The United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Thursday, announced that Mr Abdoul-Aziz Dia will join the bank’s Board of Directors subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mr Dia, a Senegalese citizen, has over 25 years of banking experience garnered from several countries across the globe, including the United Kingdom, France, Nigeria, […]
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Not less than five persons have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Murbai community of Ardo kola local government area of Taraba State. Recall that two Fulani herdsmen were alleged to have been killed by suspected Kona militia, a situation that led to tension in the area. The attack is said to have started […]
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Lucas Moura scored a stoppage time winner to complete a hat-trick and seal a sensational 3-2 comeback win for Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday in Amsterdam. The away win which gave them a 3-3 aggregate scoreline took them past Ajax Amsterdam on the away goals rule into the 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League final match of June […]
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Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, says the evil he feared in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has befallen him ten times since he joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okorocha had defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), where he contested and won the 2011 governorship election. The outgoing governor […]
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that it has approved MTN Nigeria’s application to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) by way of introduction. Mrs Efe Ebelo, SEC Head, Corporate Communications, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Ebelo said the commission has approved the company’s application to be […]
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Liverpool produced one of the most stunning comebacks in Champions League history as Divock Origi and Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice to beat Barcelona 4-0 and progress to the final for the second consecutive year 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday. The Reds not only had a mountain to climb on the scoreboard, but were deprived of […]
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Some persons believed to be Boko Haram members on Tuesday evening staged an attack on a convoy of travellers near Molai, a village at the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Bala Ibrahim, a resident told newsmen that the insurgents invaded the town using cows as shields. He said immediately they got into the […]
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The Naira on Tuesday gained 40 Kobo to exchange at N359 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, stronger than N359.6 traded on Monday. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N470 and N402, respectively. Trading at the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment saw the naira closing at N360 to the dollar, […]
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Vincent Kompany’s superb strike secured a hard-fought 1-0 win for Manchester City against a resolute Leicester City side in Monday night’s Premier League game at the Etihad. City needed to respond to Liverpool’s 3-2 win against Newcastle United and had to wait until the 70th minute thanks to Kompany’s long range strike from 30 yards. […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of widespread thunderstorm over most parts of the country on Tuesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Monday in Abuja, predicted partly cloudy conditions over the Central states with thunderstorms over Abuja, Minna and Lokoja in the morning. It also predicted thunderstorms over Yola, Bauchi, […]
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