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Despite a Lamborghini gift, the girlfriend of a rich Chinese has rejected the offer and turned down the man’s marriage proposal popped to her on the road. It was a fitting example of ‘money can’t buy love’ that played out on China road when the lady rejected the proposal together with Lamborghini Aventator  costing $402,995. The woman also rejected the Chinese’ elaborate proposal that included balloons, roses and fireworks, according to Mirror UK. Video footage shows the nouveau riche man proposing to the woman who appears to be an expatriate fluent in Mandarin. Not taking the rejection lightly, the man…

As activities of the 24th convocation ceremony of University of Uyo were rounded off on Saturday, Akwa Ibom State government donated N100 million development projects to the institution. Though the university is a Federal-owned institution, the state government under the then Governor Godswill Akpabio helped in the re-accreditation of more than 28 lost courses, tarred streets in UNIUYO town campus and built mock court in the university, among others. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, who was among the dignitaries at the ceremony where he announced this on Saturday, did not specify the projects. Rather, Emmanuel charged the management…

After the concluded primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in some states, three sitting governors have become high-profile casualties in the risky political chessboard of their party. The dangerous sign became glaring as soon as the national party submitted its final list of cleared candidates to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the major political gladiators in the dicey game are still nursing their deep wounds. A report by The Vanguard indicates that among the major casualties are Abdulaziz Yari, the Zamfara state Governor, his counterparts in Ogun and Imo, Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha. There are other…

Muhammadu Buhari’s shuffling of certificates looks like old-cloth story. From Cambridge certificate in 1961 to attestation certificate of West African Examination Council (WAEC) in 2018. Even the Cambridge result tendered to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2015 left with questions than answers Now, the another gambit in 2018 purported to woo voters. Still, many questions than answers still rock the WAEC attestation result given to him. Many observations keep many tongues wagging. He had consistently told Nigerians indeed INEC that his certificate was with the secretary, Military Board. Not wanting to be drawn into the quagmire, the military authority…

A 96-year-old Indian woman has set a record by scoring 98 marks out of 100 in the literacy exam in southern state of Kerala, officials said. The Kerala State literacy mission conducts equivalency examination in different grades for people who could not get proper schooling. After the results were declared on Wednesday, Karthyayani Amma was felicitated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday. Amma, who hails from Cheeped in Alapuzha district north of Kerala state’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, has never attended any school. She is said to have been inspired by her daughter, who recently finished the literacy mission’s course,…

Walid Soliman scored two VAR penalties to give Egypt’s Al Ahly a 3-1 first-leg win over Esperance in the African Champions League final in Alexandria. A report from BBC SPORTS said it was the first time VAR was used in a Champions League final and referee Mehdi Charef watched replays before awarding the spot kicks. Amr Elsolia scored the other goal for the hosts while Youcef Belaili converted a penalty for Esperance. The Egyptian club are aiming to win their ninth continental title. Tunisian side Esperance have won the title twice but they lost 1-0 at home to Ahly in…

Some Nigerians have reacted to the tweets by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former President, who wrote “I have noticed the desperation of the ‘lifeless one’ to identify with anyone that has ‘Obasanjo’ in their names, even after they said I am no longer relevant.” Obasanjo, who in his Twitter handle on Friday, appeared to have made veiled reference to President Muhammadu Buahri as lifeless one, further tweeted “I won’t be surprised if they take pictures with my ancestors, since this govt. is known for identifying with dead people.” Recall that some months ago President Donald Trump was quoted to have…

Two years after graduation, Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, has joined thousands of other Nigerian graduates to participate in the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Yusuf who graduated from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom is serving at the Kubwa orientation camp in Abuja. Zahra Indimi, his sister, stated this in a picture post she made on her Instagram showing him putting on his NYSC kit. He joins the scheme 11 months after he had a bike accident in Abuja that left him with a head injury. Following the accident that happened on September 16, he received initial…

In its nine month period which ended September 30, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has recorded N122.2 billion Gross earnings, showing improvement in top and bottom-lines. In its unaudited financial statements, the bank’s earnings showed 12 per cent increase against N109.5 billion recorded same period last year. The net interest income rose from N46.9 billion to N49.4 billion in 2018 while credit impairment charges rose from N5.9 billion to N7.3 billion in 2018. Profit before tax improved by 14 per cent to N14.9 billion, from N13 billion, just as profit after tax increased by 18 per cent to N14.7 billion,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has fixed N5 billion minimum capital requirement for the Payment Service Banks in the country. A circular to all stakeholders on the guidelines for licensing and regulation of the PSBs, also gave N500,000 as non-refundable application fee, N2 million non-refundable licensing fee and N1million change of name fee. In the circular released Thursday, it stated that the CBN might vary the requirements from time to time. “Promoters should note that in compliance with Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, the investment of the share capital deposit shall be subject to availability of investment instruments. Upon…