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DANGOTE SENIOR STRATEGIST KILLED FOR FALLING TO GIVE KIDNAPPERS AGREED RANSOM

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Three suspects alleged to have kidnapped and killed a Dangote employee say they murdered the victim because he got them angry after bringing N5.6m instead of the N10m agreed ransom. The suspects who are Fulani herdsmen have been transferred from the Force headquarters in Abuja to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, Lagos One of the suspects, Saliu, an indigene of Kano state, said they were led by one Alti, who fired the shot that killed Bello, the Dangote staff. Late Istifanus Bello Gurama was a top strategist for the Dangote Industries Limited owned by Nigeria's richest man Aliko Dangote. Three suspects alleged to have kidnapped and killed a human resources manager of the Dangote Industries Limited have said the employee was murdered for bringing incomplete ransom to secure the release of four expatriates earlier kidnapped by their gang. Istifanus Bello Gurama who was kidnapped three weeks ago, by the gang was reportedly found dead on Monday, December 5. The deceased...

NIGERIAS MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT, SOLOMON DALUNG SEEKS MORE YOUTHS ENGAGEMENTS FROM THE DIASPORA

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Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung have urged eminent Nigerians home and abroad to encourage programmes targeted at inspiring young people to greatness. The Minister disclosed this in Abuja when he was decorated as a Patron of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Mentoring Corps, (NIDMECORP) by its Commandant General, Alistair Soyode. Dalung who emphasized on the need for young people to be mentored, said youths can be easily distracted and discouraged from achieving their goals if proper mentorship is not followed. According to him, 'the problem of Nigerian youths is not poverty but poverty of knowledge'. The Minister while calling on the youths to re-discover themselves and avoid anything that will lead them to violence and corruption, noted that there is a wide gap between the leaders and the youths. He also advocate for a rewarding system where those contributing to the nation's development especially from willing youths and children of Nigerians a...

RE --GOD WILL GIVE PDP 2ND CHANCE COME 2019 --- Bode George.

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That the former deputy chairman of the People Democratic Party {PDP}, Chief Bode George said the above is not in question. What is baffling is the audacity? It only makes me to ask can God be MOCKED. Are Nigerians that gullible to want PDP back in 2019? The 16years ruling of PDP have left us in ruins. The fake governance of sharing money with no reserve? The era of impunity and imposition of candidates in election. PDP made election to be a profit making venture in Nigeria. Politics became do or die in Nigeria due to the winner takes it all. During PDP our nation witnessed many high profile assassinations and bloodletting. As was alleged, insurgency was an off shot of PDP, as accusing fingers were suggestive of some elites and politicians using these men as thugs thereby remunerating them, but no sooner they secure their political ambition, they were abandoned. George said Action Congress Party {APC}, has performed woefully in 1year of governance as he received the South-west Zonal...

PRESIDENT BUHARI HAS HIGH REGARD FOR TINUBU – Femi Adesina

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Mr. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to President Muhammadu Buhari in this interview with Vanguard Newspaper navigates through and sometimes around some knotty issues that have recently bestirred the polity. He spoke on among others, the alleged intraparty wrangling between the President and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the role of the President in the All Progressives Congress, APC’s victory in the Ondo State governorship election, and the criticism raised against his boss by President Olusegun Obasanjo among others. Excerpts: By Bashir Adefaka How would you assess the government you serve in after more than one and a half years in office? Well, Nigeria is not where it was when he entered office. When you want to assess his government, assess it based on the promises he made. You know the tripod promises of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of security, reviving the economy and fighting corruption. In terms of security the country, as heaven is as far fr...

EXPERT DISAGREES WITH SENATE OVER BILL TO ESTABLISH CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURS.

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Expert disagrees with Senate over bill to establish chartered institute of entrepreneurs …calls for a more friendly entrepreneurial ecosystem The President of Africa's Young Entrepreneurs, Mr. Summy Smart Francis has disagreed with the Senate over the passing of a bill that will establish the Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs which would regulate the practice of entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The bill which was sponsored by Senator Ganiyu Solomon seeks to “advance the study, training and practice of entrepreneurship and determine the standards of knowledge for persons seeking to become entrepreneurs.” In a release exclusively obtained by BRANDINFO, Francis said entrepreneurs in the country does not need such bill, adding that what entrepreneurs need is for the government to create a more friendly entrepreneurial ecosystem by forming policies that could aid business growth. According to him, having a “Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs” will mean one day, we could have a...

AVAIL INTERNATIONAL CONSULTS HOLDS CAREER WORKSHOP FOR SCHOOLS IN LAGOS[AICL]

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AICL Education Storms Lagos Schools, Unveils Career Workshop For Students Avail International Consults Ltd (AICL Education), an organization set up to help students and Nigerians in general fulfill their dreams of studying and or relocating abroad, has unveiled a special quarterly career workshop for Secondary Schools in Lagos State. According to the Managing Director Of AICL Education, Mrs Bola Agunbiade, the workshop is designed to sensitize Secondary School Students in Lagos and Nigeria in general on available scholarship opportunities in higher institutions within and outside the country and also to educate them on their career prospects. At the inaugural workshop, the AICL Team stormed Bethel International College, Ojodu on the 23rd of November, 2016 and had many of their senior students in attendance, as well as some of their teaching staff, Principal and Proprietor to grace the event. The AICL team which was led by the CEO of the company, Mrs Agunbiade also had Mr T...

A MONARCH IN LAGOS STATE SEEK CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE FOR TRADITIONAL RULERS

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The paramount ruler of Igbogbo town in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Oba Semiu Kasali, on Wednesday advocated the provision of constitutional roles to traditional rulers in the country. Kasali, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, spoke ahead of activities to officially crown him as the paramount ruler of the ancient town of Ikorodu. There had been discussions for and against granting constitutional recognition to traditional institution within the country’s democratic framework. According to Kasali, who is a lawyer by profession, the traditional institutions have come of age and should have statutory roles to fast track desired changes in their communities. He said, “I believe that the traditional institution should be accorded more opportunities in the present democratic setting that we have now. “Whatever becomes of the traditional ruler anywhere would be determined by the way and manner that person comports himself in that capacity. “As a traditional ruler you are the father of all, irrespect...