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PRESS STATEMENT RE: FALSE REPORTING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING GTBANK

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Lagos Nigeria – June 7, 2018: The attention of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (“the Bank”) has been drawn to false, mischievous and malicious statements circulating in the news and social media in respect of a purported directive by the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the Bank to make payments to one of its debtor Customers. The Bank’s Customers and the General Public are hereby kindly urged to disregard these false statements as nothing could be further from the truth. There was no directive or Order issued by the Supreme Court…

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GTBank Lagos State Principals Cup Season 9 Enters Group Stage

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The draws for the 2018 Principals Cup football competition held at the Corporate Head Office of Guaranty Trust Bank on Thursday 31st May 2018. The season began on April 17, 2018 with zonal preliminaries which featured 594 Teams from 335 Schools in the male and female categories. The competition is open to Schools from the 6 educational districts in Lagos State. A total of 586 matches were played during the zonal preliminaries with 1,448 goals scored. Thirty Two (32) of these teams 16 each from the two categories qualified to…

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Innoson Fears Contempt of Court Charges, Deletes False Claim on Supreme Court from Social Media

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After falsely claiming a victory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Chairman of Innoson Motors, Dr Innocent Chukwuma has deleted his declaration on social media that the apex court has ordered GTBank to pay him N14bn within 14 days. The retraction, judicial analysts believe, was advised by Innoson’s lawyers who fear that contempt of court charges on defaming the Supreme Court may be brought against the embattled businessman. Innoson had earlier on Thursday caused a social media storm by claiming that Supreme Court had ruled in his favour for GTBank…

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“Saraki Treatment Awaits Dogara” – Obasanjo

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A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, said Speaker Yakubu Dogara may face the kind of harassment by security agencies that Senate President Bukola Saraki is currently facing. Obasanjo said in a statement that he has received credible information of a plot against the Speaker to give him the Saraki treatment. In a statement issued by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said the plot against the Dogara was in spite of the kind of dedication and commitment he is giving to the APC government. He said they aim to silence the…

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Canada moves a step closer to legalising marijuana

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A key legislative hurdle has been passed as Canada moves closer to legalising recreational cannabis. Canadian senators passed the Cannabis Act by 56 votes to 30 with one abstention after studying the landmark legislation for six months. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed to making marijuana legal by this summer. Canada will be the first G7 nation to legalise recreational use of the drug. Medical use has been legal since 2001. The vote on Thursday sends the bill back to the House of Commons, where members of Parliament will decide…

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Ghana Dissolves Football Association Amid Corruption Claims

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Ghana has dissolved its national football association after its president was filmed apparently accepting a “cash gift”. Kwesi Nyantakyi was pictured taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter pretending to be a businessman keen to invest in Ghanaian football. He has not commented on the allegations. Sports Minister Isaac Asiama said the association had been “dissolved with immediate effect”, GhanaWeb reported. Correspondents say the undercover investigation by controversial journalist Anas Aremayaw Anas has raised questions about the nature of football in Africa. His documentary, entitled When Greed and Corruption Become…

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Miss America Ends Swimsuit Competition

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For the first time in nearly a century, Miss America contestants will not strut onstage in swimsuits this year, the organizers announced on Tuesday, as the pageant tries to redefine its role in an era of female empowerment and gender equality. Miss America and swimsuits have been synonymous since its first contest in 1921 on the Atlantic City boardwalk. But what started as contestants wearing one-piece bathing suits, conservative by today’s standards, became women in revealing bikinis and high heels parading around for a leering television audience. Now under mostly…

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“Buhari Not A Man” – Ahmad Lawan

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The Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan says President Muhammadu Buhari is not a man, but a phenomenon. Sen. Lawan, while hosting members of the North East Youth Coalition for President Buhari (NEYCPB) in his office, said Buhari is a phenomenon because his persona is now a movement and not a single personality. He stated that Buhari didn’t come into government for personal enrichment, thereby urging Nigerians to join him to help solve problems facing Nigeria. Lawan said, “Buhari is a phenomenon; it’s a movement. What I mean here, let me not…

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20 billion cigarettes consumed yearly in Nigeria -Health Minister

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Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said that over 20 billion sticks of cigarettes are consumed in Nigeria yearly, and 4.5 million adults in the country currently use tobacco products. This is as about 82 per cent of the entire population are exposed to second-hand smoke when visiting bars or nightclubs and 29.3 per cent (6.4 million) when visiting restaurants The minister who disclosed this yesterday at the event to commemorate the 2018 World No-Tobacco Day in Abuja, stated that Nigeria is on its way to ratify the protocol…

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Delta monarch abducted, N15m ransom demanded

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The traditional ruler in Ogodor Kingdom, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Sunday Olisewokwu, has been abducted by suspected herdsmen. The monarch, who is in his 40s and is the Chairman of Aniocha North Local Government Traditional Rulers’ Committee, was kidnapped by herdsmen numbering about seven between Ezi and Onicha-Olona communities last Sunday evening. The abductors, who asked for N15 million ransom, have threatened to kill the monarch if the ransom was not paid at 6p.m. yesterday. Family sources confirmed the incident, disclosing that two guards…

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