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Senator Abbo granted N5m bail, pleads not guilty to assault charge

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The Nigerian Police Force yesterday, arraigned Senator Elisha Abbo was before a Magistrates’ Court in Zuba, Abuja, on an assault charge. The lawmaker pleaded not guilty when the one count charge was read to him. After his plea was taken at the dock by Senior Magistrate Abdullahi llellah, he was granted bail to the tune of N5 million. The police had filed criminal charges against Abbo for assaulting a woman at an adult sex toy shop in Abuja after a video of the incident went viral last week. The development…

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Pastor arrested for raping, impregnating teenager

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A pastor, Pope Paul, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 15-year-old girl at his place of residence in the Igando area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, in a statement on Sunday, said the mother of the victim discovered that her daughter was pregnant after she brought her to live with the suspect in Lagos. He stated that the victim, during interrogation, said the suspect was responsible for the pregnancy, adding that he started…

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Ruga controversy: Defend your lands, Ooni, Soyinka, tell Nigerians

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Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, have called on Nigerians across state demarcations to defend the sanctity of their ancestral lands against usage for Ruga cattle settlements. The call was contained in a communiqué issued on Sunday to document highlights of last Thursday’s meeting between the monarch and Soyinka at the latter’s home in Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The meeting focused on the state of the nation. Oba Ogunwusi and Soyinka made the call just as the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum…

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Lagosians condemn Sanwo-Olu’s N41.4m donation to Super Eagles

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The $5,000 donated to each Nigerian player for the Round of 16 victory over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, by the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been condemned by Lagos residents. The governor made the donation, which amounts to $115,000 (N41.4m) for 23 players in the team, excluding the technical crew and support staff, during the half time pep talk with the players. It was learnt that Sanwo-Olu made the donation as part of efforts to help revive the Eagles chances,…

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Niger Delta agitators to FG: Build RUGA in Sambisa Forest

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Niger Delta Agitators yesterday, advised the Federal Government to utilise the large expanse of land at the Sambisa Forest for the contentious Ruga settlement project. The agitators, in a statement jointly signed by Gen. John Dukku and others, maintained that the RUGA settlement plan by the government was in tandem with alleged plot to Fulanise and Islamise the entire country. The agitators, who frowned at the threat by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), which issued a 30-day ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government to implement the…

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Nigeria faces South Africa as Bafana Bafana beat Pharaohs 1-0

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Bafana Bafana of South Africa have knocked out Egypt, host of the on-going African Cup of Nations yesterday, to book a place in the quarterfinals. They will be facing Nigeria in the quarterfinals. Earlier in Alexandria, Nigeria had beaten Cameroon 3-2, while Bafana Bafana defeated Egypt 1-0 in Cairo. The South Africans, who did not show any sign of a side that barely managed to qualify for the second round, got their winner five minutes from time through Thembinkosi Lorch. South Africa will now meet Nigeria on Wednesday. Share on:…

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46 suicide cases recorded in Nigeria within six months -Uwakwe

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Professor Richard Uwakwe, a professor of neuropsychiatry, says suicide cases across the country can be stemmed if early signs of mental disorders are noticed and addressed.  Speaking at the 2nd Public Lecture organized by Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) College of Medicine titled, ‘Alarming Rate of Suicide: The underlying factors and issues’, the guest lecturer noted that though suicide is a complex issue that cannot be traced to a particular factor, 90% of suicide cases have been traced to mental disorders. He noted that complex factors that…

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Ancient City of Babylon Designated Unesco World Heritage Site

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The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations’ prestigious list. The city was famous for its Hanging Gardens, which were among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The site has suffered in recent years – first from the construction of a palace for Saddam Hussein, and later from being used as a base for US troops. The UN World Heritage Committee met in Azerbaijan to decide…

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Woman arrested for conniving with lover to kill husband

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Douglas Ajemine, a 41-year-old mother of four, who works with the Rivers State Primary Healthcare Board in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of the state, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team for paying two men to kill her husband. Ajemine who was apprehended in the Abalama area of the state, started having a love affair with one of the killers, Kingsley Nna, after the gruesome murder of her husband, Inedugoba Tyger. After her arrest, Ajemine claimed that she hired Nna and his…

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Sex toy shop assault: Sen. Abbo released on bail after 24 hours interrogation

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Embattled Senator Elisha Abbo, representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, who submitted himself for interrogation after assaulting a lady at an Abuja sex toy shop, was of Friday released after around the clock interrogation that lasted for 24 hours. He was granted bail on personal recognition as a senator of the Federal Republic. Confirming his release on bail, FCT CP, Bala Ciroma said the investigation was still ongoing even though both the Senator and the victim have been interrogated. It was gathered that the police tried to ascertain what originally sparked…

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