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20 Families receive Special Surprises in Access Bank’s Family Fortune Promo
As part of its commitment to reward participants with exciting prizes in its ongoing ‘Family Fortune Promo’, Access Bank Plc has delighted 20 of its customers who were the first set to take part in the Promo. These gifts include rechargeable fans, microwave ovens among others. The surprise gifts to the 20 lucky families precedes the emergence of the first …
Read More »Zenith Bank compensates slain cops’ families
The Imo State Police Command on Tuesday promised prompt payment of the entitlements of the two policemen who lost their lives during the robbery attack on a Zenith Bank branch on Wetheral Road, Owerri, Imo State. The state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, said the police would not abandon the victims’ families. This is just as Zenith Bank said it …
Read More »Oil output to expand faster than demand in 2018
Global oil output will expand faster than worldwide demand for oil next year, primarily as US producers rack up production, and that could hamper exporters’ efforts to prop up prices, the IEA said Wednesday. A day after OPEC complained that increased output in the US was slowing efforts to rebalance supply and demand in the oil market, the IEA also …
Read More »Efforts on economy’ll fail if interest rates remain high – Senate
The Senate on Tuesday stated that business enterprises could not survive under the current interest rates being charged by financial institutions, which range between 25 and 30 per cent. The legislature noted that the economy would not grow despite the current efforts by the Federal Government to revive it if the interest rates remained high. This was made known at …
Read More »Police Arrest Man In Possession Of Human Skull
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Lucien Tosume suspected to be a ritualist, for possessing a human skull. Tosume was arrested on June 4 2017 following an intelligence report in Iraye village in Sagamu Local Government Area, Ogun State. According to ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, the suspect was specializes in the sale …
Read More »Killers of Ogun bank agent finally nabbed
Folake Sokoya Fulfilling the promise to fish out the killers of Mr. Awodiran Sunday, a bank agent that was gruesomely murdered in May, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested all persons involved. The 38 years old indigene of Ekiti State was attacked by hoodlums at Lambe junction, Alausa Village in Ifo local government area of Ogun State around 9:45 …
Read More »I killed my 18-month-old daughter because she’s a witch –Suspect
A 32-year old man, Robinson Omeje, was on Tuesday arraigned in a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly killing his 18-month old daughter, Esther Robinson. Omeje reportedly claimed that a voice told him the baby was a witch, directing him to kill her. The plea of the defendant was not taken, as the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter. …
Read More »IPC Condemns Invasion of The Sun Newspaper
Lagos based media NGO, the International Press Centre (IPC) has expressed concern about the invasion of the Lagos premises of The Sun Newspaper by representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Monday, 12th of June. In a release made available to www.nationalwire.com.ng and signed by IPC’s Melody Akinjiyan, Program Assistant/Safety Desk Officer, the organisation described the act, …
Read More »NCAA Constitutes Panel to Hear First Nation’s Appeal On Sanctions
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has constituted a five-man Appeal Panel to hear the appeal filed by First Nation’s Airways against civil sanctions imposed on the airline Tuesday. This was contained in a letter written to the airline on 9th May, 2017, with reference number NCAA/DG/CSLA/RM/1-06/17/163. The airline was informed that the Chairman and members of the Panel have …
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