CBA Foundation lends voice against police brutality, backs effective policing, good governance

The Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Lagos, has joined well-meaning Nigerians across the world to lend its voice against the *unfriendly approach* of the Nigeria Police Force to civil policing and respect of human rights. The foundation expressed its support to the widespread cry on the need for the Nigeria Police Force to be uplifted and modernised to promote its efficiency in the discharge of its primary duties of protecting lives and properties of all residents in the country, irrespective of nationality. A statement by the foundation’s…

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Soldiers shoot at us – EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gates allege

There were heavy gunshots at the Lekki toll gate, Lagos State, on Tuesday, as soldiers reportedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters. The Punch had reported that an eyewitness, Samuel Ajani, said that one person was killed and several others injured. According to him, they were all sitting on the floor when soldiers began to shoot. Ajani noted that the shooting caused pandemonium as protesters scampered to safety. He said, “They shot at us. They initially started shooting into the air. We were all scared but some people told us not to…

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Fidelity Bank Wins SME Support Bank of the Year 2020

…Aigbe Emerges Outstanding Corporate Communications Personality  Fidelity Bank Plc has added yet another accolade to its burgeoning collection of awards. The bank, in recognition of its unflinching support for Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, clinched the award for the ‘Outstanding SME Supporting Bank of the Year’ at the 2020 Marketing & Advertising Award for Excellence ceremony which held on Friday at the D’Podium International Centre in Lagos.  According to the organizers, Marketing Edge, the bank’s nomination and subsequent emergence as an award recipient were a…

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EndSARS: Ibadan Youths block Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Youths in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State on Tuesday morning trooped out across the blocking the Ojoo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in continuation of the #EndSARS protests rocking the country. The expressway was barricaded where those travelling to Oyo town and the northern part of the country would pass to link the Ibadan-Ilorin road. As early as 8am, our correspondent gathered that the protesters were out barricading roads at various junctions. The barricade forced some vehicles to turn back and find alternative routes but not quite long, the…

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Heritage Bank to engage 774k jobs Special Public Works Programme in November

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service providers is set to commence the account opening with Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) for the earmarked 774,000 participants of the SPW Programme in their branches, throughout the 774 Local Government Areas. The participants are to be paid an allowance of N20, 000 (Twenty thousand Naira) only, monthly and the programme is to kick off from 1st November 2020, and a total of 129 LGAs have been assigned to Heritage Bank Plc. The SPW is a post-COVID-19 poverty alleviation initiative, approved by President…

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Breaking: Sanwo-Olu imposes 24hr curfew, says criminals have hijacked protest

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a 24hr curfew on the state. The move was in response to the ongoing #EndSARS protest that have turned violent across the state. In a tweet on his official Twitter handle; @jidesanwoolu, the governor said “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem…

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