Day: 5 August 2019

Bricklayer wins new car in Dangote’s ‘Bag of Goodies’

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History was made in Lagos when a Brick -Layer assistant ( Cement mixer), Mujahid Shuiabu was handed over a key to a brand new saloon car he won at Dangote ” Bag of Goodies” promo. Before now consumers of the cement had won several prices including cars in Osun and Edo states. Group Executive Director of Dangote Cement industries, Halima Dangote said it’s their idea of giving value and quality to their customers who have been steadfast with them. According to her, Dangote cement’s customers are part of the values…

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Fidelity Bank splashes N2.6bn on customers

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Over 6,000 customers have been rewarded to a tune of N2.6bn in the last four years by Fidelity bank Plc.This according to the bank is part of its continuous culture of giving back and rewarding its loyal customers. This was disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday by the Regional Manager of the bank (Abuja), Vanessa Mordi, during its campaign in Lugbe market. According to her, “In the last four years, over 6,000 customers have been rewarded under the Fidelity Personal Savings Scheme (FPSS), and over N2.6 billion has been given back…

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Kidnappers demand N50m for monarch abducted in Enugu

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Barely four days a Catholic priest, Rev Father Paul Offu was shot dead, and a commercial driver, Kenneth Igwe abducted, a traditional ruler was on Thursday night kidnapped almost on the same spot. The royal father, Igwe Sunday Orji was abducted around Ogbaku-Umuogbe end of the ever-busy Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway, a shouting distance from where the Catholic cleric was shot. Spokesman of Enugu State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu while confirming the story assured that the police have swung into action to rescue the monarch. However, family sources said the abductors…

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El-Zakazky: Govt, may appeal court ruling

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Counsel to the Kaduna State government and Director of Public Prosecution, Dari Bayero has hinted that the state government may appeal the ruling of a Kaduna state High Court granting the request of detained Islamic cleric, El Zakzaky to travel abroad for medical reasons. A Kaduna State High Court, earlier today granted the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky leave to travel abroad for medical attention. The court in granting the leave said Zakzaky and his wife are to go on the medical leave…

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Police disperse #revolutionnow protesters in Lagos

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Security operatives dispersed RevolutionNow protesters during a demonstration in Lagos on Monday, August 5, 2019. The RevolutionNow protest is a nationwide demonstration called by online newspaper publisher, Omoyele Sowore, against the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government that was re-elected in February. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had in a statement on Sunday described the planned protest as a call that amounts to “treasonable felony and acts of terrorism”. He warned the organisers, sponsors, allies, supporters, associates and sympathisers of the protest to desist from embarking on it. “The Police will…

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