Day: April 2, 2020

Man Arrested For Teaching Dog How To Drive

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Following a high-speed chase, an American has left authorities dumbfounded after they found his dog behind the wheel. The man, 51-year-old Alberto Tito Alejandro who is a resident of the western US state of Washington was arrested on Sunday afternoon after police received calls about a driver hitting two vehicles in an area south of Seattle and then speeding away. State trooper Heather Axtman, said that emergency services got multiple calls about a car traveling erratically at more than 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour). However, officers were shocked after giving…

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Nude photos: Salawa Abeni explains her ordeal with blackmailer

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Queen Salawa Abeni, Veteran Nigerian singer, has taken to her Instagram to call out a blackmailer who is threatening to release her nude photos. The waka musician whose songs are predominantly in the Yoruba language shared screenshots of her conversations with the blackmailer who identified himself as Jason. Rather than cave into her blackmailer’s demands for money to prevent him from releasing the nudes, the “Shooting Stars” singer updated her followers about the development. She also went ahead to share the photos herself. In her Instagram post, she expressed her…

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Imam arrested by NAPTIP for sodomy

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A 42-year-old pharmacist, Abubarkar Danraka, has been arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related offences on Wednesday, for alleged sodomy. A statement by an official of the Press Unit of NAPTIP, Osamuyi Oyegun, said  Danraka who had a PhD, was arrested after he allegedly had anal sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old boy. Oyegun said the offence was contrary to the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015. According to him, the suspect, who is a resident of Spring Valley Estate of the Federal…

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Immigration boss shares video from isolation, says “Coronavirus humbles me”

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Muhammed Babandede, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, has said being infected with coronavirus is a humbling experience. Babandede, who spoke from isolation since he tested positive for COVID-19 upon his return from the UK on March 22, said Nigerians should pray that the number of cases in the country doesn’t explode further. In a video he released on Wednesday night, the immigration boss said people all over the country, especially kinsmen from his village, have been gracious with their prayers and show of love towards him. He said,…

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COVID-19: FG reviews lockdown as cases rise by 35

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The Federal Government, in a new guideline it issued on Wednesday, stated that markets selling food would open from 10am to 2pm every other day. Also, supermarkets and pharmacies are to open from 10am to 4pm every day, but must maintain a high level of hygiene. The new guidelines also ban bus services during the lockdown. It adds that a mass gathering of more than 20 people is not allowed. The Federal Government reviewed the lockdown on Wednesday just as COVID-19 cases rose to 174 with 35 new cases. The Nigeria…

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FG begins disbursement of N20,000 to 1m ‘vulnerable’ Nigerians

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Federal Government has began disbursement of N5,000 to one million indigent Nigerians in the country yesterday. Beneficiaries of the money are from the Conditional Cash Transfers Scheme, who were paid N20,000 each covering four months. The action, according to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Faroug, is in line with recent directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that the conditional cash transfers for the next two months be paid immediately to beneficiaries. Disbursing the money at Kwali Local Government Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,…

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