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Nigeria Faces Worst Recession In 40 Years – World Bank

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The World Bank, in a new report, titled ‘Nigeria in times of COVID-19: Laying foundations for a strong recovery,’ estimated that Nigeria’s economy would likely contract by 3.2 per cent this year. “This projection assumes that the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria is contained by the third quarter of 2020,” it said. The bank said if the spread of the virus became more severe, the economy could contract further. It said, “Before COVID-19, the Nigerian economy was expected to grow by 2.1 per cent in 2020, which means that the…

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Nollywood loses another Veteran actor

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The Nigeria film industry has lost yet another Veteran Yoruba actor, Gbolagade Akinpelu, popularly known as Ogun Majek. It was gathered that he died Thursday morning at his Imalefalafia, Oke-Ado, Ibadan home. The President of Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan, aka Mr Latin, confirmed his death. It was gathered that the deceased had a few months ago appealed for financial support for heart surgery. Latin said, “Yes, he died this morning and our colleagues in Oyo State are there to do all necessary things. “Everybody knows…

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World Bank approves $750m for Nigeria’s power sector

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A $750m International Development Association credit has been approved by the World Bank for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Operation. This was contained in a statement issued by the bank on Wednesday. The statement quoted the bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, as saying the credit would help to improve the electricity supply in Nigeria. The bank expressed worry that about 47 per cent of Nigerians had no access to grid electricity and those who had access faced regular power cuts. It said the economic cost of power shortages in…

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Russian Blogger Anastasia Tropitsel Dies After Fatal Crash.

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Russian Anastasia Tropitsel, 18, suffered head injuries when she lost control of her Kawasaki motorbike and crashed into a fence on the Indonesian island of Bali A social media influencer who made her first £1million at the age of 15 reportedly filmed herself and the sunset before a fatal motorbike crash. Russian Anastasia Tropitsel, 18, suffered head injuries when she crashed her Kawasaki on the Indonesian island of Bali. Her boyfriend Viktor Maydanovich, 30, who was on a bike next to her, said she began to “wobble” at around 60…

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Gambler Throws Five-Month-Old Baby At TV After Losing Bet in UK

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A 24-year-old man, Taylor Biggin, has been jailed in the United Kingdom for throwing a five-month baby at a TV cabinet after losing a live football bet. Biggin who is from Birstall, Leeds, was sentenced to two years and ten months for throwing the baby towards a TV cabinet causing him to crack his head. Biggins, 24, had lost money betting on live football earlier in the day. The baby started crying and would not settle when Biggins shook him and threw him towards the TV cabinet near the bed. Prosecutor…

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Man arrested for luring Filipino lady to Enugu

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A 40-year-old Filipino lady, Irene Panas has been rescued by Police personnel in Enugu. She was allegedly held hostage by one Chukwudi Odo, whom she met on Facebook in 2019. Panas, an accountant based in Manila, was lured to Nene-Uno village in the Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, where she spent six months, while being sexually abused by her supposed lover. After her rescue, the victim was immediately taken to hospital, where she was admitted from June 5 to June 16, 2020. The police explained that Panas, who had…

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Covid-19: NAHCON to refund hajj deposits as Saudi bars foreign pilgrims

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday assured pilgrims of quick refund of their deposits as eligible Muslims from outside Saudi Arabia, who have prepared for the hajj exercise, will not observe the spiritual obligation this year. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia barred 95,000 pilgrims, the quota for Nigeria, from the exercise this year. Those that are entitled to the spiritual obligation this year are only few residents of Saudi Arabia, as international flights into the country remained cancelled as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) around the world subsists. Saudi…

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Tragedy: Man stabs lover to death in Lagos, commits suicide

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A 39-year-old man, Chris Ndukwe, has reportedly committed suicide after stabbing his lover, Olamide Alli, to death at his place of residence on the Victory Point Estate in the Ilasan area of Lagos State. Although the reasons for Ndukwe’s action remain unclear, it was gathered that Chris and Olamide had been in a complicated relationship that produced two children and they were living apart in the Ilasan and Ogba areas of the state. Before the tragic incident, it was learnt that Olamide and her yet-to-be-identified sister visited Ndukwe in his house,…

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Hoteliers drag LG to court over plans to ban beer sales

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Sabon Gari Local Government, Zaria, Kaduna State, has been dragged to court by Hoteliers and Beer Parlours Proprietors Association over the proposed bill to outlaw beer consumption or sales in the area. Sabon Gari is a settlement area for non-indigenes. On June 11,2020, the hoteliers through one of their counsels, Solomon Kaine, applied and obtained a court order from the state High Court sitting in Zaria to restrain the council from passing the bill to outlaw the sale and consumption of alcohol. However, Kabir Sabo, fixed June 23, 2020 for…

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Man arrested in Ekiti for luring and raping two minors

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Taiwo Odetunde, 27, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping two minors. The tailor was alleged to have lured the girls, aged 13 and 14, who were said to be friends, with the promise of sewing nose masks for them and raped them. The prosecutor, Inspector Monica Ikebuilo, told the court that the defendant, who is facing one count of rape, committed the offence on June 9, 2020, in Ado-Ekiti. Ikebuilo stated, “The defendant defiled the 13-year-old and 14-year-old girls. The victims are friends.…

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