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How Four Lagos Bank Workers Clone Over 20 ATMs To ‘Steal’ N874 Million From Customers Within Three Days
A prosecuting witness has given a graphic details of how four Fidelity Bank staff members allegedly stole N874million from the bank and its customers in within three days. Peter Ige, an Information System Auditor with Fidelity Bank, narrated the staggering revelation to the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja when asked to testify as…
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: First Batch of Stranded Nigerians Land in Abuja
The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, in the early hours of Friday confirmed that First batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine has arrived in the country. Abike took to her twitter page to confirm the evacuees arrival from Romania. She said , “First Batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe…
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No Funds To Meet ASUU’s Demands, FG
Punch Newspaper The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, has stated that the Federal Government does not have the funds to meet its obligations in the agreement signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Ngige said the government was considering a renegotiation of the terms of the agreement with ASUU, in…
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Sunday Igboho Begins Fresh Negotiation With Benin Republic
Embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has begun a fresh negotiation with the Benin Republic government over his health status. Counsel for the detained activist, Chief Yomi Aliyyu, made this known on Thursday. He explained that Igboho is negotiating to be moved to another detention facility over his health status.…
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Why Abuja Residents, Other States Experience Erratic Power Supply, FG
The Federal Government has revealed the reason behind the erratic power supply being experienced by some residents of Abuja and other parts of the country, adding that the ugly people experience is as a result of reduction in hydro capacity owing to the dry season. The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, made the revelation during…
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Russia Invasion: Putin Vows No Let-up in Ukraine Despite Barrage of Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed no let-up in his invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, even as the warring sides met for ceasefire talks and Kyiv demanded safe passage for besieged civilians. After the fall of a first major Ukrainian city to Russian forces, Putin appeared in no mood to heed a global clamour for hostilities…
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: What It Means For Africa, and Nigeria
On 21 February 2022, the Russian Federation Council unanimously authorised Putin to use military force outside Russia’s borders. Two days later, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, its neighbour to the southwest, marking a dramatic escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. Putinin announced a ‘special military operation’ in eastern Ukraine; minutes…
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Fakorede Attends Final Trial of Oyo State Water Corporation Football Team
The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Engr. ‘Seun Fakorede, MNSE, on Thursday, 3rd of March, 2022 attended the final trial of the Oyo State Water Corporation football team which held at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba. Media Aide to the Commissioner, Kazeem Olalekan Israel in a release issued in Ibadan said, during…
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Death of OAU Student: Court Orders Remand of Adedoyin , Others
Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State Capital, has ordered the remand of the owner of Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Dr. Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin, over the death of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student at Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU. The Ife Chieftain and some other suspects were on Thursday arraigned before the court for…
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Oluwo of Iwo Expresses Interest in Buying Chelsea Football Club
Punch Newspaper Traditional ruler, the Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, in this interview with SODIQ OYELEKE, talks about his sports life and his wish to acquire English giants Chelsea. Did you indulge in sports while growing up?I’ve been playing football since my nursery and primary school days. I like table tennis too. I…
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