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Union Bank Unveils ‘Alpher’ on International Women’s Day

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Union Bank marked International Women’s Day with the launch of its women’s proposition, Alpher. Alpher was unveiled as part of the Bank’s annual celebrations to mark the global movement to accelerate gender parity across the world. Alpher is a platform to ‘enable success’ and empower women across all segments of the Nigerian society through capacity building opportunities, networking platforms, scholarships and tailored financial services for women. The Bank also awarded 40 scholarships to women entrepreneurs to build their capacity through the Enterprise & Leadership Program (ELP) organised by China Europe…

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Court sentence Lekan Shonde to death for killing wife

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A depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State, Lekan Shonde, who was being prosecuted over the death of his wife, Ronke, has been found guilty and sentenced to death by the Lagos State High Court on Friday. 51-year-old Shonde was reported to have beaten his wife to death at their home in the Egbeda-Idimu area of Lagos State. He was alleged to have locked the corpse and their two children, aged four and six, in the house before Ronke was discovered by a housekeeper, before the matter was…

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Robbers arrested, narrates why they cut off victims’ fingers, wrists during operation

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Operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested a notorious armed robber, Kunle Akerele, a.k.a. Poly, who gave chilling details of how his gang usually cuts off victims’ fingers and wrists to force them into submitting their valuables. Akerele and other members of his syndicate: Toyin Adewale, Nurudeen Akorede (Sypon), Oluwaseyu Makinde, Tunde Yusuf (To Door) and Bankole Mohammed, alias Hunter were arrested at Ikotun. Akerele’s arrest was led by Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The suspects, who were paraded on Wednesday…

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Buhari’s government lacks direction –Financial Times

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has been described as a government without direction by the Financial Times of London. The newspaper therefore called on the President to see his re-election as an opportunity to do the right thing. The Financial Times said this in its editorial which has been read and shared thousands of times around the world. It said there was no clear economic policy like that of Rwanda and Ethiopia. It read in part, “With his renewed mandate, it is now Mr Buhari’s task to rebuild faith by running a dynamic and…

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Candidates declared winner under duress will not get certificate of return– INEC

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For those who were declared winners under duress in the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections to be conducted on Saturday (tomorrow), the Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not issue Certificates of Return to the candidates. The commission also threatened to record zero vote and cancel the results of polling units where its personnel deliberately failed to deploy the Smart Card Readers. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Thursday during the meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security held at…

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GTBank Sponsors 2019 Lagos International Polo Tournament

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        Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos, Nigeria to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2019 Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc. This year’s competition will begin on March 13, 2019 and will see both Nigerian and foreign teams compete in five main cups, namely; the Silver Cup, Open Cup, Oba of Lagos Cup, Low Cup and Majekodunmi Cup. Over the years, GTBank has been at the forefront of…

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2018 Full Year Audited Results: GTBank’s gross earnings soars to N434.7billion ….Profit before Tax hits N215.6billion

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Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2018 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial metrics and improved strategic positioning of the brand. Gross earnings for the year grew by 3.7% to ₦434.7billion from ₦419.2billion reported in the December 2017. Profit before tax stood at ₦215.6billion, representing a growth of 9.1% over ₦197.7billion* recorded in the corresponding year ended December 2017. The Bank’s customer deposits increased by 10.3% to ₦2.274trillion…

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Yahoo plus: I lost my senses after my boyfriend forced me to wear pants – Physiotherapist

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Rachael Godwin, a 32-year-old physiotherapist at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, , on Wednesday, narrated how her boyfriend, a suspected Internet fraudster simply identified as Olumide, forced her to wear pants, which he allegedly used for money rituals. According to her, Olumide, in connivance with his colleague, forced her to wear pants for money rituals. Godwin said she met Olumide in January 2018 on a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle travelling from Ikorodu to Ikeja. She added that she did not know how she fell in love with him soon…

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PSG Stunned By United’s Resurgence In UCL

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Marcus Rashford scored a nerveless injury-time penalty as Manchester United staged an incredible comeback to beat Paris St-Germain on away goals and reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Rashford thumped home the VAR-awarded spot-kick in the 94th minute after Diogo Dalot’s speculative shot struck Presnel Kimpembe on the arm. The odds were stacked against United in Paris, but they became the first team in Champions League and European Cup history, at the 107th time of asking, to overcome a 2-0 or greater home first-leg deficit. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s visitors got the…

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Buhari: “I Will Try To Work Harder This Time, I Will Not Let You Down”

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President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday that he would work harder in his second term as president in order not to disappoint Nigerians. He spoke in Abuja when he met with the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum at the Presidential Villa. The ACF paid him a visit to congratulate him on his re-election. “This is my last lap, I will try to work harder. I assure you, I will not let you down”, he told the group led by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Fika. Fika had…

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