ABEOKUTA: Ogun State Government has earmarked 20 percent of its revised 2020 budget to the health sector as part of measures to sustain the fight against coronavirus pandemic. The State Goverrnor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, stated this on Thursday, July 9, 2020, at the Virtual Consultative Meeting on Year 2020 Revised …
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R-e-v-e-a-l-e-d The celebrated Journalist, Celestine Okafor has exposed Pointblanknews.com as PDP hatchet platform, saying the outfit’s recent publication that the embattled former Acting EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu gave Vice President Yemi Osonbajo N4billion out of Magu’s alleged N39billion loot is nothing, but “a calculated attempt to blackmail the VP.” Okafor …
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Opinion By Emmanuel Nwachukwu The e-commerce revolution which sparked off in 1994 with a meagre $12.48 worth of transactions, has grown to a whopping $27 trillion market in 2020, according to eMarketer’s rating. Although the revolution started in the United States, it quickly extended to many countries in Europe and …
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By Larry Madowo The day after his 29th birthday in May, Olalekan Jacob Ponle posted a picture on his Instagram standing next to a bright yellow Lamborghini in Dubai. “Stop letting people make you feel guilty for the wealth you’ve acquired,” he admonished, wearing designer jewellery and Gucci clothes …
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LAGOS: The veteran actor, Mr. Kayode Olasehinde ‘Ajirebi’ aka Pa James is now beneficiary of a new apartment, courtesy of star actress – Funke Akindele-Bello. It was reported that the celebrated actress came to Ajirebi’s rescue after he cried out for help as a result of his house which was …
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The Federal Government has announced that schools under its control will not be reopening for the forthcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, however said that WAEC should suspend examinations. According to Tolu Ogunlesi the aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, in …
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LAGOS: The Group Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Mr. Segun Agbaje, has been appointed as an independent member of the board of PepsiCo. According to a notice published on the Nasdaq website, the PepsiCo said Agbaje will join its board and audit company from July 15. Ramon Laguarta, …
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ABUJA: The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has described the news making the grounds online claiming the embattled Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, gave him N4billion as false and baseless fabrications. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …
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Opinion By: Ademola Orunbon It is no longer news that the Nigerian girl-child has suddenly become an endangered species. No thanks to the daily assault and all forms of abuse directed against her especially rape, violence, child labour, ignorance, disease, malnutrition, maltreatment, you name it. The media is replete with …
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IBADAN: The final burial of a veteran Journalist – Mr. Joe Abiola, fondly called Atuma starts with Tributes by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo State Branch on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the NUJ Press Centre, Iyaganku GRA, Ibadan, Oyo State. According to Mr. Jide Abiola, Principal, Ilesa …
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