Video: Speaker Gbajabiamila’s police escort shoots newspaper vendor dead

A security aide to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has allegedly shot a newspapers vendor in the head. The incident, which occurred at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, around 3pm on Thursday, caused panic in the area. The victim identified as Ifeanyi Okereke was subsequently rushed to the National Hospital by his brother and some police officers, where he reportedly died. Our correspondent learnt that the shooting incident happened when Okereke and other street vendors selling on the Shehu Shagari Way, Three Arms Zone, flocked around the…

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Our game plan for Social Media -Lai Mohammed

*Budgets N250m for media, influencers, bloggers The Federal Government on Thursday said it has no plan to shut down the internet or social media. It said it would only work with stakeholders to regulate social media. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this at a press conference in Abuja. Mohammed observed that social media was used wrongly to cause mayhem in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest. Meanwhile, Lai Mohammed’s Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has budgeted N250m for engagements with foreign media, influencers, bloggers, local…

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Why Sen. Ndume is to forfeit N500m bond over PenCom’s Maina

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered chairman of Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, who stood surety for the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reforms Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina to appear in court to show cause why he should not be remanded in prison and forfeit his N500m bail bond pending when he would be able to produce the defendant. The court also ordered the arrest of Maina, adjudged to have jumped bail regarding his trial involving N2bn money laundering charges. A federal high court in Abuja…

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ASUU alleges AGF Idris’ multi-billion naira fraudulent deals

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, to explain how he acquired some multi-billion naira properties in Kano State. The ASUU’s Bauchi zone coordinator, Prof. Lawan Abubakar, in a statement on Wednesday, sought the AGF’s explanation on how he bought Sokoto Hotel in Kano at the sum of N500million and ordered for its immediate demolition to build a multi-billion naira shopping mall. The union confirmed that the project is ongoing.The university lecturers also asked the AGF to account for the…

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Nigeria’s biggest e-commerce tech holds November 26

Hicolumn, the biggest ground-breaking e-commerce Tech that gives merchants (big or small), especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) the opportunity of leveraging the internet to serve or sell to their existing and prospective customers anywhere and anytime, without the customers physically visiting the shops opens in grand style on November 26, 2020. It promises enabling consumers to buy from shops that they would ordinarily prefer to buy from physically. The hi-tech company being a platform designed for consumers to buy from and within their immediate community of residence is set…

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Consumers laud Mouka for quality products, initiatives for improved wellbeing

Consumers have commended Mouka for its delivery of quality products that improve wellness and other worthy initiatives in line with its mantra of adding comfort to life. They also applauded the frontline company for its leading role in the manufacturing of mattresses and other bedding products which cater to the needs of the different segments of the society, to make quality sleep possible. The commendation came on the heels of the advocacy by the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) that quality sleep helps in boosting the immune system to help…

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Diabetes, not a death sentence experts, patients conclude at Ecobank Day

Medical experts and patients living with Diabetes have submitted that the dreaded disease is not after all a death sentence but with proper management, those affected could survive and live long. They expressed this view at a webinar to commemorate this year Ecobank Day. Ecobank Day is a special day set aside every year by the Ecobank Group, for management and staff of the bank to embark on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities that impact its immediate environment and people.   This year’s theme is ‘Take Action Against Diabetes’. Dr. Mazeedat…

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#EndSARS: Massive resignation hits Nigeria Police

Resignation letters from hundreds of officers in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests have allegedly been rejected by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, The Guardian is reporting. This newspaper gathered that hundreds of policemen were ready to leave after their humiliation and burning of stations. “There is no amount of talk that will assuage the anger of policemen. We are very angry. Many of my colleagues tendered their resignation, but they are not accepting it. The morale is terribly low. Our officers were dehumanised. Some were killed. Many…

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N69.4bn debt: AMCON seizes Jimoh Ibrahim’s properties, freezes bank accounts

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has taken over 12 assets belonging to the Chairman of Global Fleet Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, and frozen all his accounts over his debt which amounts to N69.4bn. The seizure of the assets is pursuant to an order by Justice R.M. Aikawa of a Federal High Court, in Lagos. AMCON on Wednesday took effective possession of all 12 properties through its Debt Recovery Agent – Pinheiro Legal Partners, which include the following: the building of NICON Investment Limited at Plot 242, Muhammadu Buhari Way, Central…

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FirstBank launches KIDFIRST, MEFIRST to promote saving culture for teenagers

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its variant account products – KidsFirst and MeFirst – created to encourage the right savings culture among children from 0 – 17 years. The offerings have relevant enhancements including appropriate parental guidance and financial discipline for children as they grow into adulthood. Both accounts can be opened with zero balance and operated with a minimum balance of N100.00. KidsFirst Account is designed for children between the ages of 0 and 12 years to sensitise them on…

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