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UBA Assures Loyal Customers Of Grand Super Savers Draw, Says More Millionaires To Emerge

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Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is excited to announce its upcoming Super Savers Draw, which promises to bring even more excitement and opportunities to its valued customers.

In line with its commitment to rewarding loyalty and promoting a culture of savings, UBA will be giving the opportunity for more of its customers to become millionaires through its Super Savers Draw, billed to hold at the UBA Head Office, Lagos this December.

As usual the draw is open to both new and existing UBA account holders in Nigeria, with various mouth-watering prizes to be won by customers.

In this edition, more than 100 lucky customers will qualify to win any of the following prizes; a grand prize of N10 Million Jackpot for one lucky winner; while another winner will go home with the Star Prize of N5m. Also, another lucky customer will win N1.8m rent allowance for one year.

Other prices up for grabs include: Shopping allowance of N500k; a Cash Prize of N100,000 each for 35 winners and N10,000 for the top 50 transacting Customers.

10 Current account or  savings accounts holders (CASA) will quality to win N1million each in the draws and 20 customers who open accounts via any of the bank’s digital channels will be rewarded with N10,000 every month (For how many months?). Also, 15 kids with a UBA Kiddies Account will each win N200,000 scholarship reward while 10 Next gen account holders will go home with N180,000.00 cash prize each.

UBA’s Head, Retail Products and Sales, Prince Ayewoh, who spoke ahead of the draws said that the unique Super Savers draw has something big for everyone and is organised by the bank to appreciate its customers who have cultivated a savings culture and stayed loyal to the bank over the years.

He said that it will also offer fresh opportunities to new customers to join the growing number of UBA millionaires and lucky winners who have, in the past, benefitted from various promos held by the bank.

He pointed out that UBA remains passionate about actualising the dreams of its customers as the bank is relentless in helping them grow by making more and more of its customers millionaires.

He said, “As always, UBA has decided to lift the burdens of customers at a time when the nation is going through a challenging time due to the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the exchange rate which seems to have taken a hefty toll on Nigerians and has put in place quite a lot to make it happen. 

“UBA always walks the talk and never relents in helping its customers succeed. Our customers are special to us, and this is another opportunity to prove just that,” he explained.

Also speaking about this draw, UBA’s Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Alero Ladipo, noted with excitement that this edition of the upcoming Super Savers draw will transform the lives of an increased number of people who will benefit from UBA’s reward of loyalty especially at this time where the nation’s economy is going through a phase.

She added that no matter how hard the economy is or how expensive things have become, UBA always thinks of how to make life easier for its customers.  “Once again, i encourage people who do not yet have a UBA account to take advantage of this opportunity to open their accounts quickly, so they can fully participate in these draws,” she noted.

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Brazilian Court Orders Suspension Of X, Threatens To Fine Citizens Who Use VPN $8,900

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Brazil’s supreme court has ordered the suspension of X, formerly Twitter, after Elon Musk failed to meet the deadline to appoint a new legal representative for the social media platform in the country.

In a ruling on Friday, Presiding Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the “immediate, complete and comprehensive suspension of the operation of” X in Brazil.

According to Judge Moraes, “The national communications agency must take all necessary measures to implement this order until X complies with all court orders and pays existing fines amounting to $3.28 million.”

Additionally, Moraes warned that using “technological subterfuges,” such as virtual private networks (VPNs), to circumvent the suspension would incur a fine of $8,900.

According to the judge, inciting speech has been spread through X and is harming Brazil’s democracy.

“We have a right to defend fundamental rights. Those who violate democracy, who violate fundamental human rights, whether in person or through social media, must be held accountable,” Moraes said.

The row began in April, with the judge ordering the suspension of dozens of X accounts for allegedly spreading disinformation.

Reacting to the decision, Musk accused the judge of violating free speech for political purposes.

X, via its official handle, tweeted “power to the people in Brazil and everywhere else”.

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Eguavoen To Lead Super Eagles As German Tax Policy Disrupts Labbadia’s Appointment

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that Bruno Labbadia’s appointment as Super Eagles head coach has been terminated due to stringent German tax regulations.

As a result, Technical Director Augustine Eguavoen will take charge of the team for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against, Benin Republic (Uyo, September 7), Rwanda (Kigali, September 10).

This marks Eguavoen’s fourth stint as Super Eagles coach, following previous tenures in 2005-2007, 2010, and 2022.

According to NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, the federation cannot offset the concomitant tax percentage on the German coach’s salary.

According to him, the issue of offsetting the coach’s tax was not part of the initial agreement before the announcement of his appointment.

“We have been on the tax issue for the past three days, and I told him clearly that there was no way the NFF will agree to offset the concomitant tax percentage on his salary that will be demanded by German tax authorities. It is not possible for us to shoulder the responsibility of shelling out another money, between 32% to 40% of his salary, after paying the agreed monthly wage.

“The NFF and Mr. Labbadia reached an agreement in principle before we made the announcement that he would become the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The tax details were never part of our discussions, and he had personally agreed to all terms before the tax issue came up.

“We were doing our best to be flexible in the discussions but he was adamant that the NFF had to pay the full tax amount as well. We simply cannot do that,” President of NFF, Gusau, said on Friday evening.

The NFF had on Tuesday announced its agreement with the German tactician to mount the saddle as the head coach of the Super Eagles.

Labbadia would have become the sixth German, after Karl-Heinz Marotzke (who had two stints between 1970 and 1974), Gottlieb Göller (1981), Manfred Höner (1988-1989), Berti Vogts (2007-2008) and Gernot Rohr (2016-2021) to lead the Super Eagles.

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Gunmen Attack School In Yobe, Kill Three Students

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Tragedy struck at Faudiya Islamic School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State as gunmen attacked the institution, killing three students.

According to Dungus Abdulkarim, police spokesperson in Yobe, the assault occurred at approximately 3:45 am on Friday.

The gunmen, armed with dangerous weapons, arrived on about 10 motorcycles, storming the school premises.

Initially, the assailants planned to abduct four students, but instead chose to kill them to avoid the burden of taking them into the forest.

One student who attempted to escape suffered injuries and is currently receiving hospital treatment.

According to The Cable, Abdulkarim said, “It is confirmed, the divisional police headquarters at Geidam received the report this morning by a certain individual that there was an attack on a particular school,”

“We mobilised our men, and they went there and evacuated three dead persons and one with a bullet wound and was admitted to the hospital.

“The attackers came on a motorcycle, about 10 of them, carrying deadly arms such as AK-47 rifles and other items.

“They entered the school and took four of the students and killed three instantly and injured one person.

“The information we received from one of the injured persons was that the attackers invaded and told them they were there to abduct them to the forest and kill them, but they did not want to carry any load; in that regard, ‘we will just kill you here’.

“We are still investigating to find out the perpetrators and why the attack on the school.

“The attack occurred at exactly 3:45 to 4:00 am today. The school is a day and boarding school. There is a quarter in the school.”

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