The United Bank for Africa Plc has vowed to deepen digital banking in Nigeria as it marked the sixth anniversary of the launch of its artificial intelligent digital assistant and Chatbot – Leo. According to a statement from the ...
Read More »Chevron Nigeria Appoints Jim Swartz As New MD
Chevron Nigeria Limited has appointed a new Chairman and Managing Director, Jim Swartz. This was contained in statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday by the firm’s General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs Esimaje Brikinn. According to ...
Read More »Unity Bank Customer Wins N1m in CashToken Rewards Promo
A Unity Bank customer, Mr. Musa Dayyabu, has emerged winner of One Million Naira in the ongoing cash reward Promo by Unity Bank Plc and CashToken Rewards Africa. CashToken Rewards Africa is a Cash-Reward-as-a-Service company that rewards customers for ...
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Dominates Retail and SME Banking Segments in KPMG’s 2023 Customer Experience Survey
Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of Standard Bank Group, has once again proven its commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences by securing top spots in KPMG’s 2023 West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey. In the recently released survey ...
Read More »I’m alive, actress Ngozi Ezeonu refutes death rumour (video)
Veteran Nollywood actress, Ngozi Ezeonu, has dismissed rumours circulating on social media about her death In a video posted on her Instagram page on Wednesday, the actress clarified that she is “alive and healthy.” Ezeonu explained that her earlier post featuring a ...
Read More »Sadio Mane marries longtime partner Aisha Tamba
Sadio Mane has married his longtime partner Aisha Tamba, just days before Senegal’s opener at the 2023 AFCON. The wedding ceremony took place on Sunday in Keur Massar, the commune located in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, with images ...
Read More »Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company
Microsoft has overtaken Apple for the first time since 2021 to become the world’s most valuable firm by market capitalisation – which measures the value and number of a company’s shares. Microsoft surpassed Apple at numerous points throughout Thursday’s ...
Read More »Happy birthday my love and king! Ini Edo to Ik Ogbonna
Nollywood actress Ini Edo has penned a sweet note to her supposed boyfriend, fellow actor, IK Ogbonna on his birthday. It is alleged that the movie stars are in a serious relationship. In what seems like a confirmation, Ini publicly declared her undying ...
Read More »Police nab notorious ‘one chance’ couple in Abuja
Federal Capital Territory Police Command says operatives from Utako Police Divisional Headquarters have arrested a couple in connection with series of robbery, specifically ‘one chance’ activities within the FCT and its environs The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josphenie Adeh, ...
Read More »IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, sacks legal team
Barely a month after he lost his bid to be freed from continued detention, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has sacked his legal team A highly-place judicial source confirmed to Vanguard that the ...
Read More »Army arrests fake soldier in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police command said the officers of the Nigerian Army have arrested a fake soldier in the Awe Local Government Area of the state and handed him over to the command for interrogation This was contained in ...
Read More »Former President Jonathan loses elder sister
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has lost his elder sister. Madam Obebhatein Jonathan passed away on Thursday, January 11, at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State after a brief illness She was aged 70. In a statement issued to newsmen by ...
Read More »Zenith Bank Dismisses Report on GMD’s Arrest, Says Onyeagwu on Duty.
Zenith Bank PLC, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, has dismissed as entirely untrue reports on the purported arrest of its Group Managing Director, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, in a section of the media. The reports had claimed Dr Onyeagwu ...
Read More »Wema Bank breaks corporate performance in nine months in 2023
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative financial institution and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, set a record-breaking precedent in 2023, with a tremendous upsurge in its 2023 corporate performance as seen in the bank’s 2023 Q3 performance ...
Read More »Ibadan court remands fake doctor for allegedly drowning baby in canal
An Ibadan Family Court, sitting at Iyaganku, remanded Olarewaju Oludele (50), a fake doctor, at the Agodi Correctional Centre on Thursday, accused of causing the death of a baby boy whom he allegedly drowned in a canal The magistrate, ...
Read More »‘No gree for terrorists’ – Army tells Nigerians
The Defence Headquarters has urged Nigerians to do anything in their capacity to prevent terrorists from tormenting them in 2024 ‘ The DHQ made the call to the Nigerian people asking them to be security conscious and report criminal activities ...
Read More »University graduate commits suicide after applying for 500 jobs without success
Masinde Muliro University graduate has committed suicide after failing to secure a job five years after completing her studies The deceased, Vera Omondi from Gem constituency, Kenya graduated in 2019 with a degree in Science at the university. Her ...
Read More »Mike Adenuga returns as second richest Nigerian
Renowned Nigerian telecom and oil magnate, Mike Adenuga, has reclaimed the position of Nigeria’s second-richest individual, surpassing Abdul Samad Rabiu, following Forbes’ reassessment of the value of his mobile phone network, Globacom Mike Adenuga’s current net worth is now at ...
Read More »Court remands ex-minister, Agunloye in Kuje prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the remand of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, in Kuje Correctional Service The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Agunloye over allegations of fraud in the Mambilla ...
Read More »NFF to hand Randy Waldrum new contract
President, Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, says Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum will be handed a new deal, after his contract expired October 31, 2023 Randy Waldrum was appointed by the NFF in 2020 and led the Falcons to ...
Read More »I put in so much effort and hardly sleep, Fathia Williams shares struggles
I put in so much effort and hardly sleep, Fathia Williams shares struggles Nollywood actress Faithia Williams has expressed her struggles as both an A-list actress and a resilient workaholic. Taking to her Instagram, she shared how an emotional interview with Hollywood’s ...
Read More »“Adoption is always an option” – Daniel Regha reacts as DJ Cuppy speaks on being single and childless in her 30’s
Twitter personality, Daniel Regha has proffered adoption to socialite, DJ Cuppy as a solution to being unmarried and childless in her 30s. The billionaire’s daughter took to the microblogging platform, X, to lament being single and childless in her 30s. Daniel Regha ...
Read More »“Being A Single, Childless Woman In Her 30’s Is Terrible” ~ Billionaire Daughter, DJ Cuppy Laments
Popular Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola, professionally known as DJ Cuppy, has disclosed that being single at advanced age is taking a toll on her. In a post via her X page on Wednesday, the 31-year-old described being a ...
Read More »45 visa-free countries Nigerian passport can travel to in 2024
The Henley Passport Index has listed the most powerful passports in the world on Thursday. HPI is a global passport-ranking website with an original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders ...
Read More »Court jails fraudster five years for $1.6m cryptocurrency fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of one Benjamin Ikaa who was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja He was sentenced to five years imprisonment for his involvement in $1.6million cryptocurrency ...
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