Client Excellence award
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Ecobank Nigeria, an affiliate of Ecobank Group, has been honoured with the Client Excellence Award for outstanding performance in institutional cash management for the previous year by Deutsche Bank AG. During the award presentation in Lagos, Andreas Voss, Chief Country Representative of Deutsche Bank AG, Corporate Bank, congratulated Ecobank for this recognition. He emphasized that…
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The High Court of Rivers State, presided over by Justice G.V. Obomanu, has granted an interim injunction restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from conducting elective congresses in the state. The claimants, representing themselves and other APC Rivers State Chapter members who paid for nomination forms, alleged they were denied participation. In Suit No: PHC/3859/CS/2024,…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang's past diplomacy with Washington only confirmed its "unchanging" hostility towards his country, state media said Friday, months ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House. While in office, former US president Trump met with Kim three times, but Washington failed to make much progress on efforts…
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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by Chief Brown Mene and others, representing the Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality, against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The case, which seeks to prevent INEC from enforcing a Supreme Court judgment on the delineation of electoral wards in…
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Former international, Sam Sodje has admonished the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and other sports stakeholders to put up their thinking caps to fully prepare the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Speaking with The Guardian in Oleh, an agrarian community in Isoko South local government area of Delta State, Sodje said his…
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Russian strikes killed at least two people in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, the acting mayor said Friday. "Several massive explosions occurred in Sumy," Artem Kobzar said in a video message on Telegram, adding that at least two people had died. He said air defences were still working as of just before 6:00 am…
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Some Non-Governmental Organisations have urged the Nigerian Police to stop arresting youths based on their physical appearance or fashion like wearing dreadlocks and bearing tattoos. Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) and the Rule of Law and Accountability Centre (RULAAC), made the call at a one-day media…
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The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate has said that the federal government is working to reduce the prevalence of infectious diseases in the country. Speaking at the 2nd APIN Public Health Initiatives annual symposium with the theme, "Securing our future: Strengthening global health security in Nigeria" held yesterday in Abuja,…
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The death toll from two attacks in northwest Pakistan rose to 43, authorities said on Friday as they imposed a curfew and suspended mobile service in the remote mountainous district. Gunmen opened fire Thursday on two separate convoys of Shiite Muslims travelling with police escorts in Kurram, a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the…
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U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, says his country is perpetually committed to supporting young African leaders due to the crucial role that they play in shaping their continent’s future. Mills made this known at a Pan-African Legacy Conference organised by The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (MWFAAN) in Abuja on Thursday. The…
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German international Franz Wagner drained a three-pointer with three seconds remaining as the Orlando Magic ended the Los Angeles Lakers' unbeaten home record with a dramatic 119-118 victory on Thursday. Rising star Wagner took full advantage of wayward Lakers shooting from the free throw line in the closing seconds of a see-saw battle at the…