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- 'We've canceled 3000 jobs, we're heading towards disaster'- Richard Branson reveals effects of Brexit
- Student makes history at Covenant University
- Photos: 10 dead after explosions & gunfire at Ataturk Intl. airport in Istanbul, ISIS claims responsibility
- Banky W's epic response to troll on twitter
- World No 1 golfer Jason Day backs out of Rio Olympics over Zika virus scare
- Photo: Governor Wike supervising the demolition of cultists hideout
- Nigerian doctors removed giant fibroid weighing 26kg from a woman?
- Chivas Regal Unveils Winners from the #Chivasdads Father's Day campaign
- Akpororo apologizes to Kate Henshaw for using her image & name to promote his show without consent
- Photos from Funke Bucknor-Obruthe's 40th birthday party
- Explain why you froze Fayose's account, court orders EFCC, Zenith bank
- Volkswagen agrees to pay record $14.7billion settlement over Diesel emissions cheating
- Photo: 2 suspected cable thieves caught and tied to a transformer fence in Gwagwalada, Abuja
- Tompolo writes President Buhari another open letter
- Red Cross apologize after 'Racist' swimming pool poster 'portraying black children as not cool' sparks Twitter outrage
- Kate Henshaw issues 48-hour ultimatum to organizers of Akpororo's show to stop making use of her image for publicity
- Heathrow Airport Tweets about Burna Boy's arrival in the UK...see what happened next!
- Ruth Kadiri visits Primary School, empowers 100 students with gifts and Inspirational Talk
- 4-year-old girl is the sole survivor in a tragic crash that killed her 3 sisters and parents
- Alleged falsification: You lack power to sack me, Ikpeazu tells Justice Abang...You misconceived the case before, PDP tells judge
- Dapper new photos of actor Desmond Elliot
- Caitlyn Jenner poses with her olympic medal on Sports Illustrated's July 2016 Issue
- Mathew Odok, the Nigerian driver killed during Calabar kidnapping that was hardly mentioned in the media
- Progress Booster show: Life Beer rewards 30 winners with N7.5 million
- Alleged N4.9bn Fraud: Court remands Femi Fani-Kayode, Nenadi Esther Usman in prison
| Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:58 PM PDT  The billionaire businessman said the company had made the decision to pull the plug on "a very big deal" because of the the uncertainty created by last week's vote to quit the EU, saying his company may have lost up to a third of its value. Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain, he added: "The pound has collapsed to its lowest level in 30 years. This country is going to go into recession, two of the worst days ever. Banks being pounded means they are not going to lend money." "We're not any worse than anyone else but I suspect we've lost a third of our value, which is dreadful for people in the workplace." "We were about to do a very big deal and we cancelled that deal that would have involved 3,000 jobs and that's happening all over the country." "When Brexiteers told the public that people were exaggerating that there would be a financial meltdown I think that its been proven that they were not exaggerating. |
| Student makes history at Covenant University Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:39 PM PDT  Winner is also the university's student council chairman and his set's valedictorian. He also had the best result in WASSCE and NECO when he graduated from secondary school (Faith Academy, Ota). He also had the third best result in NECO in Ogun State in 2012. Kudos to him! Academic excellence is always worthy of celebration. |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:29 PM PDT   Gunshots were heard in the airport car park, video footage shows people running for cover inside the terminal building. Meanwhile ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack.        |
| Banky W's epic response to troll on twitter Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:16 PM PDT   |
| World No 1 golfer Jason Day backs out of Rio Olympics over Zika virus scare Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:07 PM PDT  His move comes after four-time golf champion Rory McIlroy pulled out this month for similar reasons, while several other Golf big names have also said they won't travel to South America.  "The reason for my decision is my concerns about the possible transmission of the Zika virus and the potential risks that it might present to my wife's future pregnancies and to future members of our family," Day said in a statement published on his Twitter account. "I have always placed my family in front of everything else in my life. Medical experts have confirmed that while perhaps slight, a decision to compete in Rio absolutely comes with health risks to me and my family. My wife Ellie and I have been blessed with two wonderful and healthy children and our plans is to have more. "While it has always been a major goal to compete in the Olympics on behalf of my country, playing golf cannot take precedent over the safety of our family. I will not place them at risk." Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes and symptoms include mild fever, skin rash, conjunctivitis, muscle/ joint pain, malaise or headache. Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome in new born babies. |
| Photo: Governor Wike supervising the demolition of cultists hideout Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:03 PM PDT  |
| Nigerian doctors removed giant fibroid weighing 26kg from a woman? Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:06 PM PDT  "Doctors from Safe Hands Medicare Center Nigeria have removed this. According to the hospitals social media report, confirmatory results shows that the mass weighed 26kg in Histopathology lab and was a 32cm degenerating fibroid. This makes it the Largest ever mass to be removed from an individual in any part of the world.Update: this surgery took place in 2014 in Nigeria...but still news to many..so continue reading... The surgery was done without blood transfusion Access to good healthcare can make a difference. This is the reason I campaign vigorously for universal access to good quality healthcare. It is a common belief in Africa that a woman with a large mass such as this one may have been cursed by someone in her present or in her past life. Some unqualified personnel may even attempt to make incisions (cuts) with unsterilised blades or knives all over her abdomen. She may be given different substances to drink and eat in order to deflate the tummy. Wrong diagnosis can be done in the absence of diagnostic equipments. This is the reason many still die in developing countries"    |
| Chivas Regal Unveils Winners from the #Chivasdads Father's Day campaign Posted: 28 Jun 2016 12:49 PM PDT  Two winners, Bolanle Olukanni and Uche Chikelu, emerged from a pool of hundreds of participants who posted images and captions celebrating their dads on their social media pages. In her post, Bolanle describes her dad as 'an awesome father! He is loving and kind not just to his family but to anyone he comes across'. She goes on to celebrate all dads 'who aren't afraid to become whoever they need to be to make their wives happy and their children smile'. Uche in his post reflects on how he 'now understands the meaning of responsibility, Learning to earn love and respect and not demanding it'. He thanks his father 'for making me see it is okay to make mistakes and his children 'for giving me courage to pursue better'. The campaign was also extended to participating Shoprite, Spar and Game supermarkets where shoppers were rewarded with customized bottles from the Chivas range. Chinedu Anazodo emerged as winner from the supermarket draw. In partnership with Nigeria's leading menswear designer Mai Atafo, the winners will be treated to a full makeover which involves male grooming, bespoke tailoring, sartorial advice and a photo shoot. The 2016 Father's Day campaign according to Samuel Odesanmi, Chivas Brand Manager 'was a huge success. We read a lot of compelling stories and we are particularly proud of our winners as they exemplify the essence of the competition and the brand'. For more information, follow us on Twitter: @chivasregalng and/or Instagram: @chivasregalng_ or send us a friend request on our Facebook fan page @/chivasnigeria. |
| Akpororo apologizes to Kate Henshaw for using her image & name to promote his show without consent Posted: 28 Jun 2016 12:45 PM PDT  Actress Kate Henshaw today issued a 48hrs ultimatum to the organizers of comedian Akpororo's show after she discovered they were using her name & image to promote it without her knowledge or consent. Akpororo has now apologized. See the way he plugged in his show...lol |
| Photos from Funke Bucknor-Obruthe's 40th birthday party Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:49 AM PDT |
| Explain why you froze Fayose's account, court orders EFCC, Zenith bank Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:28 AM PDT  The Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Zenith Bank plc to show cause why an Order Exparte to defreeze Governor Ayodele Fayose's accounts, filed yesterday to the court by the governor's legal team, should not be granted. The judge gave Monday July 4 for the anti-graft agency and Zenith bank Plc to appear in court with the said evidence.Mr Mike Ozekhome (SAN), had through an exparte order deposed to on the 24th of June, 2016 by Bimpe Olatemiju sought a mandatory order de-freezing the accounts belonging and operated by him pending the determination of his interlocutory application. Joined in the suit are the EFCC (1st defendant) and Zenith bank (2nd defendant). The order was supported by 18-paragraph affidavit , a lone Exhibit, which was a letter issued to Governor Fayose by Zenith bank confirming that the EFCC actually placed a restriction order on the accounts and a written address . He also sought the leave of the court for the service of the originating summons on the defendants in their various addresses outside the jurisdiction of the court as contained on the order papers, supported by 17-paragraph affidavit. Ozekhome said the order was brought pursuant to order 26 rule 8(1) of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rule 2009 and Section 44(1) of the 1999 constitution which gives the court the discretionary powers to adjudicate on such matter. Citing the case of Abdulaziz Nyako Vs EFCC to buttress his position that the anti-graft agency has no power to freeze Fayose's account without valid court order, Ozekhome added the action was a flagrant negation of the Section 308 of the constitution, which conferred absolute immunity on the government against civil and criminal procedure. He said it was appalling that the EFCC could play ostrich to these valid constitutional requirements and took cognizance of the African Charters on Human and People's Rights before taking the punitive stand against Fayose, adding that these infractions had rendered the action unconstitutional, wrongful , null and void . Delivering his ruling, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, said that he quite understood that the applicant (Fayose) enjoys immunity and that the court can adjudicate on this matter as canvassed by the counsel to the plaintiff, but he pointed out that the relief he basically sought was a mandatory order of the court. "I quite agree that the applicant has immunity pursuant to provisions of the constitution, but it is glaring that the application he is requesting for is a mandatory order to undo what had already been done and the court can't abdicate its duty under this circumstance. I am of the opinion that this mandatory order is better granted with the interlocutory order being sought through an application pending before the court , because the applicant has filed all papers to this effect. "I hereby ordered the 1st and 2nd respondents to appear before this honourable court on July 4, 2016 and show cause why the order should be refused. "This is not a refusal of the order, I have not refused it, but I only put it in abeyance which I said without prejudice to what will be the position of the respondents . "But a leave is granted for the service of the defendants with the originating summons in their respective addresses as contained on the order papers", the Judge ruled. Describing the presiding judge as very at home with the law and a highly experience lawyer, Ozekhome said told newsmen that: "our motion was an exparte for the de-freezing and removal of restriction placed on citizen Ayodele Fayose 's two accounts with the Zenith Bank Plc. "The bank claimed through a letter made available to our client that it acted on the instructions of the EFCC and we are here by way of originating summons to say that the EFCC has no powers, whether under the EFCC Act, money laundering Act, under the constitution or any other known law to freeze the accounts of a sitting governor who enjoys immunity under section 308 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999as altered because that section makes it clear that for the time that person is in that office, the President, Vice-President, Governor and Deputy-Governor he enjoys absolute immunity from any civil or criminal procedure and that no court process can issue against such person. "So, EFCC could not have obtained an order Exparte to freeze his account, if they did that, it is illegal, null and void. It could also not have frozen his accounts without having an order Exparte, " he said.Asked what would be the the legal team's next step should the EFCC fails to honour the court's order on Monday, July 4, Ozekhome said the government agency cannot dare a Federal High Court's order. In a related development, the same court today, vacated an Order of Exparte sought by the factional Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) allegedly loyal to Senator Buruji Kashamu restricting the executives of the party in Ekiti, loyal to governor Fayose, from parading themselves as authentic Excos of the party. |
| Volkswagen agrees to pay record $14.7billion settlement over Diesel emissions cheating Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:57 AM PDT  The automobile company Volkswagen AG agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to settle emissions-cheating claims with regulators and owners of nearly 500,000 diesel-powered vehicles, a step toward resolving a major portion of a crisis that sparked litigation and investigations across the globe and cost the company chief executive his job. Volkswagen reached the civil settlement, the largest-ever for a car production company, with the U.S. Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission, California regulators, and consumer plaintiffs' lawyers. The settlement doesn't include other possible civil or criminal financial penalties that could later be levied by the Justice Department. The total payout, detailed in hundreds of pages of settlement documents filed on Tuesday in a San Francisco federal court, includes up to $10.03 billion for owners of affected vehicles with two-liter diesel engines. Volkswagen will also pay $2.7 billion for an environmental remediation fund, and $2 billion to be invested in promoting so-called zero-emission vehicle technology, court documents have revealed. The settlement is only a preliminary step in the case; the automaker still faces possible criminal charges, as well as civil penalties for Clean Air Act violations. The Department of Justice is investigating possible criminal charges against both the company and individuals, said Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates. Volkswagen's wrongdoing constituted "the most flagrant violations of our consumer and environmental laws in our country's history," said Yates. "We cannot undo the damage that's been done to our air quality but we can offset that damage." Up to $10 billion of the funds will be paid out to owners of the 500,000 affected diesel cars in the U.S. Car owners will get a cash payment of between $5,100 and $10,000 to compensate them for the lost value of the cars, as well as for Volkswagen's deception in promising that they were buying a "clean diesel." Most of the buyers paid extra for a car with a diesel engine. Volkswagen also will either repurchase or fix the 487,000 U.S. cars sold under the VW or luxury Audi brands, depending on what the owners want. Owners will have until May 2018 to decide. "We know that we still have a great deal of work to do to earn back the trust of the American people," Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Müller said. "We are focused on resolving the outstanding issues and building a better company that can shape the future of integrated, sustainable mobility for our customers." Source: CNN/ Reuters/ Wall Street Journal |
| Photo: 2 suspected cable thieves caught and tied to a transformer fence in Gwagwalada, Abuja Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:52 AM PDT  Angry mob last Wednesday, nabbed two suspected cable thieves and tied them to a transformer fence at Anagada village, Gwagwalada Area Council. According to Daily Trust, a resident of the community identified as LLiyasu said the two suspects allegedly went to vandalize a newly installed transformer at the outskirts of the community but a security guard at the village primary school heard strange sounds from the direction of the transformer and raised alarm. "That attracted the attention of some youth who ran after them. One of them was apprehended and taken to the chief's palace. But luck ran out on the second one who came back the next day to carry the cables inside the sack when he was also nabbed and tied to the transformer fence together with the first one," he said. |
| Tompolo writes President Buhari another open letter Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:49 AM PDT  "Today is exactly 31 days after the invasion of the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oporoza town, by your military led by Brig. General Faruk Yahaya of the 4thBrigade, Benin City, in search of me, with the allegation that I am the one behind the bombing and destruction of crude oil facilities in the Niger Delta region, and the incident happened in my absence, but I was informed that the army was on the loose, and committed so much abomination in the community. As I said in my previous publications, the military made away with the symbol of Authority of the Gbaramatu people from the Egbesu Shrine, [of] which I am the chief priest. They also made away with other valuables, worth several millions of naira, from the community. We are presently being treated like conquered people because of crude oil. Mr President sir, please permit me to quickly recall a similar incident that occurred in May, 2009, when this same military invaded several communities in Gbaramatu kingdom, under the command of late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. Traditional worship centres were desecrated, property were looted and above all, the multi-billion naira ultra-modern magnificent palace of the pere of Gbaramatu kingdom was burned down, and his golden crown was stolen by the military. As peace-loving people, the kingdom approached the courts and demanded compensation for the unlawful invasion and destruction of property, in which the court awarded 99 billion naira in favour of Gbaramatu kingdom. After seven years of that sad incident, the Federal Government is yet to pay the compensation. This incident also led to the declaration of the Presidential amnesty programme for peace to reign, as the government find out that military action is not the best way to address the Niger Delta question, and the rest become a history in the life of those who led that invasion. I believe Mr President should learn a lesson from the 2009 military invasion and do the needful." |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:48 AM PDT  The poster, which shows a crowd of cartoon children committing an array of poolside do's and dont's, was spotted at the Salida Pool and Recreation Department in Salida, Colorado by a twitter user who uploaded the picture causing a lot of backlash. As you can see, it's only the black kids that are doing things that aren't cool in the pool ... In a statement , the American Red Cross said: "The American Red Cross appreciates and is sensitive to the concerns raised regarding one of the water safety posters we produced. "We deeply apologize for any misunderstanding, as it was absolutely not our intent to offend anyone. "As one of the nation's oldest and largest humanitarian organizations, we are committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do, every day. "To this end, we have removed the poster from our website and Swim App and have discontinued production. "We have notified all of our partner aquatic facilities requesting they take down the poster." "Our organization has emphasized to our partners and on social media that it was absolutely not our intent to offend anyone and apologized for this inadvertent action."  |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:01 AM PDT   "There is a thing called Respect in this industry. The sooner people recognise this..the better it will be for all. Do not take my smile and simplicity for stupidity! Notice of 48hrs is hereby given to the organisers to remove my name and image from all publicity associated with this event. Thank you."  |
| Heathrow Airport Tweets about Burna Boy's arrival in the UK...see what happened next! Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:33 AM PDT |
| Ruth Kadiri visits Primary School, empowers 100 students with gifts and Inspirational Talk Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:31 AM PDT  The beautiful Nollywood fast rising actress, Ruth Kadiri embarked on another life-transforming journey through her foundation for kids, Ruth Kadiri Kids Foundation, as she empowers 100 students of Ilasan Primary School, Jakande Lekki, on choosing the right identity, and appreciating who they are. She also gave them educational gifts to help their studies. Speaking to selected primary school pupils, who are very much excited to be in the company of the actress, Ruth highlights the forthcoming possibilities that they would encounter as they progress in their studies, which if not well taken care of, might endanger their original dreams. "When you get into secondary school, you are going to meet a lot of people that would make you feel like there is something wrong with you. However you are, you are okay, you are unique," the actress advised the pupils, who listened with rapt attention. Since the founding of her foundation, the actress has embarked on quiet a number of projects that involves young people, in a bid to help them grow and become a better person.      |
| 4-year-old girl is the sole survivor in a tragic crash that killed her 3 sisters and parents Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:28 AM PDT  An Amtrak passenger train headed from Chicago to Los Angeles hit the family's mini-van as it drove across railway tracks near the town of Trinidad, which is 15 miles from the New Mexico border. Heidi was flown to a children's hospital in nearby Aurora. She is currently receiving treatment for her injuries and is expected to recover. Her father, Steve, 32, and mother Christina, 33, and sisters Abigail, six, Kathryn, two, and eight-month-old Elliana were killed. The family were on their way to church when the crash happened. Relatives, who are with Heidi in hospital, told CBS she is "awake and asking for her mother" but they did not know how to explain what had happened. Police said the family's Chrysler mini-van failed to give way to the Amtrak train and the train was unable to stop. Officers said alcohol or drug use is not suspected to be factor in the crash. Trooper Art Gumke of the Colorado State Patrol said the minivan was moving at the time of the crash and was not stuck. "When they didn't show up for church, we were worried about what was going on. We thought they were broken down or something. One of the other guys was driving back from church toward Steve's house to see what happened and then he got to the tracks." Keith Schlabach, Mrs Miller's cousin said.  Her parents  The damaged family mini-van Source: Evening Standard/Fox News |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:24 AM PDT  The governor said that the Federal High Court lacked the power to order him to vacate the seat of Abia State Governor. The notice of appeal reads: "The trial judge erred in law when he ordered as a consequential order that the appellant vacates his office as the Governor of Abia state immediately when there was no jurisdiction in the Federal High Court to remove, vacate the occupier of the office of the governor of a state or order the removal of such officer after the unsuccessful challenge of the result of the election at the Tribunal and swearing in of the appellant as the governor."The governor said that the only power, authority and order exercisable by the Federal High Court was to disqualify the candidate from contesting the election based on section 31(6) of the Electoral Act 2010. Ikepazu also faulted the judge when he held that he did not pay his tax for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, at when due, when he was a public officer whose tax deduction was under Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme where tax deductions were from the source of his monthly salary by the tax authorities who isssued all the tax receipts and certificates. He also said that the Abia State Board of Internal Revenue Services that issued him with the tax certificates had not declared the certificates forged and that the trial court did not invite the issuing authorities to give evidence in the course of the trial. Ikpeazu said that the plaintiff Dr Samson Uchechukwu Ogah was not a staff of the Abia Board of Internal Revenue and did not any staff of the board to testify that the tax certificates were forged. He accused the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang of violating his right to fair hearing by embarking on judicial investigation without giving him (Ikepazu) the opportunity to address the court on the issue. The notice of appeal also states: "The learned trial judge erred in law when he held that the appellant presented false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission by his ingenous meticulous study and investigation of documents filed in courts in the recess of his chambers and thereby violated the right of the appellant to fair hearing."The governor said that the judge had no duty to investigate the contents of documents dumped on the court in the recess of his chambers with a view to finding for the plaintiff. "The decision of the judge which arose from the judicial investigation without opportunity to the appellant violated the appellant's right to fair hearing", the governor said.Ikepazu also rejected the decision of the high court declaring him unqualified to be nominated as the primary election conducted by his party because false information was supplied to INEC. According to him, INEC Form CF001 which the judge relied on was not one of the grounds of qualification to contest the primary election of PDP. He said that the judge misconceived the presented by the parties and thereby arrived at a wrong conclusion which occasioned a grave miscarriage of justice. Meanwhile, the governor's party, the PDP has also rejected the judgment and filed a separate appeal. The party said that the trial court erred in law when it held that it had jurisdiction to hear the suit which was on whether section 24 (f) of the 1999 constitution was complied with. It said: "The honourable trial court misdirected itself when it construed the provisions of the PDP constitution to the detriment of the appellant without giving the appellant a chance to be heard and thereby occasioned miscarriage of justice."In the particulars of the error, the appellant said Ukeagbara and Mba being "the 1st and 2nd respondents in the appeal did not pray the trial court to construe the provisions of the PDP constitution. "No evidence was led that the said Uche Sampson Ogah participated in the 2015 Abia State gubernatorial elections yet the trial court declared him as winner of the said elections contrary to the express provisions of section 141 of the Electoral Act."The PDP urged the Court of Appeal for "an order setting aside the judgment of the Federal High Court of Nigeria in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/10862014 delivered on the 27th day of June, 2016." Justice Okon Abang had on Monday ordered Ikpeazu's removal from office for giving false information in the form submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission by the PDP, nominating him as its candidate for the April 11, 2015 governorship election. In two separate judgments, Justice Abang ordered Ikpeazu to vacate the office of the governor of Abia State. The judge also directed INEC to issue a fresh Certificate of Return to the plaintiff in one of the two suits, Uche Ogah, who was the first runner-up in the governorship primary conducted by the PDP on December 8, 2014. He had ordered that Ogah's full entitlements be restored to him as Governor of Abia State. The judge made the orders after disqualifying Ikpeazu as the candidate of the PDP in the April 11, 2015, governorship election on the basis that he committed perjury by giving false information in the Form 8C001 and documents accompanying it, which he and the PDP submitted nominating him to INEC as the party's governorship candidate. |
| Dapper new photos of actor Desmond Elliot Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:22 AM PDT |
| Caitlyn Jenner poses with her olympic medal on Sports Illustrated's July 2016 Issue Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:20 AM PDT   |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:19 AM PDT  The militants shot dead a Nigerian driver and forced the workers onto a boat under the bridge. Eye witness reports suggests the incident at the bridge was over very quickly. The expatriates includes, three Australians, a Netherlander, a South African and two Ghanaians, who were on their way to a cement manufacturing company, La-Farge Holchim, located at Mfamosing. They are employees of MacMahon Construction Company, a contracting firm working at the Mfamosing plant of the United Cement Company of Nigeria Limited. But, there was scant mention of this Nigerian driver in all media reports His name was Matthew Odok, a driver with the company. The local and international focus was, largely, on the expats who were ambushed, abducted and released after five days. There appears to be no available photo of Mr. Odok. He was mentioned by his first name in some of the initial reports and in a lengthy statement from Macmahon chief executive Sy van Dyk. In a statement, Van Dyk said the ordeal was traumatic and an incredibly stressful experience. "While we are relieved to be able to reunite the seven men with their loved ones, we are deeply saddened by the loss of the local driver Matthew Odok, who was fatally injured during the initial incident." |
| Progress Booster show: Life Beer rewards 30 winners with N7.5 million Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:12 AM PDT  The event which took place on Sunday 26 June, 2016 at the New Berries park, Enugu, had 20 winners selected for their business ideas during the monthly radio show. Life Continental Beer gave 10 more entrepreneurs who brought their business ideas to the event the opportunity to win N250,000 each through a live interview session by selected judges, making a total of 30 winners. "We started this because we know what is in the heart of the Igbo man. Most of the time they have good business ideas but do not have money to fund them. We are running the Progress Booster show for Igbos living and doing business in the East, this is because we want them to benefit from Life Continental Lager Beer," said Emmanuel Agu, Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout Brands, NB Plc, while addressing guests at the event. "In 2015, we empowered 50 people with N250,000 each, we hope that the show will inspire more young entrepreneurs to present creative business ideas because Life Beer wants to keep the enterprising culture of the Igbo man alive," he concluded.He urged aspiring entrepreneurs to submit their entries for the Progress Booster show as more winners will be selected in the coming months. Past winners, Felicia Emeh and Henry Nwafor shared inspiring experiences of how they utilized their cash prizesin expanding their businesses. Guests were also given the opportunity to win exciting gifts through a raffle draw competition. \ The night ended with winners and guests celebrating with free bottles of Life Continental Beer and a live band. More photos...     |
| Alleged N4.9bn Fraud: Court remands Femi Fani-Kayode, Nenadi Esther Usman in prison Posted: 28 Jun 2016 08:58 AM PDT  The accused who were alleged to have illegally disbursed about N4.9 billion naira belonging to the Federal Government, pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them. The Judge, Justice M. S. Hassan, however ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to July 1, 2016 for hearing of bail applications. |
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