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RealtorMax Limited, an innovative real estate firm in Nigeria, is set to revolutionise the real estate sector by offering convenient home ownership options and developing new eco-friendly towns around Lagos and other key cities across the country. The company noted that it aimed to boost the Nigerian economy through robust development of modern, eco-friendly towns, with a full array of amenities including healthcare, electricity, security, connectivity, banks, sports and recreation, in serene environments that are easily accessible to the metropolis. Speaking about the driving force of the firm since it began operations, the CEO, Mike Adeyemi, said “with a strong…

Ogun State Government has raised the alarm over the purported resale of bags of rice being sold to civil servants in the state at subsidized rates. The resale, according to the state’s Head of Service (HoS), Kehinde Onasanya, was against the purpose of the state government which is to ensure the well-being of the public servants and lessen their financial burdens. Onasanya, in a statement on Thursday, warned those involved to stop the illegal activities or face the consequences. The statement said: “It has come to the attention of the State Government that some unscrupulous individuals are engaging in the…

Point-of-Sale agent, Uzoma Godswill, was abducted by some men armed with AK-47 rifles who were later identified as police officers along Eleme Road, Rivers State. Human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, disclosed this in a video posted on X.com on Thursday. He tweeted, “They arrested him around Port Harcourt/Owerri Road and took him to Port Harcourt/Warri Road where they took his ATM card and PIN and withdrew the sum of N1m and N20,000 PoS charge. “The PoS agent confirmed that the man who came to withdraw with Mr. Uzoma’s ATM card came with a fully loaded magazine.” Enyinna recounted his ordeal…

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has suffered a fresh security breach that involved the siphoning of about N11 billion from its accounts by some unknown persons, Techcabal reports on Thursday. An inside source, said to be a “highly-placed staff” of the company was reported to have disclosed that the perpetrators illegally transferred N11 billion ($7 million) to several accounts in April 2024. This recent security breach comes after the financial company obtained a court order to recover $24 million lost to unauthorised POS transactions. “In 2023, we discovered that certain POS device merchants abused their access by conducting unauthorised…

Afrobeats singer, Mayorkun, has finally addressed claims made by social media influencer, Nicki Dabarbie, who alleged that he and his colleague, Abbey Elias aka Skiibii attempted to use her for ritual. Mayorkun denied the allegations in a series of posts on X.com on Wednesday, stating that he had never met Nicki Dabarbie and was unaware of her existence until the allegations surfaced. On Friday, April 19, 2024, Dabarbie had accused Mayorkun and Skibii of allegedly plotting to use her for ‘money ritual’. Mayorkun, who expressed frustration with the spread of negative news online, wrote, “You know, I was going to…

The National Examinations Council has confirmed that the closing date for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination Internal Registration remains unchanged. NECO in a statement on Thursday called on stakeholders to disregard social media posts purporting that the registration period had been extended to Monday 20th June, 2024. NECO insisted that the registration, which started on Monday, December 18, 2023, would close on Monday, June 3 2024. The statement read, “The National Examinations Council has not extended the closing date for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination Internal Registration. “Late registration, which attracts the late registration fee, is between Tuesday,…

…Governors have ‘killed’ local govts — Senate …Asks Tinubu to immediately stop allocation of funds to caretaker c’ttees THE Senate yesterday accused state governors of misappropriating funds allocated to local government councils in Nigeria, saying that arm of government was dead in the country It also said the dream of achieving the objectives of the local government system has encountered harsh realities as successive governments have often eroded local autonomy, limiting their financial resources and control over decision-making. Consequently, the Red Chamber asked the federal government to stop further allocation of funds to caretaker committee-led local government areas, LGAs, and…

Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Hamzat Adebola, on Thursday, paraded the former Chairman, Park Management System, Lamidi Mukaila fondly called Auxiliary. The PUNCH reported that the Department of State Services penultimate Tuesday arrested Auxillary at his Olodo residence in Ibadan, the state capital, months after the police had declared him wanted for allegedly involving in a series of armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder cases. Adebola, while parading the suspect at the state police command, said he would be charged in court. He said, “Discreet intelligence-led search commenced for the sacked PMS chieftain with the help of technology, collaborative efforts with…

Emirates Airlines has confirmed its daily operations in Nigeria starting October 1, 2024, offering unrivalled connectivity for Nigerian travellers. According to information obtained from the airline’s website, Emirates will resume services to Nigeria from 1 October 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai, and offering customers more choices and connectivity from Nigeria’s largest city to, and through, Dubai. The airline disclosed that “the service will be operated using a Boeing 777-300ER. EK783 will depart Dubai at 0945hrs, arriving in Lagos at 1520hrs; the return flight EK784 will leave Lagos at 1730hrs and arrive in Dubai at 0510hrs the…

Unarguably, there’s virtually no continent or country in the world that the prophetic ministry of Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church hasn’t touched. As Jesus Christ gave an instruction to His disciples to go into the world and preach the gospel to every part of the world, Primate Ayodele’s prophetic ministry which is rooted in Jesus Christ, has gone beyond his immediate environment to the uttermost part of the Earth. Primate Ayodele practically runs a ministry without walls and boundaries; there is no limit to what he can prophecy about; God has placed in his hands a prophetic…