CBN MSME Fund, Booster for Ekiti Industrial Development

The body of Permanent Secretaries in Ekiti State has expressed optimism that the N220 Billion Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Development Fund of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will boost industrial development in Ekiti State and other benefiting States. Delivering a lecture titled “Transforming the Ekiti State Economy through Micro, Small and Medium […]

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Families, supporters of 9 condemned drug traffickers in Indonesia to say their final goodbye (Photos)

Some families and supporters of the Bali 9 condemned drug traffickers arrived at Cilacap port to say their final goodbye. Chan with his fiancé now wife. Andrew Chan who married his partner Febyanti Herewila yesterday inside the prison on ‘death Island’ said it was a bitter sweet time for him while Myuran Sukumaran’s famiy members were there for him. […]

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Contractor of Kano’s collapsed bridge must compensate victims, says Kwankwaso

The Kano State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya stated that initial reports showed that the driver of the ill-fated cab driver’s disobedience to an instruction by workers at the site not to drive under the bridge was responsible for the tragedy. In a press statement, signed by Ibrahim Dantiye, who is the […]

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FM Radio station bombed in Kogi, 4 killed

There was a bomb blast on TAO FM in Okene, Kogi State, last night at about 8pm which had 4 people, suspected to be security personnel killed. The radio station which was located at the centre of Okene town, which is the headquarters of Kogi Central Senatorial District has been reduced to nothing. The radio station which broadcasts mainly […]

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As General Buhari places Ban on AIT from covering his activities

It is not a secret that General Buhari places a ban on Africa Independent Television, AIT from covering his activities and events. The comment below is worth sharing because people in the media should be a little scared of what to expect in the coming days. If Buhari can do this to AIT, the biggest private television house […]

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Riot, looting prompt state of emergency, curfew in Baltimore, US

According to AP, rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos Monday, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers hours after thousands mourned the man who died from a severe spinal injury he suffered in police custody. The governor declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard to restore […]

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PENCOM and CHANGE Nigerians, urgently desire a la GMB, By William Aborisade

PENCOM and CHANGE Nigerians, urgently desire a la GMB By William Aborisade There is the need, at all times, to define the change, we, all, talk about, for the avoidance of doubts. The comatose state of our national image/edifice gives cause for worry, by any definition. The good thing is that confused as the situation, […]

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Police Kill 2 during Protests against Burundian President Seeking Third Term

Burundian police shot dead two protesters and wounded at least one other on Sunday, in demonstrations against the President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term, the Red Cross said. Witnesses said police used water cannon, tear gas and in some cases live bullets to disperse demonstrators across Bujumbura. The authorities earlier banned all protests either […]

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Indonesia prepares coffins for 9 death row drug traffickers which include 4 Nigerians (Photo)

In spite of several pleas, the Indonesian government has insisted that the 9 men accused and convicted of drug trafficking will all be executed. The date for the execution is April 29 and the Government has enlisted the local funeral director in Cilacap, the nearest port to Nusakambangan, or Death Island, to inscribe the names of those to […]

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Media Personality, Naana De Souza is dead

Popular media personality, Naana De Souza, has passed away at 60, after battling with cancer for about 6 years. She died at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana on April 20th. According to several online reports, De Souza was a renowned writer, radio and TV presenter who worked at noted stations including Silverbird Television, and Nigerian […]

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Fulani attackers kill 30 in Benue, Nasarawa

According to Punch, about 100 suspected Fulani mercenaries late on Saturday and Sunday morning attacked and killed 30 people, mostly women and children, in Guma, Kwande, respecively in Buruku and Keana local government areas of Benue and Nasarawa states. The Punch gathered that the mercenaries attacked Tse-Uosu, Tse-Gbudu Taraka and Branch Umenger villages, all in […]

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‘Ponmo’ (cow skin) consumption can cause liver disease and cancer -Akwa Ibom state govt.

The Akwa Ibom state government has warned residents of the state to desist from eating cow skin popularly known as Ponmo as research has shown that the consumption of the cow skin has led to the increase in cancer and liver problems in the state. At a press conference in Uyo yesterday, April 26, the […]

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All Lagos residents to enjoy Wi-Fi, says Lagos State Government

The Lagos state government has revealed plans to provide Wi-fi to every resident of the state. According to Channels, the Permanent Secretary of the State’s ICT Ministry, Mrs Nike Animashaun said the first phase of the Wi-Fi connectivity would be deployed at parks located at different parts of the state. She said the Wi-Fi would […]

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Women Are Three Times Stronger Than Men –Nollywood Star, Aishat Abimbola

In a chat with National Mirror, Aishat Abimbola spoke on how she has been able to interpret the tough roles in most of the movies that she had featured in. She said, “Women from all indications are stronger than men and we should prove this by not acting weak on any assignment given us. “We are […]

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Another beam falls down at the same place a pedestrian bridge collapsed last night in Kano (Photos)

Nigeria and its fake constructions! It is in Kano this time. Can you blame the contractors, when politicians would have received 80% of the contract sum as kickback? Yes we must blame all of them who handled the issue surrounding this bridge. What do we call this? Yesterday, the bridge fell on some people and killed 7. […]

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Former Registrar of University of Ado Ekiti, Mrs. Fapohunda, kidnapped, N50m ransom demanded

Chief Mrs. Modupe F. Fapohunda, the former Registrar of University of Ado Ekiti (now Ekiti State University) was taken from her home at night by armed criminals. They took her away in her car, a red Lexus rx350 SUV with plate number Lagos FST 837DD. Her daughter took to twitter to alert the public. If […]

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