GUARANTY TRUST HOLDING COMPANY STAGES MUSIC CONCERT IN GHANA

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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, parent company of Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Ltd, holds its first-ever show outside the shores of Nigeria tagged: GTCO Music Concert: Live in Ghana! From the curators of the GTBank Fashion Weekend and GTBank Food and Drink Festival–two of Africa’s most celebrated showpiece events–comes the biggest corporate event of the year. This inaugural event will hold in the main bowl of the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, 17 December 2021 and will feature performances from some of Africa’s brightest breakout stars of both Ghanaian and…

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Lawmaker lured, robbed of $2,000 by kidnapper

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Cyril Isong, an information technology expert, has been apprehended by the police for the alleged abduction of a House of Representative member. Isong, who lived in Abuja, reportedly connived with others at large to lure the lawmaker to a short let apartment in Asokoro, Abuja, with a woman and held him hostage afterwards, dispossessing him of $2,000 and N65,000. It was learnt that Isong was tracked down recently in Akwa Ibom by operatives of Force Intelligence Response Team led by DCP Tunji Disu following a petition addressed to the Inspector-General…

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Woman gifted N1m for rejecting N5,000 to influence her voting in Anambra

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Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State governor–elect, has described the woman who rejected the bribe of N5,000 to influence her voting during the just concluded governorship election as exhibiting the true spirit of a typical Anambra person. The woman, Mrs Ngozi Onuegbusi from Ukwulu in Dunukofia local government area rejected the offer, insisting that although she did not have N5000, she would never accept any gratification that would make her vote against her conscience. Governor Willie Obiano gifted the woman with N1 million in appreciation of her action. Speaking yesterday after…

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FIRSTBANK CELEBRATES YOUTH WEEK 2021

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From showcasing of talents, to the art of fashion design, identifying youths in the food business and lots more, Nigeria’s leading financial services providers, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has reiterated its commitment to Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship through the celebration of its ongoing 2021 Youth Week. The Youth Week, themed “The Future is Now, Let’s Takeover” started on Monday, 8 November 2021. The event comprises a variety of activities, including: Youth themed Future Forward activities, First@arts Creative Artistry Empowerment Workshop, Grooming and Wellness Workshops, Digital Engagements, Virtual Mini Concert,…

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‘Angry vipers’ threaten Obi Cubana over Abba Kyari’s presence at mother’s burial

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“The Angry Vipers”, a heavily armed group, has threatened to attack Anambra-born businessman and socialite, Obi Cubana, due to the presence of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, at his mother’s burial. The burial, which was held at Oba, Anambra State in July 2021, was a lavish display of wealth as Obi Cubana buried his mother in grand style. Several celebrities, business people and politicians turned out in large numbers for the funeral, including Abba Kyari, as pictures of Obi Cubana and the police officer went viral on the internet.…

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Otedola celebrates daughter, DJ Cuppy, on her birthday

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Billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, has celebrated his daughter, Florence, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, on her birthday. DJ Cuppy, who is an entrepreneur and artiste, clocked 29 years on Thursday. To celebrate his daughter, the proud father took to his Instagram page to share a picture of himself and DJ Cuppy. In the caption, Otedola described his daughter as his “heartbeat and headache”. He wrote, “Happy birthday to my heartbeat and heartache @cuppymusic. My Ifemiii. Papa is proud of you.” Asides her father, DJ Cuppy’s actress sister, Temi Otedola,…

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Ex-Edo gov, Igbinedion, quizzed by EFCC over N1.6bn fraud

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Lucky Igbinedion, a former governor of Edo State, is currently being quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Igbinedion who finished his tenure as governor in 2007 is being grilled at the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC for allegedly diverting public funds to the tune of N1.6 billion. A loan obtained by the Edo State government is said to have been diverted to a company which he has an interest in. Mr Igbinedion was prosecuted in 2008 by the EFCC and convicted of embezzling N2.9 billion belonging to…

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COVID-19: NCDC records 65 new cases, 8 deaths

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 65 additional cases of COVID-19 infections and eight COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday. The NCDC made the disclosure in its daily COVID-19 report on Thursday morning. The 65 additional cases reported on Wednesday indicate an increase from the 64 cases reported in the country the previous day. The public health agency noted that with the new fatalities recorded, the death toll from the virus now stood at 2,914. It also revealed that the total infection from the pandemic currently…

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Three medical doctors indicted in Lagos chef’s death

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Three medical doctors of the Premier Specialists’ Medical Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State, have been indicted by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Nigeria for the death of a chef, Peju Ugboma. Peju reportedly died after a botched fibroid surgery at the hospital. The pastry chef was said to have suffered internal bleeding after the surgery, which made her condition deteriorate. She was later admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital, where she was placed on a respirator. Her family accused the hospital of sedating her intravenously,…

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Maina sentenced to eight years imprisonment for N2.1b fraud

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Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), has been sentenced to a total of 61 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, which will run concurrently for eight years, for defrauding the Federal Government of the sum of N2.1 billion. The sentence, which started counting from October 26, 2019 when the 12-count charge was brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), meant the convict began serving his eight years term from the very date. By implication, the convict has only…

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