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Ogun pastor allegedly rapes teenage chorister

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A pastor, Peter Taiwo, of the Christ Apostolic Bible Church, Alaja Oke, Saje, Abeokuta, hàs been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old chorister in his church. The police also arrested his wife, Elizabeth Taiwo, for allegedly conniving with him by shutting the door on the victim during the act. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the pastor and his wife were arrested on Friday following a complaint lodged by the victim at the Adatan divisional…

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COVID-19: Cases surge as Omicron spreads in Africa

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World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, said the Omicron variant was reaching more African nations, as weekly COVID-19 cases on the continent surged by 93 per cent. However, there are signs of hope, as preliminary data indicate that hospitalisations across South Africa remain low. The WHO African Region, at a virtual press conference on vaccine rollout and impact of the new variant on the pandemic, facilitated by APO Group, said the continent recorded more than 107,000 infections in the week ended December 5, up from around 55,000. Five countries accounted for…

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I no longer associate with bandits — Gumi

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Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, has said he no longer had anything to do with bandits, following their declaration as terrorists by the court.   Recall that on November 25, a Federal High Court in Abuja had declared the activities of all bandit groups in the country as acts of terrorism. Gumi is known for demanding amnesty for bandits who are said to have killed thousands and abducted many, including schoolchildren. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, the cleric said he would no longer mediate for bandits. He said: “Since the…

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Saudi Arabia cancels flights from Nigeria over Omicron COVID-19 variant

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The Saudi Arabia authority yesterday, suspended all flight operations coming from Nigeria into the kingdom over the outbreak of Omicron variant of COVID-19. An official statement issued by Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) directed to all airports and private aviation operators in the Kingdom ordered suspension of all flight coming “directly or indirectly” from Nigeria. Incidentally, Saudi came with the restriction order barely seven days after the country recorded her index case of Omicron from a passenger returning from North Africa into the country. The statement said: “The…

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UBA takes over disco as power sector privatisation records major loan default

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the Federal Government has given it’s endorsement to the United Bank for Africa Plc to take over the majority stake in the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company. Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, announced this on Wednesday. Aliyu said the Deposit Money Bank had to take over the power firm due to the inability of the AEDC’s major investor (Kann Consortium) to effectively service the loans obtained from UBA when it acquired the Disco in 2013. UBA had acted as the mandated lead arranger, underwriting $122m (about N20bn then) for Kann Consortium’s…

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Man arrested for attempting suicide over loss of savings to forex scam

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Police in Rivers state have arrested a middle-aged man, Egbe Godfrey, who claimed to have lost all his savings to a trading firm, MBA Trading and Capital Investment Limited in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for attempting suicide. Godfrey had climbed a telecommunications mast at the Garrison axis of Port Harcourt on Tuesday and threatened to hang himself when residents got him distracted and rescued him. MBA Trading and Capital Investment Limited, operated by one Maxwell Odum, collapsed due to his inability to pay investors agreed return on investment. Thousands of…

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RCCG pastor stabbed to death in church by new converts

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A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, has been stabbed to death by two new converts suspected to be hoodlums. It was gathered that the victim, Pastor Babatunde Dada, was killed inside the RCCG Chapel of Resurrection on 13 Road, 6th Avenue, FESTAC Town. The killing, which happened on Thursday, December 2, was said to have been perpetrated by two new converts who came to the church for the first time a Sunday before the…

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Access Bank, IFC support 100 female entrepreneurs across Africa with $22,000 Grant

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Access Bank Plc and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have empowered 100 female entrepreneurs across Africa who graduated from the bank’s ‘W’ Womenpreneur pitch-a-ton Africa initiative. The initiative, which is the third installment saw participants go through a mini Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programme by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and the top 5 finalist were given a grant of $22,000. This year’s program had over 37,000 applications which was later pruned down to 100 participants span across Africa where Access Bank’s…

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Partnership Investment Company’s MD in N56 million fraud

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A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, has adjourned till 2nd of February,2022 for the continuation of trial, the case of a Lagos businessman, Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company Partnership Investment alleged to have swindled a Lagos business man to the tune of N56million In a one count amended charge filed before the court by the Head/Legal Prosecution section, of the Nigeria Police Special Fraud unit, Chief Superintendent of Police, Barrister E.A. Jackson, it was stated thus: That you, Victor Ogiemwonyi (Managing Director, Partnership Investment Company Ltd and Partnership Investment…

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FirstBank DecemberIssaVybe: Showing Kindness as You Vybe

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The roof is already getting raised with #FirstBankIssaVybe, #DecemberIssaVybe campaigns. With FirstBank, it is always a total experience of being woven into the fabric of society from banking at its finest, to music, fashion, arts, and sports. Across the spectrum of human endeavour, FirstBank stands tall behind its over 32 million customers and counting. As FirstBank makes every day a vybe every December, it is also passionate about ensuring that everyone vybes with kindness. This is in sync with the words of Maurice Elias, Professor of Psychology, “without kindness, our…

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