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  Kano state government says it has discovered the sum of over $1 million allegedly paid by former governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to a University in Ukraine where no Kano state student was studying. According to The Nation, the senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Higher Education, Dr. Hussaini Akilu Jarma, made the disclosure during the inauguration of the State Scholarship Disbursement Committee yesterday August 14th. Jarma said the questionable payment was made by Kwankwaso as part of his foreign scholarship programme. A statement by Abba Anwar, the chief press secretary to the Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said “Investigation reveals that a sum of $1,304,618 was abandoned in one University in Ukraine, when the sum was taken there during the last administration in the state. No student was sent to the university at all. The money was sent unattended and un-utilised. We said business should not be as usual anymore” he sai

Since the financial crisis that enveloped the global market a decade ago, the profitability and reputation of banks has been under tremendous pressure worldwide, Nigeria inclusive. Whilst the banking industry is now regaining its health, the entrant of fintechs and neo-banks in the industry is posing a new threat. This digital disruption is changing the traditional way through which customers obtain financial services, hence putting more pressure on banks’ profitability. However, a bank in Nigeria, Keystone Bank Ltd, is challenging the status quo by making transformation and profitability appear like a mere walk over as revealed in its achievements within a short time span. From the perspective of the results on ground, it appears to be a great time for Keystone Bank. In just one year of AMCON’s divestment, the bank has changed its narrative from “one of those banks” to a financial institution to be reckoned with and as a result is experiencing an influx of business m

A young man has been left heartbroken after his girlfriend broke up with him because he's not good looking enough for her. The man, known on Twitter as @Andresarroyo08 took to his page to share chat conversation with his now ex-girlfriend explaining to him that she can't continue with the relationship because he's bad for her appearance. But unknown to the lady, he had bought her an Iphone 7+ as a surprise gift so that they can have matching phones. The young man is now planning to keep the phone he bought her for himself, and will use it as his second mobile phone. See the screenshots below.

  The Federal Government has distanced itself from the calls for Senate President Bukola Saraki to resign or be impeached following his defection from APC to PDP. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said this during a visit to Blueprints Newspaper in Abuja yesterday. According to Lai, the call for Saraki's removal was purely a party affair and that the government had no hand in it. He however pointed out that the party's call for Saraki's removal was legitimate. Lai Mohammed said the Federal Government was surprised that the National Assembly members failed to reconvene yesterday August 14th to debate the Independent National Electoral Commission supplementary budget for 2019 elections. “We were surprised that it is being postponed, but I want to assure Nigerians that as we speak, the executive is reaching out to the legislators to resolve this. This is not about playing politics, elections must hold, no alternative to holding the 20

Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has commended vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, for ordering the overhauling of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS. Posting via his twitter handle, FFK called on the acting president to also bring to justice, those that have in the last three years, ''killed IPOB members and abducted its leader, Nnamdi Kanu''. See his tweets below.

Arla Foods in Nigeria, makers of the well-known Dano range of dairy products, have been officially presented with a certificate for achieving the world record of the Longest Drinks Pouring Relay by the Guinness World Records organization. This record was achieved in a massive event that held on the 1st of June this year at the Muri Okunola Park in Victoria Island, Lagos. In setting the record, Arla Foods organized the winning relay event with 650 people using Dano UHT milk to achieve this feat. The event, which drew both government and non-governmental nutrition stakeholders, also featured a notable collection of celebrities featuring OC Ukeje, Omawumi, Lamide Akintobi, Eyinna Nwigwe, Mai Atafo, Lala Akindoju, Chuey Chu and Gbemi O. Speaking at the official presentation of the certificate, Arla Foods Marketing Manager, Ifunanya Obiakor, lauded the efforts of the team who worked tirelessly to achieve the record event. She described the record achievement as

  The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed the death of a former Assistant Controller-General of Prisons, Nanvyet Gwali. The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Prisons Service, Francis Enobore, confirmed the death of Gwali in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Enobore said that Gwali was murdered by yet to be identified gunmen on Aug. 10 at his farm in Laminga, near keffi, Nasarawa State. The deceased transferred his services from Plateau Ministry of Education to NPS in 1989 as a Superintendent of Prisons and rose to the rank of Deputy Controller-General of Prisons. He retired in February 2016 as Deputy Controller-General of Prisons in-charge of Finance and Accounts. Enobore said that the service was in touch with the relevant security agencies who were on the trail of the perpetrators of the crime to ensure that they were brought to justice.

  International Human rights organisation, Amnesty International has lauded the directive by Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the total overhaul of the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Yemi Osinbajo who is currently in acting capacity as the President of Nigeria gave the directive on Tuesday after prolonged public outcry against the rogue police unit. Responding to the news, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria Osai Ojigho said: “this is an overdue yet hugely important move by Acting President Osinbajo. The growing outcry over the brutality of Nigeria’s notorious SARS police unit has finally got the attention of the country’s authorities". “While this is positive news, it is crucial that any overhaul of SARS is far-reaching and immediately effective. Restructuring SARS is not enough unless the government takes concrete steps to protect Nigerians. “The reform ordered by the Acting President must translate into ending the serious

Two notorious traffic bandits who have been terrorising road users along Maza Maza/Mile 2 road have been nabbed by the undercover operatives of the Lagos state police command posted to provide security for commuters along that route.  The two robbers, David Mike Okon, 32 years pictured right and Ibe Okonne, 27 years, who had been on the watch list of the command  were arrested on the 11th of August, 2018 while robbing a lady identified simply as Oluwatosin around Mile 2. They had succeeded in dispossessing their victim of her phone and other valuables before they were arrested by the eagle eyed policemen attached to Raider team, Area E Command, Festac town, who had observed uneasiness in the woman's encounter with the suspects. The suspects in their statements to the police owned up to the crime while the stolen items have been returned to the owner. To forestall incidences of traffic robbery along Maza Maza/Mile 2 and Oshodi/ Airport Road, the CP Lagos has depl

  As someone who is on her way to becoming the youngest billionaire in history, it's no surprise that Kylie Jenner has some of the finest things in life, including an impressive collection of handbags. The mother-of-one who just turned 21 took fans on a tour of her purse closet to show all her purses, how they are arranged, and the one she will save first if there's a fire. The closet is arranged by brands and colors. The lip kit entrepreneur mentioned in the video that the Hermes row is her favorite, and she has quite an impressive number of Hermes bags. Some viewers have accused her of being vain after the video was shared online, but a lot of people were left in awe and told her they would give anything to raid her purse closet.

Authorities have arrested four witch doctors over alleged ritual killing in Nagalama, Uganda. The witch doctors Junior Kibuuka, Fred Kiiza Semanda, Wamala Muhammed and Owen Sebuyungo were arrested after a disappearance report was filed at Nagalama Police Station, by relatives of one Mirembe Zuraika.  Confirming the arrests, Jesca Naawe , the Assistant Superintendent of Police said: “They tipped off police that she had been last communicated of her appointment with one Owen Sebuyungo, a 24-year-old witch doctor.” In his statement, Sebuyungo narrated that Mirembe visited his shrine for help since she had been possessed by spirits. Sebuyungo reportedly then contacted his spiritual consultant, a renowned witch doctor, Mohammed Wamala alias Bob who persuaded him to murder the victim. According to Sebuyungo, Mohammed told him that he would double his wealth if he cut off the head of a female being. ASP Nawe also disclosed that the four witch doctors have confessed to

Sir Elton John  is currently enjoying a well -deserved downtime with his family in France. The iconic singer, 71, was pictured soaking up the sun with his husband David Furnish , 55, and their young sons  Zachary , seven, and Elijah , five aboard his luxury yacht in Cannes, France on Sunday. While David and his sons took a dip into the sea, Sir Elton was seen relaxing on the yacht as he watched on See more photos below.

Nigerian photographer, Fatima Abubakar, shared a photo of an adorable baby boy at a Motherless Babies Home in Maiduguri, who is named after President Muhammadu Buhari. "Children at the home are mostly abandoned by the mothers. They cared for by the dedicated nanny there and rely on generosity of people." she said.

The elctoral body shared these photos of its registration officers on twitter and wrote ''The Registration Officers of Kurmi Local Government Area crossing a river to enable them get into the hinterland for the last lap of the Continuous Voters Registration in Taraba State.

  Nigerian journalist, Lekan Fatodu has reacted to claims by former vice president, Atiku Abubakar to only run for one term if he's elected to power in 2019. According to Fatodu, 'to me, the One Term soundbite is not different from One Chance, the dangerous practice by some despicable operators of public transportation in Nigeria who usually drive innocent passengers to wrong destinations and rob them of their belongings'. He also said, 'I can never trust this headline-statement made by Atiku. It's not that I have any issue with the man's political aspiration. It's just because some presidential aspirants, without excluding any person, had in the past made same promise and suddenly changed after taking over power. So it's better for Oga to stick to his signature and stimulating Restructuring Punchline and Business Prowess if that would win him his party ticket. But I'm not certain if that's enough to upstage the much vaunt