Business activities were on Tuesday paralysed at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission following an industrial action by members of staff of the commission. The industrial action led to the closure of the premises of the commission in Abuja thus preventing members of staff as well as well as the general public from conducting any time of business transaction. …

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DAAR Communications Plc, has declared an operating loss of N2.139 billion in 2016, up from N1.515 billion in 2015. The Chairman of DAAR Group, Chief Raymond Dokpesi (Jr.) told shareholders at the weekend in Abuja at a combined 2015/2016 annual general meeting that the economic recession in the country pushed the company’s operating loss from N1.515 billion in 2015 to …

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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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It was a shocking revelation on Monday at the headquarters of the Osun State Police Command, Osogbo when a 39-year old woman, Mrs Omotayo Salawudeen, confessed that she had s3xual intercourse with her late husband, Alhaji Salawudeen Hakeem, before killing him. Speaking during a chat with journalists after being paraded by Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, Omotayo, …

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In continuation of its foreign exchange (Forex) supply drive, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, intervened in the inter-bank market to the tune of $195million. Figures released by the Bank show that it offered the total sum of $100million to the wholesale segment, while the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment received the sum of $50 million. The invisibles …

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