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Abuja - The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Ernest Ndukwe, has disclosed that Nigerian mobile phone subscribers will enjoy free, rather than paid, blocking of stolen phones when an anti-theft scheme to be activated by all operators goes live before year end.

The regulatory road map also envisions that by year end, operators will have a database of the identity of pre-paid phone subscribers to assist law enforcement agencies in stemming the growing incidence of crimes linked with mobile and allied telephony services.

Abia - Nigerians Banks have deployed new creative ways of transporting money, using helicopters as a substitute for armed bullion vans,  following incessant robbery attacks in recent times. Hopefully, robbers will not find a way to checkmate this new move.

In fact, it was gathered that a helipad was specifically built for the helicopters to land and take off with money.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this move by banks became necessary following rampant attacks on bullion vans by gunmen which sources said were more than 10 in the last three months.

Houston (USA) - If you have not read Part 1 of this interesting interview with this extra-ordinary Nigerian, Shola Ajani, making a difference in the lives of fellow Nigerians, by collaborating with the Crème de la Crème of Nigeria corporate world, to woo talented Nigerians professionals in diaspora, back home to work, then, you need to read that immediately.

Houston - The name Shola Ajani rings a bell among the Nigerian elite society in the United Kingdom, most of West Africa, and ofcourse back home in Nigeria. While very little is known about this super-talented Nigerian professional in North America, the continent awaits him and his entourage as they storm the United States and Canada, in their first ever, North America job exhibition aimed at recruiting top Nigerian brains presently living or studying in these two countries, back home to work for leading firms in the private sector.

Markudi - Apprehension has gripped the top hierarchy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Court of Appeal, Jos, Plateau State, prepares to deliver judgment on Tuesday on the appeal by the President of the Senate, Mr. David Mark, against the nullification of his election by the Election Petitions Tribunal in Makurdi, Benue State.

There are strong indications that the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may have commenced a search for a possible replacement for Mark in case the court affirms the February 23, 2008 verdict by the tribunal.