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Policemen attached to Yahaya Bello withdrawn

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All police officers attached to the embattled former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, have been withdrawn by the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun. The order for the withdrawal was contained in a police wireless message on Friday. The document with reference number: “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 read in part, “IG has ordered the withdrawal of all policemen attached to His Excellency and former Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. “Acknowledge compliance and treat with utmost importance. Please, above, for your information and strict compliance.” The Nigerian Immigration Service…

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Three toddlers locked up in Lagos home by Grandma rescued by Police

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Three toddlers allegedly locked up in a room at Agodo-Egbe in the Ikotun area of Lagos state, have been rescued by the State Police. It was gathered that the children, which included a girl and two boys between the ages of two and four years, were locked inside for some time by one Fatimo Ganiyu said to be their grandmother. Some members of the community who became curious about their whereabouts were said to have immediately alerted the police on Wednesday. Following the tip-off, a team of policemen visited the…

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Court restrains EFCC from arresting, prosecuting Yahaya Bello

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been restrained from infringing on the fundamental human rights of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former Kogi State Governor by a High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State. In a two hour judgment delivered on Wednesday, at the High Court 4 and presided over by Hon. Justice I.A Jamil, in suit no HCL/68/M/2020, the court restrained the EFCC from arresting, detaining and prosecuting the applicant except as authorised by the Court. This is a definite order following the earlier interim injunction given. The judgment followed…

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29 Yoruba nation agitators arraigned by Oyo govt, Onitiri-Abiola’s residence demolished

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The building where Mrs Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, who declared that Yorubaland had become a sovereign nation, was yesterday demolished by the Oyo State government. The storey-building is located in the Oluyole area of Ibadan. In a viral video, it was revealed that the house was pulled down following the discovery by security agents that the house was also being used as an armoury. It was gathered that she recorded the broadcast there then left the house before sending it on social media. A source, who spoke under the condition of anonymity,…

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Cubana Chief Priest charged for Naira abuse gets N10m bail

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Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, a Businessman and socialite, who was charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been granted N10m bail with two sureties in like sum by a Federal High Court in Lagos State. Cubana Chief priest broke his silence after perfecting his N10 million bail condition with two sureties in like sum. Okechukwu claimed he was not small and that money was water in an Instagram post shortly after his arraignment on Wednesday. “Seeing all your messages and love.…

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Nigerian man shot 4 times by wife dies in US

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Michael Chidozie, a 26-year-old Nigerian man, has died of spinal injury complications after his wife shot him four times during an argument inside their Houston residence, Texas, US. Chidozie’s wife, Keaiirra Shavoiyae, two years older, shot him in the middle of an argument on March 21 in front of their two children, claiming she acted in self-defence. He was rushed to Ben Taub Hospital after police found him with gunshot wounds and his wife in a panic holding their two kids, aged three and two. Chidozie lingered 18 days on…

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Floods take over streets in Dubai after a year’s worth of rain falls in hours

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Highways in Dubai were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial centre reeled from record rains. Huge tailbacks snaked along six-lane expressways after up to 254 millimetres of rain — about two years’ worth — fell on the desert United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. At least one person was killed after a 70-year-old man was swept away in his car in Ras Al-Khaimah, one of the country’s seven emirates, police said. Passengers were warned not to come to Dubai airport,…

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Yoruba Nation sponsors promised to end my hunger —Female suspect

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Some self-acclaimed Yoruba Nation agitators hoisted their flag on the building housing the Oyo state House of Assembly last Saturday. One of the suspects, who was among the Yoruba Nation agitators that invaded the Oyo State House of Assembly and Governor’s office, on Saturday, Ayanwale Rofiayat, yesterday, disclosed that those who sponsored the invasion, promised to put an end to starvation in her life. This came as the Oyo State Government, yesterday, described the invasion as treasonable. The woman suspect was among other 20 suspects paraded by the Oyo State…

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Dunamis apologises to Abuja testifier after Testimony backlash

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Vera Anyim, the woman who was accused of lying while giving testimony at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, has said she bears no grudge against the church. This followed the controversy that trailed the treatment that was meted out to her by the church’s Senior Pastor, Dr Paul Enenche, on Sunday. In a video that emerged online, Anyim, during her testimony in the church, said she graduated with a “Bsc in Law” from the National Open University of Nigeria. She was however interrupted by Enenche who said she was…

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Fidelity Bank’s profit soars by 131.5% in FY 2023 -Declares a final dividend of 60kobo per share

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Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has released its 2023 full year Audited Financial Statements, reporting a 131.5% growth in Profit Before Tax to N 124,26 billion. According to the results, which was issued to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) today, the bank grew Gross Earnings by 64.9% YoY to N555.83 billion, driven by 81.6% growth in Net interest income which increased from N152.7billion to N277.37 billion. This led to a Profit After Tax of N99.45 billion representing a 112.9% annual growth. Commenting on the Bank’s commendable performance, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe,OON,…

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