Please be informed that you are now required to pay a fee of N6.98 to your mobile network provider for every banking transaction carried out on all USSD banking platforms. This means that when you access any banking service using USSD, a fee of N6.98 will be charged to your bank account, which is in turn remitted in full by …
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Nigeria suffered a 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in an international friendly game played at the Wiener Neustadt stadium in Vienna on Friday. Andre Anguissa’s 36th minute goal ensured the Indomitable Lions earned the bragging rights over their arch-rivals. The results means Gernot Rohr has failed to win a friendly game in his last six outings with the team. He last …
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The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released names of the party’s candidates for the Chairmanship and Vice Chairmanship positions in the coming local government elections in the state. The list, being circulated on social media and in possession of The Gazelle News.com, revealed some surprises as at least two first time council Chairmen failed to …
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A revered Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has advised the Federal Government to support splinter groups among bandits as a way to end mass abductions of school pupils. Gumi, who spoke to The PUNCH on the telephone on Wednesday on the abduction of 200 Islamiyya schoolchildren in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, said many bandits were ready for a …
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Seun Gabson, an upwardly mobile gospel-tungba music wizard, is gradually proving his mettle as one of the future stars of the genre of music. Born Ogunrinu Oluwaseun Gabriel, his stage name, Gabson is an acronym of God’s Ambassador Son. Those who have seen Seun Gabson perform on stage can testify that he is young, energetic, promising and a talent to …
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Just as the Inspector General of Police is an important figure of the police force, Ikechukwu Gabriel, popularly known as IG of Comedy, is an integral part of Nigeria’s booming comedy sector, and his contributions to the immense growth of the industry can not be underestimated. Without mincing words, IG of Comedy is tested and trusted, as he has consistently …
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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has been ranked the second ‘most admired financial services brand’ in Africa – for the second straight year – at the 2021 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands Event, held on Africa day, 25th May 2021. Brand Africa is an intergenerational movement to inspire a great Africa …
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The Chairman of the Oyo State Security Network, aka Amotekun, Gen. Kunle Togun (retd), on Wednesday advised residents of South-West states to be vigilant because of the presence of foreign Fulani herdsmen in forests in the region. Togun, who was a director at the Directorate of Military Intelligence, said the foreigners might unleash terror on the region. He noted that …
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No fewer than seven people including police officers were shot dead in Osun State on Wednesday evening as armed robbers attacked two banks and a police station. Sources who witnessed the incident told PREMIUM TIMES that the operations were carried out at a First Bank in Ikire and Access Bank in Apomu around 6:00 p.m. The robbers who also attacked Ikire Divisional …
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The Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto diocese, Matthew Kukah, has faulted the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for its refusal to declare bandits as a terrorist group. Kukah, in his homily at the burial of Rev. Fr. Alphonsus Bello, which held at Our Lady of Apostle Catholic Church Independence Way, Kaduna, on Wednesday, also said Nigerian …
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