Day: August 5, 2024

Nigeria to face USA in Olympic women’s basketball knockouts

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History-making D’tigress of Nigeria will be facing the reigning champions, USA, in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics women’s basketball competition on Wednesday, following the draw on Sunday. The Nigerians are the first African nation ever to reach the last eight of an Olympic basketball tournament, men and women included. They will have a tough task against the Americans, who have won the last seven titles. Nigeria clinched their place by beating Canada 79-70 on Sunday, while the USA defeated Germany 87-68 thanks to 19 points from Jackie Young and…

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Bobrisky released from prison

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Idris Okuneye, controversial cross-dresser, popularly known as Bobrisky, has regained freedom from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, after spending six months in incarceration for abusing the naira by spraying it at parties. Recall that Bobrisky was sentenced to six months imprisonment on April 12, 2024, without the option of fine by Justice Abimbola Awogboro. In a video on X on Monday, Bobrisky, spotted with actress, Eniola Ajao, shared excitement on return.  “I’ve missed you guys so much. I can’t wait to have you guys and give you guys what you have…

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Woman arrested for selling own new born baby for N400,000 to pay rent, feed

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An intelligence report about a building that serves as a birth house in Rumuokwurusi town in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, where newborn babies were allegedly sold, has led to the arrest of one Happiness Monday who sold her new born baby for N400,000, alongside the midwife. The Rivers State Police Command boss, CP Olatunji Disu, directed the Commander of the Monitoring Squad, CSP Grace Wonwu, to unearth the baby sale gang. Police sources hinted that when the policemen arrived at the house on July 6, 2024, a…

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Tinubu’s speech hollow, fails to address hardship among Nigerians – Atiku

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Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 elections, has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast to the nation on Sunday morning as a hollow speech devoid of solutions to the hardship facing Nigerians. Atiku who spoke through his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, in a statement in Abuja, said the broadcast intended to quell the fervour of public protests against his administration’s poor governance, utterly missed the mark. He said, “His (Tinubu’s) speech neglects the pressing economic hardships that have besieged Nigerian families since the very…

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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest leader arrested by DSS in Abuja

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Micheal Lenin, one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. The Director of Mobilisation, Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, said Lenin’s house was raided by the DSS. He alleged that the DSS also assaulted him during his arrest. Adenola said, “ Lenin has been arrested by the DSS. He was…

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8-year-old girl shoots male teacher to death in US

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In a shocking incident at ford Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan, 8-year-old Quianna Hudson brought her father’s gun to school and fatally shot her 56-year-old gym teacher, Jim Turner. During gym class, Mr. Turner took Quianna into his office, and three minutes later, two shots rang out, causing students to scream and flee the gym. School security rushed to the scene and found Mr. Turner dead, with gunshot wounds to his thigh and chest. Police arrived shortly afterward and took Quianna into custody At the police station, Quianna revealed that…

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