Day: February 20, 2018

Donald Trump denies Crooks kissing allegation

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Donald Trump, the United States president on Tuesday denied allegations of sexual misconduct by a woman who says he forcibly kissed her when she worked at Trump Tower in New York over a decade ago. Rachel Crooks, who initially came forward during the 2016 presidential election campaign, is one of over a dozen women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct. Crooks came amid women speaking up about workplace harassment as part of the #MeToo movement. Trump tweeted in response to a newspaper report: “A woman I don’t know and,…

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Head-Teacher Rapes 10-Year-Old Pupil, Infects Her With STD

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David Eyo, a 31-year-old head-teacher, who allegedly defiled his 10-year-old pupil and infected her with a disease was on Tuesday remanded in Kirikiri Prison on the orders of an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Chief Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, who gave the ruling, directed that the case file should be duplicated and a copy sent to the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. The accused, a resident of Aguda in Surulere area of Lagos, is on trial for defilement. “He defiled his 10-year-old pupil (name withheld) several times in…

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Couple sells their newborn baby girl for N400,000

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A man and his wife were arrested in Imo State by the Monitoring Unit of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Imo State Police Command after three weeks of investigation. They were arrested for allegedly selling their daughter, Chinecherem, for N400,000, a few hours after delivery. The couple – Ifeanyi, 35, and Emmaculata Elijah, 30 – are indigenes of Amakpu- Umuba, in the Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State. But they are residents of Irete, in the Owerri West LGA of Imo State. Other suspects…

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UBA Contactless Cards Hit Industry High Of Three Million

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Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again demonstrated its superiority in the Nigerian e-Banking space with the  issuance of over three million Near Field Communication (NFC) technology enabled  contactless cards to its teeming customers. UBA has revolutionised the payments landscape in Nigeria in 2015, with the introduction of contactless payment cards which enable customers pay with ease by leveraging the NFC technology. The NFC technology allows wireless communication between devices that are a few centimetres apart. The NFC payment Card uses microchips/antenna to transmit data via…

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Commercial drivers protest killing of driver by trigger Happy policeman

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There was chaos in Rumukoro, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday evening after a policeman allegedly killed a taxi driver, identified only as Bright. A police team which arrived shortly after the incident, cordoned off the scene. The cops shot continuously into the air to disperse a mob protesting against the killing. It was gathered that the policeman who fired the shot that killed the taxi driver was escorting a vehicle conveying frozen chicken and fish to an unknown destination. An eyewitness who gave his…

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LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR FLAGS OFF E- TAX PAYMENT CAMPAIGN AT GTBANK

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The electronic tax payment campaign has been flagged off by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The electronic tax payment is to allow residents and citizens of Lagos State to pay their taxes directly to the coffers of the State Government. The flag-off campaign was kicked off at the Guaranty Trust Bank, Opebi branch, Lagos on Monday February 19, 2018. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode noted that this noble effort was implemented so as to help tax payers make direct deposits to…

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73-year-old man remanded for allegedly stabbing nephew to death

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Emmanuel Ajasa, a septuagenarian, was on Monday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for the murder of his nephew, whom he allegedly stabbed to death. Ajasa, 73, is to remain behind bars, pending receipt of legal advice from the office of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, the Magistrate, Mrs. O.O.A. Fowowe-Erusiafe, ruled. The plea of the accused was not taken. Earlier, the prosecutor, Sergeant Courage Ekhueorohan, said the accused had committed the offence on February 11 at 10:40p.m. at No. 9, Kalejaiye St., Lowa in…

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