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As First Bank Plc and Zenith Bank Plc continue to battle service disruptions, the tier 1 banks have warned millions of customers to be alert to the activity of fraudsters who may ask for their details in the guise of helping resolve the issue. In different posts on their social media platforms, banks warned that they will never ask for …

Bandits have reportedly killed two soldiers, a village chief and six residents in Egwuma, Agatu Local Government Area of ​​Benue State. The incident, according to local residents, occurred at around 17.00 yesterday. A villager, who did not wish to be named, said that the bandits took away the soldiers’ weapons including pistols, after killing two of them and seriously injuring …

  ● Walz didn’t hurt the Democratic ticket Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz seemed like a civilized and relatively subdued conversation about the issues that matter most to American voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election. In this, it was different from the two presidential debates earlier this year. The two men …

President Bola Tinubu will today leave the country for a two-week holiday for his annual leave in the UK. This was stated by the Special Advisor for Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in his statement, Wednesday. This visit comes shortly after the president’s official visit to China in September, where he engaged in discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral relations. The …

The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of over eight suspects in connection with the arson of the National Open University (NOUN) study center in Eze Oke Nsu, Ehime Mbano Council Area of ​​Imo State. The arson attack occurred last Tuesday, sparked by rumors that the NOUN center would be converted into a facility for Internally Displaced Persons …

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) accused American multinational and technology company Apple of anti-union practices, and denying employees the right to discuss wages. The NLRB that previously accused Apple of union busting revealed that Apple had violated workers’ rights and even forced workers to sign illegal non-disclosure, non-competition and confidentiality agreements. Cher Scarlett and Ashley Gjøvik, two former Apple …

The Deputy Commander-General of Kano State Hisbah Council, Dr Mujaheed Aminuddeen, has banned sports betting in Kano State. Aminuddeen stated this yesterday when he spoke to journalists about Hisbah’s new efforts to eradicate immorality in the country. He said Hisbah had relaunched the ‘operation to eliminate immorality’ and its perpetrators would soon take tough action against individuals and groups bent …

  There is palpable excitement as the 2024 annual conference of the Guild of Online Business Publishers, GOCOP, begins today, Wednesday 2 October, in Lokoja. Faces of some GOCOP members at the confab Hosted by the Kogi State Government with a plethora of partners and sponsors who identify with the Guild, the two-day conference provides a veritable platform to analyze …

The winner of the 2011 TV reality show Big Brother Africa, Karen Igho, took to social media to cry over the domestic violence she suffered in her marriage to her husband, Yaroslav Rakos. Igho who married Russian Rakos in 2014 in Jos, Plateau State before moving to the United States, took to X on Tuesday to reveal that her marriage …

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, on Tuesday, stated that Israel would retaliate against Iran’s recent missile attack, saying “This attack will have consequences. We have a plan, and we will operate where and when we decide.” The attack, which occurred on Tuesday, caused Iran to launch a barrage of missiles at Israel, and the Israeli military managed to …