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( PHOTO) A police officer and his alleged lover have lost their lives in an auto crash while they were reportedly having sex on wheels. The policeman, whose identity was given as Constable Ramon Stephens, attached to the Motorized Patrol Unitn alongside the woman identified as Kodian – Kody, died from injuries they sustained in the tragic accident. According to reports, the two dead victims were found naked. Eyewitnesses said the car was travelling at a very high speed and lost control, probably at the climax of the sex. The incident happened in the western parts of the Island, along the North-South link of Highway 2000, Jamaica. Meanwhile, the Road Safety Unit has denied sexual act was the cause of the fatal crash Director of the unit in the Ministry of Transport, Kanute Hare told The Jamaican Star that despite calls on the subject on sexual intercourse and suggestive photographs, the evidence on the ground doesn’t give latitude to make those statements at all. Har...

Top Nigerian politician in trouble as EFCC uncovers N6billion in bank accounts April 21, 2017Premium Times EFCC Operatives RELATED NEWS How ex-commissioner stole N6 billion discovered by EFCC – Governor April 21, 2017 Fani-Kayode operates 15 GTBank, 2 Diamond Bank accounts - EFCC October 18, 2016 EFCC arrests bankers who allegedly helped former Pension boss, Maina, steal billions October 23, 2015 Senator Dariye remains a fugitive in the UK, witness tells court May 9, 2016 INSIDE STORY: Real reason Governor Fayose’s account was frozen June 22, 2016 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is considering declaring a former Commissioner of Local Government in Niger State, Kantigi Liman, wanted after a further N2billion was traced to his United Bank for Africa account by the agency. An EFCC insider told PREMIUM TIMES the discovery brings to N6 billion funds traced to accounts held by the politician and companies linked to him. The Commission had weeks earlier traced N4billion to two ...

Your start-up capital is not money, it is your passion  Likes) Abiodun Folawiyo Abiodun Folawiyo , a graduate of Accounting from the University of Lagos love for shoe-making was born over 15 years ago. He has since turned that dream into reality and is the CEO of Shoespeed Interglobal Services Limited. He has trained over 500 people in shoemaking and hopes to start an academy for Shoemakers. The 35 years old Shoemaker speaks about growing business from the scratch. What spurred you into shoemaking? My love for shoemaking was born out of three major reasons. One is to solve the problems of not getting good shoes in Nigeria. As at 15 years ago when I started, it was tough to find a company or individual that make good shoes in Nigeria. That raised my curiosity and I kept telling myself, as long as this thing did not grow from the soil and it did not come from the sky, human being made them, I will go all out to build the skill to make shoes.  The second reason is the dri...

THE BIG 4 ACCOUNTING FIRMS Breaking down the biggest accounting and cpa firms Top 20 Accounting Firms in The World Each year the worlds largest accounting firms grow a little larger. With mergers and acquisitions the never ending competition for global supremacy seems to never end. How to become a Big 4 Accountant in 7 steps With that said, as of 2014, these are the 20 biggest global accounting firms, all things considered. And the Winner is… 1. Deloitte It comes as no surprise that Deloitte holds the number one global position. It’s hold on the top spot seems secure for the time being. Deloitte is located in more than 150 countries, and has over 600 offices in the world. The firm is headquartered in New York City, New York. They have most recently reached the 100-partner milestone when they merged with Curtis Mclean. Deloitte specializes in audit & assurance, tax, advisory, and risk. They offer a wide range of services that include strategy, financial an...

Nigerian, Abdullahi Shuaibu, described by the New York Police department as an employee of the United Nations was arrested for robbing four Manhattan banks, all during his lunch hour. Shuaibu’s photo circulated by NYPD Shuaibu, 53, a journalist and former staff of the News Agency of Nigeria was picked up by police on Monday and charged with robbery and attempted robbery for the crimes committed during his two-month spree. All four banks are within walking distance of UN headquarters on First Ave. near E. 42nd St., where the Nigerian worked. Authorities were led to the suspect after a retired police officer who works at the UN recognised him from a surveillance image previously released by the police. In the first incident, Shuaibu walked into a Santander Bank on Madison Ave. near E. 43rd St. on Feb. 27 and told the teller he had a gun. The bank employee complied and handed him an unknown sum of money. He hit two more banks in March, first striking out at a Bank of America on Third...

— The Nigerian economy is out of recession and growing strong, says United Kingdom-based World Economics. The organisation, which is  dedicated to producing analysis, insight and data relating to questions of importance in understanding the world economy, said this development was reflected in the growth of its April Sales Managers’ Index, SMI, for Nigeria, which rose to 58.5 per cent from 56.7 per cent in March. According to a report on its website, the organisation said: “April Sales Managers’ Index, SMI, data suggests that the Nigerian economy is continuing to grow out of the recession which saw 10 months of consecutive contraction in 2016. “The Market Growth Index grew to 58.5 in April as the monthly Sales Growth Index ticked up to 56.7, its highest value since 2015 and representative of rapid growth. Price inflation for April, which is tracked by the Prices Charged Index, remained high at 58.7 – indicative of high levels of inflation. A slow...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dared Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike over his threat to sue the Federal Government on the $43 million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos. APC said Wike, his Ekiti State counterpart, Ayodele Fayose and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, who linked the $43 million to the Minister of Transportation and immediate past governor of Rivers, Chibuike Amaechi, were being mischievous. Wike, at the weekend alleged that the apartment where the money was found by EFCC operatives belongs to his predecessor and the $309 million was the 70 per cent equity share from the sale of the state-owned First Independent Power Company. The company had four gas turbines with installed capacity of 541 megawatts. It was sold to NG Power Limited at $800,000.00 per megawatts. Amaechi, however, denied the allegation.APC Chairman in Rivers, Davies Ikanya said: “It was rather u...

  Nigeria loses Africa’s top oil producer position to Angola With the cumulative loss of 4.8 million barrels in the month under review put in cost at the prevailing $55.89 per barrel for Brent crude, Nigeria is estimated to have lost over $271.8 million (N82.8 billion). PHOTO:AFP Sheds N83 billion in one month Nigeria’s crude oil production fell by 156,900 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.269 million bpd in March, from 1.426mbpd recorded in February. Consequently, the country lost its status as Africa’s top oil producer to Angola, according to latest data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). With the cumulative loss of 4.8 million barrels in the month under review put in cost at the prevailing $55.89 per barrel for Brent crude, Nigeria is estimated to have lost over $271.8 million (N82.8 billion). Going by the Federal Government’s 2017 budget proposals, the sum could have substantially funded the expenditure for water resources, pu...

Mike Adenuga Mike AdenugaBornMichael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga 29 April 1953 (age 63) Ibadan ,  Oyo , NigeriaResidence Banana Island ,  Ikoyi ,  Lagos ,  Lagos State , NigeriaNationalityNigerianEducation Ibadan Grammar School Alma mater Northwestern Oklahoma State University Pace University OccupationFounder of  Globacom , Chairman of ConoilNet worth $ 5.8 billion (2017) [1] Children7 Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr  (born 29 April 1953) is a Nigerian business tycoon, and the  second richest person in Nigeria . His company Globacom  is Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator, and also has a presence in Ghana and Benin. He also owns stakes in the  Equitorial Trust Bank and the oil exploration firm Conoil (formerly  Consolidated Oil Company ).  Forbes has estimated his net worth at $5.8 billion as of 2017, [1]  which makes him second wealthiest Nigerian behind  Aliko Dangote ,as w...

Following the plunge in the price of oil and commodities, the size of the fortunes of some billionaires in Africa has continued to drop. Forbes has published its annual list of richest men in Africa. This year, only 21 billionaires are on the list, worth a combined $70 billion. This is down from the 2015 list which featured 23 African billionaires worth a combined $79.8 billion. The 21 billionaires hail from 7 countries: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, Algeria, Angola and Tanzania. Two Nigerians dropped off the list this year. They are Femi Otedola, whose net worth dropped from $1.6 billion in November 2015 to just $330 million today, and sugar billionaire Abdulsamad Rabiu, whose net worth dropped below $1 billion in the wake of a weakened Nigerian currency. Below is the new list of African billionaires. 1. Aliko Dangote (Nigeria) Aliko Dangote remains Africa's richest person Despite a nearly $5 billion drop in his net worth for the second year in a row, the Nigerian cement...

The introduction of the internet and social media to the world has made several impacts on people I.e the users and the founders. Sometimes ago, I published an article titled "The Impact of The Social Media In The World Today" in which I mentioned some advantages and the disadvantages particularly to the users. Also, the social media has positive impacts on the founders one of which is profit maximization. In the world, we have a lot of people who had become wealthy as a result of the existence of these social networks. They include the following individuals. Rank Name Website Year Website Launched Net Worth 1 Larry Page  Google 1998 $18.5 Billion 2 Sergey Brin  Google 1998 $18.5 Billion 3 Jeff Bezos  Amazon 1994 $8.7 Billlion 4 Pierre Omidyar  eBay 1995 $6.3 Billion 5 Eric Schmidt  Google 1998 $5.9 Billion 6 Ronald Burkle  Yahoo 1995 $3.5 Billion 7 Mark Cuban  Broadcast.com 1995 $2.6 Billion 8 Jerry Yang...