Day: August 1, 2019

Traders ban prayers in Anambra markets

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Prayers in the markets has been banned by the Anambra State Amalgamated Traders Association on Wednesday. ASMATA President -General Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu said this in Onitsha while addressing market union leaders. He said the ban became necessary because politicians had hijacked the exercise. Ekwegbalu said, “What we see now is extortion and conversion of prayer sessions into political rallies. “This move became necessary because we have discovered that some overzealous people abuse this practice by extorting money from market men and women regularly. “Some have turned the prayers into political jamborees…

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Access Bank partners GE to Reduce Healthcare Delivery Cost

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Access Bank and GE Healthcare Africa, have partnered to create accessible and repayable loans to healthcare providers to acquire health technologies and to reduce cost of quality healthcare delivery. Speaking at the signing of agreement for healthcare financing between Access Bank and GE Healthcare in Lagos recently, the President GE Africa and GE Healthcare Africa, Farid Fezoua noted that the partnership will go a long way by providing accessible healthcare services in Nigeria to reduce medical tourism. “I commend Access Bank for investing into the healthcare business. The private sector…

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Lady films boyfriend while raping her friend

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Eniola Shitu, a 23-year-old lady, has been arrested for reportedly filming her female friend being raped by her 31-year-old boyfriend, David Peremobowe. The incident happened at Ikopa-Tuntun, Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State, last week Wednesday after Eniola had allegedly lured the victim to her boyfriend’s room where she was drugged and raped. It was gathered that while the victim was being allegedly raped by Peremobowe, Shitu was filming the action. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. Oyeyemi…

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Another Rivers varsity student killed by cultists

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In what seems to be a reprisal attack, a 300-Level Marine Engineering student of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, known as Montana Million, has been shot dead. This is coming two days after a final year student of the Department of Agriculture, Prince Barisua Tuakabari, was shot dead in a cultist attack. The state police command has meanwhile arrested two students, Elechi Chibuzor and Nnamdi Chibundu, in connection with the killing of Prince Barisua, who was murdered after writing his final year examination on Monday. It was gathered that…

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Next Level: Why experts want Godwin Jedy-Agba as Petroleum Minister

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Mr. Godwin Jedy-Agba, one of Nigeria’s very experienced energy administrators, , is a minister-nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari. And there is, understandably, song and dance in the quarters of those who know the capacity and experience of the nominee in the oil and gas sector. But for those who crave the enthronement of mediocrity to aid and abet the culture of incompetence or the regime of laissez faire in the management of the petroleum sector, the prospects of Jedy-Agba emerging as Buhari’s choice for the critical sector cannot resonate well…

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