Day: January 21, 2022

Why husbands often die first, by Azu Ishiekwene

Azu Ishiekwene

My wife occasionally jokes that my stressful, high-strung lifestyle could mean I’ll die before her. I’ve hardly paid any attention, until recently. Three weeks ago, we both visited a friend who lost his father on New Year’s Day. The deceased was over 90. We went in company with my friend and neighbour who also came along with his wife. We met two other friends at the home of the bereaved family. Before we departed, the five men – including our bereaved friend – took pictures. I didn’t make anything of…

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AFCON: $50,000 for 1 goal, Billionaires Rain Dollars on Super Eagles

ADEOLA YUSUF

$250,000 from Otedola, $50,000 from Onyeama, lift Cup, smile to the Bank, CBN Governor tells Eagles at Camp in Cameroon   Super Eagles players will get $50,000 for one goal scored during the knockout stage. This is asides the $80,000 they have already earned for the goals they scored in their last three matches in the group stage at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Platforms Africa reports that Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, broke the news to the players on Wednesday at the…

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11 Year-Old Catholic School Pupil Dies After Flogging by Teacher

Precious Ibekwe

Pupil’s father allegedly collected N200,000 to coverup crime as school ‘s quick burial of corpse raises question  The management of a Catholic Church School in Onitsha, Anambra State has been accused of trying to cover up the case of a student who died after he was allegedly beaten by a teacher. It was gathered that 11-year-old Izuchukwu Onwualu was a JSS 1 student of St. Valerian School Akpaka, Onitsha, Anambra State. READ ALSO: Couple Arrested for Mobilising Thugs to Beat, Injure Child’s Teacher Man Spends N20m ‘Mistakenly’ Credited To His Account,…

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How IEDM Default in Polaris Bank Loan Caused Asset Takeover in IBEDC, 25 Banks – AMCON

Aliyu Aliyu

The Asset Man­agement Corpo­ration of Nigeria (AMCON) has given details of how it ex­ecuted the takeover of Integrated Energy Dis­tribution and Marketing (IEDM) Limited, the core investor of Ibadan Elec­tricity Distribution Com­pany (IBEDC), following a default in a loan servicing agree­ment executed with Polar­is Bank. Platforms Africa reports that the agency conveyed the change of baton in the electricity firm in a public notice, where it also disclosed that it had appointed Mr. Osayaba Giwa-Osagie (SAN) to take over the entire undertak­ings, assets of IEDM in­cluding shares and inter­ests in…

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Nigeria Mulls 5m Solar, Mini-grid Power Installation, Inks MoU For 2 States

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian government has announced plans to install 5 Million Solar Home System (SHS) and Mini-Grid across the country. Platforms Africa reports that the Minister of power, Abubakar Aliyu, who said this during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Sokoto and Bauchi state governments, maintained that the solar and mini-grid deal would generate 250,000 jobs to impact over 25 Million beneficiaries across the states in Nigeria. READ ALSO: I Am Angry With State of Nigeria’s Power Sector – Buhari Nigeria suffers N10trn losses to Power Epilepsy in…

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