Self-styled company director bolts with bank’s N6.6m

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A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Wednesday granted reprieve to 43-year-old, Odutayo Odufote, charged with N6.66 million theft. The accused, who is being tried on charges of stealing and obtaining money under false pretences, was released on a two million Naira bail. The accused had denied committing the offence. Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya, who granted the accused bail, ordered him to produce two sureties in like sum. Earlier, the Prosecutor, ASP Akpan Ikem, told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 5 at Km…

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First two Muslim women elected to US Congress

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Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar both made history Tuesday by winning their elections and becoming the first Muslim women to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Tlaib won the congressional seat for Michigan’s 13th district after former Representative John Conyers abruptly stepped down following sexual harassment allegations, leaving the seat vacant. The Palestinian-American Muslim ran under the Democratic Party, having previously served six years in the state legislature. With no Republican opponent, Tlaib defeated Etta Wilcoxon of the Green Party and Sam Johnson of the Working Class Party. “Why am I running? Because this is about electing…

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UN angry over kidnap of students in Cameroon

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The United Nations is angry over the kidnap of students and staff of a secondary school in Bmenda, North-West of Cameroon and warned that there could be no justification for crimes against civilians, particularly minors. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, condemned the Monday’s reported kidnap and called for their immediate release and return to their homes and families. No fewer than 79 students were reportedly abducted on Monday morning with their teacher, the principal and a driver. The abduction has prompted a massive search operation involving the Cameroonian army. One…

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Democrats seize control of US House of Representatives

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Democrats seized control of the lower house of Congress in midterm elections Tuesday, dealing a stern rebuke to Donald Trump almost two years into his polarizing, rollercoaster presidency. Fox and NBC television networks called the result in the US House of Representatives, while confirming expectations that Trump’s Republicans will retain control of the Senate. The result upends the balance of power in Washington, where Trump has enjoyed an easy ride from Republican dominance of both houses of Congress since his shock election in 2016. Democrats will now be able to…

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Russia set to dump US dollar for FOREX

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Russia is intensifying efforts to wean its economy off the US dollar as Washington considers tough new sanctions that could deny it access to foreign debt markets and cut its banks from the greenback. President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly slammed the US currency dominance on the world’s stage but the country’s previous efforts to de-dollarise its economy have so far had little success. But with Russian business circles fearing a new round of US measures over Moscow’s alleged international aggression and Washington’s trade policies becoming ever more unpredictable, authorities have…

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Trump congratulates Pelosi

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President Donald Trump called House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to congratulate her party on seizing control of the lower chamber in the 2018 midterm elections, her office said in a late Tuesday statement. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders originally cast doubt on whether he would call Pelosi noting that many within her own party may not even vote for her to become the next speaker of the house. Trump, however, expressed magnanimity in the call and noted Pelosi’s call for bipartisanship. The president also tweeted earlier in the evening noting…

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President Buhari, WAEC and PDP’s toxic air

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The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Friday, said the controversy concerning President Muhammadu Buhari’s school certificate is embarrassing and felt a sense of duty to produce and deliver to him a confirmation and attestation of his results, in form of a duplicate certificate. This is a god-sent, with WAEC being a non-political entity. This should put to rest the absurd allegations by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, brought up again and again, that he did not attend a secondary school. The unreasonable position of the PDP had been sustained all…

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Boxer dies after knockout in WBC title match

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An Italian boxer, Christian Daghio, has died after he was knocked unconscious during a fight in Thailand. The 49-year-old, who had won seven world titles during his career, was knocked out twice in the final round of his WBC Asia title fight against Don Parueang last month, reports Metro UK. After his second knockdown, Daghio was immediately treated by medical staff inside the ring but didn’t get up. He was subsequently taken to hospital in Bangkok where he spent two days in a coma before he died. “He died as…

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Muhammadu Buhari approves N30,000 minimum wage

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved N30,000 as the new national minimum wage. He said this while receiving the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The report was submitted by the committee’s chairman, Amal Pepple. Buhari has also promised to send a bill to the National Assembly to effect the change from N18,000 to N30,000. Source: today.ng

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People’s Progressive Parliament Reconstitutes Exco

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By Gradeone Henry As the 2019 election takes a new dimension with primaries and other elections activities taking the centre stage, the People’s Progressive Parliament (PPP) recently reconstituted its exco to position the group to deliver the best candidates for the 2019 general elections. While inaugurating the executive committee, Comr. Matthew Onorhere, encouraged the group and advised them to be steadfast in dispatching their duties and ensure that members are harmonised in other to achieving its aims and objectives. A list of those Executive officials and committees are shown below:…

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