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2019: Access Bank posts N666.75bn gross earnings, declares 40k final dividend
Access Bank Plc has posted gross earnings of N666.75 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2019. The bank’s audited result released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed that gross earnings was higher by 26.10 per cent when compared with N528.75 billion in the comparative period of 2018. Its profit before tax stood
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U.S. coronavirus death toll rises as 21 test positive on cruise ship
The death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus rose to 17 on Friday, as the impact of the outbreak continued to have a knock-on effect across the country. Two deaths were reported in Florida, and four more deaths were reported in Washington state, the epicentre of the outbreak, where 14 people have died. One
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Oyo govt to synergise with FG, stakeholders on tourism development — Commissioner
Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, says Oyo State Government will collaborate with Federal Government and other stakeholders to develop tourism in the state. In a statement after visiting some abandoned sites in the state, the commissioner said that the synergy was poised to make the state a tourists hub in Nigeria.
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South African economic council consults Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met on Friday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the country’s Economic Advisory Council to discuss “growth for the South African economy”. South Africa is currently experiencing an economic downturn, having entered its second recession in two years, with multiple sectors of the country’s economy adversely affected
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UTME candidates can print examination slips —JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says prospective candidates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are free to print their examination slips for the Computer Based Test. The board’s UTME is scheduled to commence nationwide on Saturday, March 14. The Head, Media and Information of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, told the
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Trump replaces White House chief of staff with loyalist lawmaker
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would replace his current chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Mark Meadows, a Republican congressman who is one of the president’s staunchest defenders. “I have long known and worked with Mark, and the relationship is a very good one. “I want to thank Acting Chief Mick Mulvaney for having served
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Police nab woman for impersonation in Niger
The operatives of the Niger Police Command have trailed and arrested one Patience Roberts at Maraba in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State for impersonation. The Niger Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Saturday. Usman said that Patience always introduced
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FG to lift 80,000 children begging in Nasarawa of street
Okwe Obi, Abuja The Federal Government has promised to lift over 80,000 children begging in Nasarawa State, of the street. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, stated this recently when the State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, visited her recently in Abuja. Farouq further noted that Nassarawa State has a large number
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Women’s Day 2020: Advocacy rights growing in Nigeria could be better – British High Commissioner
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja As the world marks International Women’s Day on March 8, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said though the country’s gender advocacy is improving, it can be better. She said this on Friday at an Interactive Session for Women in Leadership Position in the Media, at her residence in
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Fleeing kidnapper arrested on wedding day in Imo
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri The Imo State police command has arrested a suspected member of a kidnap gang who abducted, Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo and subsequently killed him in 2017. According to the state Public Relation Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, the suspect, Mr Charles Nnana from Aji in Oru East council of the state had been on
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Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash
A draft interim report from Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to U.S. government agencies concludes the March 2019 crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX was caused by the plane’s design, two people briefed on the matter said Friday. Unlike most interim reports, this one includes a probable cause determination, conclusions and recommendations, which are typically not made until a final report is issued. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has been given a chance to lodge concerns or propose changes, the people said, declining to be identified because the…
Attacks: Tiv youths declare ‘war’ on herdsmen, give them 48hrs to leave Benue
Apparently worried by the continued attacks and killing of innocent people of the state, the national leadership of the Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO) on Saturday urged Benue youths of Tiv extraction to resort to self-defence to checkmate rising cases of attacks and killings.Besides, the organisation has given the nomadic herders “48 hours to relocate from the state and threatened that any of them seen upon the expiration of the ultimatum shall be out rightly eliminated”.National President-elect of the organisation, Mr. Timothy Hembaor disclosed this in a statement made available to…
Nigerian pastor, wife jailed in UK for defiling children
A “feared” Nigerian pastor who raped children in a bogus religious ceremony over a 20-year period was jailed on Friday in the United Kingdom.Self-styled prophet Michael Oluronbi was found guilty in January of offences against six women and a man. Five of those attended his church.He carried out his attacks by convincing his victims to take part in a “spiritual bathing” ritual which he told them would “cleanse” them of evil spirits.Judge Sarah Buckingham, sentencing him to 34 years behind bars, said his case was “one of the worst cases…
Player banned six months for pushing ref
Monaco winger Gelson Martins has been banned for six months for twice pushing the referee in his side’s Ligue 1 defeat at Nimes last month.Martins had been indefinitely banned after the incident on February 1.The 24-year-old shoved referee Mickael Lesage after team-mate Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off and pushed the official a second time after receiving a red card himself, reports the BBC.Monaco lost the game 3-1 and are currently seventh in Ligue 1.Portugal international Martins has four goals and one assist from 23 games this season.In 1998, Italian forward…
Eunisell Boot battle shapes up as Israel Abia bounces back in contention
The tussle for this year’s Eunisell Boot has taken a new twist with Rangers forward Israel Abia now level with Akwa United’s Ndifreke Effiong in the race for top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).Abia scored on Matchday 22 to help his team Rangers edge past Adamawa United who they defeated 2-0 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Sunday. The goal also helped Abia climb to the summit and go level with Effiong.Abia and Effiong are now joint leading scorers with 10 goals each.The Rangers man…
Calvert-Lewin signs new Everton contract until 2025
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has signed a new five-year contract, running until June 2025.The 22-year-old, whose current deal was due to expire in 2022, has scored 15 goals in 31 games this season, eight of which have come since manager Carlo Ancelotti took over in December.He joined the Toffees from Sheffield United in August 2016 and has played 124 times for the club, reports the BBC.“This is a very proud day,” the former England Under-21 international said.“I like to think I have shown I am ready to live up to…
Report: Saudi royal family members arrested over plot to oust King Salman
Two members of the Saudi royal family are believed to have been arrested for allegedly plotting to oust King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.According to reports, guards detained one of the king’s brothers, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al Saud, and one of his nephews, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, reports Sky News.Both men were arrested at their homes and charged with treason, according to the Wall Street Journal.There has been no immediate comment from Saudi authorities on the reports.Mohammed bin Nayef, once a powerful figure as head of Saudi counter-terrorism…
Bethlehem under lockdown after coronavirus cases confirmed
The city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank has been placed in lockdown after the first Palestinian cases of the new coronavirus were discovered there and authorities announced a state of emergency.Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said on Friday a total of 16 cases of the COVID-19 illness caused by the virus had been detected in the West Bank, including nine new cases in Bethlehem, according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.The Israeli defence ministry said it had imposed emergency measures on Bethlehem, with everybody “forbidden from entering or leaving the city”.…
Paraguayan police arrest Ronaldinho over adulterated passport
Former Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho Gaucho was arrested in Paraguay on Friday for attempting to enter the country with an adulterated passport, Paraguayan police said.Gilberto Fleitas, the head of the investigations unit of the Paraguayan police, said Ronaldinho and his brother were taken into custody just hours after a judge refused to ratify a prosecutor’s proposal for an alternative punishment.“The detention order has been carried out,” Fleitas told Reuters.TV pictures showed the pair being taken in a police vehicle from the Sheraton hotel in Asuncion to a police station…
Paraguayan police arrest Ronaldinho over adulterated passport
Former Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho Gaucho was arrested in Paraguay on Friday for attempting to enter the country with an adulterated passport, Paraguayan police said.Gilberto Fleitas, the head of the investigations unit of the Paraguayan police, said Ronaldinho and his brother were taken into custody just hours after a judge refused to ratify a prosecutor’s proposal for an alternative punishment.“The detention order has been carried out,” Fleitas told Reuters.TV pictures showed the pair being taken in a police vehicle from the Sheraton hotel in Asuncion to a police station…
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