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Broadcasting commission code will be ammended to compel brands to sponsor local leagues -Lai Mohammed

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Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Information and Culture Minister, has said that the Federal Government will amend the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Code to compel brands to sponsor Nigeria Professional Football League. The Minister made the assertion at the close of the “Two-Day Creative Industry Financing Conference’’, sponsored by the ministry in conjunction with “Think Tank Media and Advertising’’ which closed on Tuesday in Lagos. “We will amend the NBC code to ensure that our Premier League improves. “We will make sure that in the Code, if you spend one million dollars…

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Fresh Southern Kaduna attacks leaves 33 people dead

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33 people have been confirmed dead in fresh clashes between villagers and Fulani herdsmen in southern Kaduna. Although it was reported that calm had been restored to villages in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Agyole Abeh said 27 Fulani, living in the area were killed by the villagers in two separate attacks, while six villagers died . Abeh, at a press briefing in Kaduna, on Wednesday, stated that the incident started on July 11, when some villagers attacked a Fulani boy…

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Doctor arrested for infecting 6-yr-old boy with HIV

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Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 30-year-old man alleged to be operating an illegal clinic and infected a 6-year-old boy with HIV through transfusion of unscreened blood. The state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Lawan Bashir-Kano, disclosed yesterday in Lafia that the suspect, Jonathan Ibrahim, was arrested on July 17, Monday. He said that Ibrahim, who hails from Iwashi village in Doma Local Government Area of the state, was arrested following complaint about his activities from members of the public. Bashir-Kano said preliminary…

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FirstBank launches FutureFirst Programme in Ebonyi State

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As part of it’s Corporate Responsibility initiative, First Bank of Nigeria has expanded its Financial Literacy programme to the Eastern part of the country with the launch of its Financial Literacy programme for Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State, under the auspices of the FirstBank FutureFirst Programme. The initiative launched in 2013 in partnership with Junior Achievement Nigeria and the Lagos State Empowerment & Resource Network (LEARN) is designed to empower students of secondary schools with requisite knowledge of financial literacy and career counseling to equip them with knowledge of money…

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UPDATE ON FIRE INCIDENT AT STERLING BANK – CREEK ROAD

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An armed mobile policeman fleeing from an irate mob after shooting a tanker driver disrupted banking operations at the Sterling Bank branch on Creek Road this morning. He ran into the premises of the bank to escape being lynched. Security operatives attached to the bank disarmed and arrested the fleeing policeman but did not hand him over to the irate mob. The mob got upset and attacked the bank with the intention of unleashing mayhem on staff and customers. The branch’s reception area was vandalized and set ablaze. The security…

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Details of Paris Club refund to States released

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In a statement by the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Federal government has released details of the second tranche of Paris Club refund to States totalling N243. 795 billion. The refund is in respect of over-deductions on Paris Club, London Club Loans and Multilateral debts between 1995-2002. The report shows that Abia received N 5 .715 b; Adamawa N 6.114 b; Akwa-Ibom N10 b; Anambra N6,121 b; Bauchi N6. 877 b; Bayelsa N10 b; Benue; N6.854 b; Borno N7.340 b ;Cross River N6. 075 b; Delta N10 b; Ebonyi N4.…

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Etisalat changes brand name to 9mobile

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In a statement signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Boye Olusanya, Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, EMTS, on Tuesday formally confirmed that Etisalat had adopted 9mobile as its new trade name. The statement reads: “Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), which previously traded as ‘Etisalat Nigeria’ wishes to inform its over 20 million subscribers, government, regulatory agencies and all relevant stakeholder groups that the telecommunication company has changed its name to 9mobile as a further testament of our unwavering commitment to ensuring business continuity as Nigeria’s fourth largest telecom operator,”.…

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Musicians react to FG’s proposed ban on shooting music videos abroad

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The Federal Government have been criticised by some popular Nigerian musicians for planning to stop the production of Nigerian music videos abroad, saying the policy will hinder global competitiveness of the music industry. The plan, which was made known by the Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed recently in Lagos, sparked off reactions among popular artistes, saying the policy would not be beneficial to the entertainment industry. Veteran singer Ruggedman argued that many artistes take their productions abroad because of the sophistication of the technologies required for such productions, which…

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Muiz Banire Raises Alarm over Threat to Life

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Dr. Muiz Banire, the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged receiving several threats to life messages by those he described as agents of anti-democratic forces in Lagos State. In a statement yesterday, Banire also alleged that a rent-a-crowd rally is being organised today in Lagos by a former Chairman of Mushin Local Government and the current commissioner in Lagos State with the assistance of some elements to destroy the democratic aspirations of the people and impose candidates against the people of the state. “It is…

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Woman accompanies assassin to stab husband to death

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Omotayo Salawudeen, 39-year-old housewife, has confessed that she covered the mouth of her husband, Alhaji Hakeem Salawudeen, 43, while the assassin she hired stabbed him to death. Omotayo, who was paraded by the police in Osogbo on Monday for alleged murder, made the confession while being interviewed by journalists. The suspect said her man was a loving husband, adding that she had sex with him before Dolapo Oladapo, whom she hired to kill him, stabbed him to death. She said, “I hired Dolapo Oladapo to kill my husband. We were…

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