Banks only build branches, or so the story goes. Except for Guaranty Trust Bank Plc; the foremost African financial institution, which has been at the forefront of several innovative products and services, recently completed and opened the first digital playground for children in Nigeria. Located in Lekki, Lagos State, the GTBank Play Centre is equipped […]
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Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently held presidential election, has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke over his declaration as governor-elect by the Osun State governorship election tribunal. Senator Adeleke, the PDP candidate in the election, had approached the tribunal challenging the victory of the governor and the APC in […]
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The Osun State governorship election tribunal has declared Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the governorship election held in September 2018. A three-man panel sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital, upheld the petition of the PDP candidate while delivering judgement on Friday. It was a split decision […]
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‘France Football’, a French football magazine, has placed Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola above Jose Mourinho in a ranking of the world’s top 50 managers of all time. The Spaniard was rated fifth all-time best, just three steps below Manchester United’s legendary manager, Alex Ferguson. The 48-year-old has won a total of 26 trophies in […]
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command killed two suspected robbers and arrested another two after it foiled a robbery operation on Imude road in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. Bala Elkana, spokesperson of the Lagos Police Command, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, the police received […]
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Togolese Football Association official Kokou Hougnimon Fagla has been banned from all football-related activities for life after being found guilty of accepting bribes to manipulate an international friendly. World football ruling body FIFA said on Wednesday that Fagla, who is also a referee, had taken bribes in violation of the organisation’s code of ethics. “The […]
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Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has faulted the Federal Government plan to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 per cent to 35 per cent. Umahi, who made the declaration on Wednesday while addressing staff of his office celebrating his re-election for a second term, described the FG’s plan as ‘digging a hole to […]
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The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday said it had arrested 12 crew members of a ship for alleged illegal bunkering of Automotive Gas Oil otherwise known as diesel. It announced that it had also seized a ship. The Commanding Officer, Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom, Navy Captain Reginald […]
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The resurgent menace of the toxic loans in the banking sector could be checked if the Nigerian government revisits the return of the Failed Bank Act, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, has said. Mr Kuru who spoke on Wednesday in Lagos when he received officials of the Risk […]
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against setting dangerous and evil precedence in the political history of Nigeria by declaring elections inconclusive. The speaker, who was adressing a PDP NEC meeting in Abuja Wednesday, also warned against craving for power at all costs just […]
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