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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government of Nigeria will take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years by the grace of God. Prof. Osinbajo explained the determination of government to rid Nigeria out of poverty when he visited the palace of the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar in Kebbi State on Thursday. He assured Nigeria that the Buhari administration will continually seek means of improving the country and its people. “I want to thank you very much for hosting us today, we are here for several things; the MSMEs, look at the new…

A Zambian female banker has been suspended for allegedly sleeping with over 200 men while promising them jobs, according to a report by the ZambianWatch. The woman identified as Mutale Winfridah, a branch senior executive of ZANACO bank, was suspended by bank management for sleeping with over 200 different men who were both clients and job seekers. The 39-year-old Winfridah, was suspended after more than 10 men formally lodged complaints against her, claiming she had used her influence as a branch senior bank executive to “enjoy their bed energies” after promising them jobs at the bank and approving their bank loan applications.…

President Muhammadu Buhari says placing women in strategic positions of his government, like the financial sector, is to ensure effective management of limited resources, and promote a stronger sense of inclusiveness. The president gave the insight into his preferred choice for Ministers of Finance when he received a delegation of National, Zonal, State and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Women leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The delegation was led by the party Women Leader, Hajiya Salamatu Baiwa at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday. President Buhari added that he preferred women to oversee the economic and financial hub of…

The 24th edition of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinics will hold on Thursday in Kebbi with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in attendance. Over 400,000 MSME participants have so far partook in the MSME Clinics across 23 states so far, with the Vice President attending 21 of those Clinics. The states that have hosted the Clinics since its inception include Bauchi, Plateau, Kwara, Sokoto, Cross-River, Eboyin, Ogun, Ondo, Edo,FCT, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Oyo, Ekiti, Abia, Enugu, Anambra Osun, Katsina, Lagos, Kogi and Akwa Ibom States. Also since its inception, seven one-stop shops have been launched in the Federal…

A US pastor known for his mental health advocacy has killed himself, church officials say. Jarrid Wilson, 30, worked at the 15,000 member Harvest Christian Fellowship Church for 18 months before his death. Mr Wilson and his wife founded Anthem of Hope, a programme created to help people dealing with depression. He is survived by his two sons and wife Juli, who wrote the death had “completely ripped my heart out of my chest”. View this post on Instagram My loving, giving, kind-hearted, encouraging, handsome, hilarious, give the shirt of his back husband went to be with Jesus…

The US Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to Trump administration plans that severely limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum. Under the rule, people arriving via a third country must claim asylum there first before arriving at the US border. Legal challenges against it continue but the ruling means for now it can be enforced nationwide. The plan will affect tens of thousands of Central American migrants who travel north, often on foot, through Mexico. The Trump administration unveiled the new asylum policy in July but it was almost immediately blocked from taking effect by a lower court…

The Nigerian Army spokesman Colonel Sagir Musa has denied reports that nine soldiers were killed by Islamist sect Boko Haram on Tuesday. Reports had claimed that the said nine soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in the northeast state of Borno where 27 went missing. “We repelled the attack,” Colonel Sagir Musa said. He said he was not aware of any soldiers being killed or having gone missing. Islamist militants killed nine Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in the northeast of the country, three soldiers and an official from a security agency…

The National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state has upheld the election of Christopher Ekpenyong, striking out the petition by Sen. Godswill Akpabio. In a landmark judgment delivered on Wednesday, the Tribunal held that the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) remained valid. Senator Akpabio, the 1st petitioner had challenged the elections on the ground that Sen. Ekpenyong was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes cast and that the process that elected him contravened the Electoral Act. The court dismissed all the preliminary objections filed…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the president’s resounding victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in its entirety. In a statement by Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser on Media to President of the Senate, Lawan said, “The judgment of the tribunal has again put a judicial seal on the mandate freely given to the president by the Nigerian people in the February 23 presidential election.” Lawan urged the President to accept the affirmation of…

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the presidential election petition tribunal. Wike’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by Simeon Nwakaudu, his media aide. The five-man panel led by Mohammed Garba in a unanimous decision dismissed the petition  of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate. The panel said petitioners failed to convince the tribunal for the reliefs they sought. In his petition, the PDP presidential candidate claimed that he won Buhari with over a million votes. READ: Tribunal: Opadokun says Buhari’s triumph victory stands for…