August 26, 2019

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 40

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 40

August 26, 2019 10:04 am

By MarkAnthony Nze

109. INT. KEN’S OFFICE DAY.

KEN and RAY in the FORMER’S OFFICE discussing about the PARTY the LATTER intends to ORGANISE and other issues.

 

KEN

So, bro, how is the arrangement going on for the weekend bash?

 

RAY

Honestly, man! I have cancelled every plan for that.

 

KEN

Tell me you’re kidding bro.

 

RAY

Jokes apart, I’m serious.

 

KEN

Why? What’s your reason?

 

RAY

What’s the point of throwing a bash when your best pals won’t be there? It’s useless, you are not gonna be around.

 

KEN

Ray, you have to understand, I really need to take …

Africa unite

African leaders to invest $1 trillion on infrastructure

August 26, 2019 9:41 am

African nations are targeting to invest $1 trillion over the next 10 years to bridge the worrisome infrastructure gap on the continent.

This is as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service

(FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler revealed that effective 2020, Nigerian banks will commence charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on local and foreign transactions.

The infrastructure funding, which will spring from a plethora of onshore and offshore investors will see the continent extracting its Value Added Tax (VAT) from the investments to address other concerns.

The Executive Secretary, African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), Mr Logan Wort made the …

Civil Defence nabs Borno 7-man forgery syndicate

Civil Defence nabs Borno 7-man forgery syndicate

August 26, 2019 9:10 am

The Borno State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested seven people, who specialised in forging fake school certificates and security documents.

The Commandant, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Monday.

He said that the suspects were arrested on Aug. 21 at the Post Office area of Maiduguri by the anti-fraud unit of the command.

Ibrahim explained that the suspects specialised in forging fake diploma and degree statement of results as well as National Youth Service Corps certificates.

The commandant said the suspects …

Kenya ships first-ever export of crude oil

Kenya ships first-ever export of crude oil

August 26, 2019 8:56 am

Kenya exported its first-ever batch of crude oil Monday, with President Uhuru Kenyatta declaring the shipment of 200,000 barrels a “special moment” in the country’s history.

The president unfurled the Kenyan flag aboard a tanker at the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa that will be carrying the oil to Asia.

“There are special moments that mark a turning point in the destiny of our nation,” Kenyatta said at the ceremony.

“The first export of crude oil by our nation, therefore, marks a special moment in our history as a people and as a country.”

The maiden shipment was purchased for …

U.S. marks 400th anniversary of slavery

U.S. marks 400th anniversary of slavery

August 26, 2019 2:55 am

400 years ago, a ship carrying enslaved Africans arrived in Point Comfort on the shores of Virginia. The landing marked the beginning of slavery in British North America, forever transforming the modern world.

Thousands of people gathered at that same port this weekend in what is now Hampton, Virginia, to honor those Africans, who were instrumental to the founding of the United States.
“It marks the beginning of the foundation of this nation, of which slavery is deeply embedded,” said Asia Leeds, co-director of African diaspora studies at Spelman College. “So we have the beginnings of not just US governing
…
Echeruo: the Nigerian, Apple bought his ICT firm for $1b

Echeruo: the Nigerian, Apple bought his ICT firm for $1b

August 26, 2019 2:07 am

United States of America’s most celebrated brand, Apple, has bought Nigeria’s Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com. According to The Wall Street Journal’s publication, AllThingsDigital, it informed that though the term of the deal has not been disclosed officially, but HopStop has been compared to Israel’s Waze, which was acquired by Google for $1 billion.

Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that covers over 300 cities and that helps people get directions or find nearby subway stations and bus stops.

Echeruo, formerly an analyst at investment banks and hedge funds, who founded HopStop, is now chairman …

Pray for Nigeria's unity, MFM's G.O. urges Nigerians

Pray for Nigeria’s unity, MFM’s G.O. urges Nigerians

August 26, 2019 1:28 am
The General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. D. K. Olukoya, has urged Nigerians to remain fervent in prayers for the peace of the nation.Olukoya, who made the call yesterday at the end of the church’s 30th anniversary celebration and international convention held between Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, 2019 in Lagos, said: “I am a believer in one Nigeria. I believe God Has a purpose for Nigeria. If you look at the map of Africa, it looks like a gun and Nigeria is at the trigger end of it. So, God has a …
Okorocha is not taken seriously by serious minds - Onyeukwu

Okorocha is not taken seriously by serious minds – Onyeukwu

August 26, 2019 12:51 am

Chief Press Secretary to Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State, Chibuike Onyeukwu has described the current antics of the immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha as being in a panicky mood especially with his eight-year administration under intense scrutiny. In this interview, he spoke on various issues.

There have been altercations between the new administration in the state and the immediate past governor, Senator

Rochas Okorocha. Don’t you think it is a distraction to Governor Ihedioha?

There is no altercation at all. What Imo people have seen to their

chagrin, is a spate of premeditated attacks by …

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