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Man charged to court for defrauding four prostitutes with fake alert

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One Oluwafemi Damilola, has been brought before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo State for allegedly defrauding four prostitutes of N45,000. The victims said Damilola patronised them for sex and after offering him their services, he paid them by generating a fake alert. It was learnt that the case was reported to the police and Damilola was arrested and subsequently charged to court on two counts bordering on fraud. The police prosecutor, Akano Moremi, said the defendant committed the offence in October 2022 in the Sabo area of Ondo town.…

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Only 25% of blood transfusion demand met in Nigeria yearly -NBSC

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  According to latest figures from the National Blood Services Commission (NBSC), Nigeria is only able to produce 25 per cent – that is 500,000 – of the two million units of blood required yearly. To meet the required two million units of blood at the cost of N60,000 per unit, Nigeria needs N90 billion to produce the balance of 1.5 million. As the World mark World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) today, June 14, the theme of this year’s WBDD is: “Give Blood, Give Plasma, Share Life, Share Often”. It…

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10th N’Assembly: Tinubu’s candidates floor APC rebels, Akpabio leads Senate

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Elections at the federal parliament on Tuesday in Abuja has seen anointed candidates of the All Progressives Congress emerging as the National Assembly leaders. All the candidates, who received the backing of President Bola Tinubu and the APC, defeated aspirants, who contested the positions contrary to the zoning arrangement of the party. Senator Godswill Akpabio emerged as the President of the Senate, while Senator Jibrin Barau won the position of the Deputy President of the upper legislative chambers. At the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas won the election for the…

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Ekiti based Chef Dammy surpasses Hilda Baci’s 100 hours Cook-a-thon

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Damilola Adeparusi, Ekiti-based Nigerian chef, has surpassed Hilda Baci’s 100-hour Cook-a-thon record. The chef, on Tuesday, shared the new record on her Instagram page while celebrating the feat. On June 9, 2023, the chef began her 120 hours cook-a-thon. She became a cynosure in a viral video after she reportedly completed 15 hours of the 120 hours earmarked for the cooking. While some netizens have criticised her for attempting to break Hilda’s ‘yet to be confirmed’ attempt by the Guinness World Record, some have showered praise on her for believing…

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Stop eating ‘ponmo’ over outbreak of Anthrax disease -FG

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An alarm has been raised by the Federal Government of Nigeria over the outbreak of a disease known as Anthrax which is in the West African sub-region and urged Nigerians to stop eating ‘pomo’ for now. The FG through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) alerted Nigerians that Anthrax is in some neighbouring countries within West Africa, specifically, Northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. The FMARD Permanent Secretary, Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe in an official statement explained that Anthrax which has claimed some lives is a…

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Man commits suicide four months after marriage in Jigawa

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A photographer, Usman Sani Goga has committed suicide in the Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The 30 year-old deceased, who got married four months ago, hung himself in his bedroom on Wednesday at Akula Quarters of the local government. His death was confirmed by Adamu Shehu, a spokesman of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state. He said the deceased had dropped his wife at one of his relative’s house that fateful day around 1400hrs  promising to pick her up later in the evening. He also…

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Tinubu suspends Godwin Emefiele, orders CBN probe

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Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been suspended by President Bola Tinubu with immediate effect. This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy, according to a statement on Friday by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey. According to the statement, Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will act…

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IT’S FIRSTBANK’S FINEST HOUR Dazzles stakeholders with growth across key metrics

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Rising from a lower profit margin of N10.2billion and a debilitating Non-Performing Loan portfolio of 45 per cent in 2015, to an impressive profit of N147billion and a significantly lowered NPL rate of 5.6 per cent in 2022, FirstBank has proven that its back-to-back profit-making is far beyond recoveries made, but rather it’s a reinforcement of a well-articulated growth trajectory driven by a committed, competent and experienced Board and management team, writes Festus Akanbi There seems to be a consensus among watchers of the Nigerian banking sector that these days,…

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Over 20 WAEC exam officials arrested for malpractice

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The West African Examination Council (WAEC), in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), have arrested no fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice. The Council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country. The Head, National Office (HNO) of council, Mr Patrick Areghan, disclosed this on the sidelines of a monitoring exercise he carried out in some schools on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, the WAEC has since handed over all the culprits to the police for prosecution.…

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Nigeria’s economic growth too slow to reduce poverty -World Bank

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In the Global Development Prospect report for June 2023, the World Bank warned that Nigeria’s economic growth is too slow to address the challenge of extreme poverty in the country. The bank has retained its economic growth (Gross Domestic Product, GDP) forecast of 2.8% for Nigeria in 2023, citing challenges of high inflation, foreign exchange shortages, and shortages of banknotes caused by currency redesign. Among other things, the bank downgraded its economic growth forecast for Sub Saharan Africa to 3.2% for 2023, from 3.4% projected in its April World Economic…

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