February 17, 2020 – National Infinity Magazine

Fidelity Bank’s YEA empowers 3000 Youths

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

Fidelity Bank Plc, has trained over 3,000 undergraduates from various tertiary institution on skills acquisition through its youth empowerment programme. Nnamdi Okonkwo, the bank’s CEO made this disclosure Friday during the closing ceremony of the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy (FYEA) held at the Sokoto State University (SSU) in Sokoto. “The students were drawn from the 5 institutions that have benefitted from the banks youth empowerment initiative that aims to teach vocational and entrepreneurship skills”, he stated. Okonkwo who was represented by the Head, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability, Fidelity…

Agba Jalingo regains freedom

February 17, 2020February 18, 2020 Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

Journalist, Agba Jalingo has been released from prison custody after meeting his bail conditions and has been released on Monday. Jalingo, who is the publisher of Cross River Watch, was first arrested by the police in August 2019 on the orders of the Ben Ayade-led Cross River State Government. He was subsequently arraigned for treason and attempting to overthrow the state government due to highly critical articles he published. Due to his long detention, Amnesty International had declared the journalist, “a prisoner of conscience”. Following series of protests that rocked Calabar, the state capital,…

$2.5bn Fraud: UK blocking Diezani’s arrest -Magu

February 17, 2020February 18, 2020 Jide Ige

Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, revealed that ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison Madueke, is in protective custody in the UK hence efforts to arrest the fugitive ex-minister has always met a brick wall. Magu, therefore, begged the United Kingdom to extradite Mrs. Alison-Madueke, to Nigeria to account for an allegedly missing $2.5bn. Magu, who addressed journalists preparatory to the passing out parade of the EFCC trainees at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, alleged that the former minister stole Nigeria’s money. The EFCC boss…

Sack and prosecute Oluwo now, Monarchs tell Osun Govt.

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

About 15 traditional rulers in Ola-Oluwa and Ayedire Local Government Areas of Osun State have demanded sanctions against the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Akanbi, over an alleged assault on Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa. This was contained in a petition forwarded to Osun State Government with the Office of Assistant Inspector General Zone 11, the state Director of the State Security Service, Speaker Osun Assembly, Commissioner of Local Government Chieftaincy Affairs and the Ooni of Ife as the permanent President of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, copied. The petition was…

Lagos couple’s persistent beef over sex ends in disaster

February 17, 2020February 18, 2020 Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

The running battle between a couple in Ladi-Lak, Bariga area of Lagos State, has ended on a tragic note as the husband, John Onyeme, reportedly beat his wife to death. City Round learnt that the deceased, Esther Onyeme, was a deaconess and proprietress of a nursery and primary school in the community. Neighbours said John always accused her wife of fornication and starving him of sex which often triggered their disagreements. It was gathered that the couple and their three children lived together on Ayorinde Street, Ladi-Lak, until about five months…

We’re committed to Diaspora voting – Gbajabiamila

February 17, 2020February 19, 2020 Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has assured that the 9th House is committed to the issue of Diaspora voting. Gbajabiamila said millions of Nigerians who strive to make a living outside the country “have as much a stake in the present and future of Nigeria as those of us who live here.” He noted that after years of struggle on the issue of Diaspora voting, “there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel” under the current National Assembly. Gbajabiamila spoke at a…

Gbajabiamila felicitates with el-Rufai at 60

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Jide Ige

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has felicitated with the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai on his 60th birthday. The Speaker described el-Rufai as a visionary leader whose main preoccupation is to make Kaduna State great. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, the Speaker said el-Rufai’s 60 years on earth has been for service to humanity. “The Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai comes across as a highly patriotic Nigerian, whose contributions to nation building are…

Diri takes oath of office as Bayelsa gov.

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Jide Ige

Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the November 2019 governorship, Douye Diri, has been sworn in as the Governor of Bayelsa State. He was sworn in by the state Chief Judge, Justice Kate, who administered the oaths of office and allegiance on Diri in the Government House, Yenagoa, the state capital. The state deputy governor-elect, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, also sworn in, took his oaths of office and allegiance.