Head of the Police Complaints Response Unit (PCRU), Abayomi Shogunle, has advised Nigerians to speak to policemen in pidgin to avoid problems. Shogunle had tweeted a clip of the Commander of the Rapid Response Squad, Tunji Disu, who was addressing his men in a mixture of English and Pidgin. “I am here to discuss the […]
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Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited Financial Results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The Bank recorded positive performance across all financial metrics with gross earnings for the period growing by 1.2% to ₦110.3billion from ₦109.0billion posted in March 2018. Profit before tax improved to […]
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Ajax stunned Juventus to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 1997 as Matthijs de Ligt’s thumping second-half header secured a 2-1 second-leg victory in the last eight in Turin on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo, bidding for his sixth Champions League title, scored a 28th-minute header to put Juve ahead after a 1-1 […]
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Lionel Messi pounced on two Manchester United mistakes to score twice and end their hopes of another Camp Nou comeback as Barcelona breezed into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday. After an excellent start, United were undone twice in four minutes by Messi, who first nicked the ball off the careless Ashley Young and then […]
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Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has been charged by the English Football Association with misconduct after breaking strict betting rules. In a statement released on Tuesday, the FA revealed that Scholes broke the betting rules between 2015 and 2019. The football body has strict rules preventing players, managers, agents and anyone involved in the game […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has advised the general public to be vigilant in order not to fall victim to new tricks deployed by car thieves to dispossess unsuspecting Nigerians of their vehicles. The alert is borne out of the shocking discoveries made during investigations into the allegations of crime levelled against one […]
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Samuel Mashi, Chairman of Akwanga Local Government of Nasarawa State, said on Monday that gunmen have killed a newborn, a pregnant woman and 15 others in Numa village of the area on Sunday night. Mashi told newsmen in Akwanga that the gunmen attacked the community at about 10pm during a naming ceremony. “They just started […]
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In a fierce encounter at the weekend with Boko Haram terrorists, troops of Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, along with the Cameroon Defence Force, killed no fewer than 27 of the terrorists. Chadian forces also killed 63 of the terrorists in a fight near Lake Chad also at the weekend, making a total of 90 […]
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Liverpool football club powered back to the top of the Premier League after Mohamed Salah’s stunning strike clinched a 2-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s side had surrendered the top position a few hours earlier when Manchester City won 3-1 at Crystal Palace, piling pressure on the Reds to respond as the title […]
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The Federal Government says it will use revenue accrued in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to improve the funding of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed said this on Friday on the sidelines of the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor’s meeting at the IMF/World Bank meetings […]
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