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Adeyemi college student gang-raped by five boys

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Ondo State Police Command paraded four out of five students of the Adeyemi College of Education for allegedly gang-raping a female student of the school. The suspects’ names were given as Timilehin Akinola, Tobi Olagbaju, Olakunle Adetuyi, Adeyemi Adebisi and Eric Nwage. The police said they allegedly committed the crime on Funbi-Fagun Housing Estate, Ondo town, last week Monday. The police, who did not give details of the incident, said the victim was a student in the Department of History/English and the fifth student is presently at large. The suspects…

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Dangote to Replicate Cement Revolution in Rice Production

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Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group of Companies has stated in Jalingo yesterday that the focal point of the company is to replicate the revolution it brought about in cement production into agriculture particularly rice and sugar. This is coming just as the Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, expressed optimism that the state has the potential to produce the local requirement for rice and sugar as well as for exports. Dangote, who paid a courtesy call on the governor, said his company is keen about revolutionising rice and sugar…

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Rochas Okorocha bans monarchs from speaking English

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Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has banned traditional rulers in Imo State from speaking English or any other foreign language at public functions or in their palaces while conducting the affairs of their communities. Okorocha said that the monarchs could employ the services of interpreters if the need arises should they find it difficult to speak Igbo fluently to the understanding of their subjects, adding that the Igbo language, as predicted by some, will not be allowed to go into extinction. He gave the directive while handing over letters of…

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Mother sells two-month old baby, uses proceeds to buy motorcycle

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The Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Garba Umar has disclosed that a 24-year-old mother Oluchi Emeobi, in Nnewi, Anambra State, has allegedly sold her two-month old baby and used part of the proceeds to buy a motorcycle while parading no fewer than 100 criminal suspects at the police command headquarters in Awka. Umar said on July 8, 2017 around 11a.m., police detectives attached to Nnewi Division arrested Oluchi, who allegedly conspired “with her friend, one Nchedoch Richard, aged 26, of the same address and sold her two-month old baby to…

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Ports operations paralyzed nationwide over Maritime workers’ strike

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Aggrieved port workers partially grounded operations at the seaports nationwide yesterday as maritime workers staged a protest over the contentious amendment of the Nigerian Ports Authority Act. The aggrieved workers barricaded entrances to the Lagos and Tin-can ports carrying placards with various inscriptions between 6:00 a.m. and noon yesterday, while trucks that were scheduled to lift containers at the ports could not load cargoes due to absence of workers. President-General of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Adewale Adeyanju, stated that the nationwide struggle was a warning strike aimed at…

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Account hackers arrested for defrauding Bank customers of N150m

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Eleven people have been arrested by the police for allegedly hacking into the bank accounts of customers and diverting a total sum of N150m. Oyelade Shola-Isaac, 32, Osuolale Hammid, 40, and Akeem Adesina, 33 are bankers. They were apprehended along with eight other suspects in connection with the fraud. Three of the accomplices, Okpetu John, 29; Chukwumnoso Ifeanyi, 30; and Salako Abdulsalam were said to be MTN agents, while others were identified as Ismaeel Salami, 49; Akinola Oghuan, 34; Sarumi Abubakar, 32; James Idagu, 56; and 33-year-old Sunday Okeke. It…

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Etisalat pulls out, gives three weeks to phase out the brand in Nigeria

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After the collapse of  its $1.7 billion loan talks, Chief executive of Etisalat International, Hatem Dowidar said on Monday that there was no need for the brand in Nigeria after the collapse of the loan talks. Etisalat has given Etisalat Nigeria three weeks to phase out the brand in the country. Etisalat Nigerian regulators intervened last week to save Etisalat Nigeria from collapse after talks with its lenders to renegotiate a $1.2 billion loan failed. Although Etisalat Nigeria, in a statement issued three weeks ago, claimed that it had repaid 42…

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GTBank Gets Double Honors at Euromoney Awards

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Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc reaffirmed its position as a leading global brand with its recent recognition as ‘Nigerias Best Bank & Africas Best Bank for SMEs’ during the 2017 Euromoney Awards which held in London on Thursday, July 06, 2017 at the prestigious Tower of London. Now in its 26th year, the Euromoney Awards for Excellence covers more than 20 global product categories, best-in-class awards and the best Banks in over 100 countries around the world by recognizing institutions that have demonstrated leadership, innovation, and momentum…

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Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede urges Nigerians to impact lives by giving

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Aig-Imoukhuede, former MD of Access Bank Plc and Chairman of Coronation Capital Nigeria Limited has urged Nigerians and organisations to impact lives positively by providing innovative solutions to social, economic as well as environmental challenges on the continent by giving. His plea was echoed by the Chief Executive Officer of ACT Foundation, Mrs. Osayi Alile, who also stated that individuals and corporate bodies should help others achieve their set goals constructively by giving. These were highlighted at the ACT Foundation Breakfast Dialogue which took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in…

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40-year-old man remanded for hypnotising and having sex with housewives

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A Katsina Senior Magistrate Court has remanded one Sani Idris, a 40 year-old man of Maska village in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State, in prison custody for hypnotizing and having sexual intercourse with seven married women. He was said to have lied to his victims that their husbands were wizards and members of the occult. The accused is facing charges of rape and ‘attempt to commit an offence to wit causing miscarriage’, which police said, are contrary to section 283 and 95 of the Penal Code. Senior Magistrate…

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