Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) Plc has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2020, showing double-digit improvement across all its major income lines. The bank leveraged on modest growth in both interest and non-interest income as well as increased efficiency to deliver an impressive 8.5…
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George Bester, a Zambian father who was trolled on social media for scolding his son for having bad grades and not showing up for his exams after paying $21K tuition Has responded to critics. Recall that we had reported how pained George was after upon dicovering his son’s bad grades. In this viral video, he kept asking why he…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has been appointed the Champion of COVID-19 response in the sub-region by the Presidents of West African countries, under the aegis of the Economic Community of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government. According to a statement by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the appointment took place…
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South African fashionista BFFs, Sarah Langa and Kefilwe Mabote go glamorous as they stun in the newest fashion campaign, ‘Divine Feminine’ by Angolan designer Taibo Bacar. Captured by Celso Zaqueu, the duo dons various looks including a high neck dress with a celestial-inspired headdress. Accompanying images also show two models posing in similiar head pieces and flowing pieces with a vintage vibe. Sharing the…
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Two more COVID-19 patients have died in Lagos, bringing the total number of fatalities recorded in the state to 18. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state’s Commissioner for Health, made this known via his Twitter handle on Thursday. He also confirmed that 74 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Lagos on Wednesday. “Total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases…
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The Lebanese government has tracked down and arrested one of its citizens identified as Wael Jerro, who advertised a Nigerian woman for sale on Facebook. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and its Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed this on their Twitter handle on Thursday. Dabiri-Erewa noted that the suspect would be prosecuted. “The Lebanese Government just announced the…
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Yul Edochie has narrated one of his not-so-nice childhood memories involving his veteran actor father, Pete Edochie. Yul Edochie who is the last child of the Nollywood icon took to his Twitter page on Thursday, April 23, 2020, where he shared the story of how he was mercilessly beat en by his father after telling him he was…
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There was a mild drama between Kaylah Oniwo and one of her Instagram followers yesterday after the user assumed her protruding belly was a baby bump in a recent Instagram photo. The Cool FM OAP had shared the image of her sun-bathing in a Dubai pool before schooling the follower and revealing she’s going through a tough time with fibroid. “I see baby…
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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has agreed to a 14-day lockdown implementation plan between states in order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease in Nigeria. This fresh two weeks lockdown agreement was reached after a meeting on Wednesday April 22, between member governors chaired by NGF Chairman Kayode Fayemi, as the disease has now spread to 25…
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The Child Protection Unit of the Zambian Police Force has summoned George Bester, the father who was slapped his son for having bad grades in the viral video over child abuse concerns. The presumably 2018 footage which surfaced yesterday showed the Senior Manager of Operations, Northern Region at MTN Zambia hitting his son multiple times after…
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