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Notorious armed robber, Bobisky dies from multiple gunshots

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‌ Honest Diagbara, a notorious armed robber and kidnapper otherwise known as Bobisky is dead after he was arrested alive by men of the Nigerian Police Force in Rivers State. Recall that Governor Nyesom Wike had earlier placed a N30 million bounty on Bobisky’s head, saying he will reward any member of the public who can provide useful information that will lead to the arrest of the criminal. Bobisky was arrested alive early Saturday at Korokoro in the Tai Local Government Area in a sting operation led by the Divisional…

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OBJ: Nigeria is collapsing under current administration

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo while delivering a speech titled, ‘Moving Nigeria Away from Tipping Over’ at a consultative dialogue in Abuja, on Thursday said, Nigeria is slowly becoming a failed state and a basket case that urgently needs to be pulled from the brink of collapse. He said this in the presence of various socio-cultural groups including Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Northern Elders Forum, Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo and Pan Niger Delta Forum. His words “I do appreciate that you all feel sad and embarrassed as most of us feel as…

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Sex And Eating Are ‘Divine’ Pleasures From God – Pope Francis

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Eating a well cooked meal as well as having sex has been described as “simply divine” pleasures from God by Pope Francis. Pope Francis, who is the religious head of over 1.3 billion Catholic around the world, spoke with Italian writer Carlo Petrini, who has compiled several conversations with the pope for a new book. “Pleasure arrives directly from God, it is neither Catholic, nor Christian, nor anything else, it is simply divine,” Francis told Petrini in the book, “TerraFutura: Conversations With Pope Francis on Integral Ecology,” which was published…

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Malabu: FG lawyer lied against me in Italy – Adoke

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Mohammed Adoke, a former Attorney-General of the Federation, on Thursday, protested what he called deliberate false statements made against him on Wednesday by the Federal Government’s lawyer, Lucio Lucia, in the ongoing proceedings against Shell and Eni and other named individuals before the Milan Court in Italy over the OPL 245 transaction. He, therefore, called on the Federal Government to debrief Lucia for “his embarrassing conduct, deliberate falsehood and dishonesty in a court of law.” Adoke made his position known in a statement titled, ‘OPL 245 case: Nigeria’s lawyer contradicted…

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Private polytechnics’ proprietors disagree with ASUU, ASUP over schools reopening

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Private Polytechnics Proprietors in Nigeria on Thursday disagreed with lecturers that tertiary institutions should remain closed to activities due to COVID-19 pandemic, saying that they were not sincere. Lecturers under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities and Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics had declared that schools in the country should not be reopened. According to them, the population of students in public tertiary institutions was too large to be allowed for social distancing in line with COVID-19 management protocols. The Association of Proprietors of Private Polytechnics in Nigeria…

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FIRSTBANK PROMOTES CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF, GRADUATES THIRD SET OF ITS SENIOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (SMDP) PARTICIPANTS

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has graduated 12 successful candidates in the third edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). The graduation ceremony held virtually, via the Zoom video conferencing platform on Wednesday, 2 September, 2020. The Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP) is FirstBank’s intensive modular programme for a select group of senior managers to principal managers who are proven leaders in their respective functions and have been identified as central to the Bank’s succession plan. Prior to the 2020 programme, 40 exemplary…

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Nigerians respond better when they are treated like animals – actress Belinda Effah

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Nollywood actress, Belinda Effah took to her Instagram page to lash out at Nigerians over what she termed as “misplaced priorities”. The actress in her post stated that the country won’t move forward until Nigerians place their interest in the right place. “UNTIL YOUR INTEREST IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE NIGERIANS, THERE WILL BE NO GOING FORWARD. IT’S SAD NIGERIANS RESPOND BETTER WHEN THEY ARE TREATED LIKE ANIMALS ENOUGH SAID – MIC OFF” Share on: WhatsApp

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I want the Nigerian elites to judge us fairly – president Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerian elites to judge his administration fairly in governance. While speaking in Abuja at the closing of the first-year ministerial performance review retreat, President Buhari recounted some of the challenges his administration faced upon getting elected in 2015. Buhari stated that his administration has done more for the country with less resources. He said; “I WANT THE NIGERIAN ELITES, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM, TO JUDGE US FAIRLY. “WHEN WE CAME, IT COLLAPSED TO $37, $38 PER BARREL, YOU KNOW IT. AND THE MILITANTS WERE UNLEASHED ON…

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How tax consultant, Tola Ogundipe drowned in Lagos boat mishap

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Tola Ogundipe, the Deputy Senior Partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers has been confirmed dead. He was said to have gone missing on Saturday while boating on his own on the coast near Lagos. His boat was found on Sunday before the Marine Police discovered his corpse on Monday. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has ordered a discreet investigation into his death, and thw state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed his death. In its statement, Price Waterhouse Coopers’ Country Senior Partner, Uyi Akpata described the deceased as…

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Ocean Marine’s MD carpets Blogger’s Attempt to Tarnish Company, Chairman’s Reputation

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Managing Director of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited (OMSL), Rear Admiral Ameen Ikioda (retd.), has slammed blogger, Mr Jackson Ude, over his tweet in which he imputed wrong and malicious motives into the business transactions of Chairman of the company, Capt. Idahosa Wells Okunbo (Capt. Hosa). In the latest tirade tweeted by one Jackson Ude, whose trade in stock has been to fabricate utter falsehood and disseminate via multiple social media platforms, the pen-for-hire writer alluded to an alleged Trans Forcados Pipeline (TFP) contract, and attached bank statements from January and…

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