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LAGOS – Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has released its audited financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2020 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The half-year result reflects GTBank’s leading position as one of the best managed financial institutions in Africa. The Bank’s loan book grew by 8.1% …

RUSSIA: German scientists have obtained “unequivocal proof” that Alexei Navalny, Russia’s main opposition leader and one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, was indeed poisoned. Navalny, 44, has been in a medically induced coma since August 20th 2020 after he fell suddenly ill on a flight back to Moscow from …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured the people of the State that his Administration would continue to ensure the prompt completion of projects that were left uncompleted by the immediate past administration, adding that the present administration sees road infrastructure as the pillar of government. …

Opinion By: Oluwarotimi Erukilede The repression of protests to mark the first anniversary of an abortive demonstration called by Omoyele Sowore’s RevolutionNow by the Buhari-led administration is a damning indication of the government’s increasing intolerance for critical voices in the country. The intolerance of the President Muhammadu Buhari to peaceful …

LAGOS – Access Bank Plc., Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has urged its numerous customers to remain calm, following a viral video of a hacker, claiming to have possessed their banking details. The Bank in its reaction disclosed that customers safety is its priority and will never disclose any information that …

IJEBU-ODE – Members of Ogun State House of Assembly (OGHA) from Ogun East Senatorial District have commended Ijebu-Ode Local Government Transition Committee for ensuring good governance through execution of projects in the Council Area. Speaking on behalf of the House members at Itoro, Ijebu-Ode, Hon. Akeem Balogun, said they had …

ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep concern over the heavy floods that took a number of lives, submerged thousands of hectares of farmlands and houses, destroying farm produce and personal belongings in the affected communities. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & …

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – Kanye West, US rapper and record producer, has said he is richer than Donald Trump, the US president. His claim was on the back of rumours in some quarters that he is being paid by Republicans to be a “distraction” to Trump’s re-election bid. Back …

ABUJA- The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has said that despite the increasing pressure on scarce resources amidst other emerging challenges, an honest implementation of ideas by a focused leadership can improve the fortunes of societies and make them better. According to a release e-signed and made available to …

IJEBU ODE – Traders in Ijebu-Ode have been charged to ensure cleanliness of their shops and market environs to promote wellbeing and healthy society. The Transition Committee Chairman, Ijebu-Ode Local Government, Engr. Olugbenga Olugbile, gave the charge when he joined Ogun State Public Works Agency (OGPWA) to inspect ongoing construction …