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Ooni of Ife marries again

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Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has a new queen. Queen Amina Anako arrived at the palace on Tuesday night. A video shared on the Facebook page of the monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, showed that the new queen was ushered into the inner chamber around 10 pm, where her husband and a few guests were waiting for her. The video also showed relatives of the new queen from Ilorin were also present at the brief ceremony. During the ceremony, Anako’s relations from Ebiraland in Kogi State and Ilorin in Kwara…

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Fake reverend sister arrested for child trafficking, 15 children rescued

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Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued fifteen children from the residence of one Maureen Wechinwu, who claimed to be a Reverend Sister, in Aluu Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State. During the parade of suspects by the State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, it was revealed that the children rescued from the suspected trafficker were aged between seven and nine years. The CP said preliminary investigations have shown that the children were picked from different parts of the South-South states and were being sold out…

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Elizabeth Truss takes over as new British PM

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Following the resignation of Boris Johnson, new Prime Minister (PM), Liz Truss has taken over office. Truss met with the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, yesterday. The former foreign secretary, 47, was seen in an official photograph shaking hands with the monarch to accept her offer to form a new government and become the 15th PM of her 70-year reign. The symbolic ceremony held at the sovereign’s remote Balmoral retreat in the Scottish Highlands, as the Queen, 96, was deemed ‘unfit’ to return to London due to ill health.…

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Ogun House of Assembly Speaker granted bail over Money laundering charges

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  Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, was yesterday, granted bail of N300m by the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State. Justice Daniel Osiagor granted bail, following no objections from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The speaker was arraigned over alleged N2.5 billion money laundering charges by the anti-graft agency. Counsel for EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo, had told the court that he would leave the issue of bail solely within the discretion of the court. But counsel to the speaker, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, urged…

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We’ve done our best to end the strike – Education Minister

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Adamu Adamu, The minister of education has stated that the Federal Government has done all it can to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Adamu said: “In all, we have been doing, our guide has been the directive of Mr President Muhammadu Buhari, namely, that while the unions should be persuaded to return to work, government should not repeat the past mistakes of accepting to sign an agreement it will be unable to implement. “Government should not, in the guise of resolving current challenges,…

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National Universities Commission urges Nigerian students to apply for UK scholarships

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The National Universities Commission has called on qualified Nigerians to apply for the Chevening scholarships, an initiative of the government of the United Kingdom. The call comes amid the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This was contained in a letter signed by the Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, and addressed to all vice-chancellors. The commission said, “The National Universities Commission is in receipt of the letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ref. TSW/BRI/V/T and dated 12 August 2022, with the attached…

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Women running baby factory in Ogun arrested

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Police in Ogun state have arrested two women for allegedly operating a baby factory in Agbado, in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Monday, said the suspects, Christiana Iyama and Margaret Ogwu, were arrested on August 27, 2022, following information received by police. Oyeyemi said, “Upon the information, the DPO Agbado Division, SP Awoniyi Adekunle, mobilised his detectives to the area where the said Christiana Iyama and Margaret Ogwu were arrested.…

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Human trafficking victim rescued by Sokoto police, suspects arrested

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Miss Precious Oke, a female victim of human traffickers in Sokoto State, has been rescued by the Sokoto State police command at Illela Border town of the state. Parading the suspected traffickers, the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Gumel, said the quick intervention of the police to rescue the victims was part of the operation of the recently launched ‘X- SQUARD’ by the Sokoto Police Command. He said the victim, Precious Oke, was trapped at Illela Border town on her way to Niger Republic, when she sighted police and her…

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Nigerian sprinter, Nwokocha suspended on grounds of doping

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Grace Nwokocha, A Nigeria sprinter, was revealed to have had two banned substances in her blood sample and has therefore been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Grace Nwokocha was part of the quartet that won gold in the 4x100m relay at this year’s Commonwealth Games. She has been suspended by the world body for the use of banned substances. Ostarine and Ligandrol, two anabolic agents prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – were found in Nwokocha’s blood sample. “The AIU has provisionally suspended Nigerian runner, Nzubechi Grace…

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GTCO Plc Releases 2022 Half year Audited Results … Reports Profit Before Tax of ₦103.2billion

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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2022, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦103.2billion, representing an increase of 11.0% over ₦93.1billion recorded in the corresponding period ended June 2021. The Group’s loan book (net) increased by 1.8% from ₦1.80trillion recorded as at December 2021 to ₦1.83trillion in June 2022 while deposit liabilities increased by 6.4% from ₦4.13trillion in December 2021…

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