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No fewer than 20 protesters, including Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command this afternoon during the #RevolutionNow protest in the state. One of the protesters, Jamiu Towolawi, said the police also attacked members of the group around the Ikeja Along area, adding that 15 people are missing. He said, “As at the last count, we have confirmed the arrest of 20 people and 15 are still missing. They shot tear gas at us at Ikeja Underbridge and brutalised our people. Agba Jalingo is among…

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The viral video of 30 stranded Nigerians begging for help to leave Lebanon on social media, has yielded result as the Nigerian Mission, relocated them to a more conducive environment, and would begin the evacuation process soon. A statement yesterday by the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mr. Gabriel Odu, said the 30 rescued ladies would be part of 150 others trafficked and stranded in Lebanon to be evacuated back to Nigeria. He quoted the Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Houssam Diab, as…

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Global Peace Ambassador and investigative journalist, Mr. Jackson Ude, who exposed the theft and illicit sale of 48 million barrels of Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude off the coast of China for $2.5billion has disclosed that he has received several death threats from persons he described as “known and unknown.” Mr. Ude, a Nigerian-American resident in New York, had recently used his newspaper, Pointblanknews.com and his Twitter handle @jacksonpbn, to expose a mind-blowing surreptitious sale of stolen Nigerian crude by highly placed government officials under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The…

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-by Segun Adams As the coronavirus pandemic forces firms to downsize and cut their wage cost to cope with the adverse economic realities, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is bucking the trend with a different approach that puts its staff first, writes Segun Adams. In a pandemic year where employees are agreeing to pay cuts to keep their jobs and businesses are either downsizing or simply liquidating, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is an outlier, taking an unusual approach to demonstrate how organisations can still ensure the best outcomes…

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Dr Gabriel Ogbechie’s publication on the 2017  imbrioglio and nattering nabobs of Pavlovian conditioning was proactively wrong. Dr Ogbechie’s  Nabob calculation is short, but “as rich as a Nabob” in error and falsehood. We all read that publication with disdain and  incredulity how Dr Ogbechie, an illustrious son of Delta state choose to dance naked in the market square to litany of contemptible faux passes . From Dr Ogbechie’s publication, it is obvious the conclusion he reached was based on  miscalculation and bias. There is no difference between a man…

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he The Sultan of Sokoto who is also the leader of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, has expressed his feelings to the Federal Government that Nigerians have a right to express their minds over the spate of killings in the country, especially in the north. The JNI said security agencies over what he described as lackadaisical attitude in the fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country, saying they seemed to be overwhelmed by the problem. The statement from JNI, signed by the Secretary-General, Dr. Khalid Abubakar…

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Simon Odo, an herbalist in Enugu State, popularly called Onu Uwa, has explained the reason behind his decision to marry 58 women, saying most men die untimely due to pressure from bad wives. Odo, who is also known as King of Satan, spoke on Monday in an interview on why he married his 58th wife recently. He said he could not tolerate insolence and unruly behaviour from the women, adding that he used to marry a new wife anytime he was let down by the attitude of any of his previous…

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The consideration of the $22.79bn external loan request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has been suspended by the Federal House of Representatives, without a specific date issued. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, however, asked that the consideration be stood down without giving a new date. “We will step that down for today,” Gbajabiamila said, asking the Chairman, Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata, to move for the standing down. He had made this known in reaction to a member of the House, Mr Henry Nwawuba, who presented a petition…

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