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ABAKALIKI – A 20-year-old girl, Chinenye (surname withheld) has accused one Emeka Chukwuani, 39-year-old man, of raping her, biting her private part and ear, while trying to overpower her to commit the act. The victim, Newsjaunts gathered, was on her way home alongside her younger sister at about 8.30 am on Saturday, when the rapist accosted them and snatched her phone along Onwe Road and ran into a recreational centre in Fatilami Park, Abakaliki. Chinenye, who said she ran after the rapist in a bid to recover her phone, revealed that she was subdued and raped inside the Park. Narrating her…

Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has called for increased collaboration and cooperation from revenue regulatory agencies to enhance revenue accruals to the federation account. The Chairman of the commission, Mr Elias Mbam made the call in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Nwachukwu Christian. Mbam was quoted as making the call at a stakeholders meeting with the heads of the revenue regulatory agencies in Abuja. He said that the meeting was necessary to familiarise regulatory agencies on the mandate and activities of the commission. The chairman also said it would enable agencies to seek for collaboration…

Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Mitchell Elegbe, Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Interswitch Group, has urged young people to be accountable, focused, positive and trustworthy, to drive the growth of the country’s capital market and the Nigerian economy at large. He said this during the digital graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Graduate Trainee Programme which held on Friday, November 20, 2020. Delivering his keynote address, Mitchell stressed the need for the graduands to engage in constant learning, take calculated risks and imbibe the virtue of trustworthiness. This, he said,…

Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Mitchell Elegbe, Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Interswitch Group, has urged young people to be accountable, focused, positive and trustworthy, to drive the growth of the country’s capital market and the Nigerian economy at large. He said this during the digital graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Graduate Trainee Programme which held on Friday, November 20, 2020. Delivering his keynote address, Mitchell stressed the need for the graduands to engage in constant learning, take calculated risks and imbibe the virtue of trustworthiness. This, he said,…

NATO experts have prepared the NATO 2030 – United for a New Era report, which claims that in the upcoming 10 years, China will become the second-worst enemy of the Alliance after Russia, and that the bloc must be urgently reformed in order to counteract it, establishing a number of specialized structures, a source in Brussels told TASS Tuesday. “According to the NATO 2030 report, which Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will present at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ video conference Tuesday, in the upcoming decade, the Alliance must concentrate, besides the response to traditional threats [deterrence of Russia and humanitarian interventions], on countering…

Pennsylvania’s two-month-old coronavirus exposure notification app can now be used by mobile phone users as young as 13 as health officials work to stop the virus’ spread in schools around the state, officials said Monday. The app, named COVID AlertPa, had previously been limited to people 18 and over. “By expanding the age range, middle- and high-school students will be able to add their phones to the fight and help in contact tracing that occurs in their schools if a positive case is identified,” state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said at a virtual news conference. A parent or legal…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s move to give nationality to thousands of children born to Iranian mothers and non-Iranian fathers. The first children, out of some 10,000 children whose citizenship applications have so far been accepted, received their long-awaited Iranian identity document – known as a ‘Shenasnameh’, last month. According to the Government of Iran, nearly 75,000 children at risk of becoming statelessness are eligible for Iranian citizenship under a new nationality law, which was amended in 2019 to allow children under 18 years to apply for the identity documents. During…

Lagos Traffic Radio has recognised seven members of Staff for their creativity and innovative ideas towards the actualisation of the modest achievement of the organisation in the year 2020, issuing them Letters of Commendation. The General Manager of the Station, Mr. Tayo Akanle, who announced this at the November Staff Forum held over the weekend, presented the Letters of Commendation to the Officers, charging them to do more. Akanle thanked the officers for supporting the Mission, Vision and Core Values of the Station by adding value through their unique contributions which enhanced smooth commuting of listeners in the State. He…

Leading Nigerian pasta brand, Crown Premium Pasta, has unveiled top Nollywood actress and movie producer, Chioma Akpotha, as its brand ambassador. The actress, who has won notable awards including the African Movie Academy Award, was unveiled by Crown Flour Mill Limited, the makers of Crown Premium Pasta, at a contract signing event held on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in Lekki, Lagos.  She said, “Like all other amazing brands under Crown Flour Mill Ltd, Crown Premium Pasta is a healthy and great quality product made to delight every family. There’s truly nothing greater than getting to be a part of something…

Honourable Tele Ogunjobi has been conferred with the Waziri Musulumi of Ijebuland by the League of Imams and Alfa’s of Ijebu Land on Sunday 29th, November, 2020. According to the Secretary of the League of Imams, Alhaji Ejalonibu, he said “today, 29th of November, 2020 marks another step in the history of Islam in Ijebuland as Asiwaju Oloruntele Abdul-Rasheed Ogunjobi and Alhaja Tawakalitu Omowunmi Ogunjobi were presented a letter of honor of the titles of the Wazir Musulumi of Ijebuland and Otun Iya-Adinni of Ijebuland (Muslim)” The presentation of letter to the first Waziri of Ijebuland was led by secretary…