Day: 2 December 2018

Dangote, Abdulsamad donate N75m to Falcons

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Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu of BUA Group were the first elated Nigerians to made financial gifts to the national female soccer team, the Super Falcons for Winning the African Women Cup of Nations in Ghana. Alhaji Aliko Dangote gave N50m while Malam Abdulsamad Rabiu donated N25m to the nine time and reigning African champions. The Falcons were received Sunday afternoon in Abuja by the Chief of Staff to the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), Alhaji Abba Kyari, who was at the…

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“How we killed Elozino, 300 level DELSU student” -Yahoo Boys confess

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For quite some time now, stories about the gruesome murder of a female 300 level first class DELSU student identified as Elozino Joshualia Ogege have been making the headlines on different media platforms as friends and family are still in tears over her death. The 4-man gang believed to be internet fraudsters, Yahoo boys, who were paraded at the Delta State Police Command have however confessed on how they carried out the operation. The suspects revealed on Wednesday, 28 November, how they killed the student with the help of a…

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Ex-staff exposes the rot in Diamond Bank, how the Dozies plan to sell ’empty Diamond’ to Access Bank

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Diamond Bank Managing Director, Uzoma Dozie has been exposed by a former staff of the bank, Donald Ezenwa… “I was a staff of Diamond Bank until recently, having joined in 2003. Let me place it on record that I am not particularly happy with Alex Otti just like other staff who love the bank. I have 3 problems with him. One, why on earth would such a brilliant man leave a great job he took after almost 4 years to join the uncertainty of politics?” “Two, why did he not…

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Hadiza Usman, NPA Boss, Denies Senate’s N177 Billion Fraud Allegation

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Hadiza Bala Usman, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has denied allegations made by the Senate that it failed to remit N177 billion of its 2017 revenue into the Consolidated Revenue Fund, as required by law. The NPA in its statement said that; “Total revenue generated by the Authority in the Year 2017 stood at N303.9 billion while total expenditure (inclusive of recurrent and capital) amounted to N205.8 billion.” “Of the N303.9bn generated revenue, the sum of N60.12 billion represents uncollectable revenue from concessionaires attributed to clauses in…

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Police Recover N7.9m From Abia Wonder Bank Operators

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The investigation panel set up by the Abia State Police Command to investigate cases of fraud, illegal cooperative societies and financial institutions in the state has arrested 18 suspects and recovered about N7.9m. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Ezike, noted that the panel was inaugurated following complaints from Abia residents at police stations in the state about activities of the suspected fraudsters. He stated in a statement sent to our correspondent on Saturday that the command would write the Central Bank of Nigeria to ascertain whether the institutions…

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