23-yr-old albino commits suicide over condition

A 23-year-old man, Ugochukwu Ekwe, yesterday committed suicide at Festac Town, Lagos, over the colour of his skin, being an albino.
His dangling body was discovered in an apartment on 311 Road, Festac Town, Lagos, where he lived with his parents and siblings.

I ‘ll do it again if… says man who beheaded pastor

A 27-year-old man, Cyril Ojar, who beheaded James Eni, a pastor of an Evangelical church at Old Netim in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, has remained defiant, stating that he would do it again if the same circumstance arose.

Zenith Bank posts N72bn half-year gross profits

Zenith Bank Plc has announced a profit before tax of N72 billion for the half year period ending June 30, 2015, representing 24 per cent increase over N58 billion posted in the same period in 2014.

The bank’s audited half-year financial statement released on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, showed that its profit after tax rose to N53 billion from N47 billion reported in the same period in 2014.

Jonathan’s govt to account for N13.9 trn – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, faulted what it described as a massive campaign to stop the recovery of an estimated N13.972 trillion allegedly squandered by the immediate past administration.