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Recently, Hoagokuns embarked on a free Skill Acquisition Program on Website Development for the students of Olivesfield College in Isheri-Magodo, Lagos, Nigeria. This initiative is geared at empowering the youth and making them useful for our society. The spokesperson for Hoagokuns has implored private schools to open their doors to initiatives like this to help empower their students at no …

Initial reports say people poured out of offices in the centre of the city after an evacuation warning sounded. More than 100 lorries carrying Russian aid are heading towards a rebel-controlled border crossing in the Luhansk region. There is continuing confusion over their final destination. Russia has dismissed as absurd claims that its convoy is a pretext to send military …

The historic visit is also a nod to Catholicism’s shifting demographics as an increasing number of believers come from Latin America, Africa and Asia instead of its historic stronghold in Europe. “I came here thinking of peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula,” the pope told President Park Geun-hye, who greeted him Thursday morning at a military airport south of …

The apex bank had in December 2012 suspended the payment of N100 fee per transaction by customers. The revisited policy takes effect from September 1, 2014. Remote-on-us are transactions done by a cardholder on another bank’s ATM. The central bank stated this in a circular addressed to all banks, dated August 13, 2014. A CBN circular to the money deposit …

Asked whether Omar saw Sawyer’s blood test results or whether he simply told him it was negative, the minister said, “As his superior, if a man tells you his sister died from Ebola and he could have been exposed do you not think it is your duty to ask the hard questions or maybe you could have reported this to …

According to Sahara Reporters, A Former governor and Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, 49, was killed this morning, as a small plane carrying him and others crashed in Santos, Agencia Brazil reports. While information is still trickling in about the exact number of passengers on the plane, it is noted that there are no survivors. Campos had also served Brazil …

Asaba, Delta, Nigeria – By Sonde Ojeikere Law enforcement agents at B-Division of the Nigerian Police in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, have apprehended seven suspects in connection with stolen aluminum sheets worth over N50 million. It was learnt that the aluminum sheets had recently been carted away from Guo Group of Companies at former Asaba Textile Mill and …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Sonde Ojeikere. As the battle for who succeeds Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State in 2016 continues, a group known as Chris Ogiemwonyi Movement for Edo is lobbying the former Minister of State for Works, Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi to run for the exalted position. The President of the group, Mr. Osberth Agho made this plea …

In line with the commitment of the government of the State of Osun to use technology to improve planning, allocation of resources and service delivery in its education sector, a first-of-its-kind Smart Identity Card with biometric features was launched for all public school students in the state recently at Salvation Army School, Alekuwodo, Oshogbo, Osun State. An initiative of Chams …

According to Sahara Reporters On Tuesday, spokesperson of the State Security Service (SSS), Mrs. Marilyn Ogar, accused “a certain political party” of offering two SSS officials a combined bribe of N14million to influence the Osun State gubernatorial election, won by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Ogar, who was speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, an SSS director was offered N4million while …