By Stanley Ihedigbo, Lagos Polaris Bank has commenced a nationwide savings campaign tagged: Polaris ‘Save & Win’ Promo to give away millions of Naira in cash rewards to its loyal and prospective customers who would partake and emerge winners in the promo. Four millionaires will emerge alongside 4,379 Nigerians who will be rewarded with other cash gifts from N100,000.00 up to N500,000.00 per person in a monthly, quarterly and special draws over a period of 12 months. The ‘Save & Win’ promo is aimed at making millionaires of everyday Nigerians by encouraging current customers of the Bank to grow their…
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Some Northern Christian leaders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) along with some Northern Muslim political leaders have threatened to dump the party over its same-faith presidential ticket. The Christian and Muslim leaders are led by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and ex-Minister of Water Resources during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mukhari Shagari. In a communiqué jointly signed by Dogara and Shagari after a consultative meeting held in Abuja on Saturday, they agreed to focus on issues that will unite them as a…
Bandits in the early hours of Sunday, invaded two communities in Lapai local government area of Niger state, killed 15 farmers and abducted many others. The bandits, who reportedly invaded Ebbo and Evuti communities on 75 motorcycles with each carrying three passengers, started shooting sporadically resulting in the death of killing of 15 people. When ASHENEWS contacted, the state Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Emmanuel Umar said he had not received any report in that regard.
The youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Igboeze South local government area of Enugu state, Lucky Okechukwu has been killed by terrorists, PUNCH has reported. Although the state Police command had not confirmed the incident, it was reliably gathered that the victim was shot dead Saturday night in the Unadu area. A chieftain of the main opposition party in the state, who didn’t want his name mentioned because he was not authorised to speak for the party confirmed the incident. “Yes, it is true. I don’t know his real name but we received information that he was…
Former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu has revealed that his exit from the anti-corruption agency was an act of corruption fighting back. Magu made the assertion at an award ceremony organised in his honour by Northern Female Students Association in Abuja on Sunday. “I am a victim of corruption fighting back; but I am happy that recent events are revealing the truth to Nigerians,” he said. Magu who was represented by his son, Mr Mohammad-Saeed Ibrahim-Magu thanked the association for conferring on him the award of “Achiever per Excellence’’ and said that…
The Police Commissioner in Borno, Mr Abdu Umar has said that 389 policemen paid the supreme price and 450 others injured in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency from 2011 to date. He said that over 24 police barracks and 30 stations razed or destroyed, while several fighting equipments carted away or destroyed by the terrorists. Umar made this known on Saturday during the inauguration of the newly constructed Police Station and barracks at Beneshiek, headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area of the state. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba-Alkali inaugurated the edifice as part of his working visit…
Organizers of the 2022 Campus Journalism Awards (CJA@5) have unveiled members of the screening committee. The jury, including Olarewanju Oyedeji, Damilola Olufemi , Nafisat Bello, Samad Uthman and Alfred Olufemi, will screen the entries and pick deserving winners and runners up, a statement by the CEO of YouthDigest, Gidado Yushau on Sunday said. “Through their vast professional experience in the media industry, they will help hone the prodigious journalism skills of the prospective awardees and other campus journalists,” the statement reads. More information on Youths Digest Campus Journalism Initiative can be accessed at www.YouthsDigest.org
Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has directed the 20 local government council chairmen, their deputies, councilors and secretaries to step down. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Mukhtar Gidado in Bauchi on Saturday. According to Gidado, the directive is sequel to the fact that the tenure of the elected council officials expires on October 10, 2022. He said the affected officials had been directed to hand over the affairs of their offices to the Heads of Administration of the respective councils on Tuesday, October 11, pending conduct of…
The United States accused Russian mercenaries on Thursday of exploiting natural resources in the Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and elsewhere to help fund Moscow’s war in Ukraine, a charge Russia rejected as “anti-Russian rage.” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the Wagner Group of mercenaries are exploiting natural resources and “these ill-gotten gains are used to fund Moscow’s war machine in Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine.” “Make no mistake: people across Africa are paying a heavy price for the Wagner Group’s exploitative practices and human rights violations,” Thomas-Greenfield told a U.N. Security Council meeting on…
Female students in Tehran chanted “get lost” as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young woman in custody, videos on social media showed. Raisi addressed professors and students at Alzahra University in Tehran, reciting a poem that equated “rioters” with flies, as nationwide demonstrations entered a fourth week. “They imagine they can achieve their evil goals in universities,” Raisi said on state TV. “Unbeknownst to them, our students and professors are alert and will not allow the enemy to realise their evil goals.” A video posted on…