Diamond Bank Appoints Dele Babade Acting Chairman - Business -

Diamond Bank Plc on Thursday notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) that following the recent resignation of Mr. Oluseyi Bickersteth as Director/ Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors of the bank has appointed Mr. Dele Babade as acting Chairman effective December 24, 2018.

Babade holds Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Laws from University of London and was called to both the Nigerian and English Bar.

He started his career with Midland Montagu London (the predecessor of HSBC Investment Bank) on the Graduate Training Programme in 1988 and at various times worked in the UK and Greece mainly in Corporate and Merchant Banking.

He joined Citibank in 1993 and garnered experience from Citibank’s Emerging Markets business focusing on businesses beyond Africa and became Vice President in charge of all cross border/international deals for Africa in 1996, statement on the NSE website explained.

In 1998, he joined Nomura International in London as a Director for Investment Banking for Africa. After re-joining Citibank in 2000, he was moved to Nigeria and Ivory Coast in 2001 as Executive Director covering Nigeria and West Africa and was a board member of Citibank Nigeria from 2001 to 2006. He also served as Citibank’s Director & Regional Head Sub-Sahara Africa Corporate Finance & Investment Banking based in South Africa from 2002 to 2006.

He started his own investment advisory firm in 2007 but left briefly to join Ecobank Transnational Inc as Head of Ecobank Capital from 2010 to 2012 and was also a member of the Group Executive Committee, the top executive body for overall direction of the Ecobank Group. Since 2012, he has been running his firm focusing on inward cross border transactions across the African continent.

He currently serves as Chairman of the Africa Risk Capacity Pan African Insurance Company (ARC Ltd) and is also the Chairman of its Finance and Investment Committee. ARC Ltd is a financial affiliate of the African Risk Capacity, a specialized agency of the African Union (AU), an initiative designed to improve current responses to climate-related food security emergencies.

Babade was nominated by First Carlyle Growth V (Carlyle) and his appointment as a Non-Executive Director was approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria effective April 20, 2017. Diamond Bank is currently in a business combination deal with Access Bank Plc.

Davido allegedly slapped Kizz Daniel's manager Tumi at his concert last night and Tumi claims Asa Asika and Bizzle stood by and did nothing

Kizz Daniel's manager, Tumi Lawrence has taken to Twitter to slam Davido though he didn't mention what Davido did to him. He also slammed Bizzle Osikoya and Asa Asika who he said witnessed whatever Davido did to him.

Shortly after his tweet, Twitter users began to narrate how Davido slapped Tumi Lawrence backstage and as a result Kizz Daniels didn't perform,

A Twitter user claimed that not only did Davido slap Tumi but he also poured a glass of drink on his face.

Read the tweets below.

DMX to be released from prison in 1 month

DMX is going to be released from prison in exacty 1 month  

DMX's attorney, Murray Richman, told TMZ that the American rapper will be released from Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution on Jan. 27, and he's excited about coming home to his family and resuming his rap and movie career after serving a 12-month sentence for tax evasion. 

DMX, who has 15 children, has been writing lots of songs in prison and he's planning to drop a new album when he's released, according to TMZ.

Messi Opens Up On Neymar’s Return To Barcelona - European Football

Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, has said he would love to have Neymar back at Camp Nou.

In an interview with Marca, he also ruled out the possibility of leaving the Catalan side.

Neymar, 26, left Barca to join Paris Saint-Germain in a world record €222million deal in 2017.

Since leaving, he has regularly been linked with a return to the club, as well as a move to rivals Real Madrid.

And, while Messi said he believes a reunion for the pair in Spain is unlikely, he would be delighted should it happen.

“It would be difficult.We would love it if he came back for what he means as a player and in the dressing room.

“We are friends, we enjoyed nice moments, as well some which were not so nice, but we spent a lot of time together. It is undoubtedly difficult to imagine him leaving Paris. PSG won’t let Neymar go,” Messi said.

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Iggy Azalea and boyfriend Playboi Carti holiday together in Mexico (Photos)

Aussie rapper, Iggy Azalea, 28, and her boyfriend, US rapper Playboi Carti, 22, celebrated  Christmas together in Mexico. 

The couple who started dating officially in the fall were this week pictured at a luxury villa while vacationing south of the border during the Christmas holidays. 

See more photos below.

American adventurer, Colin O’Brady becomes the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica

Colin O’Brady, an American adventurer has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without assistance of any kind.  

O’Brady, 33, took 54 days to complete the nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) crossing of the frozen continent from north to south. “I accomplished my goal: to become the first person in history to traverse the continent of Antarctica coast to coast solo, unsupported and unaided,”

O’Brady wrote in an Instagram post after covering the final 77.5 miles in 32 hours.  “While the last 32 hours were some of the most challenging hours of my life, they have quite honestly been some of the best moments I have ever experienced,” he wrote.

'The rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo in Spain was very healthy and good for the fans' - Lionel Messi

Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi, has spoken for the first time on the transfer of his arch-rival and former Real Madrid striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, who left for Juventus in the summer.

The Argentine and Portuguese stars who have five Ballon d'Or awards each battled for supremacy in the La Liga for years. But Messi believes that his rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo in Spain was "healthy" and was good for fans. 

"The rivalry with Cristiano was very healthy and good for the fans," the 31-year-old told Marca.  

During Ronaldo's time with the Real Madrid, he won La Liga twice and lifted the Champions League four times. While Messi has won nine La Liga titles and has also lifted the Champions League four times.
 

WOW!! List Of Shortlisted Candidates For Nigerian Army Recruitment Through SSC And DSS - Career -

The Nigerian Army has released the list of candidates shortlisted for Short Service Combatant Commission (SSC) 45/2019 and Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) 24/2019 Selection Board, scheduled to take place from 4th – 18th January 2019.

The selection exercise for SSC will take place at NDA Old Site Kawo, Kaduna, Kaduna State, while that of the DSSC will hold at 20 Battalion Barracks Serti Baruwa, Taraba State.

According to information made available to InoutNaija, the list of the shortlisted candidates is available at www.nigerianarmyms.ng.

Meanwhile, applications are still been received for recruitment into the Nigerian Army through its 78 regular recruitment exercise.