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FIRSTBANK PARTNERS WITH ELOY FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FEMALE OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES

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In furtherance of the need to empower female business owners across the country, The ELOY Foundation, in partnership with FirstBank presents the ELOY Foundation Business Shower, created to support female entrepreneurs on their journey to building sustainable businesses. The support from FirstBank will be carried out through the FirstGem loan scheme designed for female-owned or partnered MSMEs and its SMEConnect initiative. The partnership focuses on key sectors of the economy and designed to have female entrepreneurs exposed to essential business skills like training, networking and the ELOY Foundation Business Toolkit,…

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Sanwo-Olu congratulates Oyebanji as APC wins Ekiti governorship seat

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Ekiti State All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, on his victory at Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Sanwo-Olu described Oyebanji’s landslide victory as a testament to the good work the APC-led government has done in Ekiti State, as well as the sterling qualities of her candidates. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, yesterday, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said: “I congratulate Mr. Oyebanji for emerging victorious in Saturday’s gubernatorial election and returned as duly elected next governor of Ekiti…

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Housewife arrested for chaining and starving stepchildren in Imo

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A 26-year-old woman, Victoria Nwosu, has been arrested by police in Imo State, for allegedly abusing and enslaving her three stepchildren. A video clip had gone viral on the Internet showing the three minors being chained and made to undergo mental and physical torture. A concerned resident, who made the video, called on Nigerians to come to the rescue of the children. Subsequently, the state chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers swung into action, which led to the arrest of the woman and her husband. Confirming the arrest…

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Abducted church leaders released, gunmen collects cigarettes, rice as part of ransom

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Two worshippers abducted last Monday by gunmen at the Celestial Church of Christ, Oshofa, Wasimi, in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, have been released. The founder of the church, Oluwatomisin Olugbebi, said the victims were released on Saturday. Gunmen, who wore masks and fez caps, invaded the church and abducted the Assistant Shepherd (assistant pastor) of the parish, Oluwaseun Ajose, and a Sunday school teacher, Dagunro Ayobami. The gunmen had reduced their demand from N50m to N10m last Thursday. But on Sunday, Olugbebi disclosed that the church…

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Nearly one billion people have mental disorder worldwide -WHO

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According to the latest UN data, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder. The data released on Friday said the staggering figure was even more worrying because it included around one in seven teenagers. “To make matters worse, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of common conditions such as depression and anxiety went up by more than 25 per cent,’’ it said. It said in its largest review of mental health since the turn…

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Mbaka apologizes over initial utterances against Peter Obi

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Rev Fr. Ejike Camillus Mbaka, Spiritual Director of Catholic Adoration Ministry Chaplaincy, Enugu, yesterday, blessed and tendered an apology to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi and his supporters over his utterances against his person. In a statement signed by him and made available, Mbaka said, “I am a servant of God and my intention is not to malign Peter Obi’s image, but to pray for him.” “May God’s will be done in his life. I pray to God whom I serve to give our…

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Supreme Court approves hijab use in Lagos schools 

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The use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools has been approved by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Friday in Abuja. In a split decision of five to two a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court affirmed the July 21, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, which set aside the October 17, 2014 judgment by Justice Grace Onyeabo of the High Court of Lagos State, which upheld the hijab…

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Catholic church distance self from Mbaka over attack on Peter Obi

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The verbal attack on Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party for 2023 elections by Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the director of Catholic Adoration Ministry Enugu, has been condemned by the Catholic church in Enugu. Mbaka has been trending in the social media over his comments that Peter Obi is stingy that he would not win the election. He said many abusive things about Peter which drew public anger on him in the social media. Mbaka also claimed that he with others he mentioned, helped to restore Obi to…

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Police arrests 37-year-old bomb expert in Taraba

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A 37- year-old bomb expert, Bala Usman, has been arrested by the Taraba State Police Command, yesterday, in Tella town of Gassol Local Council of the state.    The state commissioner of police, Abimbola Shokoya, who paraded the suspect at the Police Headquarters in the state, said he was arrested in collaboration with vigilantes in the area, while a search conducted on his premises led to the recovery of several items.     He said the suspect was arrested with a pistol scorpion loaded with seven rounds of live ammunition, while…

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Police have failed Nigerians -Gov. Akeredolu

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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Thursday warned the Federal Government that its inability to secure life and property in the country would soon leave citizens with no choice but to arm themselves in self-defence. Akeredolu, who gave the warning while delivering the keynote address at the meeting of the Attorney-Generals of the 36 States of Nigeria held in Lagos, said the police were overwhelmed. The governor asked the police to “close shop” if the Federal Government could not meet their equipment needs. Akeredolu insisted that the police had failed…

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