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Lagos East By-Election : Court fines PDP candidate Gbadamosi

A Federal High Court in Lagos Monday fined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the December 5 Lagos East Senatorial District Bye-Election, Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi. Justice Chuka Obiozor awarded a cost of N20, 000 against him, to be paid to the All Progressives Congress (APC), its candidate in the election, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, and the Independent National Electoral Commission ... Read More »

Tension in Benue community as MOPOL Inspector rapes 13-year-old student

A Mobile Police Inspector, whose name was given simply as John, has been arrested and detained at Ugba Police Station over the rape of a 13-year-old female student in Ayilamo, Tombo ward of Logo Local Government Area in Benue State. The incident allegedly took place on Thursday, 12/11/2020 in Ayilamo. Narrating how the incident happened to The Nation, a community ... Read More »

Lekki Shootings: Only Buhari Has The Power To Order Deployment Of Soldiers – Army General tells panel

A representative of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo on Saturday said President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the deployment of soldiers to Lekki Tollgate on 20th October. He said this under cross-examination by counsel to the Lagos State Government, Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN), while testifying before the Justice Doris Okuwobi Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution on the alleged atrocities of ... Read More »

Nigeria @60: John Awe inducted into ICT Hall of Fame

Public Relations professional, John Awe, has been inducted into the ICT Hall of Fame at an award ceremony for ICT icons organised recently by Titans of Tech, an initiative of TechTv Network, in collaboration with TechEconomy.ng. ​A total of 60 ICT industry players, including former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), now MTN Nigeria Chairman, Eng. Ernest ... Read More »

GO AND PARTICIPATE IN TLOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS”Dapo Abiiodun Encourage Ogun Youths

Johnson onifade Abeokuta   Governor Dapo Abiiodun OF ogun state had encouraged youths in ogun state to start contributing their resources and experiences to the development of the state by joining a political and and participate actvely in the much anticipated local government council polls.    Governor Dapo Abiiodun gave this WORDS of encouragement at a Youth/Government parsley held at ... Read More »

FIRSTBANK’S WINS GLOBAL FINANCE 2020 BEST MOBILE BANK APP AWARD

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced that its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award 2020 in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020. The achievement of this feat is largely attributable to the Bank’s relative strength and success of its web products and ... Read More »

Heritage Bank rewards local content language for October 1st “National Pledge” rendition

HB OCT 1: L-R- Victor Amakwe, Group Head, Private Wealth Management; Christiana Chukwu; Idowu Ilesanmi, both winners in the social media challenge of recitation of National Pledge in Pidgin English; and Cynthia Ndukuba, Head, Head Office Compliance Assurance, Compliance and Transaction Assurance during N1million cheque presentations to four winners of the videos recitation of “National Pledge” in Pidgin English, in celebration ... Read More »

BREAKING NEWS : Lagos gov, Sanwo-Olu, to abolish pension for Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode, others

Q1Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced his intention to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which provides for payment of pension and other entitlements to former Governors and their Deputies. He made this known while presenting the 2021 budget to the Lagos State House of Assembly. He said: “Mr. Speaker and Honourable Members ... Read More »

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