The coroner’s inquest into the d3ath of Mohbad has resumed at the Ikorodu Magistrate Court. Family members, including Mohbad’s parents, Joseph and Abosede Aloba, attended the proceedings. The inquest aims to determine the cause of Mohbad’s d3ath, which occurred ...
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A lady named Abike has sparked discussions online after revealing the amount she spends on managing her menstrual cycle. Posting on her X account, @olastv01, shared, “I normally spend 70k on sanitary pad monthly,” highlighting the financial commitment involved in her ...
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The co-founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Dr Awele Elumelu, has said that the foundation empowered 8,000 women in 54 African countries in 10 years. She added that the figure represented 46 per cent of the total number of ...
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Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, has won the award for Best Bank for Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024. The bank, in a statement made available ...
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LAPO Microfinance Bank has announced the appointment of Joshua Etopidiok as a non-executive director. According to LAPO MFB, in a statement on Sunday, Etopidiok is a financial strategist, who brings over 35 years of experience in finance, insurance, risk ...
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Financial technology companies have started charging levies on electronic transfers into personal and business accounts in compliance with the Federal Inland Revenue Service regulations. In a notice to its customers on Saturday, OPay, one of the fintechs, stated, “Dear ...
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Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has proudly announced the launch of its first locally produced electric vehicle. Cornel Osigwe, Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs at IVM, shared the milestone on Facebook, highlighting the significance of this achievement for the ...
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Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc’s profit after tax soared by 71 per cent to N116.36bn in the first half of the year, from N67.92bn in the prior year. This was contained in the bank’s consolidated and separate statements of profit ...
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In celebration of its 75th anniversary, United Bank for Africa Plc has rewarded 30 customers with over N17m in its August draw. In a statement on Monday, the lender said the event, held recently in Lagos, featured a draw ...
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Unity Bank Plc has projected gross earnings of N27 billion and a Profit After Tax of N4 billion in Q4, 2024, in its latest earnings forecast released to the Nigerian Exchange Group. Although the projected gross earnings represent a ...
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Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, has donated maternity kits to pregnant women in Aiyetoro, Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State. This donation is part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts under the ...
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Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Maiduguri on Tuesday to offer condolences to the people of Borno State following the devastating Alau dam flood disaster, which displaced thousands. He led a federal government delegation to the city, where he was ...
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There are indications that the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has started an investigation into the alleged detention of Nigerians in an unknown prison in Libya, following their appeal to the Federal Government for intervention and assistance. A viral video on ...
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The Management of the National Youth Service Corps has insisted that the increase of corps members’ allowance, following the approval of a new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers, will be determined by the Federal Government. The acting Director of ...
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Two Delta Airlines planes have collided on a runway at the country’s busiest airport. The incident took place at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia just after 10am on Tuesday. The crash occurred after Tokyo-bound flight DL295 clipped the ...
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The Prince Harry visa row case has been closed in a sealed ruling by the judge. Judge Carl Nichols filed an order at the court in Washington after reviewing the Duke of Sussex’s US immigration documents for four months. The ...
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Police operatives in Bauchi State have arrested a 30-year-old woman along with four men for allegedly stealing and selling tricycles stolen from Kano State. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Bauchi Police Command, Ahmed Wakil, a ...
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A three-year-old boy has d!ed after he fell into a septic tank while he was playing in the garden with his older brother. The boy, whom police have not named, had been playing alongside his four-year-old brother in a ...
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Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president moments after the end of Tuesday night’s presidential debate against Donald Trump. The pop star made her announcement in an Instagram post signed as “Childless Cat Lady” – a reference to comments by Trump’s ...
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A Lagos State Special Offences Court, in Ikeja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, to 74 years imprisonment, for defrauding victims of $1.2m, through an EB-5 visa scam and an additional $368,698.24, in fraud. Justice ...
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Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Eguavoen, has denied stepping down as the interim coach of the Super Eagles after the two 2025 AFCON qualifiers against the Benin Republic and Rwanda. Eguavoen was appointed by the NFF ...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said bank executives are complicit in aiding money laundering in the country, adding that it would commence prosecution soon. Speaking at the 17th annual conference of the Chartered Institute Bankers of ...
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A 15-year-old boy has d!ed after a fake doctor performed gallstone surgery – using YouTube as guidance. Krishna Kumar’s condition rapidly deteriorated after the bogus medic’s procedure – allegedly carried out without his parental consent – at a private ...
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concern over the recent flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The severe flood, considered the worst in decades, has displaced thousands of residents and affected critical infrastructure, including the ...
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Authorities in Iran are planning to deport no fewer than two million people without legal residency status by the end of March 2025. The commander of the security forces, Ahmad-Resa Radan said this on Tuesday. A debate about the large number of ...
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