Lagos State Government on Monday wielded the big stick against the menace of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke NAPEP), proscribing their operations in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 10 major highways across the State with effect from February 1. The State Government directed security operatives to embark […]
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The candidate of Action Alliance (AA’s) in the Imo North Senatorial District of 2019, Mr Ndubuisi Emenike, has been shot dead by an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This development has been confirmed by the Imo state Police command on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Commenting on the developing issue, police […]
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US basketball icon, Kobe Bryant and Gianna, his 13-year-old daughter, have died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. According to TMZ, the NBA star was travelling alongside three other persons when his private helicopter crashed on Sunday. TMZ outlet later reported that Gianna was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash. […]
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The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey rose to 29 as rescue workers raced against time Saturday to find survivors under the rubble. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck on Friday evening, with its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig province, and was felt across neighbouring countries. The Turkish […]
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The Christmas edition of one of Nigeria’s most anticipated parties – The Funky Brunch Lagos turned out an incredible and impressive massive crowd of upwardly mobile and luxury lifestyle lovers with over 3000 guests across Nigeria with a high concentration of celebrities, millennials, upwardly mobile gentlemen and women in entertainment, corporate, art and government from […]
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Dr Ebenezar of Amuzu Hospital, a herbal medicine practitioner, has advised men to ejaculate 21 times every month, and not less than five times every month, to avoid prostrate cancer. Ebenezar, who provides alternative and holistic health service, in a Twitter video circulating online, emphasized the need for men to have sex frequently, to safeguard […]
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Wuhan, a Chinese city of nearly nine million people, has announced that it would temporarily shut public transport as it struggles to halt the outbreak of a new virus. Bus, subway, ferry, and long-distance transport networks will shut down from 10:00 local time on 23 January, while the city’s airport and train stations will be […]
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In developing economies, the key to socio-economic growth is access to finance, but the challenge is to increase loans to individuals and SMEs without suffering the fall-out of bad debt. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) increased the minimum loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) of commercial banks from 60 percent to 65 per cent in the latter […]
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The Chairman, United Bank for Africa(UBA), and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu has advocated massive private capital investment as well as increased support to youth development as catalysts for driving the much needed economic growth on the continent. Elumelu said this while speaking on a panel at the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020, in London. […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the official launch of a flagship product UBA Connect, a service that enables the customers of the bank to conduct traditional banking transactions at any UBA branch in the 20 African countries where the bank operates. The service, which is available to both […]
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