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Phone ringing in church is a sign of poverty —Pastor Ibiyeomie

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David Ibiyeomie, founder and Senior Pastor of Salvation Ministries, Port Harcourt, has said anyone who allows his phone to ring in a church is a poor man. The clergyman, who said this while delivering a sermon to his congregation on Sunday, said such can never be found with a wealthy person. “Anyone whose phone rings in church is a poor man; his thinking is poor. Rich people don’t switch on their phones in church because they don’t want anybody to disturb them. ”But poor people switch it on because they…

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Ebun Adegboruwa alleges threat to life over EndSARS report, says Nigerians should hold govt responsible

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One of the members of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has raised the alarm over the alleged plan to take his life following the report by the panel that protesters were killed at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020. Adegboruwa raised the alarm in a statement on Monday titled, ‘Nigerians Should Hold Government Responsible If Anything Happens To Me’. The Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel submitted its report to the Lagos State Government,…

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Man arrested for selling son for N350,000 in Abia

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Appolos Ndubuisi, 40, has been arrested by the Police in Abia State, for allegedly selling a baby boy for N350, 000, after deceiving the mother that the baby died during delivery. Ndubuisi was alleged to have conspired with one Rose Godwin Chinweikpe, who operates a maternity home at Owoahia-Afor community in Obingwa council, to sell the baby. It was gathered that the baby boy that was said to be a stillbirth, belongs to Ndubuisi’s supposed wife, Deborah Onukaogu. Commissioner of Police, Abia State, Mrs Janet Agbede, said in 2020 Deborah…

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Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia freed of money laundering charges

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Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia has been freed by a Federal High Court in Lagos, from money laundering charges brought against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The trial Justice Ambrose Lewis- Allagoa discharged Ofili-Ajumogobia while granting her application to quash and dismiss the allegations, filed and argued by her counsel, Olawale Akoni (SAN). Akoni told the Lagos court that the application was sequel to an order of Justice Binta Nyako of Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, which, he said, had quashed all the recommendations of the…

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Assembly orders arrest of Goriola Hassan for parading self as monarch

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Ogun State House of Assembly has ordered security agencies to arrest a Nollywood star, Goriola Hassan, for allegedly parading himself as the Oba-elect of Imobi in the Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the state. The Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, during plenary on Thursday ordered that Hassan should be arrested and presented to the Assembly within 14 days. The Assembly had in August threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on Goriola after he snubbed two previous invitations of the lawmakers over the allegations against him. Oluomo ordered his arrest following the…

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Prophet arrested for raping eight-month pregnant lady

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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a self-acclaimed prophet, Festus James, for allegedly raping a woman with eight months’ pregnancy. The suspect was said to have committed the offence at Agbabu community in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, said James had carnal knowledge of the woman under the pretext of performing spiritual deliverance for her. She said, “James from Ibadan in Oyo State…

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FIRSTBANK UNVEILS A FULLY AUTOMATED SELF SERVICE BRANCH, STRENGTHENS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN NIGERIA

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services organisation has announced the launch of its fully automated branch, called the FirstBank Digital Experience Centre. It is provided to put customers at an advantage in carrying out various activities on their own without interacting with anyone. The branch is a reinvention of digital banking solutions in the country as customers are exposed to a seamless world-class banking experience. The self-service branch is built with a wide range of phased modern banking facilities which include humanoid robots equipped…

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Inflation may push 91 million Nigerians below poverty line -World bank report

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The World Bank has revealed that the general increase in food prices which occurred between June 2020 and June 2021 may have increased the percentage of Nigerians living below the national poverty line from 40.1 per cent to 42.8 per cent. The bank said this in a new report titled, ‘COVID-19 in Nigeria: Frontline Data and Pathways for Policy.’ According to Worldometer, the current population of Nigeria is 213,145,112 as of Wednesday. Forty two per cent of the current population means about 91 million Nigerians may have been pushed below…

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Nigeria set to recover $200m Looted funds -Malami

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Abubakar Malami SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has disclosed that Nigeria would soon make additional recovery of about $200million, being part of public funds looted and stashed outside the country. He said the repatriation of the looted fund was subject to the settlement of litigations that the Federal Ministry of Justice was currently attending to. Malami spoke at the 2021 annual public lecture organized by the Centre for Media and Peace Initiative, New York, United States of America. The AGF, in a statement by his…

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UNILORIN expels 400-level student for assaulting female lecturer

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Waliu Salaudeen, a student of the Department of Microbiology, who was found guilty of assaulting a female lecturer in the same department has been expelled by the management of the University of Ilorin. A statement by the varsity’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, stated that the verdict was handed down by the Student Disciplinary Committee after Salaudeen was arraigned on Monday. According to him, the student has 48 days to appeal the verdict. “Salaudeen has since been handed over to the police for further necessary action,” Akogun added.…

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