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Annie Idibia faults Instagram over rumoured rift with husband

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Nollywood actress, Annie Idibia, has refuted claims that she unfollowed her musician husband, 2Baba, on Instagram. When it was noticed that the actress was no longer following her husband, several reports claimed that a rift was brewing between the couple. But in a post on Monday, the mother-of-two noted that a glitch on Instagram had caused the unfollowing, which led to the rumoured rift with her husband. Clearing the air, she wrote on her Instagram story, “Jesu ooo. Na so una like bad news tire! Na wa o. Simple Instagram…

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Globacom accountant commits suicide

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Folake Abiola, an accountant and staff of the telecoms giant, Globacom, committed suicide by drinking pesticide. The incident occurred on Friday, May 27, 2022, at her 1 Abayomi Kukomi Close residence at Osapa London, Lekki, Lagos. Folake, aged 47 is single, and childless had suffered depression for a while before she took her life. Sources said, “she has been battling depression for a while on account of no husband and no child.” Lagos State Police PRO, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said the incident happened on May 27, 2022. In his words,…

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GTCO Plc’s GTBank Maintains its Dominance in Financial Services at the Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands Awards

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  Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (GTBank), the banking subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc or the Group), emerged winner in four major categories at the 12th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands 2022 rankings of the Top 100 Most Admired Brands in Africa. The award is an initiative by Brand Africa aimed at driving Africa’s competitiveness and creating a positive image through strong brands with GeoPoll, the world’s leading mobile surveying platform, and Kantar, a well-respected consumer insights and data analytics company, as key technical partners. In the…

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FirstBank Bounces Back to its Leadership Position, Delivers a Fantastic Performance in 2021

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As financial market analysts continue to digest the 2021 financial results of the FirstBank Limited, which they say reflect the return of the banking conglomerate to its leadership position, Festus Akanbi writes that the regime of strong fundamentals which the robust performance represents is in tandem with the ongoing restructuring being midwifed by the current board and management of the company The Nigerian investing community was held spellbound earlier in the week when FBN Holdings Plc released its much-awaited 2021 financial statements to the public, showing a stellar performance, especially…

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2023: Peter Obi dumps PDP

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Erstwhile presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, yesterday, resigned his membership of the party two days before its presidential primary. He said his resignation was because of the difficulty he faced in carrying out his ‘Rescue Nigeria’ mission through the main opposition party. In a letter dated May 24, 2022 and addressed to the national chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, Obi said he had already informed the chairman of the PDP chapter in his Agulu Ward…

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Sharing in VAT from alcohol sale: Lawyer sues FG, 12 northern states

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Chief Malcom Omirhobo, a Human rights lawyer, has sued the Federal Government (FG), Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lagos State government and its attorney general, and 12 other northern states and their attorneys general at the Federal High Court, Lagos, over-allocation of Value Added Tax (VAT) realised from the sale of alcoholic beverages. Other defendants in the suit are Kano, Zamfara, Kaduna, Bauchi, Sokoto, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger and Yobe States. They were all joined alongside their attorney’s general. The applicant is asking the court to determine…

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Rochas Okorocha arrested by EFCC

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Former Imo State governor and presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha, was yesterday arrested by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at his Maitama, Abuja residence. Though the security operatives met stiff resistance from the supporters of the former governor, tear gas was fired to disperse them to effect the arrest. The anti-graft agency said it laid siege to the home of the former governor to arrest him, accusing him of jumping bail granted him by the commission. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, said the move followed the refusal of…

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Court orders MC Oluomo, NURTW to stop levying Lagos drivers

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The Ikoyi Federal High Court has ordered the Chairman of the Lagos State Park and Garages Management, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, and eight others to stop collecting levies from commercial drivers. Justice Peter Lifu gave the order in respect to an ex parte application filed by a lawyer, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje. The lawyer filed the application on behalf of himself and a new transport union, Transport Union Society of Nigeria. Other respondents in the suit are the Registered Trustees of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Registered Trustees…

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FG to pay N20m damages over bizman’s death in EFCC custody

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the Federal Government has been found liable by the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, for the death of a businessman, Desmond Nunugwo, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in April 2016. The court, therefore, directed the FG to pay N20m compensation to the deceased’s family. The 29-page judgment on Tuesday was handed down by Justice Edward Asante, who presided over the case and was assisted by Justices Dupe Atoki and Januaria Costa, on March 21, 2022. By a 2005…

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Dr. Victor Adoji clinches PDP senatorial ticket for Kogi East

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Former banker turned politician, Dr. Victor Alewo Adoji (DVAA), won the Kogi East Senatorial District’s ticket as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2023 general election. During the primary election on Monday, Adoji polled 117 to defeat Engr. Aminu Suleiman, Elder Ubolo Okpanachi and Isaac Alfa, a former Chief of Air Staff and senator, and who scored 54, 43 and 20 respectively. The PDP chieftain who contested the senatorial election during the last 2019 general elections is a grassroots politician who has contributed immensely to the growth and…

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