Winners’ pastor sentenced to three years imprisonment for stealing church’s $90,000, N4.5m

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Afolabi Samuel, a pastor of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by a Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, for stealing $90,000 and N4.5m belonging to the registered trustees of the church. Samuel, who is an accountant and the church’s treasurer, was arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada on two counts of conspiracy and stealing by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to the EFCC, the pastor and one Blessing Kolawole, an employee of the Covenant University, who is currently at…

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Man inflicts wounds on kidnapper, escapes

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Chinweizu, a United States of America-based Nigerian has reportedly escaped from kidnappers’ den after beating the kidnapper, a Fulani to pulp. Chinweizu was said to have been abducted on the Akara Isuikwuato Road in Abia State alongside an unidentified woman. It was gathered that the kidnappers, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, seized the duo around 3pm on February 3, 2021, and took them into the forest. A close source of Chinweizu said while inside the bush, three of the kidnappers left the male victim with one of their armed colleagues…

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FirstBank empowers its Firstmonie agents with up to N1m  

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In furtherance of the need to promote the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform – Firstmonie Agents – Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the provision of loan facilities – up to one million naira – to its banking agents. The Bank currently has over 86,300 Firstmonie Agents, spread across the country’s 772 Local Government Areas. With its location in every neighbourhood, Firstmonie Agents have been integral to filling the financial exclusion gap, providing convenient banking services that are easily accessible,…

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NLC chairman abducted by gunmen in Taraba

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News filtering out from Taraba State has it that the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Peter Jediel has been kidnapped. He was said to have been picked at his home in Sunkani, headquarters of ArdoKola Local Government Area of the state. Younger brother of the Labour Chairman said that Jediel’s abductors stormed the house around 12.30 am Sunday morning. He explained that the gunmen shot sporadically to instill fear before whisking him away. He also confirmed that the kidnappers are yet to establish contact with the family. Share on:…

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Covid-19: NCDC records 1,588 new cases

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1,588 new cases of COVID-19 has been recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 139,242. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. It was reported that since the pandemic emerged in the country, the number of tests conducted has increased while testing and reporting techniques have improved, leading to a rise in reported cases. However, the number of diagnosed cases is only a part of the real total number of infections as a significant number of…

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Thugs take over Nana Hotel, Ota

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Strange looking men welding machetes and other dangerous weapons, forcibly ejected Mr Wale Seriki, consultant to Nana Hotel from the premises of the hotel on Wednesday as he reported for duty on the morning of Wednesday 3rd February 2021. Led by Mr Wasiu Adejare, one of the children of the deceased owner, they threatened to kill him whenever he is sighted in and around the hotel. This action according to Mr Seriki is against the existence of a quit notice served on the consultant by attorneys to the landlords and…

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FBN Holdings Plc annnounces new board appointments

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FBN Holdings PLC (FBNHoldings), Nigeria’s leading financial holdings company, has announced the appointments of Mr. Seni Adetu and Mrs. Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive directors, while Mr. Otu Hughes has been appointed as a Non-Executive director. These appointments are subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”). Speaking on the appointments, the Group Chairman of FBN Holdings Plc, Dr. Oba Otudeko, CFR, said, “On behalf of the board, management and staff of FBNHoldings, I am delighted to welcome the trio of Seni Adetu, Mrs. Juliet Anammah and…

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Government to phase out yellow buses in Lagos

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In accordance with its transportation masterplan of the state, the Lagos State Government says it plans to phase out yellow buses. Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said this in a virtual forum on Thursday, adding that the busses would be replaced by blue buses. The virtual forum was titled ‘Transport and traffic conference’. He said, “We are reforming the bus sector and over time, Lagos will phase out the yellow buses because the yellow buses are not conducive for a mega city like Lagos. That is why we are…

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Nigerian Breweries depot sealed over N169 million tax liabilities

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The High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State yesterday, ordered that the Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc depot in Akure be sealed off pending the settlement of their tax liabilities to the state government. Justice William Akinrotoye also granted the cross-petition of the state government for the recovery of N169.175 million from the company, being the haulage fees it owed for the period 2017 to 2019. Consequent upon series of arguments from both the petitioner and the respondents’ counsel, Justice Akinrotoye ruled in favour of the state government, dismissing the petition…

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Chinese expatriates abducted by labourers in Osun

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Some labourers hired by three Chinese miners have been reportedly abducted on a mining site located at Akere Village near Ifewara, Osun State. Before the men were abducted, it was gathered that a policeman attached to the expatriates was killed. The abduction, it was learnt, occurred following a disagreement between the expatriates and the labourers, said to be mainly northerners, hired to work on the site. The details of what led to the disagreement was however unknown at the moment. A resident of Ifewara town, Gboyega Emmanuel, said that the incident…

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