Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki Quizzed By EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at the weekend invited former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki for questioning, after which he was released to go home at about 9.15p.m. on Saturday. To avoid the public misinterpreting the invitation of the Senator, his Media Officer issued a Press Statement, which states as follows: Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will like to confirm that this afternoon, Dr. Saraki on his own volition visited the office of the EFCC to clarify any issue that the commission may want to raise with him. It…

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Is Not In Any Hospital – Tunde Rahman

Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, is out of Nigeria but not hospitalised, according to his Media Adviser, Tunde Rahman. There has been online reports of Tinubu’s ill-health but Rahman said his principal was “hale and hearty”. He said, “His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is fine. He is hale and hearty. He is not in any hospital. He has no medical problem that would require hospitalisation. Yes, he is out of the country at the moment. He will be back shortly. Anytime he travels out of…

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Half Year Result: Unity Bank Grew 34% PBT To Close At N1.50bn From N1.12bn

Unity Bank Plc has declared half-year result posting gross earnings of 23.6 billion Naira, which is a 3% increase compared with the corresponding period of 2020. A review of the unaudited half year result released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGE), the Agric-focused lender showed notable improvement across key financial matrices. The Bank grew bottom-line by 34% as Profit before Tax (PBT) moved up significantly in positive territory to close at N1.50 billion from N1.12 billion recorded in H2 2020. Similarly, the Profit After Tax, PAT closed at N1.38 billion…

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Arsenal Announce £50m Signing Of England Centre Back Ben White From Brighton

… White Is Mikel Arteta’s Third Signing Of The Summer After weeks of speculative reportage, Arsenal have officially announced the arrival of defender Ben White from Brighton. White who is a centre back signed a five-year contract with the Gunners. According to Sportsmail the new Gunner agreed a £50million fee with the Seagulls to snap up the highly rated 23-year-old earlier this month after backing up his fine loan spell with Leeds with another impressive campaign for Brighton last season. He is Mikel Arteta’s third senior signing of the summer…

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GTBank Sets Up Foreign Exchange Teller Points Across Branches

Following the directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the management of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has released statement in compliant with the recent directive on the sale of foreign exchange to all bank customers. The bank in a statement made available to the media said, “This is to inform you that we have set up dedicated teller points at all our branches nationwide for your eligible foreign exchange needs.” The bank further stated that the customers should kindly walk into any of our branches nationwide to buy their…

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