Marcus Rashford scored a stoppage-time penalty awarded after a VAR review to give Manchester United a stunning 3-1 win away to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday as they improbably went through to the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals. A seriously depleted United looked to have given themselves too much to do after losing 2-0 in […]
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Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2018 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial metrics and improved strategic positioning of the brand. Gross earnings for the year grew by 3.7% to ₦434.7billion from ₦419.2billion […]
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Jose Mourinho says he feels proud to hear Real Madrid fans chanting his name and calling for his return to the club. Real were eliminated by Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday night in a humbling 4-1 defeat at the Bernabeu, which was met with fans singing Mourinho’s name in the streets. Former club […]
Continue ReadingThe Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have access to all certified copies of the materials used in conducting the 2019 presidential election. This, according to the court, is in pursuant to section 151(1 &2) of the Electoral […]
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The Lagos State Government has assured residents of their safety during the governorship and House of Assembly elections slated for Saturday noting that adequate measures have been firmed up to ensure a hitch-free exercise. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said every necessary arrangement to ensure a smooth voting exercise had been made, adding that the peace and […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 6, 2019, arraigned Tunde Ayeni, a former Chairman, Board of Directors, Skye Bank Plc, before Justice Valentine Ashi of a Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Apo on a four-count charge, bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N4,597,500,000. Ayeni was arraigned along […]
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Venezuela has ordered the expulsion of Germany’s ambassador over his backing of opposition leader Juan Guaido in a political struggle with President Nicolas Maduro. The foreign ministry said Berlin’s ambassador, Martin Kriener, had 48 hours to leave the country for “interference” in Venezuela’s internal affairs after he greeted Guaido at Caracas airport on his return […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has promised Nigerians that he will work harder in his second term and will not let Nigerians down. He said this on Wednesday when the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) paid him a congratulatory visit at the presidential villa in Abuja. “This is my last lap, I will try to […]
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The National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria on Tuesday congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. The National Chairman of the Council and the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar III, made this position known when leaders of the Council visited Mr Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the re-election of the president […]
Continue ReadingJoachim Löw, has informed Bayern Munich trio Thomas Müller, Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels that they are no longer in his future plans in the German national team. Löw confirmed his decision on Tuesday afternoon ahead of Germany’s first international of the year against Serbia in Wolfsburg on 20 March. “2019 is a new beginning […]
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