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Unity Bank building engulfed by fire in Lagos

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The third floor of the 10-storey head office building of Unity Bank Plc on Victoria Island, Lagos, was on Monday engulfed in flames. It was learnt that the fire, which raged between 6am and 7am, did not extend to other floors of the building as the personnel of the Lagos State Fire Service extinguished it on time. An employee of the bank, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that he got to the office while the inferno was still raging. He added that some of the workers, especially the…

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US police officer suspended for arresting two six-year-olds in school

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Police in Florida on Monday, said a police officer, who arrested two six-year-old children in a Florida school, has been suspended and the incident will be investigated. The grandmother of one of the children, Kaia Rolle, said she was arrested after she threw a temper tantrum and kicked somebody. The incident has revived the debate over the role of police officers in public schools, 46 percent of which have an officer present for at least one day a week. Reservist police officer Dennis Turner arrested the two children in separate…

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Police arrests man over alleged N500m credit card fraud

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Victor Ojionu, a 30-year-old suspected internet fraudster, who specialized in hacking into credits cards belonging to Nigerians and foreign nationals, have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for stealing over N500 million within the space of five years. It was gathered that Ojionu, who is currently undergoing interrogation at the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was alleged to have succeeded in defrauding his victims using a popular online retail site, Amazon.com, where…

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Facebook aquires startup working on mind-control of machines

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Facebook on Monday said it had made a deal to buy a startup working on ways to command computers or other devices using thought instead of taps, swipes, or keystrokes. CTRL-labs will become part of Facebook Reality Labs with an aim at perfecting the technology and getting it into consumer products, according to Andrew Bosworth, vice president of augmented and virtual reality at the California-based social network. “We know there are more natural, intuitive ways to interact with devices and technology,” Bosworth said in a post at Facebook announcing the…

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Osibajo: The man with loyalty in his DNA

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By Benjamin Okeke Those who know President Muhammadu Buhari whether as a former Head of State, elder statesman and now as a democratically elected President are unanimous in the belief that the retired army general is not effusive with praises. Many say his deadpan visage and taciturnity are a spin-off of his military background. In fact, in the run-up to the 2015 elections, these character components were a major campaign tool of the opposition, which said he will be an apathetic and detached President. That notion was never explicitly corrected.…

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Court permits Ladies to move about topless in six American states

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A federal court has made it legal for women in six American states to go topless in public. As reported by the Washington Times, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Fort Collins, Colorado, topless ban, meaning women can now show more skin in the states of Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Utah without legal repercussions. The city of Fort Collins, Colorado, has decided to end its legal battle and not challenge the federal court’s decision. The court had maintained that banning women from going topless amounted…

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Thunder strikes 36 cows on Ondo sacred hill

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36 cows were reportedly struck by lightning and thunder on the top of a sacred hill at Ijare town in Ifedore Local Council of Ondo State. It was learnt that the fearful incident happened on Saturday night at the hill located on the outskirts of the agrarian community known as “Oke Owa,”. According to a reliable source, only the king of the town and some chiefs have the exclusive right to visit the town and perform some rituals once in a year during the celebration of the new yam festival.…

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Police arrests woman for stealing two-month-old baby

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Mrs Mercy Momoh, a 39-year-old woman, who allegedly stole a two-month-old baby from the mother, Mrs Funmilayo Sunday, at the Ekiti State Secretariat, Ado Ekiti on Friday, has been arrested while attempting to escape with the infant. Sources said the woman was apprehended on Saturday at Odo Aremu, Oke Ori Omi area of Ado Ekiti, and taken to the police station alongside the baby. A source said upon investigation, “The woman claimed that she hails from Benin, Edo State, but resides in Lagos. She said that she stole the baby,…

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Man arrested for raping, stealing victim’s panties

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One Abiodun Makinde has been identified by a rape victim, as the person who allegedly raped her and went away with her panties. Makinde allegedly raped the woman penultimate Thursday but was arrested the following day after he robbed two other women of their belongings. The victim was said to have reported the incident to the police and the suspect was later apprehended after he was identified by his latest victims. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated these in a statement on Sunday. Oyeyemi said…

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Man drowns while proposing to girlfriend underwater

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Steven Weber, an American man, has drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater on holiday in Tanzania. Weber and his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine, were staying in a submerged cabin at the Manta Resort, off Pemba Island. Footage shows Mr Weber diving underwater to ask Ms Antoine to marry him. In the video, Mr Weber presses a hand-written proposal note against the cabin window as Ms Antoine films from inside. Ms Antoine, confirming Mr Weber’s death in a Facebook post, said he “never emerged from those depths”. The Manta Resort said…

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