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Behind the curtain facts on Idumuje-Ugboko crisis

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Idumuje-Ugboko is a serene, sleepy town in Aniocha North Local Government Area. This rural-agrarian settlement has been peaceful for decades until a seemingly innocuous issue triggered crises which have now grown to monumental proportions. In the early months of 2015, an international lawyer, philanthropist, and environmentalist and a scion of the Nwoko royal family of Idumuje-Ugboko, Prince Ned Nwoko announced with glee that he had decided to build his pet dream of a sports university, and a golf course in the village. The STARS University was to be one of…

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First Bank’s FMAP graduates Inaugural set of Management Associates

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Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has graduated 28 successful candidates in its inaugural FirstBank Management Associates Programme (FMAP), virtually held on Tuesday, 30 June 2020 via the Zoom video conferencing application. The programme which commenced in 2018 had a total of 48 candidates selected from thousands of entries and applications received nationwide. FMAP is a 24-month fast-track comprehensive developmental programme targeted at young, dynamic, self-motivated and highly driven individuals that possess the right skill set and excellent leadership potential among Junior and entry-level cadre…

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Covid-19: NAFDAC disrupts anti-COVID herb unveiling in Ogun

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The unveiling of an anti-coronavirus herbal syrup was on Thursday disrupted by officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A herbal medicine expert, Paul Oni, had planned to unveil the anti-COVID-19 herbal syrup branded, ‘Oxibiotics,’  at the Centenary Hall, Ake, on Thursday. The programme was stopped by the  officials of NAFDAC who ordered its  cancellation. Oni, was subsequently taken to his factory which was inspected and sealed by NAFDAC officials. Speaking after his factory was sealed, Oni expressed worry over the increase in COVID-19…

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Aero Contractors to disallow passengers with cold, malaria

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Ado Sanusi, the Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, has said any passenger who sneezes on the plane will be treated as a COVID-19 case. According to him, passengers who have malaria must present COVID-19 test results and not ordinary doctor’s reports, to prove they don’t have the viral disease. Sanusi said any person suspected to have COVID-19 would be isolated. He said, “If you have malaria or  common cold, do not come to the airport because there is a high possibility that you are going to be denied boarding.…

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Fraud: Dubai hands over Hushpuppi, accomplice to FBI

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Internet fraudster, Raymond Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, has been handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States of America by the Dubai Police, United Arab Emirates. Abbas, his friend, Olalekan Ponle, aka Woodberry, and 10 other Africans were arrested during a special operation dubbed, Fox Hunt 2. They were alleged to have committed fraud amounting to N168bn. No fewer than 1,926,400 people from different parts of the world were also said to have fallen victims to the suspects. The Dubai Police also claimed they recovered N16bn cash from the house,…

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YOUNG NIGERIAN HERO, ADJWOA AWE RECEIVES PRINCESS DIANA AWARD

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  A 15-year-old Nigerian, Miss Adjwoa Awe, has been honoured with The Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change. The award was announced on Wednesday 1 July; during the 2020 Diana Awards Virtual Ceremony held to celebrate all the awardees amazing achievements and introduce them to the rest of the world. Awe is being recognized with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award. Established in memory of Diana, Princess…

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Jada Pinkett Denies Having An Affair With August Alsina

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48-year-old Red Table Talk host and wife of Hollywood superstar, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, has denied the claims made by August Alsina that the two had a romantic relationship which Will Smith gave his blessings to. Jada Smith’s representatives have said that the claim is “absolutely not true”. Jada Smith and Alsina’s friendship have spawned speculations over the years. However, during a recent interview with The Breakfast Club’s Angela Yee, Alsina claimed that he did, in fact, have a romantic relationship with the Jada and Will knew about it. “I…

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Kenya Senators Exchange Blows In Fight Over Committee Post

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Two nominated senators in Kenya, Beatrice Kwamboka (ODM) and Mary Seneta (Jubilee), engaged in a scuffle before parliamentary security separated them. The scuffle over a post is said to have led to the suspension of the vice-chairperson of the Election of Senate health committee. It was gathered that trouble brewed after Ms Senata accused some members, including Ms Kwamboka of colluding to edge her out of the position. Seneta made the accusation after Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina was declared the winner. The accusation made Kwamboka who is the deputy minority leader angry…

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National Assembly suspends 774,000 public works recruitment scheme

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The National Assembly has suspended the 774,000 public works recruitment scheme on Wednesday. At an executive session, the Senate debated the Tuesday clash between the National Assembly Joint Committee on Labour and Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN), during which the lawmakers expressed anger about what they described as a display of executive rascality. Consequently, the Senate announced that the two chambers of the National Assembly had ordered that the implementation of the 774,000 public works programme should be put on hold until the legislature is properly briefed.…

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