Lionel Messi has been crowned the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or, the eighth time in his career. The announcement was made by David Beckham at the Ballon d’Or ceremony held in Paris, France. Receiving the award, a beaming Messi says: “Above all I have to congratulate everyone who was nominated for this award. I […]
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Barcelona and Spanish midfielder, Aitana Bonmati has been confirmed as the winner of the Ballon d’Or Feminin – the female category of Ballon d’Or. The Golden Ball had been the property of Spain and Barcelona striker Alexia Putellas for the last two years, but a long-term injury ruled the 29-year-old out for the majority of last season. […]
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the October 26, 2023 verdict of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had affirmed Bola Tinubu’s election as president in February 2023. The court also refused to admit fresh evidence of forgery against Tinubu which […]
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Transcorp Hotels PLC, the hospitality subsidiary of Transcorp Group has announced its financial performance for the third quarter of 2023, showing a strong year-on-year growth on all indices. The leading hospitality brand sustained strong growth, recording 31.76% growth in revenue to N29.9bn from N22.7bn the previous year, and significantly higher than pre-covid performance. Profit also grew by 62% to N5.5bn from from N3.4bn. […]
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Thursday affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. In its ruling, the apex court dismissed the appeals by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart Peter Obi. The supreme court, in its lead […]
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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended September 30, 2023, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦433.2billion, representing an increase of 155.2% over ₦169.7billion recorded in the corresponding […]
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The Nigerian national team, on Monday earned a hard-fought 3-2 win against Mozambique at the Estadio Municipal De Albufeira Portimao in Portugal to end their 16 games without a win in a friendly game. Jose Peseiro made nine changes to the squad that played 2-2 with Saudi Arabia on Friday, with only Francis Uzoho and […]
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NIGERIA – the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, says the federal executive council (FEC) has approved a $1.58 billion loan request. Edun said the loan request is split into two; $1.5 billion from the World Bank and $80 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The minister revealed the approval after […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); and Labour Party (LP), have tackled the Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as costs of food items, others pushed inflation to an 18-year high of 26.72 per cent in September. The Presidency and APC kept sealed lips on the attacks with the National Bureau of Statistics, […]
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Ace Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, seems ready to bury the hatchet with people he has offended, including AY (Ayo Makun). In a video posted on his Instagram account on Monday, October 2, 2023, Basketmouth apologised to people he offended in one way or the other over the years. He then specifically […]
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