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Month: August 2023

Salesman in court for allegedly defrauding employee of ₦27.8m in Ogun

The defendant being a salesman collected ₦27.8 million from his employee and refused to remit the money to the company’s account. A 37-year-old salesman, Okusaga Isiaka, was on Friday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allegedly defrauding his employee of ₦‎27.8 million. The Police charged the defendant, whose address was not provided,…

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Group urges Soludo to ensure transparent disbursement of FG’s palliatives

The group noted that the palliatives are meant for all citizens and residents of Anambra irrespective of political their political parties, religion, ethnicity and clans cleavages. Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has called on Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra to ensure transparency when disbursing the palliatives received from the Federal Government to cushion the effect of…

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RMD goes into ultimate revenge mood in ‘The Black Book’ trailer

Picture Liam Neeson in all the ‘Taken’ movies, and you’ve got RMD in the highly anticipated thriller. Netflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming The Black Book. In the clip, we see Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) go into the ultimate revenge mood as Paul Edima after his son is framed for a kidnapping. Now…

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Nigeria reports a very impressive employment rate

NBS reports 75% employment among the working-age population, a stark improvement from 2020’s 33% joblessness rate. NBS alters criteria, now counting all those engaged in paid activities for at least an hour weekly as employed, compared to a previous 20-hour threshold. KPMG’s contrasting report predicts Nigeria’s unemployment rate to surge from 37.7% in 2022 to 40.6% in…

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Cross and Ilebaye steal the show during pool party on ‘BBNaija All Stars’

It was the major highlight of the night in and outside the house. Cross and Ilebaye share a passionate kiss after Thursday’s pool party that gets everyone talking on Big Brother Naija All Stars. Everyone thought the last we heard about this duo’s escapades was the end but we were wrong. After the pool party…

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Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali forms military alliance

The agreement announcement also calls for the three countries to take joint action against terrorist groups active in their countries and secure their borders. The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighbouring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali. The rulers of…

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Donald Trump returns to Twitter 2 years after ban to cry about arrest

Trump says criminal charges against him are designed to hurt his 2024 presidential election campaign. Former United States president, Donald Trump, has returned to Twitter over two years after he was banned from the social media platform now known as X. The 77-year-old posted an image of his mugshot taken on Thursday, August 24, 2023…

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Reps investigate alleged killing of vigilante members by army in Enugu

According to reports, men from 82 Division of the Nigerian Army allegedly opened fire on some members of the Eke Vigilante Group who were on their way to respond to a distress call in their community, killing two of them including a woman and inflicting gunshot injury on three others. The House of Representatives has…

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5 foods that have more protein than eggs

“Eat eggs!” Whether you are trying to lose or gain weight, you often hear that you need to eat a lot of eggs. We need protein from whatever food source we can get it from. Protein is so important in a diet. The common source of protein are eggs, but it doesn’t have to be…

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Nigerian varsities strategic asset to economic development – Prof. Nwakanma

Nwakanma noted that the gains of education should be appreciated as an instrument for improving human functionality than something that had the potentials to make the elite richer. A university lecturer, Prof. Prince Nwakanma, has called on the Federal Government to treat the nation’s universities as strategic asset to socio-economic development. Nwakanma, a lecturer in…

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