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FIRST MILLIONNAIRE EMERGES IN SKYE BANK’S REWARD PROMO SEASON II DRAW

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One lucky customer of Skye Bank Plc., Olusola Olusegun Ezekiel emerged the first winner and a Millionnaire of the draw of the Bank’s flagship ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire reward promo’ season II which held today, even as the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi endorsed the initiative as life changing. Forty other customers of the Bank also walked away with consolation cash reward of N100, 000 for 10; and N50, 000 to another 10 customers, while 20 loyal customers won N20, 000 with new customers who opened account at…

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Sokoto hospital reconstructs VVF victims vagina

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Advanced vagina reconstruction surgeries on three women with Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) have been successfully carried out at the Maryam Abacha Children and Women Hospital, Sokoto. Vaginal reconstruction is the creation of a new or artificial vagina after surgery to remove part or the entire vagina; it is also used as a treatment for vaginal cancer. Dr Balarabe Kakale, Sokoto state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in Gusau at a three-day workshop organized by a USAID-assisted Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy and Development (LEAD) Project implemented in Sokoto and Bauchi States. The…

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Three dead, others hospitalized after drinking palm wine at birthday party

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Three people have been confirmed dead after consuming palm wine reportedly mixed with strange substances in Ikare-Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North East Local Council of Ondo State. The deceased drank the concoction made with palm wine in the house of a friend identified as Azeez, who allegedly prepared the drink for his birthday celebration. A source said the palm wine allegedly contained some substances called gegemu and maladol, hard drugs meant to intoxicate everyone present at the event. It was learnt that aside the deceased, some of the guests…

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Bash Alli accuses Dalung’s aides of treating him like a common criminal

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Bash Alli, Former World Cruiserweight boxing champion, has accused Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, of luring him to his office to assault him and treat him like a common criminal. But the office of the minister has denied the allegation, saying Alli is seeking attention. Alli alleges that the minister lured him to his office to conclude plans with officials of the Bank of Industry (BOI) on his pet project, the Guinness Book of World Record boxing bout to be staged in Nigeria. “After waiting for over three hours, I and…

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CBN counters Mailafia, says fake Naira notes in circulation less than one percent

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Contrary to the claims of former CBN deputy governor, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, the Central Bank of Nigeria, said yesterday that only less than one percent of the Naira in circulation was fake. Dismissing Mailafia’s claims that up to 20 percent of the Naira in circulation was fake, CBN’s acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, said in a statement issued last night:  ‘’The attention of the CBN has been drawn to certain spurious and grossly uninformed claims suggesting that about 20 per cent of the Naira currency notes in circulation are…

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Mike Tyson, other athletes defrauded by financial adviser

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Brian J. Ourand, a former financial adviser to former high-profile athletes including, Mike Tyson, Dikembe Mutombo, and Glen Rice admitted to stealing nearly $1 million from his clients and using the money for personal expenditures. The 55 year old Ourand, pleaded guilty to embezzlement in a federal court. He allegedly took money from his clients through the use of bogus wire transfers and fraudulent checks. Ourand said he used the stolen money on various luxuries such as tanning sessions, dental work, gambling, and hotel stays. Attorneys claimed that Ourand’s expenditures…

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Catholic priest sacked by angry youths

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Angry youths of Mbaise has sacked the Parish Priest of St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Amano Obioha, Monsignor Cletus Ogu. It was gathered that the priest, a pro-Okpalaeke loyalist, is said to be preparing to celebrate his golden jubilee anniversary as a Catholic cleric. One of the stories that made the rounds was that Monsignor Ogu was celebrating the scheduled Sunday Mass in the church, when some youths locked up the rectory. An indigene of the area confirmed that “the ageing priest was busy with his sacerdotal assignment in the church,…

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Get ready to see Buhari soon -Shehu Garba

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Senior special assistant, media to President Mohamadu Buhari, Shehu Garba on a live TV programme today said the President is homesick and will be on his way to Nigeria any time soon. Although Shehu did not indicate when exactly the president will return, The Presidency has alerted Nigerians, he said the president is no longer “enjoying his stay’’ outside the country. President Buhari, went on vacation to UK on Jan. 19, during which he said he would go for a routine medical check. In a letter to the Senate, he…

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Celebrating Valentine’s Day the Japanese way

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Japanese women celebrate Valentine’s day by stocking up on ‘obligation chocolates’ for men. February 14 is a huge money-spinner for the country’s confectioners, with women traditionally expected to fork out for chocolates and gift them to boyfriends, husbands, colleagues and bosses. This year’s Valentine’s Day haul is estimated at 138.5 billion yen ($1.22 billion), up three percent from 2016, according to Kinenbi Culture Laboratory, an organisation that researches Japanese holidays and other annual events. Part of the growth, according to the organisation, is due to Valentine’s Day falling on a…

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Dubai to launch hover-taxi by July

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A Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi has been tested in Dubai, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the emirate by July. The test of the one-man electric vehicle comes as the city state in the United Arab Emirates seeks to ensure a quarter of its means of transport are self-driving by 2030. The EHang 184 can travel on a programmed course at 100 kilometres an hour (60 mph) at an altitude of 300 metres (1,000 feet), the authority said in…

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