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos, has been accused of harbouring thieves under the guise of employees, turning a blind eye to the pilfering of lodgers’ properties and pretending to be unaware of complaints from the victims. About a week ago, a mobile phone belonging to a prominent cleric, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, was stolen when he was lodging in the hotel. Rather than make an effort to find out how the phone got stolen and possibly find a way to retrieve it, the management of the hotel preferred to play dumb and by extension, shield the thief who made away with the phone. After waiting endlessly for a solution from the hotel without getting a response, Apostle Chinyere, who is the General Overseer of Port Harcourt-based Omega Power Ministries decided to call out the management for gross negligence and insensitivity to his situation. He revealed that he had told the management to question the worker who cleaned his room on the day before he checked out of the hotel and who he suspects must have stolen the phone, which contained sensitive documents, his bank applications and his hundreds of contacts which he said he did not backup, but his suggestions fell on deaf ears.

He said he had decided not to reveal the name of the hotel in the hope that his complaints would prompt its management to do the needful and fish out the thief, but seeing that they chose to ignore him and were not inclined to help him to recover his phone, he had no choice but to publicly call them out.

Although the cleric claimed that he had lodged a formal complaint to the police, he vowed never to step foot in the hotel again since its management could not guarantee the security of property belonging to its guests. He also swore not to let the matter go until he recovers his phone, even if it takes him 10 years to do so. He also warned that if push came to shove, he would drag the name of the hotel in mud, beginning with a press conference with all the major radio and television stations in the country. He however publicly appealed to the thief not to reset the phone to factory settings as the contacts saved in the phone are not only important to him, but also they could possibly affect so many lives. He promised to pay the thief three times the cost of the phone and if possible, give him a free slot on the list of people he sends to university overseas via his church/foundation’s scholarship, if the thief is benevolent enough to return the phone. Known for his philanthropic gestures, Chinyere doesn’t shy away from lending a helping hand when and if the need arises. He personally reached out to and rehabilitated the parents of Deborah Samuel who was lynched in Sokoto State for alleged blasphemy, three siblings whose mother was killed in the Owo Catholic Church attack and a social media sensation popularly referred to as Mr Spells who returned to the streets to beg for money to meet his needs after the buzz around him on social media died.

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Ex-Skye Bank chairman Tunde Ayeni speaks on paternity scandal with former lover, Adaobi Alagwu.

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March 24, 2023

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Former chairman of the board of directors of the defunct Skye Bank (now Polaris Bank) Tunde Ayeni has debunked a report that he reunited with his ex-lover Adaobi Alagwu.

Ms Alagwu, 30, a female lawyer based in Abuja, was said to be Ayeni’s daughter’s classmate when their relationship began.

The lawyer, it was gathered, wants him to admit he is the father of the baby girl she has and take responsibility for her.

Ayeni, however, admitted in a statement released by his media office that his affair with Alagwu set his family backwards and that he would not like to revisit his romance with her.

He said, “Ordinarily, the recent series of media reports linking my name with a lady, Adaobi Alagwu, should not deserve a response from me since the section of the media that is feasting on the issue seems to be uninterested in fact-finding, but mere sensationalism.

“But, given the possibility of even some discerning readers placing some value on the story, this short clarification and disclaimer become necessary.

“I wish to state that, indeed, Ms. Adaobi Alagwu and I had a relationship, which has since ended and, as well-meaning Nigerians can imagine, it was a mistake that has caused my family much pain which I regret and do not wish to continue reliving as a section of the media continues to make me do.”

On the paternity of Alagwu’s child, the businessman explained that the issue “is being resolved and will be resolved in due course but whichever way it is resolved, will never mean a rekindling of the ended relationship between myself and Ms. Alagwu.”

Last year, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pulled back the N25.4 billion fraud case it filed against Ayeni and Skye Bank’s former managing director, Timothy Oguntayo.

The commission’s move followed an out-of-court settlement which the duo struck with the agency involving the forfeiture of about N15 billion in cash and assets.

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Tony ELUMELU Celebrates 60th Birthday with Symposium

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March 23, 2023

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The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Onyemachi Elumelu, CFR, clocked 60 years on Wednesday March 23, 2023 and in commemoration of this event, a symposium was held in his honour at the Tony Elumelu Amphitheatre in UBA House.

The symposium tagged ’60 for 60’ was attended by 60 young beneficiaries of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, friends and colleagues.

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Seplat Sues Retired Founder Orjiako For Fraudulent Use Of Company’s Letterhead

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March 23, 2023

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Seplat Energy Plc has cut ties with founder, A.B.C. Orjiako and Amaze Limited for transacting on behalf of the company without the approval of the board after retirement.

The energy company said it has also commenced legal action against its retired founder and Amaze Ltd.

The company made the disclosure in a filing seen by THE WHISTLER on Thursday and signed by Mr. Basil Omiyi, Independent Chairman, on behalf of the entire Board of Seplat Energy PLC.

The company said, “Seplat Energy Plc (Seplat Energy or the Company) announces the termination with immediate effect of the Consultancy Agreement between the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary and its co-founder, Dr. A.B.C Orjiako, acting through Amaze Limited.

“Under the Consultancy Agreement, Dr. Orjiako was obliged to provide defined assistance with certain external stakeholder engagements following his retirement from the Board after the 2022 Annual General Meeting in May 2022.”

Orjiako first resgined in November 2021, eight days after Zenith Bank Plc received an order from a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos blocking Seplat from transacting with its embattled founder, Orjiako.

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