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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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Kylie Jenner becomes World’s Youngest Billionaire

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21-year-old beauty entrepreneur, Kylie Jenner, is now the world’s youngest self-made billionaire according to Forbes. Jenner, who grew up being a part of the TV reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, was on Tuesday admitted to the “nine-zero” fortune club. The business magazine ranked Jenner as the world’s 2,057th richest person. She became a billionaire two years younger than the Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who took the title at the age of 23 in 2008. In an interview with Forbes, Jenner said: “I didn’t expect anything. I did not foresee the future. But…

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Man murder 99-year-old aunty for allegedly changing his lottery winning number

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The Ogun state police command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Owolabi Folorunso Adewale, for allegedly killing her 99-year old aunty whom he accused of using her spiritual power to change his Baba Ijebu lotto winning number, at Maraisa Lane, Igan road in Ago-Iwoye area of Ogun State. He was arrested on Monday. It was gathered that the suspect, who is a regular player of Baba Ijebu lotto, also alleged that each time he was on the verge of winning, the butchered aunty, Ebunola Aroboto, would alter the numbers spiritually. In a…

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Man dies days after celebrating Buhari’s victory by bathing and drinking drainage water

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Bala Haruna, a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari in Bauchi State, had vowed to spend 10 minutes inside a gutter and drink the drainage water if Buhari wins the presidential election. Immediately Buhari was declared winner of the February 23 presidential election in the early hours of last Wednesday, Haruna made good his promise as he swam in a gutter and drank dirty water from it. He immediately made social media blitz after his feat. But yesterday, he was reported to have died after battling with Gastrointestinal bleeding in…

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Kidnappers of Samuel Kalu’s mother demand N50m ransom

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A ransom of N50m has been demanded by kidnappers of Super Eagles forward Samuel Kalu’s mother, for her release. Kalu’s mother, Mrs Ozuruonye Juliet Kalu, was kidnapped on February 27 at Umuamacha Umueze in Abia State on her way home, according to her son, in a chat with newsmen. The kidnappers initially demanded for a ransom of N3m but refused to release Mrs Kalu after the money was given to them. Kalu, a winger who plays for Girondins Bordeaux in France, was informed of the situation immediately and expressed worry…

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Fidelity Bank promotes saving culture, rewards customers with N18m

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In it’s bid to consistently promote saving culture in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, has rewarded its customer with a total of N18 million cash prizes in the “Get Alert in Millions Savings Promo (GAIM). The bank gave the prizes to 12 winners at the monthly/2nd Bi-Monthly draw of “Get Alert in Millions Savings Promo (GAIM), Season 3,’’ held in Lagos. The winners were selected through a computerised and transparent simple random system and picked from the bank’s branches across the six geo-political zones. Members of National Lottery Regulatory Commission, and…

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