Reps Speaker, Gbajabiamila to adopt dead newspaper vendor’s children

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has promised a trust fund for children of the newspaper vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke, who was shot dead by his(Gbajabiamila) security aide, Abdullahi Hassan. Gbajabiamila made the disclosure yesterday when he paid a condolence visit to members of the Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA). In his words, the Speaker said “The decease was a hardworking citizen. When I visited his family yesterday and carried the one-week-old child, I was emotional because I know I was standing as a pseudo father for the child.…

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Task force members detained after taking N100,000 bribe from actress

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DSP Popoola Kayode; a team leader in the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, alongside his members have been arrested and detained for allegedly extorting N100,000 from a traffic offender, Didi Ekanem who is an actress . The actress who was held for traffic offence around Lekki axis of Lagos, accused the state task force of extortion and harassment. She also granted an interview with Punch Newspaper, alleging that the team leader also made sexual advances at her, and demanded money; she said she transferred…

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GOtv Nigeria rebrands with Bold New Look, Pay-off Line

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Nigeria’s aspiration to digitise her television broadcasting began in 2008 when the then government announced a plan to implement digitisation of the country’s analogue television signal by 2015. This was of course in line with the global deadline given by the International Telecommunications Union, an arm of the UN responsible for telecoms technology. Since then, the country has witnessed a public awareness campaign for the transition from analogue to digital in television transmission. GOtv, the pay TV offering of MultiChoice on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) with its advanced DVB-T2…

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Man set himself, lover ablaze for refusing marriage proposal

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A man in his 40s, out of frustration set himself, and his lover ablaze because she refused to marry him. The man, Nicodemus Nomyange but fondly known as Nico, had been in a love relationship with the young nurse named Priscilla Shiminenge Pam. It was gathered that, Priscilla has refused to marry her lover, and had been in another relationship since Nico was married with three children. Nico, who would not take no for answer was said to have traveled to another part of the Benue State where his wife…

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Suspected Yahoo boys with coffin containing female undies arrested

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The timely intervention of men of the Nigerian Police saved the lives of two young men suspected to be “Yahoo boys” from a mob They were found parading on their heads, a coffin containing female undies at Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta State.  The two boys were earlier nabbed by local vigilantes at Agidiehe Quarters of Ogwashi-Uku town at about 9.30p.m on Thursday. At that time they were said to be conveying the coffin from their house to an unknown destination. The boys were reportedly forced to open…

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GTBANK RELEASES Q3 2020 UNAUDITED RESULTS

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Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30,2020 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The 3rd Quarter result shows improved performance across key financial metrics, reaffirming the Bank’s capability to navigate the current economic challenges occasioned by impact of COVID 19 on World economies. The performance reflects its position as one of the leading and best managed financial institutions in Africa. The Group reported Profit before tax of ₦167.4billion, representing a decrease of 1.9% over ₦170.7billion recorded in the corresponding period…

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N69.4bn Debt: AMCON takes over Jimoh Ibrahim’s prime properties

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The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria(AMCON) amended act, may have spelt trouble for corporate debtors, as it provides the corporation with additional powers to deal decisively with debtors that hide under legal technicalities to avoid repayment of their loans. One of such people who just received the short end of the stick is no other person than the CEO of NICON Investments, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim. Following the order of Honourable Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken possession…

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Kidnapping: Bandits demand N100m ransom for abducted ASPs

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Reports say armed bandits holding Assistant Superintendents of Police captive in Katsina State for over one week are demanding N100m ransom for their release. It was gathered that the ASPs were among the nine who were just promoted to their current rank. They were attached to the Mobile Police Squadron 6, Maiduguri, Borno State. The officers who were demobilised from the riot unit and eight of them were on their way to the Zamfara State Police Command on transfer when they were ambushed in the Dogondaji area of Katsina State…

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How 24-year-old suspect collected N500,000 ransom, killed 8-year-old girl in Kano

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Habibu Sale, a 24-year old suspect has been apprehended by men of the Kano State Police Command after he allegedly kidnapped and killed an 8 year-old girl, Asiya Tasiu in Chikawa village, Gabasawa Local Government Area of the state. Habibu was said to have also collected a ransom of N500,000 before the girl died. His claim was that, the girl died as a result of an accident on a motorcycle when he was driving her away to their hideout. Habibu was arrested on November 7 in front of his house…

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FirstBank promotes financial inclusion amongst children with KidsFirst and MeFirst accounts

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its variant account products – KidsFirst and MeFirst – created to encourage the right savings culture among children from 0 – 17 years. The offerings have relevant enhancements including appropriate parental guidance and financial discipline for children as they grow into adulthood. Both accounts can be opened with zero balance and operated with a minimum balance of N100.00. KidsFirst Account is designed for children between the ages of 0 and 12 years to sensitise them…

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