Day: April 19, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo loses baby boy

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United star and his partner have announced that their baby son has died. The sad news was revealed in a message from the couple that appeared on Manchester United and Portugal forward Ronaldo’s social media accounts yesterday. The couple said they are “devastated” and called losing their child the “greatest pain that any parents can feel”. “It is with deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away,” they wrote. “It is the greatest pain that any parents can feel. “Only the birth…

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Terrorist demands N30m from Zamfara govt for killing wife, two others , gives 14 days ultimatum

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The Zamfara state government has been given 14days ultimatum by a notorious terrorist known as Nasanda, to pay him N30 million as compensation for the alleged killing of his wife and two other relations. He threatened to kill 300 people, if his demand was not met. Nasanda alleged that some vigilante men in the state killed his bride, her uncle and aunt. Reacting to the development, convener of Concerned Nigerians, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, lamented the audacity of criminals to make open threats against citizens in a country with equipped security…

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Police begin probe as school, parent disagree over alleged rape of Chrisland school pupil

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The Lagos State police has commenced probe into allegations that a 10-year-old primary six pupil of Chrisland Schools, Lagos State, was raped during the school’s participation in the World School Games at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The female pupil was among 76 pupils that represented the school at the event, which was held between March 8 and 14, 2022. A statement by a Member, Advisory Board, Chrisland Schools, Akin Fadeyi, titled, ‘Chrisland Children Remain Our Centre of Focus,’ said 71 of the pupils ensured untainted adherence to the school’s standards.…

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CBA FOUNDATION CALLS OUT IN-LAWS OVER DEHUMANISATION OF WIDOWS

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AUTHOR: Ony Kachi After Mrs kumbaya (name changed to protect her identity) lost her husband at work in 2005, she was accused of killing him. The accusation did not come from her husband’s brothers but his sister, who had earlier lost her own husband. It took the combined hard work of the brothers to get their sister off the back of her fellow widow. They told their sister pointedly that she too could face the same accusation she was levelling against their sister-in-law, since her husband was deceased too. This…

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Fidelity Bank reacts to alleged video of customer with a band performing outside the Bank

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Our attention has been drawn to a video circulating online about a man singing at one of our branches. Contrary to media reports claiming that the man was wrongfully debited by the bank, the video is actually a picketing exercise organized by the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Employees over a dispute they have with the Anambra State Urban Water Holding Corporation and Anambra State Waste Management Authority. To this end, we had earlier issued a statement explaining that while the Union obtained a garnishee…

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