Diamond Bank Set to Rock the Tech Stage

…And This Time the Stage is For Its Customers

Diamond Bank has gone ‘Beyond Banking’ again.  Marking Independence Day, the group announced that it is holding a full-day experience called “Tech Fest” to bring together the best talent in Nigerian technology - one of the country’s fastest growing sectors.

Tech Fest was announced by the group’s CEO, Uzoma Dozie.  Giving insight into the event, Uzoma stated “Diamond Bank’s philosophy has always been about connecting people and connecting markets.  Technology is now driving these connections at a faster rate than ever before and this is improving the landscape for new businesses to start out, to be seen, to scale and most importantly to offer great customer experiences”.

Manchester United Legend Rio Ferdinand turns to Boxing

Former England star Rio Ferdinand is due to announce on Tuesday he is going to try and become a professional boxer just two months away from his 39th birthday, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Ferdinand, who won 81 caps and made over 300 appearances for Manchester United, is an avid boxing fan and has admitted spending time boxing in the gym has helped clear his head a bit after losing his wife and the mother of his three children Rebecca Ellison to breast cancer in 2015.

The Best Dry Shampoo

Dry shampoo is a beauty product that many people rely on every day to maintain a clean, fresh look despite a hectic life. A new article from CNN found that dry shampoo is a great way to protect salon-styled hair and maintain it for days on end.

After 6 weeks of research, the Reviews.com research team recently released their findings after analyzing 54 top contenders.

Customs Seizes Another Container Load of Arms from Turkey

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it intercepted a container load of arms and ammunition imported from Turkey.

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) enforcement team had in January intercepted a container load of arms along the Apapa-Oshodi expressway. In the same vein, the Tin-Can Island Command of the NCS intercepted another container load of arms on May 23.

On the latest seizure, the Customs Service said the Tin-Can Island Command intercepted 1,100 pump action rifles imported from Turkey on September 6.

Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, the Comptroller-General of the NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) frowned at the importation of arms into the country through Turkey.

Gulder Ultimate Serach Season 3 Winner killed as police arrest three suspects

The winner of the Gulder Ultimate Search Season 3, Oluwaseun Jobarteh, has been killed by some gunmen at his house  on Olufowora Close, New Oko Oba, Agege, Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim, 38, was trailed to his house around 8am on Saturday by the assailants, shortly after picking up a sibling from the local wing of the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja.

The men were said to have shot him.

He was rushed to a hospital in the area where he was confirmed dead.

Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen had initially lost track of the victim immediately he entered his apartment.

Diamond Bank, Women's World Banking host Global discussion on Digital Financial Services for Women

L – R : Ann Gincherman, Chief Product Dev. Officer, Women World Banking; Caroline Anyanwu, Deputy Managing Director, Diamond Bank Plc; Hassan Mahbuh, Manager, Mobile Wallets, JazzCash; Usoro Usoro, General Manager, MTN Financial Services, MTN; Puay Lim Yeo, Regional Manager Southeast Asia, BIMA and Uzoma Dozie, CEO, Diamond Bank Plc at the “Making Digital Financial Services Work for Women” Workshop held in Lagos recently.

Diamond Bank today joins Women's World Banking to host a global discussion on the role of digital financial services in empowering low-income women who do not have access to formal financial products. During a three-day workshop, participants from the Central Bank of Nigeria, MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank Plc, Jazz of Pakistan, BIMA of Cambodia and Women's World Banking will examine the best practices in developing, enhancing and delivering world-class digital financial services to women. The outcome of the discussion will help in developing and aligning financial products and services that can be adopted in markets around the world. 

Nigeria Immigration Service Bans Cash Payments At Passport Offices

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has banned cash payments for passport processing as part of efforts to eliminate corruption at all passport offices nationwide.‎ Sunday James, NIS spokesperson, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.

Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller General of the NIS, had directed that henceforth all passport processing payments must be done online and through designated banks‎.‎ He said the NIS boss had, in a circular, directed‎ all passport control officers not to allow cash payments in any of the passport premises.

“All payments in respect to passport processing are to be done by applicants through banks to generate application ID and reference number on the NIS portal and not through an individual or touts,” Mr. James said.

President Buhari Meets APC, PDP Leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the leaderships of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting, which started around 11.10a.m., was still ongoing as of the time of filing this report.

It is being attended by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, chairman of the APC, Mr John Odigie-Oyegun and the caretaker chairman of the PDP, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi.

Bayelsa State Ranks among Best Six for the Second Time in 2017 WASC Exams

Bayelsa State again maintained it’s sixth position in the annual West African Examinations Council (WAEC) remaining consistent in the last four years at the leading best six states in country.

Making this know in Yenagoa, the state capital, through the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Jonathan Obuebite, the state government said the state had consistently remained among the six best states in the country, since 2013.

The state government therefore reaffirmed its commitment to the education sub sector by initiating policies and programmes to sustain and improve on the massive gains already made in the sector

DBanj Drops "El Chapo" Video Ft. Wande Coal, and Rapper Gucci Mane

DBanj just released the music video for “El Chapo” in which he featured Nigerian musician Wande Coal and rapper Gucci Mane. The video was directed by American production company, Eif Rivera.

This song is off his recently released studio album “King Don Come” and features the entertainer in a mafia setting. He is seen living large with expensive things and the finest girls. It is a common feature in The Entertainers videos.

Watch the video after the cut...

Mystikal Arrested for Alleged Rape

Mystikal is wanted by Shreveport Police in connection to an alleged sexual assault.

Police say a woman was raped on October 22, 2016 in downtown Shreveport, according to a report by KSLA. An investigation matched evidence to Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Tyler, and 26-year-old Averweone Holman. Warrants were issued for both men, who were each charged with one count of first-degree rape.

Rodents forced the President to work from home – Aide

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will work from home after rodents damaged his official office during a more than 100-day overseas medical absence, a presidential spokesman told AFP Tuesday.

The animals damaged furniture and air conditioning fittings in the president’s official Abuja office while he was in London receiving treatment, his media adviser Garba Shehu confirmed.

“These are also general works and it is not uncommon for Nigerian presidents to also work from the presidential villa. He has used the residential office for many years,” said Shehu.

Factory Worker Followers moved from 200 to 500,000 after Kim K replied him on Twitter

25-year-old  factory worker Jerome Billingham, who packs laundry for a living is now earning £5,000 from social media work, after Kim Kardashian replied to his tweet.

His 2013 tweet reads: “Do you notice your fans? I love you loads! #hotlove.” “Love you too,” Kim replied and Jerome’s followers skyrocketed from 200 to 20,000 in a week. Now with over half a million followers on his two Twitter accounts, with his main account getting six million views a month, Clothing companies now send him free clothes at his family home in Louth, Lincolnshire, and dozens of other businesses send him free samples while begging him to promote their goods.

ExtraOrdinary Draws: Diamond Bank Creates 13 Millionaires in 2 Weeks

L - R: Osita Ede, Head, Mass market; Aishah Ahmad, Head, Consumer Banking, all of Diamond Bank Plc; Mamiska Kanayochukwu, N1million Winner, Diamond Xtraordinary  Wins; and Chioma Omeruah aka Chigul, DiamondXtra Season 9 Ambassador, at the cheque presentation ceremony for Winners of  the Diamond Xtraordinary Wins Reward Scheme held in Lagos recently.

Diamond Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading retail bank, has created additional 13 millionaires in its daily extraordinary draws across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria’s economy.

With these newly created millionaires, the Bank has fulfilled the promise made by the management to make one customer a millionaire every working day in the month of August.

According to the Bank, 18 more Nigerians will become millionaires before the end of September, adding that the daily xtraordinary draws are not just only meant to reward its loyal customers and potential customers but also to show appreciation to Nigerians for the trust and confidence in its array of financial products and services.

See chigul interview with winners after the cut....

Chelsea fine Costa Two Weeks wages for not returning to Training

EPL title defending champions, Chelsea football club  fined Diego Costa two weeks’ wages for failing to return to training as the dispute over his future rumbles on, according to reports.

Costa, who remains in his home town of Lagarto in Brazil, claimed in an interview with the Daily Mail on Sunday that Chelsea are treating him “like a criminal” and that he has lost all personal respect for head coach Antonio Conte over the Italian’s handling of the situation.