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Covid-19: Vaccine raises prospect of containment as U.S. targets mass production

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The hope of containing the novel coronavirus has been raised by an investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, developed by an American biotechnology company, Moderna, in partnership with the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH). The therapy was able to induce immune responses in all of the volunteers who received it in a first pre-trial. The early results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday, showed that the vaccine triggered an immune response with mild side effects – fatigue, chills, headache, muscle pain, and pain at the injection site…

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Pastor arrested for defiling 10-year-old girl in Ogun

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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 59-year-old pastor of Light Christian Church in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oketokun Abiodun, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. The pastor reportedly lured the victim to his room and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said the suspect was arrested on Saturday. He said, “The pastor was arrested following a report by the father of the victim, who reported at the Odeda Police Station. “The complainant said…

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Pension fraud: Niger fingers 15 officials behind N5.778bn missing pension fund

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About 15 persons have been fingered in the N5.778bn missing pension contribution in Niger state from 2009 to 2012. The state Director General of Pension Board, Usman Muhammed, made this known in Minna on Wednesday while announcing the resumption of the state to Contributory Pension Scheme. Recall that the state suspended the scheme in 2015 because of what it described as pressure on the then administration in the state. “A forensic audit report has confirmed that N5.778bn pension fund is missing and this was because the money did not pass…

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N1.5bn Fraud: Ex-NIMASA Director gets 7 years jail term

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Former Executive Director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Captain Ezekiel Agaba, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for laundering N1,541,408,666. Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos, convicted Agaba of the seven counts of conversion and criminal breach of trust filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Buba ruled that the EFCC proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convict stole the sum from NIMASA while he was in charge of Maritime, Safety and Shipping. He sentenced Agaba to…

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Apple, Biden, Gates, Musk and other high-profile Twitter accounts hacked in crypto scam

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Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among several high-profile individuals targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The official accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West also requested donations in the cryptocurrency. “Everyone is asking me to give back, and now is the time,” a tweet from Mr Gates’s account said. “You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000.” The tweets were deleted just minutes after they first were posted. All verified Twitter accounts marked with a blue tick have now been…

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EFCC: Magu released from custody on bail

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The former EFCC boss regained his freedom Wednesday evening. Magu has been facing a Presidential Investigative Panel over allegations leveled against him in a memo by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami. The Presidential Panel comprising representatives of several security agencies and chaired by a former President of the Court of Appeal, retired Justice Ayo Salami, has been interrogating Magu since last week Monday when he first appeared before the panel. Share on: WhatsApp

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Akpabio Denies Corruption, Sexual Harassment Allegations By Nunieh

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The Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has refuted allegations of corruption, sexual and workplace harassments, pipelines bombings, secret cult activities, abuse of office, amongst others levelled against him by Mrs Joy Nunieh, the former Acting Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). In a statement signed by his media office, Akpabio said his initial attitude to the allegation was to allow his lawyers and the judicial system vindicate him but that he was compelled to react due to the…

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Gokada CEO gruesomely murdered in New York apartment

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Owner and co-founder of ‘GoKada’, a commercial motorcycle riding firm, Fahim Saleh has been found dead in his apartment in New York. According to New York daily times reports, the dismembered body of the tech entrepreneur was found inside his swanky Manhattan condo on Tuesday afternoon. An NYPD official said investigators believe the victim is a tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, 33, who bought the condo for $2.25 million last year. NYPD spokesman Sgt. Carlos Nieves said all of the body parts were found at the scene but declined to give…

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FirstBank: Empowering Staff; Driving Productivity against the Odds

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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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Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot dies

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The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has announced the death of Nigeria’s first ever female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. Spokesman to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Ibikunle Daramola announced her death in a statement late on Tuesday. Daramola disclosed that Arotile died as a result of head injuries sustained from a road transport accident at NAF Base in Kaduna State. Arotile, died barely a year after she was winged as a combat helicopter pilot in the Air Force following the completion of her course in South Africa. The…

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