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The ‘Agege’ bread seller turned model, Olajumoke Orisaguna, has warned her followers to beware of falling victims to fraudsters disguising as her.

   Nigerians consume more than 5 million metric tons of rice every year, with a significant portion of its consumption needs sourced from imports. Rotimi Williams, an ambitious 35 year-old Nigerian entrepreneur and rice farmer, is on a quest to change that.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has taken over one of the financial institutions in the country,  according to reports. The Apex bank took over the management of Skye Bank Plc which is believed to be one of the distressed financial institutions in the country.

 Nearly two days after a suicide truck bomb ripped through Baghdad, families are still hoping that rescuers searching through the rubble can locate the bodies of their loved ones. The Saturday night attack on a busy shopping district was the deadliest single incident in the Iraq's war-weary capital in years, killing at least 200 people, Mohamed al-Rubaye‎, the deputy head of the security committee of the Baghdad Provincial Council, said on Afaq TV Monday.

The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to return the N1.5bn of the state fund contributed to the President’s election by former Ekiti state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

Stella Oduah, a former Minister of Aviation and senator (PDP-Anambra North), on Monday denied reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was on her trail for allegedly stashing nearly N2.5 billion in a bank account she set up using the identity of her domestic aide.

Ebonyi State governor: David Umahi The Ebonyi Government says it has uncovered about 250 ghost teachers in its pay roll. Chief Hycinth Ikpor, the Chairman of the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), disclosed this on Monday in Abakaliki in an interview.

Following the directive by Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on the enforcement of Law against hawking in the state, most streets and highways at the weekend seemed deserted by traders for fear of being arrested.

Nigerian Guy, Isah, Turns Bicycle Chain Into Charging Sockets, Makes Money From It in Bida, Niger state. I don't know how he is doing this but I think Isah needs to look into the safety issues of his invention before someone gets some electric shock.

The Akwa Ibom State command of the Nigerian Police has arrested a three-man gang that cajoled, hypnotized and raped a University of Uyo student. While parading the suspects, James Etim, Utibe Archibong and Mberebong Peter, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Miss Cordelia Nwawe, said that the command had zero tolerance for any of crime and was out to bring same to the barest minimum in the state.

A Nigerian engineer who trained in the United Kingdom has returned home for exploits as he designs a tractor to boost agricultural practices in Nigeria.