December 23, 2019

2023 Presidency: Ndigbo’s Best 11 For Aso Villa Race

December 23, 2019 12:55 pm

On May 29, 2023, a new president will be sworn in to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. It will be Nigeria’s date with destiny; a date to correct a perceived long-standing injustice if a president of Igbo extraction is voted into power. The agitation is already in top gear as political leaders, prominent socio-economic groups from the south-east seem to be in unison that it is time for Ndigbo to have a taste of the presidency, and in an uncommon agreement, there seems a consensus that come May 29, 2023, power must rotate to the region to balance what they view …

‘Christianity Began As A Sophisticated Govt Propaganda’

December 23, 2019 11:40 am

A controversial American biblical scholar is set to make his first appearance in London next week to present a discovery that he claims proves the story of Jesus Christ was invented as a system of mind control to enslave the poor.

Joseph Atwill, who is the author of a book entitled ‘Caesar’s Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus, asserts that Christianity did not begin as a religion, but was actually a sophisticated government propaganda exercise used to pacify the subjects of the Roman Empire.

At the ‘Covert Messiah’ conference, to be held at the Conway Hall in Holborn …

NIS Inaugurates Forward Operations Base In Daura

December 23, 2019 9:39 am

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated a Forward Operations Base (FOB) in Daura, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari to checkmate the menace of illegal migration and human trafficking.

The project, situated two kilometres away from President Buhari’s residence, was awarded in April 2018 at the cost of N145,485,988.14.

Speaking during the inauguration of the project on Monday, the Comptroller General of the Service, Muhammad Babandede, said the operations base would adequately tackle the menace of human trafficking and other nefarious activities orchestrated by hoodlums in the state.

Babandede, represented by DCG Aminu Idris Jere, added that the FOB …

Bandits Attack Niger Communities, Kill Eight

December 23, 2019 9:39 am
No fewer than eight villagers have been killed when bandits raided Kaure and Kwaki communities in the Shiroro Local Government of Niger State.
THISDAY gathered that the bandits carried out the massacre in the raid which took place Sunday morning
The invaders were said to have shot sporadically into the air making several of the villagers to run for safety.
It was in the bid to get to safety that some of those killed were hit by stray bullets, while others lost their lives in point blank shots.
The bandits stormed the community on motorcycles with three persons on each
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Innocent Ike Announced As Acting MD/CEO Polaris Bank

Salary Advance: Polaris Disburses Over ‎₦1bn To Customers

December 23, 2019 9:38 am

Polaris Bank has disbursed over ‎₦1 billion to customers through its Polaris Salary Advance which was launched barely four months ago.

The beneficiaries, who are mostly middle and low income earners made up of professionals across all disciplines, are all customers whose salary accounts are with the bank.

As one of the bank’s popular product, a collateral-free solution called “Polaris Salary Advance”, enables salaried account owners to get up to 50 per cent of their net monthly salary to meet basic needs before payday and right on their phones by dialing *833*12#.

The service, which is available on all …

Nigerian Leaders Are Armed Robbers, Says Owie

December 23, 2019 9:33 am

A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Roland Owie, yesterday described the Nigerian ruling class as “armed robbers” who will “rot in hell.”

He added that they were “wicked and selfish.”

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Owie spoke with journalists in Benin on Sunday at the graduation ceremony of the School of Faith and Leadership of the Catholic Church, where he had recently completed a four-year course.

He condemned what he described as the “criminal and greedy acquisition of wealth” by some persons in authority, to the detriment of the vast majority.

“What …

NSCDC Dismisses Officer For Looting COVID-19 Palliatives

Yuletide: NSCDC Deploys 2,000 Officers In Plateau

December 23, 2019 9:32 am

The Plateau command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 2,000 men and officers for a crime free and peaceful yuletide in the state.

Mr Obasa Tanimola, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos.

According to him, most of the officers and men have been stationed within Jos-Bukuru metropolis.

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He said others were located at strategic places, such as recreational and worship centres and motor parks, to forestall any breach …

Abducted Cross River NLC Chairman Regains Freedom

December 23, 2019 9:31 am

The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Cross River chapter, Mr Ben Ukpepi, has regained freedom from his abductors, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Ukpepi, who was released on Sunday evening after being in captivity for six days, was kidnapped in his residence in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River, near Calabar.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the release of the NLC chairman in a telephone interview with NAN on Monday in Calabar.

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Ugo told NAN that the Chairman was released …

Education Sector in 2019: Specks Of Sunshine

December 23, 2019 9:30 am

For a long time in Nigeria’s history, the education sector in an election year did not witness a disruptive quake at the federal level as a result of change in leadership. Malam Adamu Adamu was Minister of Education before the election and emerged Minister of Education after the election. The importance of this should not be lost on us. Projecting from the traditional trend, a change in leadership would have translated into a halt in the direction of the trajectory of Adamu Adamu. The new actors would begin to set new course for themselves. By year’s end, we would …

Road Accident Claims 19 Lives In Katsina

December 23, 2019 9:30 am

No fewer than 19 people have been confirmed dead in a ghastly motor accident along the Mararaban-maska road in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The accident was said to have occurred on Sunday at about 8 pm when an 18-seater bus collided with a truck, leaving seven other passengers with varying degrees of injuries.

THISDAY gathered that the bus had brake failure and rammed into the truck, killing the 19 persons instantly, leaving seven others with varying degrees of injuries.

However, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, told THISDAY on Monday that: “A tanker fell on a Sharon vehicle …

Swap Leah Sharibu, Others With Insurgents’ Commanders

December 23, 2019 9:29 am

A group, the International Christian Conscience Initiative (ICCI) has reiterated its call on the federal government to open a window of talks with terror groups, Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), with a view to exchanging Christian captives in their detention with the groups’ war commanders currently being held by the Nigerian government.

The ICCI’s call followed last week’s execution of four aid workers by the ISWAP, amidst fear for the life of Leah Sharibu and some Christians still being held separately by the two groups.

Speaking with THISDAY in Abeokuta after an emergency meeting of …

Fidelity Bank Rewards Loyal Customers

December 23, 2019 5:33 am

Fidelity Bank Plc has once more rewarded its customers with cash and other consolation prizes in its ongoing ‘Get Alert in Millions’ (GAIM) season four promo.

The Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo, who was represented at the event by the Regional Bank Head, Yaba Surulere Region, Fidelity Bank Plc, Chetachi Ezenagu, during the presentation of the cash and consolation prizes to the winners in Lagos, at the weekend, said the campaign was also aimed at improving the living standard among its customers.

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He also said the initiative was …

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