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Ondo 2016 : Rotimi Akeredolu wins

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Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress is the new governor-elect according to the results of the Ondo Governorship election announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday. INEC has announced 17 out of the 18 Local Government Areas in the state, with Akeredolu winning 14 of the LGAs, the Peoples Democratic Party led in two LGAs while the Alliance for Democracy won one. The result still being awaited is from Ilaje LGA. The Returning officer announced that the results are still being compiled. The Chief Returning Officer,…

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Diamond Bank Offers High Interest Yielding Savings Plan

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Diamond Bank has opened a window of money management opportunity that enables parents and guardians plan and save for the future of their children through a simplified and high interest yielding target savings plan. The financial product, known as ‘Diamond Future’ according to a statement from the bank, does not only enable parents to save, but also to teach their children to develop healthy savings habit and build prudent expenditure profile and diverse investment portfolio. According to the bank, Diamond Future was created and launched into the market in 2014…

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MKO kept us in the dark in his dealings with Abacha over June 12 –Tony Anenih

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The People’s Democratic Party’s former Chairman of Board of trustees, BoT, Chief Tony Anenih, has said that the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, kept the leadership of the party in the dark when he entered an agreement with then Secretary of Defence, General Sani Abacha to overthrow the Interim National Government headed by Chief Earnest Shonekan on November 17, 1993. Chief Anenih, who made this known in his book, “My life and Nigerian Politics” which was presented yesterday at the International…

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Media Reports on Ayeni’s Encounter with EFCC misleading, says aide

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Former Chairman of Skye Bank, and the key promoter of NATCOM, the owners of ntel, Dr Olatunde Ayeni, has cleared the air on his recent encounter with the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, describing as total false,  the claim by many online publications, particularly that he was arrested and detained over an alleged 1 billion Naira bribe to a former Minister of Federal Capital Territory over a land deal. An online newspaper had reported Friday evening that Ayeni was arrested and detained by EFCC over allegations that…

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Fidel Castro dies at 90, his body to be cremated

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Fidel Castro, former Cuban President is dead. Fidel Castro who died on Friday at the age of 90 years is to be cremated in accordance with the deceased’s wishes, President Raul Castro, who is Fidel’s brother, said. Fidel Castro ruled Cuba for 47 years and saw off 10 U.S. presidents in the process. He remained a force behind the scenes after bowing out of day-to-day politics for health reasons in 2006. According to his official biography, Castro was born in Biran in eastern Cuba on 26 July 1926. He was…

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‘Nigerians want solutions to power problem now’ -Sanusi tells Fashola

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Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday at the 42nd convocation lecture of the University of Benin, told the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola that Nigerians are waiting for him for solutions in the power sectors. According to him, “Fashola is one good example of the brains we have as a nation and Nigerians want to hear how many houses were built, how many kilowatts of electricity were added and how many kilometers of roads were…

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8 hit by stray bullets at Warri Corner as Navy ‘test their weapons’– FHRAAC

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8 people we’re hit yesterday by stray bullet at Sand Field 1 and 2, popularly known as Warri Corner, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, when men of the Nigeria Navy, NNS Base, Warri, Delta State, shot sporadically into the air while allegedly testing their weapons on Thursday. The Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade, FHRACC, in a statement, yesterday, described the random shootings as irresponsible. In a related development, the Niger Delta Peace Movement, NDPM, has raised the alarm that mother and two children were missing, while…

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Osun PDP suspends Omisore for anti-party activities

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Osun state former Deputy Governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore has been suspended by a faction of the party in the state. The suspension of Omisore and other PDP chieftains came as as a result of allegedly engaging in activities that puts the party in bad light. The suspension was contained in a statement released on Friday and signed by Chairman of the faction, Mr. Soji Adagunodo and the Secretary, Mr. Bola Ajao. Others suspended include the chairman of the other faction of the party, Dr. Bayo Faforiji; Bunmi Jenyo; Chief Ojo…

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Buruji Kashamu, six others suspended by Ogun State PDP

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Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ogun State chapter, on Friday, suspended Sen. Buruji Kashamu, senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District and six others over allegations of financial improprieties, anti-party activities and sundry reckless acts ”that are capable of bringing our great party to disrepute.” The six others were: Mr. Bayo Dayo, Mr. Pegba Otemolu, Mr. Semiu Shodipo, Mr Fatai Adeyanju, Mr. Segun Seriki, Hon. Daisi Akitan and Hon. Bowale Solaja. A notice of suspension signed by Hon. Sikirulai Ogundele (State Chairman), and Hon. Olabode Bankole (State Secretary) read: ”The Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party has announced the…

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Police officer, 5 others remanded in prison for alleged N6m robbery

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Six persons, including a police officer, were, yesterday, remanded at Kirikiri Prison by an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly robbing some Chinese of N6 million worth of goods and cash, The magistrate, Mrs O. A. Akokhia, refused to hear their plea and remanded them in prison. She adjourned the case to December 22 for mention. The accused are Sunday Onuh, 32, driver; Peter Owoicho, 30, house keeper; James Momoh, 20, driver; Emmanuel Audu, 32, unemployed; Francis Onuh, 32, and Gabriel Ochigbo, 32, a police officer. They are facing trial for conspiracy,…

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