Fidelity Bank Equips Entrepreneurs for Global Trade Success with EMP 18

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Tier-one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has once again highlighted the importance of promoting non-oil exports as it recently hosted the 18th edition of its dedicated capacity development training tagged Export Management Programme (EMP 18). The programme, which was held recently in Lagos provided a platform for entrepreneurs interested in exploring global trade opportunities to scale and acquire relevant expertise. Hosted in partnership with the Lagos Business School (LBS), the 5-day intensive program focused on equipping entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge needed to explore international market opportunities and strengthen their…

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N500m debt: I’m not asking for donations -Mr Macaroni

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Adebayo Adebowale, Nigerian skit maker and activist popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has made it clear that he is not seeking financial assistance despite revealing his shocking N500m debt struggles. The comedian in a chat said he only shared the experience for others to learn from and not because he needed help. “I’m not accepting any help or donations. I shared the story majorly because I wanted people to learn from my mistakes”, he stated. Recall that Mr Macaroni recently shocked fans by revealing his financial struggles, prompting an outpouring…

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12 inmates escape in Kogi jailbreak

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Twelve inmates have reportedly escaped in a jailbreak in the early hours of Monday in Kogi State. Kogi State Government confirmed this in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Femi Fanwo. He commended the swift response of security agencies to the jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Center in Kotonkarfe, where 12 inmates escaped. Fanwo praised the swift response of security agencies and described the escape as ‘unfortunate,’ assuring citizens that the State government is taking decisive steps to prevent a recurrence. According to him, the…

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Two popular Islamic clerics bicker over sickness allegations, superiority

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There has been an outburst between two popular Islamic clerics. Murdir (leader) of popular Islamic school, Markaz situated in the Agege area of Lagos, Sheikh Muhammed Adam (El-ilory), has accused popular cleric, Sheikh Sulaimon Farooq, popularly known as Onikijipa, of masterminding his recent sickness through diabolical means. Adam made this allegation on Sunday while speaking at the institution’s 2025 Ramadan Tafseer Programme. Tafseer comes from an Arabic word, “fasara,” which means the exegesis or commentary on the Quran, and aims to provide explanation, interpretation, and context for a clear understanding…

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Mentally unstable police officer on shooting spree, kills three in Calabar

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Calabar in Cross River State was in a state of pandemonium, on Sunday morning when a police officer suspected to be mentally unstable went on a shooting spree, killing three people. The tragic incident occurred at the Atakpaa Division police station, near the ever busy Watt Market. It was learnt that an officer had been displaying signs of mental distress, but his colleagues hesitated to confront him. According to information, he suddenly began to fire shots into the air, causing panic. Officers reportedly fled, some even scaling the fence into…

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NDLEA nabs Indian lady with 72 parcels of heroin at Kano airport

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An Indian lady, Ms. Neetu Neetu aged 42, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin, factory sealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates. The class A drug consignment weighing a total of 11 kilogrammes was recovered from Neetu’s luggage after a thorough search, following processed credible intelligence, during an inward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR1431 from Bangkok, Thailand via Vietnam and Doha at the arrival hall of the Kano…

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Emergency rule in Rivers State is an abuse of power — Jonathan

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan blamed key actors across the executive, legislature, and judiciary of abusing power, over the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. Jonathan who spoke at the annual colloquium of the Haske Satumari Foundation on Saturday in Abuja, said the state of emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu was a clear abuse of power. According to the former president, those in power know the right thing to do but are deliberately ignoring it. Jonathan, who didn’t mention President Bola Tinubu directly, accused government officials…

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Royal rumble: Ooni plotted my removal after I helped him to the throne — Oluwo

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Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has launched a salvo against the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi as he claimed Ogunwusi has been making several attempts to remove him as Oluwo, despite being helpful to him in 2015 to become the Ooni of Ife. According to Oluwo, Tunji Adeyeye, the elder brother of the Ooni, could have been on the throne. Oluwo, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ibrahim Alli, on Friday said: “I acknowledged my affinity with the family because we stayed around the same place at…

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Namibia swears in first female president

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Namibia, Southern Africa’s desert nation today swears in its first woman president after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party’s 35-year grip on power. Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, will become one of the few women leaders in the region when she is inaugurated at a ceremony to be attended by heads of states of neighbouring countries including Angola and South Africa. Previously the vice president, she is a stalwart of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) that led the sparsely populated and uranium-rich country to independence from…

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Lawyer arrested for shooting 16-yr-old boy to death in Imo

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64-year-old Barrister Donald Mbamah, has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command on Friday over the alleged shooting to death of a 16-year-old student of Urban Development Secondary School, Owerri, Paul Victor. The Imo Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement in Owerri. An eyewitness stated that the diseased had jumped over the fence into the suspect’s compound on Monday to retrieve a football when he was shot at the buttocks. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. However, the…

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