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Euromoney Awards: GTBank Named Best Bank In Africa

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One of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has been named the Best Bank in Africa 2019 by Euromoney at its annual Awards for Excellence, which held in London on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane. GTBank was also named the Best Bank in Nigeria for a record ninth time, reflecting the Bank’s position as one of the best managed financial institutions in the country, with strong and focused leadership that keep the business in a constant state of re-invention and…

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Suicide Bomber Kills at a Wedding in Afghanistan

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A 13-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding early Friday in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, killing five people and injuring 11 others, police officials said. The Taliban, who have pledged to try to reduce civilian casualties, denied responsibility for the blast in Nangarhar province. The area close to the Pakistan border is teeming with other insurgent organisations including the ISIS group, who have carried out previous attacks. “This morning at 8:00 am (0330 GMT), a suicide bomber detonated himself at a wedding ceremony”, Attaullah Khogyani, the Nangarhar governor’s…

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MURIC petitions Buhari to stop 2019 Big Brother Naija show 

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A petition has been sent to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, requesting him to ensure that the Federal Government stops the airing of the 2019 edition of the reality television show, Big Brother Naija. MURIC, which expressed disgust at the show, said the airing of the 2019 edition of the Big Brother Naija Reality Show should be shut down immediately. In a statement issued by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Muslim group labelled the reality show as ‘immoral, dangerous and bohemian’ and also wondered why…

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Shi’ites becoming insurgents like Boko Haram -Reps

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Lawmakers at the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to hold talks with members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, to resolve their grievances. At the plenary on Wednesday, the lawmakers warned that Shi’ites were becoming security threats like Boko Haram. The lawmakers gave the warning as the Senate condemned attack by Shiites on the National Assembly on Tuesday and asked the police to secure the federal parliament. Members of the House of Representatives, while recalling the injuries caused and property damaged by…

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Senate fumes as death toll of Nigerians in South Africa hits 127 in 3yrs

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South African government has been warned by the Nigerian Senate to halt the frequent killings of Nigerians by its citizens to avoid grave consequences. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who stated this at plenary, warned that the South African government must extend due respect to Nigeria and should not take the good gesture towards it for granted. The red chamber summoned the Nigerian ambassador to South Africa to explain the circumstances that led to the alleged murder of the Deputy Director-General of Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Elizabeth…

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Sleeping with lights on makes you gain weight -Study

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A recent study has linked an increased risk of weight gain and obesity to keeping the lights switched on while sleeping. In the study published in the journal, JAMA Internal Medicine, the scientists wrote that sleeping with the television or the lights in the bedroom switched on was positively associated with gaining five kilogrammes, or 11 pounds, over a five-year period among women. A senior author, Dr Dale Sandler, said, “There was a 17 per cent chance of gaining five kilogrammes after we adjusted for confounding factors. In addition, there…

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Customs officer promotes self to Deputy Comptroller General

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Nura Dalhatu, an Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC1), was arrested on Monday, for promoting himself to the rank of Deputy Comptroller General, and then invading and the office of the Controller General of Customs (CGC) Ahmed Ali, to take over as the new boss at the Nigerian Customs Headquarters, Abuja . Dalhatu allegedly claimed to be carrying out a presidential order. A source said: “As he came in, officers were saluting him because he was wearing that rank. Sometime in May, he had posted on his Facebook wall that he…

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2019 Presidential election: INEC has server, staff testify at tribunal

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Three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, maintained that results of the February 23 presidential election were electronically transmitted to a central server. This is even as a witness, Mr. Mohammed Tata, alleged that he was compelled under duress to sign the presidential election result in his polling unit. The three INEC officials, who took turns to testify before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, separately, explained that information captured with the Smart Card Reader machines, were transmitted to the server, using a code they…

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Ecobank empowers customers through Wealth Creation

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Ecobank Nigeria Limited, has reiterated it’s commitment towards supporting businesses to achieve sustainable wealth passed down from one generation to another, through its advisory arm. This was made known by the Managing Director, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan. Akinwuntan, said this at the weekend, during a breakfast session organised for its premier banking customers in conjunction with its Securities, Wealth and Asset Management (SWAM) in Lagos. He said Ecobank was committed to having regular sessions to educate its premier customers on ways to ensure their businesses outlive them and successfully transit to…

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Siblings arrested for kidnapping 88-year-old father

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Imo state police command has arrested two siblings, Chinaza Nwogu and Emeka Ejike, for conniving with one Emmanuel Sunday to kidnap their 88-year-old father, Louis Njoku. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said, “I am at the Imo State Police Command at the instance of the Inspector-General of Police”. He narrated the pathetic development of two siblings, who teamed up with the would-be husband of one of them to abduct their 88-year-old father. “Chinaza, who wants to get married to Emmanuel, teamed up with her brother, Emeka, to kidnap…

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