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Buhari’s administration has no value for human lives –Northern Elders Forum

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‌ Northern Elders Forum has issued statement saying that President Buhari is not willing to provide the desired security he swore to, under oath. Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Director of Publicity and Advocacy in a statement on Tuesday night on the recent killings of 43 farmers in Borno said: “Under this administration, life has lost its value, and more and more citizens are coming under the influence of criminals. We do not see any evidence of a willingness on the part of President Buhari to honour his oath to provide…

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Police rescue pregnant women, four children from illegal maternity home

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An illegal maternity home has been bursted by the Nigerian Police Force, and 10 people including four children, four pregnant women and two other women rescued. The operation was carried out at the so-called “baby factory” in the Mowe area of Ogun state on Tuesday. “Acting on a tip-off, our men stormed the illegal maternity home and rescued 10 people, including four kids and six women, four of whom are pregnant,” police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi said. He said the women told police that the owner hired men to impregnate them…

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Recruitment scam: Deputy Controller of Prisons suspended

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Deputy Controller of Corrections, Abubakar Mohammed Sani of the Nigerian Correctional Service has been suspended from Service after he was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over alleged recruitment scam. He was arraigned before Justice Hadiza Sabi’u Shagari of the Federal High Court Katsina on a six-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence. Spokesperson of NCoS, Mr Augustine Njoku, in a statement on Monday said the Service on the approval of Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) had on October 26,…

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Borno massacre: Nigerians rubbish Shehu Garba for saying farmers had no military clearance

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Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Shehu Garba got more than he bargained for, as some Nigerians lambasted him on Twitter over his comment on the Borno massacre. A lot of people felt offended with Shehu Garba’s response for saying that the farmers who were killed by Boko Haram did not obtain military clearance before going to the farm. Shehu’s comment on Monday in an interview with BBC stated that the “government is sad that this tragic incident has happened. 43 or thereabout of innocent farmworkers,…

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Daughter kills mother, cuts her body to pieces

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A woman named Mary Imewe is at present in police custody following the gruesome murder of her mother, Eka Ime. Mary was said to have killed her mother at their residence on Umoh Obot Street, off Nto Akpan Inyang in the Ikot-Ikpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The suspect also dismembered the body of her mother into different parts before she was apprehended. A report of the incident on Twitter showed videos of her carrying the butchered pieces of her mother, known as Eka Ime, in a basin.…

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Airlines increase airfares as operating costs rise

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The cost of air tickets along several routes have doubled due to the high demand for air travel in light of the rising insecurity in the country and cost of flight operations. The increase in the air tickets has caused complainants as travellers lament how they had to part with large sums of money to purchase tickets. Some of the airlines complained that they could not access foreign exchange at the official rate while the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria had increased its fees. It was gathered that, airlines are…

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COVID-19: FIRSTBANK LAUNCHES NEXT-GENERATION ATM, SPEARHEADS INNOVATION IN ELECTRONIC BANKING IN NIGERIA

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In the light of COVID-19, FirstBank has launched the FastTrack ATM, a Next Generation ATM and first of its kind in Africa, designed to promote financial activities on the ATM devoid of any form of physical interaction with the machine. The introduction of the FastTrack ATM which is done in partnership with Inlaks enables customers carry out cash withdrawals without having to touch the interface of the ATM. With the FastTrack ATM, widely referred to as Touchless Solution, the customer carries out the transaction by using his or her mobile…

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Blackout in Lagos, Kaduna, others, as national grid collapses

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Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced on its twitter handle that the power outage being experienced is as a result of a system collapse in the National Grid noting that, it is working with transmittion company, TCN to restore the light. Lagos, Kaduna and other states have experienced total blackout on Sunday. In a Twitter message, the distribution company states: “Dear customer, The outage you’re experiencing is due to a system collapse on the National Grid. We are working with our TCN partners to restore supply as soon as possible.…

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Horror! Boko Haram members slaughter 43 farmers in Maiduguri

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Boko Haram fighters has yet again killed about 43 farmers and injured six others working in rice fields near the capital city of Maiduguri on Saturday. The Boko Haram fighters tied up the farmers in a village of Koshobe and slit their throats, the militia said. “We have recovered 43 dead bodies, all of them slaughtered, along with six others with serious injuries,” said the militia leader Babakura Kolo, who helped the survivors. “It is no doubt the handiwork of Boko Haram who operate in the area and frequently attack…

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FBNHOLDINGS GROUP WINS BIG AT THE 2020 GREAT PLACE TO WORK AWARDS

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FBNHoldings Group has won big at the 2020 Great Place To Work Award ceremony held last week Friday in Lagos. The Holdings Company along with its subsidiary companies; First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, FBNQuest Merchant Bank and FBNQuest Capital won various awards at the prestigious event. FBN Holdings Plc received a Platinum Certification as a Great Workplace further attesting to the quality of its people practices. It also received the award for the Best Workplace for Millennials; this has become evident with a high percentage of its workforce in this…

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