FIRSTBANK DECEMBERISSAVYBE: IF YOUR DECEMBER IS NOT VYBING, YOU AREN’T IN DECEMBER

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In Nigeria, the first day of December ushers in the advent of the festive season which runs through the month progressively till early January when businesses and official duties resume fully again. December, in the world’s most populous black nation, is characterised, with fascinating scenery, by shops, streets, offices and homes getting decorated with twinkling lights and dazzling ornaments. The month also welcomes religious festivities of Christmas, the biggest celebration for christians globally which takes place just a week before the New Year rolls in amidst celebration unmatched by any…

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Abducted Benue commissioner released, Police deny ransom payment

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Ekpe Ogbu, the abducted Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, alongside three others abducted on Sunday, have been released. It was gathered that the victims were released around 3.30pm on Tuesday, after three days in captivity. One of the commissioner’s political associates, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they were dropped along Otukpo/Ado Road. The state Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, who confirmed the release of the commissioner and others, said no ransom was paid. Ogbu, alongside his driver, aide and one other, was abducted on Sunday…

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Eto’o apologises for attacking man at W’Cup

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Samuel Eto’o, the President of the Cameroon Football Federation, has apologised for physically assaulting a man at the World Cup on Monday. In a statement on his Twitter handle on Tuesday, Eto’o said he was provoked by a fan who was “probably” an Algeria supporter as part of an ongoing harassment following Cameroon’s qualifying win over Algeria in March. Part of his apology read, “After the Brazil-South Korea match, I had a violent altercation with a person who was probably an Algerian supporter. “I would like to apologise for losing…

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CBN limits cash withdrawals to N100,000 weekly

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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restricted cash withdrawals from over-the-counter, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to N100, 000 and N500, 000 per week for individuals and corporate organizations, respectively. The apex bank disclosed this yesterday in a circular to all deposit money banks (DMBs) and other financial institutions (OFIs), signed by the Director, Banking Supervision Department of CBN, Mr. Haruna Mustafa, adding that daily withdrawal from ATMs will now be N20,000 subject to N100,000 per week. The CBN also directed DMBs and OFIs to load only N200 and lower denominations…

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Nigerian singer, D’banj arrested by ICPC

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Nigerian songwriter, singer and television personality, Oladapo Oyebanji, popularly known as D’banj, has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). The musician was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, sources familiar with the matter said. D’banj, insiders said, had dodged summons for weeks, claiming to be overseas for scheduled concerts each time he was invited to appear for interrogation over fraud allegation. The pop star, a…

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N15m ransom demanded by kidnappers for Benue commissioner

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Kidnappers of Ekpe Ogbu, Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, have contacted his family and demanded a ransom of N5m. A family source revealed that the abductors contacted the commissioner’s family through his driver’s phone. The commissioner, alongside his driver, aide and one other, was kidnapped on Sunday at Adankari village along the Otukpo/Ado Road. Earlier, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, explained that the incident happened around 6.20pm on Sunday at a forest along Otukpo/Ado Road. In a statement on Monday, Anene said police officers,…

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Winner of the 61st FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship gets listed in The World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)

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Emmanuel Ojeabulu, winner of the 61st FirstBank Lagos Open Golf Championship has been listed in the WAGR. The premier golf championship which was held from 18 – 20 November at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 was keenly contested by over 190 low handicap players from several golf clubs in the country. Benin based Emmanuel Ojeabulu won the 3-day championship. Playing three-shots off the pace going into the last 18-holes, Ojeabulu played one of the best golf of his life, maintaining steady pars for a closing 74, 3-over the…

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Commissioner, three others reportedly abducted in Benue by gunmen

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Ekpe Ogbu, Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, has been abducted by gunmen. He was kidnapped alongside Honourable Agbo Ode, one of his in-laws and the driver. It was gathered that they were kidnapped along David Marks Farm, after Akpa Otobi while on their way from Otukpo to Utonkon in Ado Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner was said to have attended a Church programme, where Senator Abba Moro, representing Benue South Senatorial district, dedicated his newly inaugurated Campaign Council to God at St. Augustine Catholic…

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Couple arrested for burying newborn baby alive in Jigawa

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Police in Jigawa State have arrested a woman, Balaraba Shehu, and her boyfriend, Amadu Sale, for burying their newborn baby alive. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the development, said Balaraba after delivering the baby out of wedlock conspired with Amadu to commit the crime. Shiisu said the baby’s body was exhumed from a grave the mother dug near a toilet within their residence. According to him, “On December 2, 2022, at about 2350hrs, report at command’s disposal revealed that one Balaraba Shehu, 30-year-old, of Tsurma village, Kiyawa…

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Grandma, pregnant woman, others arrested with drugs by NDLEA

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in Ibadan, Oyo State and Rivers State have arrested a 60-year-old grandmother and a pregnant woman for being in possession of drugs. The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said: “During the operations, 5,527.15 kilograms of methamphetamine and cannabis Sativa as well as 132,090 tablets of tramadol and 2,000 bottles of codeine were seized by the NDLEA across five states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in the past week. “The grandma, Mrs Ibinosun Sandra Esther, was arrested in Ibadan, Oyo…

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