Day: October 13, 2019

Gardener in police net; threatens to kidnap, murder his boss

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Nnaji Nwabueze, a suspect and private gardener of a businessman based in Enugu is in trouble for issuing threat messages to members of the public, in a bid to extort money from them. He has been arrested by the Police Command in Enugu State, after threatening to kidnap and also murder his boss if he fails to pay a certain amount of money. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu in a statement on Saturday in Enugu, said that the suspect demanded money from such people via text messages…

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Policemen beat lawyer to coma for giving them advice

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Barrister Jacob Obasi, a lawyer and member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Onitsha branch, got more than he bargained for as he was allegedly beaten to coma by officers of the Anambra State Police Command. According to reports, he was rushed to a nearby hospital by passersby. The lawyer’s offence was his intervention in an attack on a citizen by the police in the area. The Onitsha NBA chairman, Ozoemena Erinne, said the police’s action as unprofessional and barbaric. The NBA statement read in part, “The branch was reliably informed…

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Fidelity Bank Seeks Better Data Sharing In Retail Growth  

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The Executive Director, Operations and Information, Fidelity Bank Plc, Gbolahan Joshua has advised data validation agencies and organisations to adopt appropriate policies that provide financial institutions with the required flexibility to utilise available customer data. Joshua who gave the counsel during a panel session at the 10th anniversary celebration of Verve in Lagos recently, explained that this would assist banks in the country drive new levels of customer engagements across digital channels and systems. He harped on the need for data generating institutions in Nigeria to explore fresh ways to collaborate with…

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