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Buhari’s Independence Day speech condemned by PDP, others

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The independence broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari has been condemned by Nigerians who said it is an insult to Nigerians, among others. The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said the broadcast was an insult to the psyche of Nigerians. The opposition party in a statement on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, also described Buhari’s broadcast as a mockery of an independent state like Nigeria. The PDP said Buhari’s broadcast had further confirmed that Nigeria was in wrong hands. It said, “The PDP notes that President Buhari,…

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Keystone Bank in trouble for Breach of Contract, fined US$778,118

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    A Federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria has ordered Keystone Bank Limited to pay a Chinese company, Hexing Electrical company, damages in the sum of $778,118.72 over a breach of contract.  The judgement of the court was sequel to a suit filed before the court against Keystone Bank Limited, Chris International Agencies company and Central bank of Nigeria as defendants, claiming the sum of $778,118.72 being the total outstanding sum of the money  due and payable under the irrevocable letter of credit issued by the…

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Policeman’s accidental discharge kills female colleague in Delta

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One of the serving police officers at the B Division in Asaba has allegedly shot a female colleague dead in Asaba, the Delta State capital. It was gathered that the killing occurred on Saturday during the demolition of illegal structures at the Bonsaac area of Asaba by the officials of state Ministry of Environment in company with some police officers. It was learnt that trouble started when the market women tried to resist the exercise. An eyewitness said that on hearing gunshots, the women charged at the firing policeman and that…

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Woman kills lover’s son, sentenced to life in imprisonment

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Ana Julia Quezada, a Dominican woman, has been sentenced on Monday to life in prison in Spain for murdering the eight-year-old son of her Spanish partner in a case that shocked the country. A jury in Almeria in southern Spain last month found her guilty of killing the boy, who was the son of her then partner Angel Cruz. A court on Monday handed down a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years, the stiffest possible jail term under Spanish law. Gabriel Cruz disappeared on February 27,…

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Donald Trump writes Buhari

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Donald Trump, United States President, on Monday wrote to his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari in commemoration of the country’s 59th independence. “On behalf of the American people, I extend our warmest greetings and congratulate you on the 59th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence,” Trump said. The American leader noted that his country will be helping Nigeria to “dismantle” the infamous Boko Haram terrorists while noting that “Nigeria is among our strongest partners in Africa.” “We are allies in the global battle against terrorism, and we want to see Boko Haram and…

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Woman confesses to selling her three kids for N500,000, blames hardship

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Blessing Stephen, a 25-year-old woman, has confessed to trading all her three kids for N500,000. Stephen was a member of a child trafficking syndicate recently smashed by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team. Other arrested members of the syndicate are a self-acclaimed doctor, Una Godwin 58; Blessing John 27; Israel Ariyo 33; Itoro Anthony; 40 and Mforbong Ntoro, 48. The operatives had launched a manhunt for one of the suspects, John, who abandoned a four-year-old boy in a church in the Ketu area of the state. John…

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Fidelity Bank urges public to disregard malicious claims

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  One of the nation’s leading banks, Fidelity Bank has advised it’s teeming customers and members of the public to disregard the malicious stories and lies of some mischievous individuals being circulated against the Bank. ln a Statement signed by Mr. Charles Aigbe, the Bank’s Divisional Head, Brand and Communications, it reads: “Our attention has been drawn to the planned disruption of service and social media attacks on the Bank by a few outsourced staff who were recently recalled by their employers. The move, which is the handiwork of the…

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Father sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping, impregnating teenage daughter

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A 58-year-old farmer, Yesiru Onajobi, was yesterday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Justice Muslim Hassan of a Federal High Court in Lagos, for rape and defilement of his teenage daughter. The Judge, who noted the rising wave of rape in society, ordered that the convict should serve the term without option of fine. The convict, a resident of Bogije Street in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, was charged to court in 2011 on a two-count charge of having carnal knowledge of his then 13-year-old daughter. He was prosecuted by the National…

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Wizkid to headline BBC Radio 1Xtra Live music event in Birmingham

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Nigerian hip hop star, Wizkid, has been announced as the headline act for this year’s BBC Radio 1Xtra Live music event. The Ojuelegba singer will join the likes of French Montana, Ms Banks, Aitch and DaniLeigh at Arena Birmingham on October 5, 2019. WizKid will also headline 1Dance Africa 2019, Australia’s first-ever Afrobeats festival, on October 11, 2019 in Sydney and October 12, 2019 in Melbourne. The singer said he was “looking forward” to the event, adding, “Big up 1Xtra for supporting our culture.” Other acts performing at the event include Headie One,…

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Six women sentenced to 3months imprisonment for prostitution

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Six sex workers were on Friday sentenced to three months imprisonment for prostitution by a magistrates court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State. The women, Joy Emmanuel, Tonia Ogini, Sandra Abraham, Joy Joe, Athani Therish and Nwachukwu Vera, were charged with exposing themselves to “public prostitution and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.” They were arrested in the early hours of Friday by men of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, who were said to have raided an illegal brothel around Mile 2 area of…

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