Dangote sacks 36 expatriates, 12 Nigerians Over Recession

<img alt="" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaH3F1bps-wjJ2oCAud5PtoE1YR16BKpgxsTlHZ-frg4vaN-8TpHqauVhvZ18T4JA5nr3CBtCkU1M6yun06kxxy7DreWSeN0d-QRfz4zdA0xnbL88CRiWOUkbZYZtTc2oS9jsFhP0iA0/" width="280"><br><br>The current recession rocking the Nigerian economy has hit one of the biggest employers of labour in the country outside of the government as the Dangote Group, belonging to Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has fired 48 members of staff.<br><br><div>Punch gathered that those sacked were made up of 36 expatriate and 12 Nigerian workers from the group’s headquarters and one of the subsidiaries, Dangote Cement Plc.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Though no official of the group was willing to speak on the matter on Sunday, one of our correspondents gathered from highly placed sources that the decision to sack the workers was not unconnected with the current high cost of running business in the country occasioned by the unavailability of foreign exchange and the unprecedented hike in the naira to dollar exchange rate.</div><div><br></div><div>It was further gathered that the huge amounts in foreign currencies being paid to the expatriate workers had become a burden on Dangote due to the steady depreciation in the value of the naira and the difficulties of raising enough dollars.</div><div><br></div><div>Consequently, the industrialist, according to sources, has decided to replace the expatriates with Nigerians, who have acquired the requisite experience on the job, as paying them in naira will be less problematic.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>For the affected Nigerians, it was gathered that most of them had disciplinary issues, which made it easy for the group to do away with their services.</div><div>When contacted on Sunday, the Group Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Group, Tony Chiejina, said he could not speak on the development.</div><div>However, in a letter signed by the President/Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, dated Thursday, October 20, 2016,the firm stated that it was constrained to take the “tough” decision as economic factors had affected the cost of production.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The letter, which was titled: ‘Recent Retirement Exercise’, however, appreciated those affected for their contributions to the growth of the group.</div><div>The letter read in part, “This year has been a very challenging year for us as a business. The unavailability of foreign exchange coupled with an unprecedented hike in the exchange rate has resulted in increased costs across the organisation.</div><div><br></div><div>“This called for a proper review and adjustment of our costs across board to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the deployment of our factors of production in a bid to eliminate redundancies that we know exist, which resulted in some tough decisions, which means losing staff, including some of our colleagues.</div><div><br></div><div>“On Friday, October 14, 2016, we began the process of staff cutbacks as it is imperative to review our human capital deployment for the required cutbacks that would ensure efficiency and eliminate redundancies in the allocation of human resources.</div><div><br></div><div>“This first phase of this exercise involved the cutback of 36 expatriate staff across the Dangote Cement Plc and Dangote Industries Limited, and 12 local staff members in Dangote Industries Limited.”</div><div>As an organisation with international operations, the group promised that it would continue to review and restructure its human capital deployment to ensure “optimal allocation of skill sets and size of the workforce each function requires.”</div><div><br></div><div>The group urged the workers to shun lateness, improper dressing and other unsavoury behaviours in the workplace.</div><div>Bloomberg had in its latest ‘Billionaire Index’ reported that Dangote had lost $5.4bn of his fortune this year due to the fall in the value of the naira and the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to ration dollars to stem huge capital outflows in the wake of Nigeria’s worst economic crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>Dangote had recently urged the Federal Government to sell off the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company and other dormant but huge capital-generating enterprises and reinvest the proceeds in the economy to bring the country out of the current economic recession before the end of the fourth quarter.</div><div>Dansa Foods Nigeria Limited, which claims to be a member of the Dangote Group, has reportedly been unable to pay its workers for the past six months.</div><div>The company is being run by Alhaji Sani Dangote, a brother of Aliko, who is the Executive Chairman, with Aliko’s shares embedded in the firm.</div><div><br></div><div>Multiple sources in the Dangote Gr</div>

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Pauline Tallen Declines Ambassadorial Nomination

<img alt="" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlmuaKVuqiiHcnmdfD_c58o_9w064_XTlF2es9D0OoCTfPaSYv6GmhZ6946I7C3GycAu85BG0tqvmqmSg-TysI9AE4Bse2Ip70N6Y7MWfLGXVWMzIKJ1sQoIk3Vhla7syFDsjqcOxk5Y/" width="320"><br><br>Former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Dame Pauline Tallen, has turned down her nomination as an ambassador by President Muhammadu Buhari.<br><br><br><div>According to her Facebook social media wall at the weekend, Tallen said: “I am fully committed to nation building and completely loyal to the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as its leaders. I count myself privileged to serve our dear country as an ambassador of change.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>However, family comes first and as such my decision is borne out of the love for my ailing husband who needs the support of his family. God bless Nigeria.”</div><div><br></div><div>She also appreciated the president for counting her worthy to serve Nigeria in the capacity of an ambassador. “It is a hard decision I had to take, but I have to, because he is my primary responsibility,” she said.</div>

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Photos: Nigerian woman welcome a set of twins after 18 years of marriage

<img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4El9iTPT_qp7ef2L9vkyjeNF6HHeWwAc-MeTo5QuaQJThra3A7fON4m8yPqzJ8cnTF35QnNb_tBepmuv8zxlOVMi8HZj6oTbR3iS-HunSesEBpP92dyIYLvcdNx79uSu1pD5OON68abY/" width="215"><br><br>A Nigerian woman has welcomed a set of twins after 18 years of marriage in God's waiting room. The good news was announced on Twitter by her her neighbour on Friday, October 21...<br><br><img alt="" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tx2_32c0E4bDHUdCED7D3zx-Te22t6P_TXQvgU3Vkkckp9ume7Uwef7zFlI53ql1hIwXig_PR1pNpGv90echhC-nLqC4Rstw7uaqbX8Ztcn0HTiup2HhY1DKJ_hcv7YyLhkGGhbqJFk/" width="280"><br>

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Photos: How a corps member, Lawal Kontagora Lawal was murdered by hoodlums in Kaduna

<img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi5ig1P6Sfd9p7kJwDAGgPXlXKk4KpJH7XZfBXZlANUu5nX4WFxWzoQlw3YZ1SpxfQsv4zUBiz5_RbVMyU1RzquipTDz4YGG5xLlqbB9kXV60zH4McWxlohRDaXMeymlFsAjH0L2Jo74/" width="190"><br><br>Youth Corper Lawal Kontagora was murdered by some hoodlums in Malali, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Monday, October 17. Lawal, who would have been 26 yesterday, October 22, was the first child of his mother, Hajiya Hafsat Lawal Kontagora, and the eighth child of the family. <br><br><br><img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFjk972ue4dZutBTd-tOw7vWgUZ72pnkmzocSUistCOWbdbo57IDx-QZjG38wdTCDg4ha6-dS-a7S26fHH1nwC3Vn9tLnK_-Yx9YVFObTv54D49Bl4JOzwxOiaA7rdBUyoMQjqKNEloQ/" width="224"><br><br><br><br><br><br><div>Yusuf told a Daily Trust correspondent that the family got to know about the incident around 11pm on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>"Lawal, we learnt, was in his car, chatting with his friend, Murja outside her parents’ house located on Gambi Road in Malali when two young men came out from an uncompleted building and tapped on the window of the vehicle. He brought down the glass and they asked them to step out of the car and kneel down, which they did. The hoodlums asked them to surrender their phones, so Lawal got up to get the phones from the car. I believe one of the hoodlums got impatient with Lawal and before he could get the phones from the car, they shot him in the leg. </div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"His leg scattered completely because the shot was at close range, then they used a weapon called ‘Gario’ in Hausa, and stabbed him in the head. After they left, he dragged himself into his car and started it, thinking he could drive himself to the hospital, but because he was losing a lot of blood, he was not able to.</div><div><br></div><div>"When the incident was taking place, his friend, Murja fled and went to call for help. When the hoodlums discovered that people were coming to help, they started shooting in the air. He died on his way to the hospital," he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Usman Aliyu, said two suspects had been arrested in connection with the case, adding that the command was investigating the matter.</div><div><br></div><div>The 3rd day prayer for late Lawal was held on October 20th at No 27 Jabi Road, Kaduna, attended by friends and family members. May his soul rest in peace.</div>

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Nigeria Customs Service dismisses 29 senior officers

<div><img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW4fr47nt3GcjmkgAQWN0TBTJCcdfLF7jtwmiknvmAj53B4OGAOg51nPqb_V4bz_s8Z0-siCB0xfaEK0ZWU_M3_06y6g1L7WAir24K5L_SVeovaIXzeFw_iLZovBnz-SKJZomMZRAA_M/" width="225"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Twenty-nine (29) Senior officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have been dismissed for various acts of gross misconduct. In a statement issued by Customs PRO, Wale Adeniyi, it was revealed that the dismissed officers were among forty-four (44) senior officers who were punished for actions capable of compromising national economy and security.</div><div><br></div><div>"Ten (10) other officers were retired from Service, while the appointment of one (1) was terminated. Four (4) officers were given written warnings to be of better conduct while another 4 officers who were investigated and tried for some offences were exonerated.</div><div><br></div><div>Four (4) of the officers who got the hammer were of the rank of Deputy-Comptroller of Customs, while five (5) were Assistant-Comptroller. Others were seven (7) Chief Superintendents of Customs and four (4) Superintendents, among others. "Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd) had made it clear upon his assumption of duties that the Service will not compromise on Corruption and Indiscipline among the officers corps. In line with this, the structure and process for investigation of offences was strengthened to handle cases reported promptly and professionally.</div><div><br></div><div>“We will give all officers fair hearing in line with the principle of natural justice. We will however insist that sanctions be punitive, not only to match the offence committed, but to serve as deterrent to others”, the CGC remarked at Management meeting convened to consider the report of the Disciplinary Committee that investigated the cases.</div><div><br></div><div>"The process leading to the actions taken on the officers was painstaking in line with the Public Service Rules (PSR). All the officers were served with Queries indicating offences committed, before they made appearances before the Special Investigation Committee. The Committee’s recommendation was discussed and approved by the Customs Management. The recommendation was thereafter referred to the Presidency for ratification, in the absence of a substantive Board for the Nigeria Customs Service. All the officers affected in the exercise have been communicated accordingly.</div><div><br></div><div>"The Comptroller-General warned officers that punitive sanctions will continue to be used to discipline officers who refuse to embrace change. Officers affected in this exercise were investigated for involvement in improper examination and release of containers without proper documentation and payment of duties, illegal release of goods in advance before the arrival of vessels, collection of bribe to release prohibited items, release of export prohibitions, fraudulent sale of seized items, use of fake certificates and bribery to secure auctioned goods. "Last week, seventeen (17) Junior officers were similarly dismissed from service for offences like bribery, drug addiction, use of fake certificates and absence from duty."</div>

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Kaduna State Residents to Pay Between N200 & N3,000 Monthly for Waste Disposal

<div><img alt="" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy9Vx7j4UuSpt_gNmFjHKRLlUjTEFRM_lTjo_UZtIlcMyFGxfruXFLy8SsJFplDWDt21GpWCAbEu-BCSDYSj5ZcqG4NlCSW6uWYYQdiyEH-iS710qnQWFgwytrD_MKyS2QPRxM4s6DD0/" width="320"><br></div><div>A waste disposal company, Zoom Lion Global Alliance has said that residents of Kaduna state will soon begin to pay between N200 and N3,000 monthly levy for door to door waste collection.</div><div><br></div><div>The company’s Managing Director, Abiola Bashorun, disclosed this during an assessment tour of dump sites and transfer station in Kaduna on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Bashorun said her company had been given the approval by the Kaduna State Government to embark on smooth waste management as well as improve the state’s internally generated revenue.</div><div><br></div><div>According to her, the rate of waste generation in the state is extremely high when compared to other bigger states, hence the need for strategic intervention to meet up with the challenge.</div><div><br></div><div>“The levy will be based on property, location and income cadre. People in GRA with the biggest house will be paying N3,000 while in places where we have low income earners will be levied as low as N200 monthly,“ she said.</div><div><br></div><div>The managing director said the door to door waste evacuation would help in generating money for the state.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Shehu Giwa, said residents would equally make enough money from waste they generated to augment the monthly levy.</div><div><br></div><div>According to him, when the three dump sites and ten transfer stations currently under construction are completed, it will make the state to become one of the best in terms of environmental friendliness in the country.</div><div><br></div><div>“When the c dump sites in each senatorial zone and ten transfer stations; six in Kaduna, three in Zaria and one in Kafanchan are completed, our state will be the cleanest. The second stage is where we will begin recycling and we will be transforming waste to wealth. We will be recycling both organic and inorganic fertiliser, industrial materials and energy,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>All these plans, he added, were two sides of the coin, adding that while government was trying to make the state better, residents who were beneficiaries should also play their own role.</div><div><br></div><div>“We can have the state we all dream of when all of us can cooperate with the government by carefully disposing our waste,’’ the commissioner said.</div>

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Photo: A cake designed in the shape of a baby being born

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Photos: Car Crashes Unto Roof-Top In Durban, South Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQJvb0KjyDU2R_H3ThBl2GXKN-AjrAhyphenhyphensfbntGrcXi7fUVFlsjyB3BMJ8lDPlosyJz_1N8FDGfEnWa1W79VV2rbI2ulwIewGKqGP_jFfj8cklDLrjD0QtjIUf4Q9GheVMVvga2b-yXIE/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQJvb0KjyDU2R_H3ThBl2GXKN-AjrAhyphenhyphensfbntGrcXi7fUVFlsjyB3BMJ8lDPlosyJz_1N8FDGfEnWa1W79VV2rbI2ulwIewGKqGP_jFfj8cklDLrjD0QtjIUf4Q9GheVMVvga2b-yXIE/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> A car has flown off the road into the roof-top of a house in Durban, south Africa. The driver acknowledged that he drove over a ramp which led to the crash in the Kwamakhutha township. The driver<br> </div></div>

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Your Future Is Greater Than A Party – Ben Bruce Tells Nigerian Youths

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118 Survives As Boat Capsizes in Philippines

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9EgGD-OmgOby24haydYtsNs-VWQANC5B5w8jjRuSUIZ8J-I4JVyszpO83bsL20WYBYg3eIQrFt2f75S-_RG_ADLJXRIVP3jyBuZDpXaExQS_4YUiF1_g_MRHP_zbVJ-KAT-h4OzFGEg/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9EgGD-OmgOby24haydYtsNs-VWQANC5B5w8jjRuSUIZ8J-I4JVyszpO83bsL20WYBYg3eIQrFt2f75S-_RG_ADLJXRIVP3jyBuZDpXaExQS_4YUiF1_g_MRHP_zbVJ-KAT-h4OzFGEg/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> A 27 metres long boat was barely 200 metres from the shoreline when it capsized in Philippines according to CNN.<br> <br> </div></div>

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84 Suspected Children Terrorist Released By Cameroon

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSCzl_XvNG5YEtdY44ZmcieImKKuZ0bf3JN2a-CLWn_N3OX6Oh-hMGJJ2nZnck-JozJ2onOrRUuGYjS2ZUh2yxSX1DKLnlQ9OT-U4GbfiZdK2JTY2XX_YRYA1aPzN8T4gcBPf_eE09Hg/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSCzl_XvNG5YEtdY44ZmcieImKKuZ0bf3JN2a-CLWn_N3OX6Oh-hMGJJ2nZnck-JozJ2onOrRUuGYjS2ZUh2yxSX1DKLnlQ9OT-U4GbfiZdK2JTY2XX_YRYA1aPzN8T4gcBPf_eE09Hg/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> Cameroon Regional Governor, Mijiyawa Bakary on Wednesday, said the government had released 84<br> children who had been held in custody for six months in its Far North region.<br> <br> </div></div>

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Kidnappers To Face Death Penalty In Cross River state

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJkLp9lSN_3ICUdgJYH3RBAehEHuTIhPnzw8-kIKxvN-e7ogRqsNtkeaq3PDMlvWvB23Tonrdzwn6QwPQlqnfSzIn9EZKwIXrpaWtbY-WOdA90BJxcqHoOFCDxU6MzQGxmlkA8JNyvVo/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJkLp9lSN_3ICUdgJYH3RBAehEHuTIhPnzw8-kIKxvN-e7ogRqsNtkeaq3PDMlvWvB23Tonrdzwn6QwPQlqnfSzIn9EZKwIXrpaWtbY-WOdA90BJxcqHoOFCDxU6MzQGxmlkA8JNyvVo/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> The government of Cross River state has sent an executive bill seeking death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the state to the House of assembly for consideration and passage according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser to the Governor in Calabar, Mr. Christian Ita.<br> </div></div>

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Cultist Burn Community Over Beer Parlour Disagreement

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIThrUxDowEmwYD9-uZdqALc4cbwCr_vlGDuvQMgB9soWwrFPhZ726EEqsVx4OMuRNiZ7WnNhwqqdoSX1PLLxDFqa0ySXxSK4xQ7ffxfMQyad0ECiGYvD9MIH1NujP8-ZHXlOqHtiMLuw/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIThrUxDowEmwYD9-uZdqALc4cbwCr_vlGDuvQMgB9soWwrFPhZ726EEqsVx4OMuRNiZ7WnNhwqqdoSX1PLLxDFqa0ySXxSK4xQ7ffxfMQyad0ECiGYvD9MIH1NujP8-ZHXlOqHtiMLuw/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> beer parlour disagreement has resulted into a communal crisis at Umuobi Ikwerede in Ohaji/ Egbema Local Government Area of Imo state<br> following dangerous activities of rival cult groups in the area.<br> <br> </div></div>

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10-Month-Old Baby, 738 Others Suffer Rape And Sexual Assault In Lagos

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLcy5TgUsAi8YA_JPjYHPUywhry6Itd-wcO14QiFsXuF9mB-EWEjvH9nJ_Dc0GtH_c6ahE3kdKq-GFt4bHCyRJyu3qJnI52rqtOGxzKz3FsUjXkDAdm4XSZQ1l9osfZ3AX2VyOwDETJw/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLcy5TgUsAi8YA_JPjYHPUywhry6Itd-wcO14QiFsXuF9mB-EWEjvH9nJ_Dc0GtH_c6ahE3kdKq-GFt4bHCyRJyu3qJnI52rqtOGxzKz3FsUjXkDAdm4XSZQ1l9osfZ3AX2VyOwDETJw/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> Mirabel Centre, the first sexual assault referral centre located in Lagos, Nigeria has recorded a total number of 739 cases of victims of rape and sexual assault since it opened its doors to the public.<br> <br> </div></div>

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Bodies Of 6 Children Still Missing As Boat Capsize In Lagos

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9v_BrXaxGKXzbn8LNvhYyYYxbCymjVGd7xkGfpSxbXZGXYVXjqMcWCdz_jkqCEh9UsOoGrJK_vHm03hGsJJALp6jbH2Rp6kXIq8Bx84p5aqBw7oXH3kG8ALJblBPVlOkjeKlXlyH7sI/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9v_BrXaxGKXzbn8LNvhYyYYxbCymjVGd7xkGfpSxbXZGXYVXjqMcWCdz_jkqCEh9UsOoGrJK_vHm03hGsJJALp6jbH2Rp6kXIq8Bx84p5aqBw7oXH3kG8ALJblBPVlOkjeKlXlyH7sI/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> 6 children lost their lives yesterday after a canoe they boarded on their way to school collided with a fibre boat causing their boat to capsize. However, 8 of the students and the driver are responding to treatment at the I gando General <br> </div></div>

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Anambra Indigenes Suffer Over Closure Of Filling Stations, As Petrol Sells For N500 Per Litre

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxGKEN8IFNHrqfX98U_RCJjG-FVPbDG5qXjGKGv5BdqWEzN_Uy7nx4ROYZu1jSMbcOuFOqXi4umgPygW5Gc31fGQtiQFkD8W_h4pwpEgVfMOuazpTf7vnvU8qRz6sB-iUcd4umEKebH0/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxGKEN8IFNHrqfX98U_RCJjG-FVPbDG5qXjGKGv5BdqWEzN_Uy7nx4ROYZu1jSMbcOuFOqXi4umgPygW5Gc31fGQtiQFkD8W_h4pwpEgVfMOuazpTf7vnvU8qRz6sB-iUcd4umEKebH0/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> Anambra people are currently not in a happy mood as fuel now sells for N500 per litre in the state. This is due to the closure of most filling stations in protest over what they described as high levies imposed on them by the state <br> </div></div>

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Nigerian Man Jumps To His Death During Police Chase In Malaysia (Photos)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUq5ALFYayXMJ1slxT_keIGicpplwOCdwybXpBdcv6S6vg1Ti-9u15lyOvVeIwft_ljYvT7uM4w7UHiMQ5Na8f2w1w7bxDqbHMRHn1v-vYKj5pC8bgb-QPq6AqGmwYjzcM3XF1Asp4bug/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUq5ALFYayXMJ1slxT_keIGicpplwOCdwybXpBdcv6S6vg1Ti-9u15lyOvVeIwft_ljYvT7uM4w7UHiMQ5Na8f2w1w7bxDqbHMRHn1v-vYKj5pC8bgb-QPq6AqGmwYjzcM3XF1Asp4bug/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> A Nigerian man simply identified as Chinedu (pictured above) died this week after jumping from the 3rd floor of his apartment building at Mutari Sadangi in Malaysia as immigration/Malaysian police invaded his building.<br> </div></div>

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Femi Fani-Kayode Discharged And Acquitted Of Money Laundering Charges

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdppkt84gHL2oAQ-B8hq5nl4AcsR2C0sAdXosrr1RHlOyDusl1G5MSPQlt1lPfN5J8QwoJp70DSSjxgN0lCCLEfRaywoYprlzSNUDxdBbFk3hXJidGweD5Supp5iZD2N1zcltI7zxvjs/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdppkt84gHL2oAQ-B8hq5nl4AcsR2C0sAdXosrr1RHlOyDusl1G5MSPQlt1lPfN5J8QwoJp70DSSjxgN0lCCLEfRaywoYprlzSNUDxdBbFk3hXJidGweD5Supp5iZD2N1zcltI7zxvjs/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation has been discharged and acquitted of money laundering charges levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today.<br> <br> </div></div>

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Jilted Man Bathes Ex-lover With Acid In Lagos (Photos)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurpLrmVlvjHrQIB_8vWbKaB4In9GSvSdLlggUnhGKiRWJaxTqYcLcZY50seqOBAm9A_roA8Or9pdHjbEf2QmRgL6x0MqtYBsu6IO0hWqDpkUoDDvkThhCnVWfoUE51kg8mCck9tcQ8zY/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurpLrmVlvjHrQIB_8vWbKaB4In9GSvSdLlggUnhGKiRWJaxTqYcLcZY50seqOBAm9A_roA8Or9pdHjbEf2QmRgL6x0MqtYBsu6IO0hWqDpkUoDDvkThhCnVWfoUE51kg8mCck9tcQ8zY/ cursor: pointer;" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid; max-width: 320px; padding: 5px;" width="320px"></a></div> <div class="blogaway-section"> Police detectives in Lagos have arrested a man for allegedly bathing his former lover with acid after.she jilted him.<br> <br> </div></div>

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7 Women Arrested In Ondo For Prostitution And Child Trafficking (Photos)

<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglYPYNcmLsh3_nWXyH65XKLcSzaB37iCt0n4NkHcrubIj0dI6CnNrSBtr4OnDmQISdQD9SySd2tUde-glWxklJoL5_uTCFfH9qIhu5o8gyJ8f4t-RSY9lZTGn-KFqIYOG5ZO0zVxHL_g/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglYPYNcmLsh3_nWXyH65XKLcSzaB37iCt0n4NkHcrubIj0dI6CnNrSBtr4OnDmQISdQD9SySd2tUde-glWxklJoL5_uTCFfH9qIhu5o8gyJ8f4t-RSY9lZTGn-KFqIYOG5ZO0zVxHL_g/ cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>Seven women have been arrested by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State command, for alleged prostitution and child trafficking.<br/> <br/>The suspects were arrested at a brothel on Car Street, Akure, the state capital.<br/> <br/>prostitutesThe suspects were paraded by the command after they were arrested for trafficking a girl, Faith Ekepemephia, from her home town in.Akwa Ibom to Akure, for prostitution.<br/> <br/>According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, Kayode Balogun, officials of the agency got wind of the incident after complaints from some church members.<br/> <br/>Balogun added that the suspects had been handed over to officials of National Agency for Prohibition of<br/> Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for further investigation.<br/> <br/><b>‘How I was lured into prostitution</b>’<br/> <br/>Narrating her ordeal when the suspects were paraded, the victim, Faith Ekpemephia, said she was<br/> lured from her home town in Akwa Ibom to Akure under the guise of serving as a maid.<br/> <br/>Faith said she later discovered she had been recruited to engage in prostitution in a hotel in Akure.<br/> <br/>She said: “A girl from my village in Akwa Ibom, who resides in Akure, Ondo State, told me that one madam she currently works with needed the service of a house help.<br/> <br/>“The girl said I would be helping the madam do house chores and will be paid monthly.”<br/> <br/>Faith said when she arrived Akure penultimate Tuesday, she was lodged in a brothel and was introduced into prostitution.<br/> She said:<br/> <br/>“I arrived Akure last Tuesday for the house help job.only to be lodged in a hotel. It was later that I discovered that I have been lured into prostitution.<br/> <br/>“I cried and told them that I want to go back to my village as this was not the type of work she told me about, but she threatened me.”<br/> <br/>Faith said she had to run away from the hotel as she was tired of the situation.<br/> <br/>She said: “The woman always collected the service money from me any time I meet with a man. I have made up to N6,000 and slept with more than three men since my arrival.”</p></div><br/>

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