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FirstBank, Driving Dollar Remittances, Economic Growth Via IMTOs

  For centuries, there have been heated debates over the sources of economic growth in developing economies and why some countries reflect strong economic growth compared to others. The hypotheses have often centred around crude oil, agriculture, revenues, private capital, bubbling ...

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Family cries foul as Delta PDP ward chairman dies of ‘poisoning’

A ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sapele, Delta State, identified as Peter Agboghoroma, popularly known as Okponughari, is dead. Punch Metro, however, gathered that some family members have been insinuating that he was poisoned at a social ...

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Loaded passenger bus plunges into canal in Lagos (Photos)

A bus loaded with passengers has plunged into a canal at the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State. It was learnt that some of the passengers were injured in the incident that happened on Monday. It was also gathered that the ...

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Algerian footballer dies of on-field heart attack

An Algerian footballer, Sofiane Loukar, suffered a heart attack and died after colliding with his goalkeeper in a second division match in Oran on Saturday, a local news outlet reported.   The APS agency said 28-year-old Loukar, from Mouloudia Saida, ...

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Gunmen shoot dead Catholic priest while returning from Mass on Christmas Eve

  Gunmen in Ogun State have shot dead a 38-year-old Reverend Father, Luke Adeleke, on Christmas Eve, while returning from Mass. The Spokesman of the State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday. The gunmen, according ...

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Tutu’s death deeply saddens me: Queen Elizabeth

The death of anti-apartheid veteran Archbishop Desmond Tutu has deeply saddened Queen Elizabeth and the royal family. The Queen described him as a man who ‘tirelessly championed human rights in South Africa and across the world’. In a message of ...

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Woman stabs boyfriend to death with sword, then grins in her mugshot

A Missouri woman is under arrest after stabbing her boyfriend to death. She stabbed him on Christmas Eve with a sword. Police in Cape Girardeau, about 115 miles south of St. Louis, were called to a residence for a report ...

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Ondo cleric caught with human head dies in custody

An Islamic cleric and suspected ritualist, Alfa Tunde Olayiwola, who was arrested for being in possession of a fresh human head, has died in police custody. Olayiwola, who also claimed to be a herbalist, was paraded along with other suspects ...

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South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is dead

Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Prize-winning South African cleric who became the voice of the fight against the institutional segregation of apartheid, has died at the age of 90. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Sunday. “The passing ...

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Muslims celebrate Christmas with Christians in Kaduna

Some Muslims in Kaduna State on Saturday joined Christians at Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry, Sabon Tasha, to celebrate Christmas. This, according to the General Overseer of the ministry, was to foster love, peace and unity among residents in ...

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Some people will blame Buhari if they can’t get pregnant – Amaechi

  The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Nigerians to stop blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for all the challenges witnessed in the country. Amaechi, who is a former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, said this on a Channels ...

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Artisan stabs hotel guest to death in Ogun

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old fridge and air conditioner technician, Toheeb Akanji, for allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man, Damilare Oladipupo, to death. The suspect, popularly known as T Cash, was reported to have lured ...

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Police arrest Uche Nwosu, son-in-law to Rochas Okorocha

CONTRARY to reports that Uche Nwosu, former All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial candidate in Imo State, was kidnapped, he was actually arrested by the police in Imo State. Nwosu, son in-law of Rochas Okorocha, former governor of the Imo State, ...

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Taliban Bans Afghan Women From Travelling Without Being Escorted By Male Relative

The Taliban have banned women from travelling distances longer than 45 miles unless accompanied by a male family member. The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice today declared that women seeking to travel anything other than ...

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Stop using ‘manpower’, NAFDAC warns Nigerian men

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerian men to desist from using performance-enhancing substances, known as “aphrodisiac”, in order to impress their female partners. This was contained in a statement for the ...

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Looters invade burning Next Cash and Carry Supermarket (Photos)

Looters invaded the Next Cash and Carry Supermarket in Abuja as it burns yesterday. While the fire was burning, some looters entered and started carting away goods such as mattresses, packs of soft drinks and other household items. However, security ...

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Drug-addicted son sets mother ablaze in Niger

One Mrs. Comfort Jiya, a former principal of Government Girls Secondary School, Sabon Wuse and Maryam Babangida Girls Science College, Minna, has been set ablaze by her biological son, Steven Jiya. The incident happened in Minna, Niger State capital. Steven, ...

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Fayose’s brother now a delivery van driver in UK

Isaac Owolabi Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, is now a delivery van driver in the United Kingdom. Fayose revealed the new job himself in a video he shared on Instagram. Isaac Owolabi Fayose, the ...

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ISWAP’s ability to launch rockets in Borno disturbing – IGP

Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, has expressed concern over the ability of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to fire rockets in communities in Borno state. ISWAP had launched multiple rocket attacks in Maiduguri, the state capital, hours ...

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Olu of Kobape, Oba Olufemi Allen Taylor is dead

The Olu of Kobape in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Olufemi Allen Taylor, is dead. His death was announced by the former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba in a message on Friday. Osoba said the Alake ...

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