From Left: The president, Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), Ahmed Adeniyi Ojikutu; The president, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chief Dr. Mrs. Nike Akande; The Vice President, Advertisement CAPDAN, Ania Boniface and The Director General, LCCI, Muda Yussuf during a courtesy visit by CAPDAN members to the Chamber recently.

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Dayo Emmanuel The peace enjoyed in the sleepy town of Odo Ere, headquarters of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State was yesterday shattered as dare devil robbers invaded the United Bank for Africa (UBA) bank in the town carting away undisclosed amount of money. A social media source confirmed that sporadic gun shots rented the air while the …

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No one likes being talked about when they are not there and in a bad way. But researchers are assuring that despite the negative feelings that people have towards gossips and those who indulge in it, there might be health benefits to the social malady at the end of the day. Evolutionary psychologist, Dr. Robin Dunbar, notes that social topics …

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A 40-year-old trader, Bolanle AbdulKareem, has begged the court to dissolve her 17-year marriage because her husband always rapes her in the presence of their children. She made this plea at an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, on Wednesday. Bolanle said her husband, Olasunkanmi, with whom she had three children, always molested her whenever he got drunk. She said, “My husband …

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For allegedly denying her sex for seven years, Mrs Helen Otike, has approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos, to end her 18-year-old marriage to her husband, Godwin. The 50-year-old businesswoman told the court on Wednesday that her husband refused to make love to her all this long. She said, “My husband who built a duplex in Lagos abandoned me …

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Police said Wednesday they have arrested a man on suspicion of burying his newborn daughter alive because he wanted a boy. The 35-year-old part-time taxi driver is suspected of taking the baby from her mother soon after she was born on Saturday. Local villagers rescued the baby over the weekend after spotting her feet sticking out from a shallow sand pit …

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The Senate, on Wednesday, suspended former Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, for six months for not “making due diligence” before filing a petition against the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki and lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye. Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions made the recommendation in its report, which was considered by …

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all Deposit Money Banks to provide foreign exchange for customers requesting it for Personal or Business Travel Allowance, and payment of school fees and medicals at a rate of N360 per dollar. It also directed banks to immediately post the new rate on electronic display boards in the banking halls of their branches, …

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President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that all rail projects across the country awarded by previous administrations must be resuscitated and completed before the end of 2019. According to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the President made it clear that all the affected rail projects must be completed by December 2019 as a result of the economic significance of railways …

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The Federal Government, in a bid to boost oil revenue, is considering a new approach to resolving and sustaining peace in the troubled Niger Delta region. The approach, which will be tailored to address the specific needs of each state in the region, will complement ongoing efforts at the national level by ensuring that state governors, elders, youths and stakeholders …

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