Messrs Gestpoint Nigeria
12 Aug
Lagos-Based real estate firm, Messrs Gestpoint Nigeria Limited has implored federal and state governments to simplify the land documentation process towards enhancing housing construction and home ownership across the country. The firm’s Managing Director, Dr Ebenezer Akinrinade, made the call during an interaction with journalists in Lagos. According to him, the process of getting land…
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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorists, including Abu Rajab, a notorious commander of the Boko Haram sect, during a raid in Sambisa Forest, Borno State. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Hybrid Force and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), targeted a terrorist camp in the Bula Daloje area of Bama Local…
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A High Court sitting in Kwale, Delta State, has sentenced Mr. Bright Ossai and Mr. Izagwu Obodo to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice F. O. Enenmo sentenced the first defendant, Mr. Bright Ossai, in case HCK/50C/2022, for robbing one Hycent Abandy of his Denstar motorcycle while armed with a gun at Owessi Street,…
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Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University Okada (IUO), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, on Sunday, assured that the upgraded Okada Microfinance Bank, situated in Okada, Ovia North East Local Government Council of Edo State, will commence operations tomorrow, Monday. The Vice-Chancellor also noted that the reopening of the bank will boost small businesses in the university community and…
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The recent defection of associates and loyalists of former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has led to disputes between the two parties in the state. With the PDP describing the defectors as a political virus, it stated that the defection…
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Tragedy has struck a family of six in Gwarzo Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, who died after eating Danwake, a local delicacy. The deceased, a widow Alhakatu Abdulkarim, and her five children—Bashir, Firdausi, Hafsat, Usman, and Jamilu—passed away a few hours after consuming the suspected contaminated delicacy. Spokesman of the Kano Police Command,…
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Russia said Sunday its forces had captured Svyrydonivka, another frontline village some 15 kilometres (nine miles) away from the Ukrainian-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk. In a daily briefing, the defence ministry said its army units "liberated the village of Sviridonovka" in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, using the Russian name for the village.
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Ademola Lookman is not in Atalanta's squad for their Serie A opener at Lecce, as rumours circulated on Sunday about the Europa League hero's possible move to Paris Saint-Germain. Nigeria forward Lookman became an Atalanta legend in May when his stunning hat-trick downed German champions Bayer Leverkusen and won the traditionally provincial club their first…
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Regis Le Bris enjoyed a dream first home game in charge of Sunderland as the Black Cats thumped Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 to go second in the Championship on Sunday. Dennis Cirkin, Eliezer Mayenda and Luke O'Nien all struck inside the first 25 minutes. Spanish forward Mayenda added his second just after the break as Sunderland…
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Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said that the problem plaguing Nigeria has nothing to do with the country’s constitution. Lamido said this in reaction to a call made by a group, The Patriots, who visited President Bola Tinubu and called for a new constitution. The group, led by former Secretary-General of the…
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The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has distanced himself from any presidential aspiration in the 2027 poll. In a terse statement by his media aide, Mr. Edwin Olofu, Ganduje disclaimed a poster circulating on social media, claiming he is running for president with Imo State Governor, Hope…