Union Bank Plc has announced a significant financial performance for the third quarter ending September 30, 2023. The bank reported a profit before tax (PBT) of N102.3 billion, reflecting an impressive growth of 461.1 percent compared to the PBT of N18.2 billion in the corresponding period of 2022. This notable achievement is attributed to a surge in gross earnings, which reached N309.1 billion, marking a 120 percent increase from N140.6 billion in 2022. The financial highlights further showed a substantial rise in non-interest income, soaring to N144 billion from N28.3 billion in the same period of 2022, denoting an exceptional…
Author: Lilian Azuh
I Go Dye The story of wave-making comedian Francis Agoda, better known as I Go Dye in the ribs cracking business, is as intriguing as they come. Prior to hitting limelight and becoming famous both nationally and internationally, he was turned down a record four times at Nite of a Thousand Laughs for not being too good, in his quest for fame and recognition as a comedian. But a very determined Agoda, from Abraka, Delta State, refused to give up until fame and fortune finally smiled on him. Today, he is a household name, traversing the length and breadth of this nation…
Popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has revealed the reason she is still single. Recall that Ini Edo got married to Edo businessman, Philip Ehiagwina in 2008, but the marriage hit the rocks in 2014. In an interview with media personality, Toke Makinwa during the recent episode of her podcast Tokemoment, the 41-year-old actress revealed that she is looking for someone who would really love her. She added that she wants a man who would earn her respect and show her kindness. Ini Edo said, “I am single because i just want somebody that will really love me. I can’t be in a…
Popular Anambra politician and businessman, Nicholas Ukachukwu, has demanded heavy security personnel of 16 soldiers, 20 policemen, and 12 operatives of the Department of State Services to secure him during this festive period. Ukachukwu requested heavy security to enable him to travel to his hometown, Osumenyi in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State to perform some functions in early January 2024. The businessman made the application following the attack of gunmen on the convoy of the erstwhile Anambra State political godfather, Chief Chris Uba. The incident which occurred at Uga junction, in Uba’s hometown claimed two policemen and four…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kano, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a 24-year-old housewife, Hafsat Surajo, in a correctional centre for allegedly stabbing her house help, Nafiu Hafizu, 38, to death. The defendant, who lives at Unguwa Uku Quarters Kano, is standing trial on a two-count charge of attempt to commit suicide and culpable homicide. Chief Magistrate Hadiza Abdulrahman ordered the remand of the defendant in a correctional centre in the state. She adjourned the matter until February 1, 2024 for further mention. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Lamido Sorondinki, informed the court that on December 20, 2023, the defendant…
A Moscow court sentenced a poet on Thursday to seven years in prison for reciting verses against the Ukraine campaign during an anti-mobilisation protest last year. Artyom Kamardin, 33, was sentenced alongside Yegor Shtovba, 23, who also took part in the protest and received a sentence of five years and six months. The two were seen behind a glass partition in a heavily guarded courtroom. Just before his sentencing, a smiling Kamardin recited a poem that refers to poetry as “gut-wrenching” and is often disliked by “people accustomed to order.” After the sentence was read out, there were cries of…
Two policemen were among four people killed last night when gunmen attacked the convoy of the erstwhile Anambra State political godfather, Chief Chris Uba. The incident happened at Uga junction, which is Uba’s hometown. The Anambra State Police command has confirmed that two policemen were killed, although he said the operatives were from the Enugu State command. It was gathered that Uba’s convoy ran into the gunmen at Uga junction in Aguata Local Government Area, leading to a gun battle between them and the police. According to a source, Uba was able to escape because his car was bulletproof. And…
Parents of the abducted students of the Federal University Gusau (FUG), Zamfara State, have called on the federal government to act quickly and save their children. The parents said the government should negotiate with the bandits as done with other non-state actors in the past, especially in the North East, at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency. They made the plea yesterday following a threat by the bandits on Wednesday that they would kill some of the female students if their demands were not met. Meanwhile, fresh pieces of evidence have emerged revealing that after weeks of back and forth,…
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