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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has preferred 11 charges bordering on fraud against upcoming musician, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, for alleged credit card fraud. The musician effectively risks seven years in jail if found guilty, as Section 33 (2) which he was accused of breaching, reads: “Any person who uses: a counterfeit access device; an unauthorised access device; an access device issued to another person; resulting in a loss or gain commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not more than seven years or a fine of not more than N5,000,000.00 and forfeiture of the advantage or value derived from his act. The charges with suit number FHC/L/178C/19 were filed before a Lagos State High Court. Some of the credit cards, according to the EFCC, bore the names- Nicole Louise Malyon, and Timea Fedorne Tatar. The alleged crimes were in contravention of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the Cyber Crimes ...

Stress is a sickness that strikes anyone at any given time. It’s a great equalizer to all that is good in life. Stress can take its form in many different things. It differs for every person. What is stressful for one may not necessarily be stressful for another. The common underlying principles that connect our collective stress is this: Stress arises from our perceived threats to our existence as human beings. If we see any potentially damaging threats to the harmony of our lives, it can cause us stress. Stress, therefore, is a product of how we perceive our situations and how we react to them. We’re not saying that by the end of this article, you will live a completely stress-free life; that’s impossible. Stress helps keeps us sane by providing a sense of emotional and physiological balance to our lives. However, what this article aims to do is to help you cope with stressful situations by alleviating its effects on your psyche. If you manage to improve your mental strengt...

Working in Lagos is stressful in itself, from the torrid of traffic to having a difficult boss, then to the super-annoying commercial drivers (A.K.A, Danfo drivers or Marwa riders). If you live around Osodi, you will have the addition of Agbero boys to deal with. There is just a lot around to stress you out even without you stressing. Hence, the need to learn how to manage stress from work. Here are 5 tips that will help you manage stress if applied. 1.     Take Time To Rest Many times we get so caught up in the cycle of work and then we forget to take a back seat and recharge. Most times our excuse lies in the façade that we don’t have enough time to do all we have to do but that is usually a lie. In fact, according to research, we do our best work when we are well rested because our brains can think straight and better then. So, take some break this weekend and have a good rest, a good sleep or some time at the spa. 2.     Talk With Colleagues A...