THE VOICE NIGERIA: FIRSTBANK IMPRINTS IN ENTERTAINMENT, YOUTHS DEVELOPMENT

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By Israel Bolaji-Gbadamosi One of the key metrics that well defines a truly 21st century brand beyond profit making is its ability to connect with customers and stakeholders as a complete enabler, touching on vital aspects of their lives, creating exciting memories and enabling them to access more enjoyable and convenient lifestyle, in shopping, studying, working, traveling, family living, entertainment and aspirations. Its ability to also give back to the community through tangible corporate social investment programs that significantly translate to improved living and not just mere formality and publicity…

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Ortom to el-Rufai: “You are a sycophant and religious bigot”

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The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, during the weekend, carpets his Kaduna counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for saying he (Ortom) has failed as a governor. El-Rufai had thrown the first salvo against his Benue counterpart during a webinar on Friday. El-Rufai said, “I know him (Ortom) and he is not somebody I take very seriously, frankly. He has other issues of governance that he is using the Federal Government as a punching bag to divert attention from his failures. “Go and find out how many months’ salaries are…

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Buhari suspends Hadiza Usman as NPA MD, commences probe

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President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman. After her suspension, a panel of enquiry has also been constituted to look into the matter that prompted her suspension, as well as other concerns. The panel begins its work on Monday. It was, however, not clear what necessitated the suspension of the NPA boss, who was only reappointed in January this year by President Buhari. This disclosure is contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and…

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Suspected human organs trafficker arrested by EFCC in Port Harcourt

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A leader of a syndicate selling and buying human organs for trafficking to foreign countries has been arrested by operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The syndicate leader, Ukaeje John Emeka, also known as Dr Phil Mark, Dr Donald Phillip and Dr Wesley David, was arrested on April 16, 2021 at Rumukparali, Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, based on established intelligence on his suspicious fraudulent internet dealings. Preliminary investigations by the EFCC showed that the suspect was leading a syndicate of…

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Pastor Adeboye’s son, Dare dies at age 42

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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye lost his 42-year-old son, Dare to the cold pangs of death. Dare, who was the Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35, had ministered the previous day, and was the third surviving child of the revered cleric. He died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he was based with his family. According to report, Late Dare was said to have retired to his bed and did not wake up. It…

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80 year-old grandma, grand-daughter nabbed with 192kg cocaine, heroin

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It is indeed a shocking news to many, as an 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Adebayo, her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies were arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for selling assorted illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skunkweeds. Following intelligence-based raids and follow-up operations on their locations on Sunday, May 2, 2021, over 192 kilogrammes of cocaine and other psychoactive substances were recovered from the suspects while the octogenarian, her granddaughter and two…

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Labour rejects slash in workers’ salaries, says Finance Minister is careless

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President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, yesterday condemned and rejected plans by the federal government to slash workers’ salaries, warning that such careless statement could set the nation’s on fire. The Labour president also advised President Buhari to call the Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to other for what he termed careless utterance from the minister. In his reaction to the statement credited to the Finance Minister that the Federal Government was working to reduce the high cost of governance by cutting down on the salaries…

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Man, 52 defiles his three daughters, neighbour’s niece

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A 52-year-old man, identified as Kayode Adeniyi has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his three daughters and the 10-year-old niece of his neighbour. The suspect, who lives at No. 12 Abere-Ifa Street, Ijoko, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state, was arrested after he was reported to the police by his neighbour. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that, Adeniyi was arrested following a report lodged at the Agbado Divisional Headquarters by…

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2023:‘Tinubu rice’ floods North East

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Political associates believed to be working for the 2023 presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu, have flooded North East geo-political zone with over one million five-kilogramme bags of rice. It was gathered that, the foodstuff is to be distributed to the vulnerable, to cushion the ravaging hardship in the region. Flagging off the exercise in Yola, Adamawa State, one of the associates, Dahiru Hammadikko, said the gesture was courtesy of Tinubu’s associates in the 19 northern states. He said over 10,000 households in the 21 local…

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Coup plot: PDP says President Buhari is haunted by his past deeds

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the allegation that some Nigerians were plotting a forceful and undemocratic change of leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, as a resort to blackmail in the face of failure. The PDP, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, asked Buhari to look closely at his past before accusing it of plot to overthrow democratically elected government. “Perhaps, the Presidency has forgotten that in 1983, Brigadier Muhammadu Buhari, as he was then known, led a military coup to truncate a democratically elected…

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