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Lottery company arraigned for refusing N72m win

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Green Lotto, a lottery company, and its agent, Charles Akhenanen, have been dragged before the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square over its refusal to pay a businessman his winning sum of N72,700,000. Green Lotto is organised by a company, Brentwood Multiservices Global Limited based in Ikorodu, Lagos. The complainant, who testified before Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay, on Thursday, told the court that on January 29, 2021, he played a game with N330,000 and when the result came out, he won the game, but the defendants refused…

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Liz Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister after failed budget

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Liz Truss, British Prime Minister, yesterday announced she was resigning as Prime Minister barely 45 days after assuming office, making her the shortest serving PM in UK history. In a statement yesterday, Truss said: “I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. ”Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. And our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth. In his reaction, opposition Labour leader,…

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Nigerians boost UK economy with £1.9bn –Report

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According to an analysis by SBM Intelligence, Nigerian students and their dependants in the United Kingdom have contributed an estimated £1.9bn to the economy of the UK in one year. The data covered the 2021/2022 academic session. In the data made available on Wednesday, it was estimated that a sum of £680,620,000 was reportedly paid as school fees with a total of £54.3m paid in taxes by working spouses of the students. Further analysis of the data also revealed an estimated sum of £41.7m paid as health insurance; £408.37m was…

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FG orders telcos to reverse 10% tariff hike

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Federal Government has ordered telecommunication companies to reverse their recent 10 per cent hike in calls and data prices. This decision means that telcos like MTN Nigeria and Airtel, who had initially increased the prices of their data bundles by about 10 per cent, will now need to revert to their old prices. This was revealed by the Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday. The commission said the initial consideration for 10 per cent approval for tariff adjustments for different voice and data packages was in line with the mandates of…

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Union Bank and MobiHealth International Announce Partnership

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Union Bank of Nigeria “Union Bank” has announced the first banking partnership with globally recognised telehealth services company Mobihealth International “Mobihealth” during a signing ceremony held at the United States Embassy in Abuja today. Mobihealth’s mission ‘to provide everyone with timely access to quality and affordable healthcare and healthcare providers from all over the world,’ has garnered international accolades and awards for the company and its founder Dr. Funmi Adewara, including recognition from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The company has also…

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I don’t know who killed Ataga – Chidinma

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Chidinma Ojukwu, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Akoka, was arraigned before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, alongside Adedapo Quadri and Chioma Egbuchu on October, 12, 2021, on nine counts over the alleged murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super Tv, Usifo Ataga. The court resumed watching the recorded video footage on Tuesday, showing the confessional statement of Ojukwu before Justice Yetunde Adesanya. In the video, she said she did not know who killed the deceased as she had gone out on the…

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Wema Bank’s Webinar to highlight Strategies of Growth for Tech Start-ups and SMEs in Nigeria

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Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank, has announced that the next edition of its quarterly webinar, aimed at assisting the small and medium-scale enterprise (SME) and early-stage start-up segments of its customer base, will hold on Friday, 21 October, 2022 by 10 a.m. Arthur Nkemeh, Head of SME Banking at Wema Bank said the webinar, themed, “From Start-up to Unicorn: Strategies for Sustainably Scaling a Tech Company in Nigeria,” will focus on the strategies that start-ups and SMEs in the tech space in Nigeria can adopt to develop the capacity…

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Celestial church worshippers killed by unknown gunmen during church service

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Unknown gunmen reportedly attacked a Celestial Church of Christ at Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State, leaving two persons dead and three others injured on Sunday. An eyewitness, who asked not to be identified for security reasons, said the gunmen, who were fully armed, stormed the church and started shooting continuously. It was learnt that two people died on the spot, while the injured were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja. He said, “When they entered, they started shooting at everyone outside the church. I went and hid inside a cassava…

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Lagos bizman arrested over wife’s death

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A 37-year-old Lagos car dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, aka IVD, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command over the death of his wife, Abimbola, in the Lekki area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Monday. He said, “He was arrested on Saturday, he’s with us.” Ikechukwu and Abimbola had been married for 16 years, with the union blessed with five children. The marriage, however, was fraught with disagreement and alleged domestic violence. At the climax of their clash, the couple separated…

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PSP truck plunges into Lagos lagoon…driver, motor boy escape

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A waste compactor truck opersting under the Lagos controlled Private Sector Participant (PSP), plunged into the Lagos lagoon at about 7:40am on Monday. Fortunately, the truck driver and his motor-boy narrowly escaped death through the efforts of a rescue team. It was gathered that the truck’s tyre bursted on motion, and as a result veered off the bridge and subsequently plunged into the lagoon. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, who confirmed the incident, said the two rescued persons were taken to hospital for treatment.…

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