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No Going Back On Relocation Of Computer Village, Says Lagos Government

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The Lagos State Government yesterday said it would not reverse it decision to relocate the Computer Village from its present location at Otigba, Ikeja. This, it stated, was in its commitment to achieve the objectives of the renewed Ikeja Model City Master Plan originally conceived to address infrastructure challenges in the city. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was desirous of making Ikeja a model city and would leave no stone unturned in actualising the relocation of the Computer Village…

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Arsenal Beat Chelsea To Lift Community Shield

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Alvaro Morata missed a penalty on his Chelsea debut as Arsenal won an uncharacteristically feisty Community Shield in a shootout at Wembley. Record signing Morata – a late substitute – dragged a poor effort wide moments after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had blazed over in a first use of a new penalty shootout system. Premier League champions Chelsea had gone ahead through Victor Moses, before Pedro was sent off for an ugly lunge on Mohammed Elneny From the resulting free-kick, debutant Sead Kolasinac headed the Gunners level to take the match…

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Hazard For Player Of The Year- Hargreaves

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Owen Hargreaves has backed Eden Hazard for the EA SPORTS Player of the Season award for 2017/18. The former Manchester United midfielder believes that Hazard can follow N’Golo Kante’s 2016/17 triumph, albeit with competition from a fellow Belgian at Manchester City. “Hazard, for me, was the player of the year last season – if he’s here this season then he’ll win it,” says Hargreaves, the third pundit after Phil Neville and Michael Owen to reveal his predictions for the fortcoming campaign. “Kevin De Bruyne looks like he’s playing with kids;…

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Japan Marks 72 Years Since Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

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Japan on Sunday marked 72 years since the world ’s first nuclear attack on Hiroshima, with the nation ’s traditional contradictions over atomic weapons again coming into focus . The anniversary came after Japan sided last month with nuclear powers Britain , France and the US to dismiss a UN treaty banning atomic weapons, which was rejected by critics for ignoring the reality of security threats such as North Korea . Japan is the only country to have suffered atomic attacks, in 1945 . Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , speaking…

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Firstbank Targets 30m Accounts In Four Years

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Acclaimed largest financial institution in Nigeria, Firstbank says it has planned to support the general growth of the country’s economy by increasing the number of customer accounts from the 14.5 million to 30 million in the course of three to four years. According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the planned is in tandem to move into the execution phase of its current business strategy, which is about financial inclusion and leveraging technology to pull more people into the banking segment. “We…

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Ekiti High Court sentences Herdsman to two years imprisonment

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Ali Haruna, a herdsman in Ekiti has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Ekiti State High Court. The herdsman was imprisoned for destroying crops worth N1.5 million in the farm. The state Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, held that the prosecution had proved the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt setting aside the appeal filed against the judgment of the Chief Magistrate’s Court. Haruna had earlier been sentenced to two years jail by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court presided over by Mr Idowu Ayenimo on a two-count…

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Man kills mother, steals her N20,000

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In a strange development, Agugu Adau, an 18-year-old man, has allegedly killed his mother for refusing to give him a “disappearing” charm he claimed was his inheritance from his late herbalist father. It was revealed that Agugu committed the crime at his Kisaghyip village farm in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau. A source said that Agugu, after killing his mother, removed the sum of N20,000 from her blood-sucked clothes and used it to buy a mobile phone, a shirt and a pair of slippers. Mr Tyopev Terna, spokesman of…

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My son not interested in governorship seat -Saraki

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Bukola Saraki, Nigeria Senate President has ruled out the possibility of his son contesting the 2019 governorship election in Kwara State. Saraki at a Forum in Abuja said that it was untrue that his son was being groomed as the next governor of the state, adding that he (his son) does not have interest in politics. “That is not in the offing at all; I am sure he doesn’t even want to hear politics at all.“You know, it is not easy for children who are born to politicians, especially in…

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Oba of Lagos accuses Buhari of being responsible for problem in Nigeria police

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Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, , has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the problem in the operations of the Nigeria Police Force. Akiolu said that the military government under Buhari between 1983 and 1985 was not committed to the funding of the police, thinking there was a conspiracy in the Force against the regime. The monarch, however, charged the 74-year-old President to address the challenges hindering the effectiveness of the police “now that he has come back as a democrat.” Akiolu, a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, spoke on…

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Governor Ahmed promises to provide enabling environment for investments in Kwara State

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Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has promised to provide enabling environment for investments in the State. This was made known at the commissioning of Sobi 101.9FM which berthed in Kwara. The management of the new radio station assured that the station will revolutionize the broadcasting industry by going the extra mile to deliver the best in people and developmental-oriented programmes, particularly to those at the grassroots. The stations headquarters christened Wali SUM House is located in Sobi, Ilorin, Kwara State. The commissioning event was witnessed by the governor of…

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