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UK inflation surged to new high

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Official data on Wednesday showed that British inflation surged to a new 40-year high in July on rising food prices, adding to a cost-of-living crisis as the country faces the prospect of recession. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) accelerated to 10.1 percent last month from 9.4 percent in June, the Office of National Statistics said. The Bank of England warned earlier this month that inflation will climb to just over 13 percent this year, the highest level since 1980. It also projected that the country would enter a recession that…

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Four students reportedly drown at Lagos beach

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Four teenagers reportedly drowned on Tuesday at the Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, while swimming in the water. It was gathered that 10 secondary school leavers, aged between 14 and 15, went to swim at the beach to celebrate the completion of their West African Senior School Examination. They were said to be pupils of the Kuramo Senior College, Lekki. The spokesperson for the Elegushi Beach Management, Chief Ayuba Elegushi, in a statement on Tuesday, said the pupils were not properly registered. He noted that the…

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2face reacts to rumoured affair

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Innocent Idibia, Nigerian musician popularly known as 2face, has reacted to rumours of him having an extra-marital affair. In the past week, claims that the artiste had impregnated a certain banker went viral. This came days after Idibia posted a public apology for being an embarrassment to his wife and family. In the said statement shared via his Instagram page, Idibia wrote, “This is no stunt. I’m sorry for all the embarrassment I’ve caused my wife, my kids, my mother and all our families and my management team. I’m not looking for…

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Abducted Redeemer’s student regains freedom

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The Ogun State Government on Monday announced that a 17-year-old kidnapped victim, Oluwatomiwa Akinlaja, escaped from captivity in Ikorodu, Lagos State. Akinlaja, a student of the Redeemer’s University in Osun State, was reportedly abducted last week at the Sagamu Interchange, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was gathered that Akinlaja was on his way to join his parents at the Redemption Camp along the highway, when he fell into the hands of the hoodlums. He was going for the 70th convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, tagged ‘Perfect Jubilee,’ which took…

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Returnee excretes 77 wraps of cocaine at Enugu airport, others arrested

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 50-year-old Mgbeobuna Victor Eberechukwu for ingesting 77 pellets of cocaine at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. The suspect was arrested on Saturday, August 6, following his arrival from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, onboard an Ethiopian airline flight. The suspect, who hails from Anambra State, passed out the 77 wraps of the illicit drug in eight excretions spanning four days. In a related development, spokesperson for the Agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, yesterday, said 11.90 kg consignment…

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Notorious kidnapper, Wadume sentenced To seven years Imprisonment

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A notorious kidnapper, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, and two others, have been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by Federal High Court in Abuja. Others charged with Wadume are Auwalu Bala (aka Omo Razor), Uba Bala (aka Uba Delu), Bashir Waziri (aka Baba Runs), Zubairu Abdullahi (aka Basho) and Rayyanu Abdul. The judge also sentenced Delu, Abdullahi, and Abdul to seven years’ imprisonment, while she discharged and acquitted Omo Razor and Baba Runs, for lack of evidence. Justice Nyako’s judgement was delivered on July 22, and made available to…

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FIRSTBANK COMMEMORATES 2022 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY, DEDICATING THE WEEK TO CELEBRATING THE YOUTH

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 First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its commemoration of the 2022 International Youth Day, globally celebrated today, 12 August 2022 and themed “Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages.” The International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society. The Day also amplifies the message that action is needed across all generations to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and leave no…

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MC Oluomo gifts Nollywood actor, Olaiya Igwe, car

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Ebun Oloyede, Yoruba Nollywood actor, popularly known as Olaiya Igwe, has gotten a surprise Mercedes-Benz GLK SUV gift from Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo. A trending video shows the moment the former Chairman of Lagos State chapter of NURTW handed over the keys to the Mercedes-Benz GLK to the actor. On receiving the keys to the car, Olaiya, who was still shocked about the unexpected gift, prostrated and rolled on the floor to show his appreciation to the new Chairman of Lagos Parks Management Committee. King Westt, who shared the…

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Police arrest Lesbian in Anambra for killing lover’s husband

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Anambra State Police have arrested a lesbian for killing a man identified as Ikechukwu Onuma popularly known as ‘Ayaaya Onye-Obodo’. The unidentified woman killed the husband of her female lover, who was a staff of the College of Health, Onitsha, stabbing him to death with a knife. It was gathered that the incident happened at the deceased residence, along Ogboli road, Onitsha, Anambra State, on Tuesday, at 9:20pm. The deceased came home unannounced on Tuesday night to meet his wife in bed with another woman, making it out. Sources in…

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Pastor, accomplice sentenced to death for beheading seven-year-old

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A pastor, Erinmole Adetokunbo, and his accomplice, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, has been sentenced to death by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting at Ikeja, on Tuesday, for killing a seven-year-old boy in the Ikorodu area of the state. Justice Taiwo gave the verdict after the defendants changed their pleas from not guilty to guilty. The men were arraigned on October 30, 2017, before the Lagos State High Court on two counts bordering on conspiracy and murder. According to the charge sheet, Oyekanmi and Adetokunbo, on June…

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