Patients at the Edo Central Hospital in Benin and their caregivers on Tuesday staged a protest against alleged robbery and rape in the hospital. The patients and their caregivers, who protested around the central hospital premises, appealed to the management of the institution to put in place security measures to ensure the safety of their […]
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Guaranty Trust Bank plc, “GTBank” has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2017 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the half year performance, shows positive growth across all key financial metrics and improved strategic positioning of the brand. Gross earnings for the period grew by […]
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The joint tax board (JTB) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have started sharing information of high net worth individuals to profile their income and tax payments. Speaking at the 138th meeting of the JTB on Sunday, Babatunde Fowler, executive chairman of the FIRS, said 12 states have signed the memorandum of understanding under […]
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No fewer than 62 juvenile offenders and 67 inmates with disabilities held at Kirikiri Female Prisons and Kirikiri Medium Prisons, Lagos, were on Monday released on the orders of the State Chief Judge, Olufunmilayo Atilade. She said her intervention particularly at the Female Prisons was part of efforts to address the problem of underage offenders […]
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Igo Weli, general manager, external relations of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) stated that the remitted $29.8 billion to the federation account and $1.2 billion to Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2002 and 2016. He made the disclosure on Monday while reacting to the shut down of SPDC flow station and gas plant in […]
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The Benin Command of the Nigerian Police Force, has arrested four “fake soldiers”; Iyoragie David, Emmanuel Musa, Kingsley Egharevba and Chibuike Nwabali, for posing as men of the Nigerian Army. It was gathered that the suspects wore uniforms of the Nigerian Army when they were arrested at Okhuaihe village, along Benin-Asaba Road by local vigilante […]
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The Anambra Gubernatorial Election Screening Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday cleared six aspirants ahead of the party primary. This disclosure was made by the Chairman of the Screening Committee, Alhaji Adamu Waziri, while presenting the clearance certificates to the screened aspirants at the party National Secretariat in Abuja. Waziri said although […]
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A was on Monday embarrassed in front of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) main gate over his refusal to pay for s*x he had with a student he had picked up the previous day. The video which has since gone viral was posted on the Facebook page of Inside UniUyo. According to the lady, the man took her […]
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NIGERIA – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has advised foreign investors to take advantage of the opportunities in the Nigerian economy now or risk blaming themselves in 10 years time. Osinbajo made made this declaration when he spoke at the Presidential villa in Abuja during a meeting of delegates from the Nigerian Initiative for Economic Development […]
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At least eight people were killed when one armed man on Sunday stormed the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. A witness said some gunmen, who concealed his identity, broke into the church around 6am when the first mass service was holding. NAN quoted a witness as saying after […]
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