Folake Sokoya Adewale Olakusi has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl(name withheld) in the Ota area of Adoodo/Ota Local Government. The suspect was arrested on Saturday following a complaint by the father of the victim who reported at Onipanu Police Division that he discovered a sudden and unusual demeanor …

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RocketBulls Rugby Football Club of Edo State defeated Delta Force Rugby Team of Delta State by 17 points to 7 points this afternoon at Emotan Collage grounds in Benin City in a tightly contested encounter to emerge the inaugural South South / South East Rugby League Champions In the Women’s Rugby Match, PitsBull Rugby Football Club of Edo State also …

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Folake Sokoya Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said he would not defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) anymore, even if he failed to secure the party’s presidential ticket. Atiku stated this in Minna while addressing party supporters at the PDP headquarters. He, however, expressed optimism of winning the presidential ticket of the party if a level-playing ground …

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Dayo Emmanuel Pastor of Christian Community Church International (CCCI), Surulere, Lagos, Pastor Ayodele Abisagbo has stated that his church did not stop its humanitarian services during Nigeria’s economic recession. Abisagbo who talked to journalists during the public presentation of his new book tilted, Living Above Economic Recession in Lagos said he got the inspiration in 2015 when the country entered …

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–Wants Urgent Action For Hungry IDP Children In Middle Belt   A child’s right and developmental Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has called for the immediate release of abducted school girl, Leah Sharibu, from Boko Haram’s captivity. In a statement in Lagos, the Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE), while reacting to the recent report of an audio recording …

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Dayo Emmmanuel President of the African Development Bank(ADB), Akinwumi Adesina, has paid tributes to the former Secretary General of the United Nations Organisation, Dr. Kofi Anan, who passed on today. In a release made available to National Wire Saturday, Adesina mourned the late diplomat who he reffered to as his mentor. “It is with much sadness that I learnt today …

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RenMoney Microfinance Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading consumer finance providers, has embarked on a programme of re-organization to position it for growth and sustained market leadership into the future. According to Ighiwi Erhahon, RenMoney’s Head of Legal and Compliance, the company has, as part of this process, recruited some highly experienced people into very senior positions. Some of these appointments …

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Getittome Africa has launched a new mobile application that it said will assist Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to solve challenges encountered in courier services and enable them attract more investors. According to the firm, the Getittome app is a platform for customers and courier agencies, to transact business and monitor parcel movement till it arrives at the preferred …

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Tayo Olanipekun The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Samuel Brownback, has urged Nigerian political office holders, representatives of civil society and religious leaders to avoid amplifying ethno-religious tension in the country and to focus on peacebuilding. At a one-day national youth dialogue on ethno-religious tolerance organized by the U.S Consulate General Lagos, in partnership with the African Youths Initiative …

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Ekiti state PDP woman leader Mrs Yemisi Afolabi has congratulated Senator Biodun Olujimi representing Ekiti south senatorial district at the senate on her elevation to the post of the Minority Leader. Mrs Afolabi described Senator Olujinmi’s elevation as a welcome development which is a result of her hardwork, effective participation and pragmatic contribution to issues on the floor of the …

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