FCMB Group grows profit by 26% to N11.1bn in H1’2020
FCMB Group Plc has announced a 26 percent growth in its profit before tax to N11.1 billion in the six months ending June 30th (H1’2020) from N8.8 billion in the corresponding period in 2019.The Group disclosed this in its financial statement for H1’2020 released last week.
Spurs mildfielder Winks says consistency will be key in club’s revival
Harry Winks wants Tottenham to shed the inconsistency that has left them casting an envious eye at Europe’s elite. After four consecutive years of Champions League football, Spurs will drop into the Europa League next season, a blow to a club with grand ambitions. That is the consequence of finishing sixth in the Premier League, with Tottenham’s […]
Edo 2020: ADP accuses Ize-Iyamu’s running mate of certificate forgery
…documents show four name variants By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin Running mate of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Gani Audu, is embroiled in a certificate forgery case, as documents submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show discrepancies in his academic qualifications […]
US Senate passes bill banning federal govt employees using TikTok
The US Senate on unanimously approved a bill banning federal employees from using the social media app TikTok on government-issued devices. Authorities have raised security concerns about the video-sharing platform because it’s owned by the Chinese-based company ByteDance. The vote follows a vow from President Trump to shut down the app entirely in the US […]
Traffic jams on Lagos’ ports roads will end in October, says Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that by next month (October), all the roads leading in and out of ports in the state would be opened for public use and that the state had donated 30 hectares of land for heavy-duty trucks to utilise.
Kashamu: Nigerians react to Obasanjo’s condolence letter
By Rasheed Sobowale Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, in his condolence letter for Buruji Kashamu which he addressed to the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun said although “Senator Esho Jinadu (Buruji Kashamu) in his lifetime used the manoeuvre of law and politics to escape from facing justice” but not the cold hand of death. Kashamu […]
