The police in Lagos State has bursted a five-man syndicate that specialises in blackmailing perceived wealthy suspects with threat to publish their nude photographs. The antics of the group, made up of a husband and wife and three other accomplices, came to an end when they attempted blackmailing a senior prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Special Apostle Prophet ... Read More »
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, today charged a female banker with negligence, leading to the loss of hundreds of millions of Naira. The accused, Grace Akpojiyouwi, a former staff of Union bank was accused of complicity in the mega scam that rocked the bank early this year when some fraudsters hacked into its data base and pulled ... Read More »
Determined to upgrade the standard of the budding Asaba Airport to international model, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the airport’s cargo section. So far, over N17 billion has been expended on the airport, which began operation barely two years ago. At hand to witness the ceremony was the Minister of Aviation, Princess ... Read More »
The controversy surrounding the wearing of hijab by Muslim students in Osun State in Nigeria’s South-West is unnecessary, the State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregebsola, said yesterday. He was speaking during a peace meeting he held with parents, teachers, religious leaders, community leaders and pupils of Baptist High School, Iwo, which has lately been in the news over rebellion by students, ... Read More »
Paul Okoye, one half of the P-Square music duo, has picked 22 March, 2014 for his traditional wedding with heartthrob, Anita Isama. The ceremony will be held at Aztech Arcum Events Centre, Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. Bayo Adetu, P-Square’s Publicist, confirmed the development. He said “the plan for this traditional marriage has been going on for a ... Read More »
A 22-year-old Nigerian by name Babafemi Junaid was yesterday stabbed to death in Greenford, West London. Femi was found dead in a care and a Scotland Yard spokesman said: “We believe the man had been stabbed nearby prior to getting into the car, in which he appears to have been trying to drive off.” Reports in the British press said ... Read More »
Mayor Bill de Blasio filled four leadership positions throughout his housing agencies on Saturday, putting in place the team he said would help fulfill his goal of significantly expanding New York City’s affordable housing stock. The mayor appointed Shola Olatoye, a former executive of a nonprofit organization that invests in affordable housing, as chairwoman of the New York City Housing ... Read More »
The All Progressive Congress (APC) government of Dr. Kayode Fayemi in Ekiti State has singled out its social security programme in the state as a major dividend of democracy to the people. The Governor during his recent visit to some local government headquarters claimed that the social security programme was part of his campaign promises to the electorate and that no other state in the federation ... Read More »
The Chairman and Chief Consultant of TPT International Limited, Mr. Adetokunbo Modupe has asked the Customer Service Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CUSPA) to intensify its membership drive as a way of bringing the association to national reckoning. He gave the advice when the management of CUSPA paid him a courtesy visit in his PR Place office in Magodo GRA Phase ... Read More »
The much awaited self sufficiency in fish production in the country is presently already in serious jeopardy as a result of the on-going infighting, wrangling and scheming among the top officers in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Department. Already the four substantive directors have become casualties, as two most senior directors-Akinde Atanda and Mrs Abiodun Oritsejeni Cheke have been suspended ... Read More »
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