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Squad: The next generation payment solution for African merchants

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When it comes to internet penetration and adoption of mobile payments, most African countries are still very much below the global average. Even where the internet penetration is improving, the mobile payments adoption rate is still low, meaning an overall lag. For instance, in Kenya where mobile payment adoption is most on the continent, only about 23.1% of the internet users actually use mobile payment methods. So, even though the internet infrastructure allows business owners access a wide market, mostly outside their location, sending and receiving payments with ease still…

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Tinubu: “I Made Buhari President, Osinbajo VP”

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Former governor of Lagos State, and one of the leading presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Thursday, during a political tour to woo delegates in Ogun State, talked about the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in 2015. Tinubu also spoke on how he made the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun became governor in 2019. He said, “Buhari would not have been president. It is over 25 years that I have been serving them. This one sitting by me, Dapo…

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Lady dies after plastic surgery went wrong

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A trending news, has it that Christabel, a Port Harcourt based social media inflencer has lost her life after a ‘butt’ enlargement surgery went wrong. She was said to have died as a result of complications from a botched Plastic Surgery done here in Nigeria. A friend of hers, Miss Posha confirmed her death and shed light on she died from the botched surgery complications. In the tweet, Miss Posha (@poshcupcake_1) revealed: “I want to bring this to the public, A friend friend just died at this hospital in Lagos…

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Defamation: Jury reaches verdict in Depp vs Heard case

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In the high-profile defamation case between “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, the jury has reached a verdict on Wednesday. The seven-person Virginia jury has been deliberating for about 13 hours over three days in Fairfax County Circuit Court near the US capital. The court said the verdict is to be read out at 3:00 pm (1900 GMT). A spokesperson for Heard said she was making her way to the courthouse after the jury reached its verdict. Depp, who has been in England for…

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Delegate donates N12m received from presidential aspirants to Kaduna constituents

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Tanko Sabo, a Peoples Democratic Party national delegate from Kaduna State, has said that he donated over N12 million he got from the party’s presidential primary to the less-privileged in the Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna. Sabo said he wasn’t afraid that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission might come after him, adding that he “satisfied my conscience and all my people are happy”. According to him, he made a promise to his constituents to give back whatever monetary benefits he got at the PDP primary if elected as…

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Wife allegedly beats husband to pulp in Lagos

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Niyi Adeyemo, a 39-year-old man, has accused his wife, Jumoke Bamgbola, 38, of beating him to a pulp during a disagreement at their residence on Love-All Street, Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos State. Adeyemo, who was said to be suffering from arthritis, was admitted to a hospital after the alleged assault which happened on Monday. It was gathered that the marriage, which was consummated in 2018, hit the rocks in 2019. Adeyemo said his marriage crashed after his mother visited their home and his wife objected to it because she did not like…

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Students, travellers reportedly abducted by gunmen on Birnin-Gwari road, vehicles burnt

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Unidentified gunmen reportedly abducted students and other travellers along the Birnin-Gwari highway in the early hours of yesterday. They also burnt eight vehicles conveying students to their examination for admission into the School of Health at Makarfi, scheduled for Kaduna State University. According to the Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, BEPU, in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Idris Saidu, the bandits laid siege on three different locations on the highway, forcing motorists to make u-turn. “Those who were not lucky fell into the trap set by…

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Man, pregnant wife, 3 children killed by generator fumes in Lagos

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The lifeless bodies of a businessman, Lawrence Olorungbon, his pregnant wife and three children, was discovered in their one-bedroom self-contained apartment in Kofo Abayomi Avenue, in Apapa area of Lagos State, The tragic incident, suspected to have been caused by the fumes of their power generator, occurred barely two days after the family moved into the apartment. It was gathered that the secretary to the late businessman, Njoku Treasure, could not reach her boss on his mobile line last Wednesday. Further attempts to reach him the next day also failed,…

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EXCITEMENT IN SHAREHOLDERS’ CAMP AS FIRSTBANK SHEDS NPL BURDEN

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With a significant cut in its impairment charges (which translates into a clean loan book) in its 1Q, 2022 results, after it successfully brought down its non-performing loan to 6.1 per cent in 2021 full year performance, analysts say the repeat of the impressive performance of FirstBank in the first quarter did not only show the consistency in its rebound, but that it demonstrated the fact that the recovery is real. For the shareholders of the Nigerian banking behemoth, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, it is a season of celebration…

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Anambra broadcasting station attacked by gunmen, vehicles set ablaze

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The premises of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), Awada, Onitsha station, was yesterday invaded by gunmen, while some staff members who were on night duty were brutalized. An eyewitness said the gunmen burnt a building, a company bus and another vehicle parked on the premises. While noting that no life was lost in the attack, the eyewitness stressed that the gunmen, however, brutalised members of staff they met on the premises, inflicting different degrees of injury on them. A source, who was at the scene of the incident, also confirmed the…

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