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3 Anambra monarchs withdraw chieftaincy titles conferred on Senator Ubah

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Three traditional rulers in Anambra State have officially withdrawn the chieftaincy titles conferred on the senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, following the controversy trailing the conferment of chieftaincy titles. The traditional rulers are Igwe F.E. Ebelendu of Aguluezechukwu in Aguata local government area, Igwe Onwuamaeze Damian Ezeani of Neni in Anaocha local government area and Igwe Gerald Obunadike Mbamalu of Ojoto in Idemili South local government area. Igwe Mbamalu conferred Ikemba Ojoto on Ubah, Igwe Ezeani conferred on him the Odenjiinji Neni, while Igwe Ebelendu gave…

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Suffering increased under Tinubu – Shari’ah council

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The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has raised concerns over the rising cost of foodstuffs and other valuables across the country, saying suffering escalated under President Bola Tinubu. The President of the Council, Sheikh AbdurRasheed Hadiyatullah, who stated this at the SCSN’s National Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, lamented that Nigerians are currently battling unemployment and an economic quagmire.  He spoke on the theme: “Matters Arising from the 2023 Election and Associated Socio-Economic Challenges”. ”The suffering of Nigerians has escalated since President Tinubu assumed office. “What used to cost…

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Ibadan explosion traced to illegal miners’ explosives -Gov Makinde

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Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners. No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hospitalised following the explosion that also affected a section of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Oyo State House of Assembly, the residence of the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, some buildings at Ologuneru, Apete, New Garage, Bashorun,…

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Union Bank Pledges Seamless Service as New Management Resumes

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Union Bank of Nigeria has reassured its partners, customers and critical stakeholders of continued excellent service and seamless operations following the recent appointment of its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Yetunde Oni, by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bank assured its customers that as a long-standing financial institution in the Nigerian banking industry, it will continue to provide top-quality services and products while operating under the best tenets of corporate governance as enshrined within the guidelines of the CBN. Under its new leadership, the bank pledged to sustain…

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Heir to £230 Million pie company allegedly kills best friend

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Dylan Thomas, the 23-year-old heir to a £230 million pie company fortune, has been charged with the murder of his best friend and housemate, William Bush. The gruesome incident unfolded on Christmas Eve, leaving the community in shock and the families devastated. William Bush, 23, was discovered with fatal injuries in a car park next to Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff around 11:30 am on December 24. Dylan Thomas, the grandson of Sir Gilbert Stanley Thomas, Welsh tycoon and founder of the renowned Peter’s Pies, is now at the center of…

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Kidnappers raise ransom of abducted girls from N60m to N700m

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Nigerians on Monday took to social media to express bitterness against the Federal Government and security apparatus over the kidnap and killings of some residents in the Federal Capital Territory. This is coming hours after reports emerged that the kidnappers had allegedly killed three of their victims and raised the ransom being demanded to N700 million. Among those allegedly killed was a secondary school student and daughter of the Ekiti state-born chief legal officer of the National University Commission, Miss Folorunsho Ariyo. The kidnappers dumped the remains of four victims…

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HabariPay’s Squad Launches Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0 for Young Innovators

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In line with its mission of empowering businesses and young innovators across Africa, HabariPay’s Squad has announced the launch of its first-ever hackathon, “Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0.” The social coding event is scheduled to hold on January 19th and 20th 2023, at the state-of-the-art GTCO Training Complex, Tayo’s Plaza, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0 is targeted at young innovators in universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria and challenges competing teams to create innovative solutions to problems within their immediate community as well as the wider…

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Fulani Herdsmen storm Ilogbo community as 6 killed, 3 abducted

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Ilogbo, a small community in Otta, Ogun State, has once again fallen victim to an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The latest assault took place late in night of Friday, January 12, 2024. An eyewitness, Adeyemi Samson, a resident of the community, confirmed to this newspaper that the attackers, armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the area, firing sporadically into the air and targeting anyone in sight. The attack sent residents scrambling for safety in a bid to escape the assailants. By the time the dust settled, six bodies were counted,…

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Female soldier exposes alleged abuse by senior officers

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Ruth Ogunleye, a Nigerian military female personnel, has come forward with serious allegations against her superiors. She claims that some superiors, whom she identified as Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor, and Brig. Gen. IB Solebo, have made her life unbearable. Ogunleye holds Col. IB Abdulkareem particularly responsible for the difficulties she has faced in the Army. Ogunleye, known as @Ogunleyeruthsavage1 on TikTok, recently shared her distressing experience on the platform. She claimed that Abdulkareem had made repeated attempts to assault her, administered injections against her will, forcibly removed her…

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Supreme Court affirms Otti as winner of Abia Gov Poll

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Mr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP, has been declared the valid winner of the governorship election held in Abia State on March 18 by the Supreme Court. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, dismissed two separate appeals that sought to nullify Otti’s election victory. In its lead judgement that was read by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the apex court held that the appeal of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Okey Ahiwe, and his counterpart in the All Progressives…

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