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Lagos governor, Sanwo-Olu doubles LASTMA officers’ allowances

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Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, on Friday, announced 100 per cent increase in the allowances of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officials. He said this was to encourage and motivate the workers in the performance of their duties, adding that it was in fulfilment of his vision to make traffic management and transportation number one priority in his administration. The governor made the announcement during an interactive session with the staff of the agency when he paid an official visit to the operation’s headquarters. In a statement by…

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Ekiti Varsity lecturer caught pants down with student

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A lecturer at Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, has been caught pants down while allegedly attempting to have sex with one of his students. In a 29-second video clip which has gone viral on social media, the lecturer who is in the Accounting Department, was seen nude. Some female students of the varsity who were believed to have laid siege to the residence of the female student were seen dragging the embattled lecturer out of a room. Investigations revealed that the lady’s boy friend and his friends were said to have…

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Gorilla allegedly swallows N6.8m in Kano zoo

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A big Gorilla has allegedly swallowed N6.8 million in the Kano Zoological Gardens during Sallah celebration. According to reports, the Chief Revenue Officer for the zoo, said on Wednesday, that the said money, approximately six million, eight hundred and twenty thousand naira, was money realised as gate fee from fun-seekers who had visited the zoo during Sallah celebration  to watch the animals. A local radio station had reported on Thursday that one of the finance officers it spoke with had said that one huge Gorilla sneaked into their office and…

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Man arrested for raping mother, blames alcohol

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A 45-year-old man, Paul Ihuaku, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Imo State Command, for allegedly raping his mother. It was gathered that 45-year-old Ihuaku hails from Umueke Ezagbogu in the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Raji Ibrahim, said the suspect was arrested by the operatives of the corps following a tip-off. It was gathered that after the incident, the mother reported the suspect to the youth in the area, who apprehended him and alerted men…

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Pastor stages own kidnap in Ekiti, demands N3m ransom from congregation

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A pastor at Methodist Church, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital Adewuyi Adegoke, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly organising his own kidnap and asking one Oluwadare Sunday to demand N3 million ransom from his congregation. He reportedly went into hiding on Sunday evening, while there were reports that he was abducted between Esa-Oke in Osun State and Aramoko-Ekiti in Ekiti. His purported abductors later contacted church members to demand the ransom, which they insisted must be paid latest by Thursday to prevent the reverend from being killed. Detectives, however,…

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POS collection: Fidelity Bank, NIPOST launch 266 agency banking centres

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Fidelity Bank Plc, in collaboration with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) launched 266 agency banking centres in efforts to extend financial services to rural communities and low income segment of the society, to boost financial inclusion in the country. The alliance is also targeting over 1,400 other locations across Nigeria in a short time. Post-Master General of NIPOST, Bisi Adegbuyi, said Fidelity Bank will have its Point of Sale (POS) used in NIPOST facilities nationwide. He explained that following the development, NIPOST’s Financial Services Unit was mandated to establish a…

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Obasanjo questions Buhari over Senate President, Ag CJN, President from core north

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Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, has decried the present government arrangement in Nigeria saying ‘ …the Senate President is from North-East, the acting chief justice of Nigeria is from the north-east, The President of the country is from the north-west. They are all from what we call the core north. How can you have that kind of arrangement and then be absolutely insensitive to it, lack of geographical diversity? This came as he said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is driving Nigeria towards “disaster and instability”. Obasanjo said…

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Teenager arrested over beheading of 3 persons in Imo

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Prince Chikere, a 19-year-old boy, , and four other kidnappers have been paraded by Imo State Police Command in Owerri for allegedly beheading three persons. Others paraded alongside Chikere after their arrest at Obitti in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area by operatives of the Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS, are Chibuike Oyiwara, Amuzie Uchenna and Odunze Azunna. It was gathered that the Police operatives have been on the trail of the syndicate for months over the alleged murder of their victims, said to be young boys. lAlso arrested in connection with the…

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June 12: Buhari renames stadium after MKO

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President Muhammadu Buhari has honoured the winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, by renaming the Abuja National Stadium after him. The President said this in a speech he read at the first National Democracy Day celebration in Abuja, stating that he approved June 12 as the nation’s Democracy Day as part of the healing and reconciliation efforts for the annulment of the presidential election. He also said with purposeful leadership, the Federal Government could move 10 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10…

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Nigeria moving towards disaster under Buhari -Obasanjo

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Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigeria President, has said the country is moving towards disaster under President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo, who spoke in an interview, said the economy was unstable, adding that the current administration had destroyed the war against corruption, which he said  started during his administration The former Head of State  backed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the  February 23 presidential election. He based his decision on the situation in the country, saying Buhari, who he accused of nepotism, was also too old to run…

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