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From Market Stall to Millionaire: How Fidelity Bank GAIM 6 Transformed My Life – Fufu Seller

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Let’s start this interview with a general introduction of yourself. Tell us about yourself as a customer of Fidelity Bank? My name is Mrs. Francesca Ogbonnaya and I am from Delta State while my husband is from Ebonyi State, South – East Nigeria. I was born here in Kano State, which means I have been in the state for so long. I am a trader and as you can see, my business inside the market is trading. I sell fufu to different customers who buy and then resell in their…

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Sterling HoldCo Reinforces Strong Earnings Momentum with 127% Profit Growth …Positions for Sustained Value Creation in Q4 and Beyond

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Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc (“Sterling HoldCo” or “the Group”) has announced its unaudited financial results for the nine-month-period ended September 30, 2025, posting an impressive 127% year-on-year growth in profit after tax (PAT) to ₦62.3 billion. The performance is testament to the Group’s robust earnings capacity, operational efficiency, and disciplined execution. The Group’s gross earnings rose by 44.1% to ₦341.7 billion (September 2024: ₦237.2 billion), driven by solid performances in both interest and non-interest income lines. Interest income grew by 38.7% to ₦262.4 billion, supported by an expanded earning…

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FirstBank Partners with Verve to Issue Free Verve Debit Cards in Nationwide Flash Promo, Extends Good Life Promo

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of the Verve Flash Promo, a special initiative rewarding customers with free Verve cards. The campaign, which commenced on 6 October 2025, and will run until 30 January 2026, is exclusively targeted at FirstBank customers whose ATM cards have expired. The free cards will be issued daily to 131 customers on a first-come, first-served basis across the Bank’s branches, nationwide. FirstBank’s unwavering commitment to convenience, accessibility, and customer satisfaction. Speaking on the…

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Trump Threatens Military Action Against Nigeria Over Alleged Killings of Christians

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U.S. President, Donald Trump has threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does not stop what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists. In an explosive post on his Truth Social platform, the Republican leader said he asked the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack, one day after warning that Christianity was “facing an existential threat in Nigeria.” “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance…

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DJ Chicken escaped lynching in Ogun State for causing road accident

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Nigerian social media sensation, DJ Chicken escaped death after being lynched by a mob, for reportedly causing a motor accident in Sagamu, Ogun State. In a video seen by Top News, DJ Chicken was attacked by a mob that appeared ready to carry out jungle justice. He was struck multiple times. Eyewitnesses said DJ Chicken’s truck hit a motorcycle carrying a rider and a female passenger. The video shows the damaged truck and motorcycle, while the influencer appears stunned and struggling to explain himself as sources say, he looked high…

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Bandits Abduct Kebbi Deputy Speaker After Friday Prayers

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Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammed Samaila Bagudo. The incident occurred on Friday night shortly after the lawmaker observed prayers at a mosque in Bagudo town. Confirming the abduction, the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, said the attackers, armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the area and whisked the Deputy Speaker away to an unknown destination. According to Abubakar, the Commissioner of Police, Bello Sani, has mobilized a joint search-and-rescue operation involving the Police, Army, and…

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Trump Puts Nigeria Back on U.S. Religious Freedom Watchlist Over ‘Christian Genocide’ Claims

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  The United States has redesignated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) after President Donald Trump alleged that Christians face mass killings in the West African nation. Trump said on Friday that “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” blaming “radical Islamists” for the deaths of thousands of Christians. He called on U.S. lawmakers, including Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, to investigate the situation, insisting that America “cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening.” The move follows lobbying by far-right politicians…

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Bandits Kill Pastor, Abduct 20 Worshippers in Kaduna

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  A pastor with the United Church of Christ in Nigeria (UCCN), also known as HEKAN, has been killed, and over 20 worshippers abducted, following a fresh bandit attack on the Farin Dutse community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, October 28, 2025, left residents fleeing as heavily armed gunmen invaded the community, shooting sporadically. HEKAN President, Rev. Dr. Amos Kiri, confirmed the incident in a statement, describing it as “callous, inhumane, and wicked.” He identified the slain…

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Bank MD gets 5 year jail term for stealing N32m from own bank

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Justice Benjamin Lawan Manji of the Adamawa State High Court, has convicted and sentenced the Managing Director of Bonghe Micro Finance Bank, Grace Andreas Karka, to five years imprisonment for illegal transfer of money from her bank. According to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission’s statement obtained on Thursday, Karka was prosecuted on two-count charges bordering on criminal conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N32,000,000( Thirty Two Million Naira) by the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the EFCC. The charge reads, “that you Grace Andreas Karka and prince Moses Batalu…

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ntel CEO Optimistic About Nigeria’s Market Rebound, Targets Innovation Gaps

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  Mr. Soji Maurice-Diya, Chief Executive Officer of NatCom Development & Investment Limited (trading as ntel), says the company remains bullish about its market comeback in Q1 2026, unveiling a renewed strategy to fill what he describes as “innovation gaps” in Nigeria’s telecoms ecosystem. Speaking during the Technology Times Thought Leadership Series, a quarterly platform powered by Digital Transformation Media Limited (DTML), publishers of Technology Times and eGovernance Nigeria Magazine, the ntel CEO shared his company’s renewed vision to re-enter Nigeria’s highly competitive telecoms market through an infrastructure-light model anchored on innovation,…

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