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Shopping Mall under construction collapses in Abuja, workers trapped

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Unknown number of workers were reportedly trapped in a three-storey building under construction, which has collapsed in the Kubwa area of Abuja. Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) disclosed that the incident happened at midnight on Friday. It was gathered that officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have commenced rescue operations at the scene. The number of persons trapped in the building or who suffered casualty is yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report. An eyewitness said some injured persons have been rescued…

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Woman arrested for selling own baby for N600,000

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A 23-year-old woman, Mary Olatayo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly selling her three-week-old baby boy for N600,000. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint from the father of the baby. He said, “The man said Mary got pregnant in the process and he rented an apartment for her where she lived till she delivered a baby boy. He explained further that the lady suddenly disappeared with the baby from…

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Student union official jailed one year for N195m Internet fraud

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Director of Logistics of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Chapter, Adeyemi Israel Abiodun, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment for internet-related fraud. He is among 40 persons arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and convicted on separate one-count charges before four judges of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan. Their offences bordered on impersonation, obtaining money under false pretence, obtaining property by false pretence and forgery contrary to Sections 419, 467, 484, 516 and 508 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws…

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FirstBank commemorates its annual Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability week and promotes kindness across over 7 countries

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*The FirstBank CR&S Week is a dedicated week designed to offer opportunities for employees to give their time & resources to defined causes in line with the Bank’s CR&S strategic approach; *The FirstBank CR&S Week is held in Nigeria and 7 other countries: United Kingdom, Ghana, DRC, Guinea, Sierra Lone, Senegal and Gambia; *Since its maiden edition in 2017, the FirstBank CR&S week in 2017 is fast becoming a household name in the Bank’s host economies. In furtherance of its continued commitment to impacting the lives of individuals in its…

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Court, police seize Andy Uba’s cars over N50m debt

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Vehicles belonging to Senator Andy Uba were on Tuesday, seized by officials of the Execution Unit of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, working with officers of the Nigeria Police Force, in his Abuja residence, over a N50 million debt resulting from a loan he took from Oranto Petroleum Limited. Uba, a one-time three-day Governor of Anambra State, and a governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the recently concluded elections in Anambra, is the debtor, in a case instituted against him by Oranto Petroleum. The seizure…

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ASUU: FG promised N60,000 increment in professor’s salaries

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The Academic Staff Union have revealed reasons for rejecting the proposal by the Federal Government. Recall that ASUU had tagged the offer by the Federal Government as “miserable”. However, the union did not go into some of the details in the proposal. But the zonal coordinator, Port Harcourt zone, Stanley Ogoun, in a statement noted that the Federal Government noted that it would increase the salaries of professors by N60,000 while other lecturers would have their salaries increased within the range of N30,000 and N60,000. Ogoun also noted that the…

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GTCO Autism Conference Holds on August 29th and 30th at MUSON Centre, Lagos

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The 12th edition of the annual GTCO Autism Conference themed “Creating a Community of Awe-Tism Advocates” will hold on Monday and Tuesday, August 29th and 30th, 2022, at MUSON Center, Onikan, Lagos. The annual Autism Conference is a pivotal component of GTCO’s Orange Ribbon initiative and serves as a key advocacy platform for people living with autism and other developmental disorders. In recent years, the GTCO Autism Conference has gained wider acclaim for bringing together some of the world’s leading experts in Autism, especially with the successful coordination of a…

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Emirates announces suspension of airlines to Nigeria from September

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Emirates Airlines has announced the suspension of its flight operations in Nigeria from September 1, 2022. It said the suspension became necessary following its inability to repatriate its funds from Nigeria. International carriers operating in Nigeria have repeatedly complained about their inability to repatriate funds to their home countries. They have raised this concern on many occasions with officials of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, as well as those at the finance ministry. Blocked funds belonging to these airlines have risen to about $600m, as this is due to the…

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UK inflation surged to new high

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Official data on Wednesday showed that British inflation surged to a new 40-year high in July on rising food prices, adding to a cost-of-living crisis as the country faces the prospect of recession. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) accelerated to 10.1 percent last month from 9.4 percent in June, the Office of National Statistics said. The Bank of England warned earlier this month that inflation will climb to just over 13 percent this year, the highest level since 1980. It also projected that the country would enter a recession that…

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Four students reportedly drown at Lagos beach

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Four teenagers reportedly drowned on Tuesday at the Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, while swimming in the water. It was gathered that 10 secondary school leavers, aged between 14 and 15, went to swim at the beach to celebrate the completion of their West African Senior School Examination. They were said to be pupils of the Kuramo Senior College, Lekki. The spokesperson for the Elegushi Beach Management, Chief Ayuba Elegushi, in a statement on Tuesday, said the pupils were not properly registered. He noted that the…

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