Day: October 2, 2019

Cannabis cafe opens in Hollywood

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Following the legalization of marijuana in some states in the USA, the first cannabis restaurant has opened in West Hollywood, offering diners an array of weed products and hoping to rival Amsterdam’s famed coffee shops. Called Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe, the much-hyped 240-seat establishment is open to people 21 and over, who can order from a cannabis menu just like they would a wine bottle. “Flower Hosts,” or “budtenders,” help patrons navigate the menu, giving advice to connoisseurs or novices on what strain of cannabis to order with their…

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DSS arrests Maina, son with pistol, drone

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During a joint operation with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Department of State Services said it has arrested the ex-chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina and his son, Faisal. According to the service, it recovered a pistol, a drone and bullet proof vehicles from the suspects after their arrest in Abuja, on Monday. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunnaya, in Abuja, on Wednesday. He said father and son were arrested at…

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Seven pregnant girls escape from baby factory, rescued by police in Lagos

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Seven pregnant girls have been rescued from a baby factory in Lagos State by policemen attached to the Isolo Police Division. The seven victims had reportedly escaped from another baby factory in the Isolo area and were fleeing when the attention of the police was called to them. It was learnt that the girls, aged between 13 and 27, had fled where they were camped after they discovered that their babies would be sold. Stranded and lost, they loitered at Cele bus stop, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway around 1am on Wednesday. It…

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Buhari’s Independence Day speech condemned by PDP, others

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The independence broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari has been condemned by Nigerians who said it is an insult to Nigerians, among others. The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said the broadcast was an insult to the psyche of Nigerians. The opposition party in a statement on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, also described Buhari’s broadcast as a mockery of an independent state like Nigeria. The PDP said Buhari’s broadcast had further confirmed that Nigeria was in wrong hands. It said, “The PDP notes that President Buhari,…

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Keystone Bank in trouble for Breach of Contract, fined US$778,118

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    A Federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria has ordered Keystone Bank Limited to pay a Chinese company, Hexing Electrical company, damages in the sum of $778,118.72 over a breach of contract.  The judgement of the court was sequel to a suit filed before the court against Keystone Bank Limited, Chris International Agencies company and Central bank of Nigeria as defendants, claiming the sum of $778,118.72 being the total outstanding sum of the money  due and payable under the irrevocable letter of credit issued by the…

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