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Life Anchor Ministry International (LAMI), Lagos-Nigeria will celebrate her third year anniversary Monday 24th – Sunday 30th  July 2017, the church has announced. In a release made available to nationalwire.com.ng by the Church’s Publicity Secretary, Melody Akinjiyan, Senior Pastor of the Church, Pst. Mojibayo Akinjiyan describes the upcoming event as an opportunity to appreciate God for His faithfulness over the …

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Photo Caption: From Left: Mr. Babalola Obilana, Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management; Mrs. Bunmi Dayo-Olagunju, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management; Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Market Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Mrs. Ifeoma Esiri, Acting Chairman, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management; Mr. Shuaib Audu, Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management; Mrs. Titi Ogungbesan, Chief Executive,Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers and Mr. Tony Ibeziako, Head, Domestic …

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Photo Caption: From Left:  Ajibola Disu, Cards/E-banking; Ecobank; Omaghomi Oti, Channel Manager, Mobile Banking, Consumer Distribution, Ecobank; Seun Atte,  Assistant Manager, Business Development Unit, National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC); Susie Onwuka, Acting Head, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Lagos office; Adeyinka Shorungbe, Head, Digital Banking, Consumer Distribution,  Ecobank; Elohor Omologe, Relationship Manager, Personal Banking, Ecobank and Olayinka Iyinolakan, Consumer Marketing, Ecobank, …

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The ministry of finance has released another tranche of Paris Club loan refund to two states. Although the ministry is yet to release full details regarding the funds, it was learnt that Ekiti state got N4.772 billion while Abia got N5.715 billion. The refund is as a result of over-deductions from statutory financial allocations to the 36 states between 1995 …

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The US government is going to issue 15,000 visas to temporary seasonal workers to provide labour for American businesses. In a statement issued on Monday, the department of homeland security (DHS) said the decision is as a result of labour shortage. According to a statement made available to Reuters, John Kelly, US secretary of homeland security, and Alexander Acosta, labour …

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At least 547 boys at a German Catholic choir school suffered sexual or physical abuse in what victims have likened to “prison, hell or a concentration camp”, said an investigator releasing a final report Tuesday. The Regensburger Domspatzen (“Cathedral Sparrows”), a 1,000-year-old cathedral choir in Bavaria, was in 2010 dragged into the massive sexual abuse scandal plaguing the Catholic Church …

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If you are unable to get and sustain erection, you have a 70 percent increased risk for premature death, a new study from The University of Mississippi finds. • If you have erectile dysfunction, the probability is that you have poor cardiovascular health, says Dr. Tobias Köhler, an associate professor of urology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. …

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National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Muiz Banire,  says he has been receiving life-threatening messages over his fight against the “imposition” of candidates in the party. Banire has accused the party leadership of working against internal democracy and not allowing popular candidates to represent the APC in Saturday’s local government election. His criticisms have drawn the ire of the …

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…7 even lawmakers on trial for ‘money laundering’ Eighteen senators are under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N367.5billion fraud, it was learnt yesterday. Seven are on trial. Some of the cases date back to 10 years. A senator is being investigated for alleged stamp duty infractions. One or two senators (outside the list) are …

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The Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has condemned the unprovoked attacks and molestation of operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps on the highways and vowed to prosecute all those involved. The FRSC, in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said Oyeyemi’s reaction follows the recent shooting of two FRSC staff and the detention of another …

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