Day: August 24, 2021

Faces at Racheal Oniga’s symposium: Exit of an Icon

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A symposium held in honour of the late actress, Racheal Oniga at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Alausa, Ikeja on August 23, 2021 had in attendance, people from different walks of life which include movie stars, musicians, politicians, business personalities amongst others. The event, which was organised by the coalition of NGOs and friends, had the children of the deceased; Tunji and Sola Oniga spoke about the glowing attributes of their late mother as an actress who never neglected her motherly role while alive. The theme of the…

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37 suspected Internet fraudsters arrested by EFCC

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37 suspected Internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Oyo State. The suspects were arrested at various locations in Ibadan, the state capital, and Oyo town, by operatives of the Ibadan zonal command of the agency. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. The anti-graft agency’s spokesman explained that the suspects were arrested on Friday following intelligence on their alleged involvement in Internet fraud. The suspects include Kehinde Ayoola, Adewale Samson, Adeniran Ayobami,…

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COVID-19: Nigeria records 565 new cases, eight deaths

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday recorded 565 new COVD-19 cases and eight deaths. This was made known in a statement by the NCDC on Tuesday. The centre said that this brings the total infections to 187, 588 since the index case in 2020. The NCDC attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and low vaccination rates across the country. The centre also said that eight COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Monday, bringing the total fatality figure to 2,276. The NCDC stated that the new…

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UK-based Nigerian lady killed by gunmen in Ibadan

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Bola Aworetan, a United Kingdom-based Nigerian lady, who came into the country for her mother’s burial, has been brutally murdered in Ibadan, Oyo State. A source said the deceased had come to Nigeria from the United Kingdom (UK), where she lived and worked, to bury her mother before she was murdered. The burial for the mother attracted people from all walks of life and she hosted guests at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to the tributes written by friends and colleagues in Nigeria, she was shot dead by…

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