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Heritage Bank Plc., Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider, yet again has been adjudged the “Most Supportive Bank of the Year,” barely two weeks it grossed home three awards for its outstanding performance. The current award was conferred on Heritage Bank at the fourth edition of Green October Event 2018, an event organized by Alamode Magazine. Only recently, Heritage Bank …

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The immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court, Lagos, charged with N30.8 billion fraud. Fayose is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd on an 11-count charge of N30.8 billion fraud. He, however, pleaded innocence of the offences. The defence counsel, Mr Kanu …

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folake Sokoya Suspect A 23yr old man Taiwo Olatokunbo was yesterday, 20th October arrested for killing a man simply identified as Christian over a bottle of beer. The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police at Igbeba Division from one Temitope Adedayo who runs a beer parlour at no 4 Ijagun road ijebu ode. She reported …

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The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has said that a more organized Commodities Exchange Market in the country would enhance  efficiency and lead to economic growth and development. The Ag. Director General of the SEC Ms. Mary Uduk started this when she received members of the Commodities Trading Ecosystem Implementation Committee in her office in Abuja, weekend. Uduk said the …

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In spite of the claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that its primary elections conducted in Lagos State was devoid of irregularities and favoritism, a video in the public domain has proved to the contrary. The APC in Lagos State, in conjunction with the National Working Committee (NWC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on October 2 and …

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Dayo Emmanuel Former General Secretary of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Professor Yusuf Turaki, has said that corruption has been narrowed to stealing money alone while there is more to the “disturbing hydra headed monster.” Turaki made this known during the 50th wedding anniversary of founder of the West Africa Theological Seminary, Lagos, Rev. Dr. Gary Maxey and his wife, …

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A mentally-challenged beggar was on Thursday arrested with about N200,000 in her possession by officials of the Anambra State Government. Southern City News learnt that the state government officials had about a month ago set up machinery, through the Office of the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, to rid the state of such people. The woman, said to be …

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A housewife, Mrs Hafsat Zakaria, on Friday  sought dissolution of her 16-years marriage over alleged failure by her husband to provide food. Hafsat also told a Sharia Court in Minna that  her husband, Mr Umar Aliyu, was not providing money for general maintenance of their home. “My husband is not living up to his responsibility of putting food on the …

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Folake Sokoya A 35-year-old man, Ayegunle Adekunle, was arrested on Wednesday by men of the Ogun State Police Command for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a three-year-old girl (names withheld). The suspect, who is a co-tenant with the parents of the victim at 29, Ore Meji Street, Oriokuta, in the Otta area of the state, was arrested following a report …

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Photo Caption: From Left: Director General, Ghana Securities and Exchange Commission Rev Daniel Tetteh, Director General Nigeria SEC Ms Mary Uduk, Commissioner, Industry and Private Sector Promotion, ECOWAS Mr Mamadou Traore and Secretary General CREPMF Mr Mony Soumahoro during a Meeting of Ecowas and West African Securities Regulatory Authorities (WASRA) in Abuja yesterday Advertisement

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