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Senator Adeleke arraigned for forgery, gets N2m bail

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Senator Ademola Adeleke has been arraigned by police on Tuesday before a Magistrate’s Court in Mpape, Abuja, on charges of forgery. Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the last governorship election in Osun State, was accused in the fresh five counts of forging academic qualification documents including a letter of attestation and the West African School Certificate from Muslim Grammar School, Ede, Osun State. The police alleged that the senator submitted the forged documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission as the PDP’s candidate in the 2017 Osun West…

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Woman sentenced to death for killing neighbour over bench

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A housewife, Stella Gilbert, has been sentenced to death by a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday, for killing her neighbour, Stella Godwin, over a bench. The inciddnt happened on June 22, 2013, on Ojora Street in the Ajegunle area of Lagos. The duo were said to have fought for a bench left behind by a neighbour who moved out of their residence. It was gathered that Gilbert was upset that Godwin gave the bench to a visitor to sit without taking permission from her. This was said…

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Poverty increases chances of mental illness -Study

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According to a new University of California (UC) Davis, United States (U.S.), and Concordia University, Canada, study, growing up in impoverished urban neighborhoods more than doubles your chances over the average person of developing a psychosis-spectrum disorder by the time you reach middle adulthood. This was ascertained through the study of nearly 4,000 families who were monitored over 30 years. The results of the study suggest that intervention through social policies and investment in neighborhood improvements, as well as identifying those most in need of help by observing certain child…

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Imam gets U.S. recognition for saving 300 Christians in Plateau

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Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, who saved hundreds of Christians during an attack from suspected Fulani herdsmen in Plateau State on June 23, 2018 has been recognised and awarded by the United States Mission in Nigeria. Abubakar, the Chief Imam of Nghar village in Gashish District in Plateau State, was widely hailed after he hid some would-be victims of herdsmen violence in his mosque. In a tweet, the US Embassy in Nigeria said it awarded Abubakar the Nigerian Star, “in recognition of achievement and service to Nigeria and Nigerians”. The Embassy described…

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Oba Elegushi marries Second Wife

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Oba Saheed Elegushi, Lagos monarch, has officially married his second wife, Hadiza Tanko, in Yankaba, Kano State, Friday, May 3rd. There have been the customary introduction and other such private ceremonies between the two families; however, the wedding Fathia proper took place after the Friday prayers at the Jamaat Mosque near the Tanko family house in Yankaba. The announcement of the wedding was made by the bride’s older brother, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, who is a Special Adviser Media to the Kano State Government. He didn’t provide further details, except for…

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Housewife arraigned for pouring hot rice on neighbour

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A 29-year-old housewife, Mary Simon, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly pouring a steaming pot of rice on her neighbour during an argument. Simon, who lives at Block 6, Flat 3, Mopol 20 Barracks, Lagos, was arraigned on one count of assault. The defendant allegedly assaulted her neighbour, Justina Yohana, after the latter beat her up. The police prosecutor, Michael Unah, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 11, 2019, around 8pm. Unah said Yohana had gone to the defendant’s house with…

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Obi Ezekwesili condemns Buhari’s comment on IG’s loss of weight

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A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for saying the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has lost weight, meaning he is working. Buhari made the comment while addressing reporters upon his arrival from the UK on Sunday. A reporter had asked the President, “Are we likely to see a different approach in the fight against insecurity, especially kidnapping?” The President had responded, “You know, I have just seen the IG… I think he is losing weight; so, I think he is working very hard.”…

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Six arrested over poisonous ponmo in Lagos

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Six suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State police command over large quantities of poisonous cow skins popularly known as Ponmo in Lagos markets. Police recovered a truckload of the poisonous cow hide and the dangerous chemicals used in poisoning the skin, packed in a shop at the Igando area of the metropolis.  The police spokesman in the state, DSP Bala Elkana, who raised the alarm, said: “On Saturday, at about 5:00a.m., acting on the strength of information from a credible source that a truckload of cow skins, suspected to be poisonous were heaped in…

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Millionaires emerge in Fidelity bank promo

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A total of 77 customers won millions of naira in Fidelity Bank’s Get Alert in Millions Savings Season 3 promo which ended recently in the country.  It said  many others also won consolation prizes of refrigerators, generators and television sets. A statement said the winners emerged from different geo-political zones of the country, adding that during the last promo, 13 winners emerged while a winner won the grand prize of N10m. Fidelity Bank’s Executive Director Shared Services and Products, Chijioke Ugochukwu said, the bank had been able to make positive…

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Man kills mother, hangs self in Ondo

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A 57-year-old woman, Mrs. O. Ajimo, simply called Mama Gbenga, died in a scuffle with her notorious son, identified as Ayotunde Gbenga Opeyemi at oyinmo quarters, Ikare-Akoko area of Ondo state. According to sources, the late Ajimo, a mother of five, had three children in Ikare-Akoko before she re-married in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Gbenga was one of the three children. He killed his mother at Akure and escaped to Ikare-Akoko where he stayed with his grandmother at Oyinmo quarters. It was learnt that when he suspected that efforts were on…

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