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GTBank Wins Nigeria’s Best Digital Bank Award at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026

July 18, 2026Ayo Olowo

Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (“GTBank”), the flagship banking subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) , has been named Nigeria’s Best Digital Bankat the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, one of the most prestigious and globally recognised awards programmes in the financial services industry. Organised annually by Euromoney, the Awards for Excellence recognise financial institutions that demonstrate outstanding performance, innovation, customer service, […]

BREAKING! Argentina Stun England 2-1 in Dramatic Late Comeback to Reach World Cup Final

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Ayo Olowo

Defending champions Argentina came from behind in the closing stages to beat England 2-1 in Atlanta, booking their place in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 final against Spain in New York New Jersey. The semi-final started cagily, with both sides struggling to create clear chances through the opening half hour. England’s John Stones headed narrowly […]

Sowore Calls Adeyemi’s Arrest “Biggest Cover-Up Ever” Amid PFIPC Scandal

July 15, 2026Ayo Olowo

Activist Omoyele Sowore criticizes the arrest of PFIPC impostor Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, alleging a cover-up involving Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. Presidency denies claims.

Gtbank Named Best Overall Performing Bank In Nigeria In The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks Rankings 2026

July 15, 2026Ayo Olowo

Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (“GTBank” or the “Bank”), the flagship banking subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”), has been named the Best Overall Performing Bank in Nigeria in The Banker magazine’s Top 1000 World Banks Rankings 2026.

2026 World Cup: Spain beats France 2-0 to book final spot

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Ayo Olowo

Oyarzabal and Porro strikes send La Roja through to face England or Argentina in New York Spain booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final with a controlled 2-0 win over France in Wednesday’s semi-final at Dallas Stadium, goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro securing a result that few inside the stadium […]

GTCO Donates 3,000 Bicycles Across 6 States Under ‘Beat The Distance’ Initiative

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Ayo Olowo

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has announced the 2026 rollout of its social impact initiative called #BeatTheDistance.This is a nationwide intervention aimed at supporting school children in underserved communities through the provision of bicycles to ease their daily commute to school. Marking the second edition of the initiative, GTCO will distribute […]

CBN Orders Immediate Freeze of Accounts Linked to Terrorism Financing

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026Eben Tanimola

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to immediately freeze the accounts and assets of individuals and companies designated for terrorism and terrorism financing, following fresh sanctions imposed by Nigerian and United States authorities. The directive was contained in a circular dated June 24, 2026, issued by the CBN’s […]

Full Result: INEC declares Oyebanji winner of Ekiti governorship election

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026Ayo Olowo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13 a.m. on Sunday, said that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes. […]

World Cup: Japan send Tunisia packing as Caracao grab historic draw

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026Ayo Olowo

Japan marked the 1,000th game in World Cup history with a 4-0 thrashing of Tunisia on Saturday, closing in on a place in the last 32. Ayase Ueda scored twice while Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito were also on target as the Asian giants joined the Netherlands on four points at the top of Group […]

Orette Propagates Democratic Ideals

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026Ayo Olowo

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in Delta South, Dr. Austin Orette took a bold step Saturday in Owhelogbo, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area, when he propagated the ideals of democracy. “In every functioning democracy, political parties exist to serve the people. In Nigeria, some party leaders have unfortunately come to believe that party […]