FIRSTBANK’S SPONSORED ‘’FIRST CLASS MATERIAL’’ CONTINUES TO EMPOWER AND CELEBRATE THE NIGERIAN YOUTH

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider has again reinforced its commitment to Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship through its sponsorship of the docuseries ‘’First Class Material’’ from the stables of Linda Ikeji TV Arguably Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand, FirstBank continues to pride itself as indeed the Bank of many firsts. First Class Material is a docuseries designed to celebrate Nigerians who are excelling in various fields of endeavour whether academic or non-academic. It is a programme that aims to chronicle the success stories of…

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Apostle Suleman gave me N500,000 after we had sex -Nollywood actress

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Nollywood actress, Chioma Ifemeludike, has put the Senior Pastor and General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, on a tight spot with allegation that, the pastor paid her over N500,000 and had sex with her. The actress revealed that she had no idea that the man of God was quite prominent at the time she had an intercourse with him. On her Instagram page, Chioma revealed that the first deal of her encounter of romp sex with the man of God was sealed through a hookup by another…

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Grazing reserve not available in Benue -Ortom

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Benue State government, yesterday in a statement signed by Terver Akase, said the decision of the Federal Government was capable of plunging the country into avoidable crisis. The government states that the if President Muhammadu Buhari administration must actualise the cattle grazing reserves agenda or any other thing different from ranching, the government must be ready to kill everybody in the state. He said the people of the state were disappointed with members of the committee which recommended that grazing reserves be established in most parts of the country. According…

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Five farmers reportedly killed in Ile-Ife

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There was tension between residents of Ile-Ife and Modakeke of Osun State on Friday, following the killing of five farmers from Modakeke along Toro Road in the early hours of the day. The five victims, all male, were found dead on the road to Toro village, where they reportedly had farms. A community leader in Modakeke, Mr Femi Eluyinka, who confirmed the incident, said some people from the town, accompanied by police operatives, evacuated the corpses. Eluyinka, who said the incident had aggravated tension in Modakeke town, said, “Policemen operatives…

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Police arrest killers of Uber, POS operators in Ogun State

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Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested four members of a robbery syndicate, allegedly robbing and killing Point of Sales (POS) and Uber operators. The suspects, Kehinde Saliu Jelili (also known as Oluomo), Abiodun Akinola, Johnson Fakeye and Jamiu Akinola, were arrested following a report lodged at Onipanu Divisional Headquarters, Ota, on April 18, 2021, by one Aanu Salaudeen, a POS attendant. According to the statement, Salaudeen reported that her boss, Abiodun Odebunmi, a POS operator, left his office at Aparadija to meet a customer with a cash sum…

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Ex-Gov.Theodore Orji, son in EFCC net over alleged fraud

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The former governor of Abia State, turned senator, Theodore Orji was reportedly intercepted at the Nnamdi International Airport, Abuja at about 10 am, and driven to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Jabi, Abuja. Orji, a senator currently representing Abia Central, is currently being quizzed alongside his son, Chinedu, who is the current speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, over allegations that they diverted public funds. Although the former governor was arrested, his son, Chinedu Orji, reportedly turned himself in this afternoon upon…

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INEC lists Soludo as APGA candidate for Anambra poll

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The Independent National Electoral Commision has said that the final list of candidates that would contest the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 6 would be published on October 7. However, in a list released on Thurday, the commission replaced Michael Umeoji with Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance. The Peoples Democratic Party is still excluded from the list of cleared candidates for the poll. This was the outcome of its meeting in which a number of issues including the nomination of candidates…

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COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,149 new cases

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 1,149 new cases of coronavirus, the highest number of infections in any single day since February 2020. With the latest figure, the total number of infections in Nigeria now stands at 184,593. The NCDC, which disclosed this on its official website handle on Thursday morning, said the 1,149 include the 393 reported from Lagos on Tuesday. The new infections were an increase from the 357 cases reported on Tuesday. According to the NCDC, the surge is driven by the highly transmissible Delta…

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Seven family members found dead in Osun

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A family of seven members were reportedly found dead on Tuesday in Apomu community, Isokan Local Government Area of Osun state.     While sympathising with the community on the incident, the State government said it had ordered that an autopsy be carried out on the corpses of the deceased, who were reportedly found dead in their house.   In a statement yesterday by the Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, the state reiterated its commitment to security and welfare of its citizens, stressing that it would go the whole hog…

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10-year jail term for beggars using children, says Lagos State Govt.

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Lagos State Government has officially announced that, anyone caught using children to beg for alms, risk being jailed for 10 years as the state commences onslaught on those engaging in street begging and hawking. This was in a press briefing by the Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Segun Dawodu, who disclosed this, on Wednesday. He announced a special team to daily raid the nooks and crannies of the state of street beggars, miscreants, and street hawkers. He said the task would be executed in conjunction with the Nigeria Police.…

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