A sea of humanity bid Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), farewell last week in Ijebu-Ode. It was grand, the kind of occasion that befitted his sense of grandeur and his love of drama. The high priests of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) were there in large numbers for Balogun was an influential and …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, joined President Bola Tinubu;  former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd); Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State; former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku; and other eminent Nigerians to attend the funeral service of the founder of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Micheal Olasubomi Balogun. The Holy …

President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the founder of First City Monument Bank, Otunba Subomi Michael Balogun as a giant among men for his trailblazing and pioneering role in investment banking in Nigeria. The consummate banker, boardroom guru, philanthropist, Asiwaju Onigbagbo and Olori Omo Oba Ijebuland, renowned for his royal and sartorial elegance died in London on Friday, according …

President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu are among prominent Nigerians who have shared grief on the death of the founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun. According to family sources, the eminent banker and philanthropist died in London on Friday morning. He was 89. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and …