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Bank cashier in Owo gets 10-year jail term for stealing
Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Akure on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, convicted and sentenced Momojimoh Abdulmalik, a former staff of First Bank Plc to 10 years imprisonment for stealing. The defendant was arraigned on an amended two-count charge of stealing over N9 million from the bank by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC. He…
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From Ayinla to Tinubu: Adedimeji becomes Nollywood’s King of Biopics
Since breaking into the acting scene in Nigeria, 36-year-old Lateef Adedimeji has continued to “shine bright like a diamond”. The Ogun State-born actor has to his credit many lead roles in movies including nominations and awards for incredible display of talent in the movies he has featured. In 2021, he acted the lead character, in the movie Ayinla, which was…
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IMF warns FG over proposed N2.55trn fuel subsidy spending
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has warned the Federal Government over its plan to extend the fuel subsidy regime by 18 months. It said Nigeria will likely depend on overdrafts from the Central Bank of Nigeria to fund its proposed N2.55trillion petrol subsidy bill. The IMF said this in its “Nigeria: Selected Issues Paper” report, which was prepared by a…
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Guide against data theft, Wema Bank MD charges accountants
Wema Bank Managing Director, Ademola Adebise, says accountants in the digital age must be knowledgeable and know how to guide against data theft. Adebise was speaking at the 16th Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, Western Accountants Conference at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on Wednesday. With the theme of the conference as ‘Digital Economy: ‘Whither the Professional Accountant’, Adebise said…
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UN, EU condemn Russia’s recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions
United Nations Security Council members have condemned Russia’s recognition of Lugansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine as independent nations. Russia backs separatists fighting for independence of the two regions from Ukraine and in unprecedented move on Monday, President Vladimir Putin recognized Lugansk and Donetsk as sovereign states and ordered troops over the Ukrainian border into Moscow-controlled territories in the east…
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Putin accuses Ukraine of extreme nationalism, backs Lugansk and Donetsk sovereign states
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of extreme nationalism and signed a decree recognizing breakaway Lugansk and Donetsk regions in eastern Ukraine as sovereign states Putin made the announcement live on television after an an emotional address in which he referred to eastern Ukraine as “ancient Russian lands” and said it was “managed by foreign powers”. “I deem it…
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Loud whispers: Please stop!
Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Please stop! I just saw a five-year-old girl dancing at her birthday party on a thick carpet of dollars and Naira Please stop! That was after seeing the little boy of no more than four, wearing a ‘Billion Dollar Gang’ neck chain, swigging from what looked like a bottle of beer while his mother twerked and did her…
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I wanted to be ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ executive producer – Frank Edoho
Returning host of TV show, Frank Edoho, said he pulled out of the show after organisers failed to accept his request of becoming its executive producer. Edoho, in an interview with The Will Downtown, said after presenting the show for 13 years, he felt he “needed a bit of the revenue”, a view which wasn’t shared by the owners. “I…
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How Sanwoolu is buying the future forward with education
By Victor Ganzallo Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today-Malcolm X. The above quote by one of the greatest human rights activists that ever walked the face of the earth succinctly captures the commitments and vision of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu in the area of…
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Ilorin: 8 passengers escape death as pregnant woman, others perish in Lagos-bound bus accident
Mosunmola Ayobami,Kwara A pregnant woman and eight others were reportedly burnt to death in a multiple auto crash in the Ilorin metropolis, the state capital of Kwara state on Sunday. Western Post gathered that the multiple fatal accident, which occurred at the Ilorin International Airport road along Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway at about 8:00 am, involved a commercial passenger bus and a…
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