By Etim Etim IT was the venerated writer, Chimamanda Adichie, who first warned us against the destructive influences of a single story in her now famous 2009 TED talk. Many did not take her seriously and a lot more probably do not know the import of her lecture. She described …
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Wigwe: Family Releases Burial Rites, Excludes RCCG City Of David
THE family of the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has announced arrangements for his burial rites. Wigwe died alongside his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi, in a helicopter crash in the United States on February 9, 2024. The former Group Chairman of Nigerian …
Read More »Herbert Wigwe: The Things Yet Unsaid, By Dakuku Peterside
CLEAN-shaven, suave, upwardly mobile, and incurably optimistic, Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe, HOW, was one of the most recognisable figures in the banking space and corporate Nigeria. His official biography could only be written by him. But I hope his example can inspire and influence us. Accurately describing Herbert in one word …
Read More »Herbert Wigwe: Helicopter Crash Was Avoidable – US Lawyer
A United States aviation lawyer, Robert Clifford, has said the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe and his family in California last Friday, could have been averted. Clifford said this in a press statement posted on the company’s website …
Read More »Herbert Wigwe: Rivers Community To Mourn Late Access Bank CEO For Seven Days
Late Herbert Wigwe IN the wake of the devastating helicopter crash that claimed the lives of former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and their son, the Isiokpo in the Ikwerrre Local Government Area of Rivers State, where the deceased hailed from has decided …
Read More »Araraume Mourns Wigwe, Says Death Monumental Loss To Nigeria’s Banking Industry
A member of the Senate from 1999 to 2007, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has expressed shock over the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, Mr Herbert Wigwe, describing his sudden exit as a monumenral loss to Nigeria’s banking industry. Wigwe, together with his wife, Chizoba, son, …
Read More »Wigwe: Access Holdings Names Bolaji Agbede As Acting CEO
ACCESS Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This development is coming after the tragic death of the former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Newsextra24 recalls that Wigwe died alongside his wife and son in an helicopter crash on Friday. A statement …
Read More »Access Holdings Announces Date To Unveil Herbert Wigwe’s Replacement
ACCESS Holdings has announced that its board will soon make public the replacement for the late Group Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, who died alongside his wife and son in a chopper crash in California, United States, on Friday. Abubakar Jimoh, Chairman of Access Holding, disclosed this on Sunday in …
Read More »Herbert Wigwe And His Guilty Pleasures That Took His Life, Wife and Son
EVERY YEAR, Herbert Wigwe had this culture that he did not miss. He was a big fan of the Super Bowl, the biggest sports ritual in America, and so he cleared his table to travel to California to watch a sport that helps him relax and rejuvenate and which he …
Read More »Atiku Abubakar Reacts To Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe’s Death
FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, and his family. Newsextra24 earlier reported that Wigwe and his family reportedly died in a helicopter crash in the United States of America on Friday. It was gathered that Wigwe, his wife and …
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