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Not a few residents of Ketu-speaking villages in Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State were brutalised by soldiers who escorted herdsmen to graze in the communities, prompting residents and monarchs to cry out to the military and state government for help Read More »

…Why He Is After Gabriel Ogbechie Rainoil ChairmanBusinessman-cum-politician, Prince Ned Nwoko of Idumuje-Ugboko community in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, who reliable sources say has continued to pull the strings of false stories, has alleged that another prominent son of the community who is the chairman of Rainoil, Chief Gabriel Ogbechie, is sponsoring a plot to assassinate ... Read More »

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has told local government chairmen seeking reelection in the forthcoming April poll to show evidence of their projects. The governor insisted that only the council bosses adjudged to have performed in the office could be considered for reelection. Wike, however, said such yardstick would not invalidate any existing arrangements and agreements in most council areas ... Read More »

First of Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has launched the Virtual Payment card, a Naira denominated debit card and digital representation of the plastic debit card. The card is designed to be linked to either a customer’s operative account or wallet account. The FirstBank Virtual Payment Card is a suitable alternative to the use of cash ... Read More »

Airl are planning to reduce fares in response to the removal of 7.5 per cent ValueOhunayoTax (VAT). The suspension of VAT from air fares took effect from January 1, 2021, as part of incentives contained in the Finance Act 2020. Airline operators told our correspondent  that they have received the directive on VAT removal from the government, but they are ... Read More »

A Popular prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele on December 22, 2020 released his prophecies for 2021 as revealed to him by God. The prophecies covered most sector of the society; politics, religion, education, sports, among others. Just as a prophet is known when He says a word and it comes to pass, some of these prophecies released by the man of ... Read More »

The former FCMB Staff, Moyo Thomas whose alleged infidelity is said to have caused the death of her husband Tunde, has said she never told the deceased that her children belonged to Nuru Adam, the now suspended MD of the bank. NEWSTHUMB gathered that in a statement released on Saturday, Moyo who is believed to have been having an illicit ... Read More »

…examines role of youths in nation building The annual public lecture of January 9th Collective (J9C), a socio-cultural group devoted to good governance and development in the society, holds tomorrow, Saturday January 9. However, due to the COVID-19 challenge, this year’s edition with the theme: Evolved Generation,  Fresh Voices and The Pragmatic Next Step will be held as a hybrid ... Read More »

Agege Local Government Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, Executive Chairman, Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, says the council has started construction of Primary Healthcare Centres in two communities. Egunjobi said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ismael Garba, on Wednesday in Lagos that this would enable people in the area to have easy access to quality healthcare. ... Read More »

Twitter and Facebook suspended Donald Trump’s accounts for the first time, finally escalating their crackdown on the president’s social media posts after he encouraged and supported rioters at the US Capitol. Twitter required Mr Trump to delete certain posts after “repeated and severe” violations of its rules on election misinformation, including a video sending love to the violent uprising in ... Read More »