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FCMB Group’s full-year profit rises 6.5%

FCMB Group reported a 6.5 per cent jump in post-tax profit for full year 2021 over its figure for the preceding year, according to the unaudited earnings report of the financial services group issued Wednesday. Its shares climbed 1.33 per…

Court remands two men over alleged robbery in Kano

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, remanded two men, Bello Ahmed, 31 and Aminu Abubakar, 23, in a Correctional Centre for robbing a man of his properties worth N355,000. The police charged the defendants with four-count charge bordering…

Man arraigned over alleged theft of drilling machine

A 37-year-old man, Blessing Nneji, on Friday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a drilling machine. Nneji, who was arraigned before Magistrate M. I. Dan-Oni, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing. The…

Unwholesome Rice, what better option?

Taking the Bull by the Horn; A case for packaged rice,  Samuel Oyetunde, a cashier working in a new generation bank paid his mother a routine visit. Upon his arrival, he was served his favourite meal of rice, native stew…