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Diggers banned as Congolese villagers discover gold in South Kivu

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  Gold-rich ore discovered in a village in Congo’s South Kivu province has driven authorities to ban mining there until more oversight is established, the provincial mines minister said on Thursday. The discovery of gold-rich ore in Luhihi in late February brought throngs of diggers to the site, South Kivu Mines Minister Venant Burume Muhigirwa said, putting pressure on the small village around 50 km (30 miles) from the provincial capital, Bukavu. Subsistence mining – extracting minerals with rudimentary tools – is common across Democratic Republic of Congo, and the…

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Money laundering mess, staff victimization rock Wema Bank

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The management of Wema Bank Plc have continued to be in the news for bad reasons. While the Managing Director/CEO of the bank, Ademola Adebise and other top officials are still battling to save their heads from the axe of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following allegations of money laundering running into the tune of N1 billion, another messy side of the bank has found it’s way into the media space. Recall that the bank’s chief executive alongside others allegedly laundered the said sum using the account of…

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APC gov aspirant loses N4.5m to fake Chevron staff

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A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Edward Nkwegu was said to have lost the sum of N4.5m to a fake Chevron worker, Uguru Justus who promise to help his facilitate a contract from the oil company. Justus was arraigned on one count of obtaining money by false pretences to the tune of N4,500,000 by a Federal High Court, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, under Justice Phoebe Ayua. The petitioner, Nkwegu, alleged that Justus approached him in May 2019, claiming to have secured a job…

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Lagos socialite, Pretty Mike arrested by police over Cubana club operations

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Social media influencer, Mike Eze a.k.a Pretty Mike has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly facilitating operations at the Cubana Nightclub in the Victoria Island. His activities which violates the COVID-19 protocols, had led to the arrest and parading of 172 persons arrested during a raid on the nightclub. Pretty Mike who loves to court controversy, once posted photos which made headlines on social media, when crashed a society wedding with six pregnant women – claiming he was dad to all of their babies. He has also at…

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Dismissed LASTMA officer arrested for impersonation

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A dismissed officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Shakiru Agbaje has been arrested in Mushin axis of Lagos for impersonation by the provost unit of the agency. Agbaje was going about his illegal activities and unauthorised traffic enforcement operations at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) junction, Idi-Araba, despite his dismissal from the agency nine years ago for presenting a fake certificate and alleged fraud.. Reacting to the arrest, the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olajide Oduyoye, said the dismissed officer’s activities had brought untold hardship and terror…

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#EndSARS: Hoodlums stole $2m, N17m from my palace ― Oba Akiolu

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Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu says the sum of $2 million and N17 million belonging to him was carted away during the #EndSARS protest which was hijacked by hoodlums last year October. It will be recalled that hoodlums used the protest as cover to raid the palace of the Oba of Lagos, and carted away his Staff of Office, and other valuables. The monarch said this is the first time he is revealing the cash of US$2million, and N17m stolen from his palace to the public. He said this while…

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Veteran actor, Sadiq Daba is dead

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Veteran broadcaster and Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba who was diagnosed with leukaemia and prostate cancer in 2017 is dead. Sadiq Daba reportedly died on Wednesday evening. It will be recalled that after his diagnosis, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola came to his rescue and paid for his treatments with additional supplies of oxygen, therapies and drugs for a long time, after which he recovered. A senior official of NTA confirmed the death of the veteran broadcaster. Daba had suffered from leukaemia and prostate cancer over a protracted period. Daba became a…

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Housewife burns 8 year-old stepdaughter’s private parts in Bauchi

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‌ A housewife, Aisha Gaide has been arrested by police in Bauchi State for allegedly burning the private parts of her eight-year-old stepdaughter with matches. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, said that the suspect was angry at the little girl and decided to burn her private parts with matches after severe beating. He stated that the suspect was arrested and taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department. Wakil said, “On February 15, 2021, around 6pm, the Secretary to the State Action Committee on Gender Based Violence, Mrs. Talatu…

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Woman in police net for robbing pastor at gunpoint

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A woman named Tolulope Oluwafemi has been arrested alongside a male suspect, Oshilaru Biodun for allegedly robbing Pastor Godwin Ojerinde of God’s Will Praying Ground, Siun in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The two suspects are members of an armed robbery gang of five, that broke into the pastor’s house around 3:15a.m. on February 9, armed with guns and other dangerous weapons. The hoodlums held the pastor and his family hostage, ransacked the house and dispossessed them of one Pathfinder SUV with registration number: WDE-38-MM, one Samsung…

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Zamfara governor, ACF clash over kidnap leaders’ identities

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‌ Bello Matawalle, the Zamfara State Governor, on Tuesday insisted that he would reveal the identities of people behind the abduction of over 300 students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata Mafara Local Government Area of the state. The governor, who stated this in Gusau, the state capital, however said he would make the revelation after the abducted schoolgirls, who were released earlier on Tuesday, might have been reunited with their families. Responding, the pan-northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, berated the governor, saying he should…

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