Six #EndSARS protesters released after four years in prison custody

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Six men who were arrested during the 2020 #EndSARS protests and have spent almost four years in prison have been discharged by a Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba. The defendants, identified as Daniel Joyinbo, Adigun Sodiq, Kehinde Shola, Salaudeen Kamilu, Sodiq Usseni, and Azeez Isiaka, were set free by Magistrate Bolanle Osunsanmi on Thursday, after being cautioned. The defendants were discharged after pleading guilty to a single amended charge brought against them by the Lagos State Government. The charge, dated August 22, 2024, accused them of conducting themselves in…

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Fidelity Bank Affirms Commitment to Data Protection and Strong Corporate Governance

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Our attention has been drawn to a news story titled, “NDPC Fines Fidelity Bank for Data Breach”. While the matter is a subject of an ongoing engagement with the regulator, we wish to assure the public that we have conducted ourselves to the highest ethical standards by ensuring full compliance with extant laws on data protection. Below is a breakdown of our dealings with the NDPC since we received their letter informing us about an alleged data breach: On April 30th, 2023, we received a notice of investigation from the…

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Despite killing of Sokoto monarch in captivity, bandits collect ransom to free his son

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Alhaji Kabir Isa, son of Sokoto district head (Isa Muhammad Bawa) who died in captivity on Tuesday has been released after the payment of ransom. His elder brother, Surajo Isa, confirmed this on Wednesday night. He said the bandits collected N60 million and five motorcycles were given to secure their release. “They came back from the bandits’ den around 8:30pm,” he said He also confirmed that their father, who died in captivity was buried by his abductors. Confirming the development, Hon. Aminu Boza, a member of the Sokoto State House…

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Six year-old boy found alive after four days in forest

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It was indeed, a miracle as a six-year-old boy who had been missing for four days was found alive in a forest in a mountainous part of northern Vietnam, according to the police. The child was reported missing on Saturday after he failed to return home with his siblings from a celebration at a relative’s house in Yen Bai province. Police in Lam Giang launched a search for the boy and “even dried up a pond as they were afraid he had fallen,” an officer, who declined to give his…

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Federal Government Increases International Passport Fees

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The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for the Nigerian Passport effective from 1st September 2024. According to the spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), DCI Kenneth Udo, he disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the move was a part of the efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport. “Based on the review, a 32-page Passport booklet with 5-year validity previously charged at Thirty-five Thousand Naira (N35,000.00) will now be Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) only; while a 64-page…

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Stock Exchange rates Fidelity Bank highest on corporate governance

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Fidelity Bank Plc complies with the highest corporate governance standards as the leading commercial bank adheres promptly to all full disclosure requirements and global best practices. Fidelity Bank is awarded CG+, the highest rank under the Corporate Governance Rating System (CGRS), which screens quoted companies against prescribed best practices and standards. A review of the latest compliance report showed that Fidelity Bank sustains its highest-ranking rating of CG+, with shareholders and market pundits commending the high corporate standards of the bank. Head, Listings Regulation Department, NGX Regulation (NGXRegco), Mr. Godstime…

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Terrorists kill Katsina Gov’s aide, wife, abduct 28 others

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The liaison officer to Governor Umar Dikko Radda, Salisu Ango, has been killed by terrorists who stormed his residence in Gyaza village, Kankia Local Government Area, Katsina State. He was killed alongside his first wife, while his second wife was abducted during the attack. Ango, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Kankia Chapter was shot dead by the terrorists who invaded his home on Friday, August 16, 2024. In another incident of banditry in Kankia Local Government Area, terrorists on Saturday night reportedly carried out a raid…

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Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck

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Two years after giving love a second chance by tying the knot, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, US media reported Tuesday. The pair, who were nicknamed “Bennifer” when they first dated in the frenzied tabloid celebrity days of the early 2000s, had rekindled their relationship almost two decades later. But Lopez on Tuesday filed divorce papers at a Los Angeles court. A representative for Lopez declined to comment. Affleck’s publicist did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It was the fourth marriage for pop…

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Nigerian man faces 20-year jail for stealing $10m US unemployment fund

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Yomi Olaleye, a Nigerian man from Lagos State, faces the possibility of a 20-year prison sentence in the United States after being arrested for allegedly stealing $10m from COVID-19 employment relief funds. It was learnt that the suspect was arrested at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on August 13, 2024, on charges of conspiring to obtain the funds. The acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy, along with Special Agent in Charge Andrew Murphy of the U.S. Secret Service Boston Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Jonathan…

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NLC mobilises for nationwide strike over Ajaero’s invitation

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The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress has asked its members to be ready to commence a nationwide strike if need be by midnight of Tuesday following the ongoing face-off between it and Nigeria Police. The labour centre said in a communique issued after its emergency National Executive Council in Abuja that it had directed all the state chapters and affiliates to mobilise workers for an indefinite strike from midnight if anything happened to the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who was invited by the police for questioning over terrorism financing allegation.…

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