Day: 1 June 2024

Real Madrid’s double lifts record 15th UCL

Jide Ige

Real Madrid have emerged victorious, defeating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium to lift their 15th major European title on Saturday. Both teams created great chances in the first half even though the game started a bit slow. But they were unable to take the lead in the first 45 minutes. The deadlock was broken in the 74th minute of the match as Dani Carvajal, who put in some fine performances, scored the opener to give the Spanish giants the lead, while Vinicius Jr…

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Drug deal: Policeman, Abba Kyari meets bail conditions, released from Kuje prison

Jide Ige

Abba Kyari, a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after spending 27 months in detention. Kyari was detained following his arrest on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for alleged involvement with an international drug cartel. Kyari, along with four members of the Police Intelligence Response Team—Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba, and John Nuhu—was arraigned on March 7, 2022. Two suspected drug traffickers, Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka  Ezenwanne, who were arrested at Akanu…

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Q1 2024: FirstBank maintains impressive performance, posts N238.53bn PBT

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FBN Holdings Plc declared N238.53 billion profit before tax (PBT) in its unaudited first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2024 results, which was about 325.2percent growth from the N56.1 billion reported in Q1 ended March 31, 2023. The Q1 2024 results was a reflection of 2023 impressive performance as one of the oldest banks in Nigeria sustained its fundamentals amid domestic and foreign challenges.  From its Q1 2024 profit & loss figures, the Group declared N208.1 billion profit, which was about 315.8 per cent compared with the N50.1 billion reported in…

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