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Buruji Kashamu direct supporters to back Adebutu

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The lawmaker representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Senator Buruji Kashamu, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has directed all his supporters to work with members of the Ladi Adebutu faction in the overall interest of the party. The Lado group is led by a member of the House of Representatives, Ladi Adebutu, who had been locked in a supremacy battle with Kashamu over the control of the state party structure and the Ogun State PDP governorship ticket. In a statement Kashamu personally issued on Thursday, he  said it was better for…

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Man kills wife over alleged extramarital affairs

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Ishaya David, 29, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly killing his wife. Ishaya was arrested by police detectives attached to the Gawu Babangida Division in the Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, who hails from Sabon Kaida village in Gurara, was said to have killed his wife, Rifkatu David, 25, over allegations of promiscuity. It was learnt that the suspect stabbed his wife to death for having an affair with her ex-boyfriend. It was gathered that the suspect had earlier cautioned his…

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ASUU to FG: Strike continues until offers are implemented

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday said the ongoing strike would not be called off until the Federal Government fully implemented all the offers it made to the union after their last meeting. The public university lecturers said they were tired of Federal Government’s antics of making unfulfilled promises, insisting that the strike would be called off after they got tangible evidence and concrete actions that the offers made to them by the Federal Government had been implemented. The National President, ASUU,  Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, said the team…

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Man sets girlfriend up for gang-rape in Ogun

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A man who allegedly set up his girlfriend to be gang-raped by five men at Elega, a community in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state, has been declared wanted by the Ogun State police. The suspect, Abass Ramoni, allegedly fled after the 22-year-old victim reported the incident to the police who arrested three of the suspects. The police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, yesterday said the suspects, Ramoni Yusuf, 24; Abiodun Sikiru, 23; and Moses Oluwasegun, 23; were arrested following a complaint to the Adatan Divisional Headquarters…

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President Buhari’s Government Is Corrupt – Bukola Saraki

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Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that President Buhari’s government has lost its moral ground in the fight against corruption because of corrupt practices within the administration. Saraki said the Buhari-led government came in on a promise to oust corruption but have rather allowed a new set of corrupt officials to thrive. Saraki said there is no way the present government can be speaking of integrity when it has “a member who has been found wanting, left without charge or prosecution”. According to Saraki, in 2015 the Jonathan administration was…

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Dangote, Adenuga top Forbes’ Africa billionaires list

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Aliko Dangote, the President of the Dangote Group, and the Chairman of Globacom, Dr Mike Adenuga, top Forbes’ Africa Billionaires List released on Wednesday. However, Dangote saw his wealth drop by $2bn from $12.2bn in January 2018 to $10bn in 2019. But Dangote retained his position as Africa’s richest man for the eighth consecutive time. Adenuga, with interests in oil exploration and real estate, moved up to be Africa’s second richest man. The American magazine said Adenuga’s net worth dramatically increased from $5.3bn to $9.2bn because he provided more detailed…

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2019 Elections: Soyinka attacks ex-President

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Prof. Wole Soyinka has asked Nigerians to be wary of a former President who pretends to be the conscience of the nation. Soyinka said this in Abuja on Wednesday at a symposium on fake news organised by BBC News. The Nobel laureate, who was a panellist at the event tagged, ‘Nigeria 2019: Countering Fake News,’ urged the traditional media not to act like the electronic media by spreading unfounded allegations. Reflecting on the effect of fake news ahead of next month’s elections, Soyinka asked Nigerians to be wary of a…

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Skin Bleaching Products banned in Rwanda

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The government of Rwanda has banned skin bleaching creams and soaps in order to curb skin bleaching among its citizens. The Rwandan government gave directives to officials across the country to enforce that the ban is adhered to. According to a report by CNN, the East African country is leading a campaign against skin bleaching and substandard cosmetics, particularly products that include hydroquinone. A spokesman from the Rwanda Standards Board said, “It is been implemented by the Ministry of Health and the Rwanda Food and Drug Authority and the Rwanda…

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Wife punish husband’s lover with house chores

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After catching them red handed in her home, a South African woman forced her husband’s lover to clean the house and wash bed sheets . According to South Africa’s Daily Sun, the wife forced the girlfriend to confess on camera and told her she had to compensate her by doing housework. First, she was given a cloth and bucket and told to scrub the floor. Then she was told to wash the bedsheets on which she had slept with the woman’s husband. “You want to be the woman of this house?…

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81-year-old ex-soldier jailed 25 years for murder

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81-year-old Richard Ogunboyo, a retired military man, has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by an Ado-Ekiti State High Court, for killing one Felix Esan. Ogunboyo, who was the head of a vigilante group in Iyin Ekiti, was said to have committed the offence on December 15, 2016, in the community. Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, in his judgement, said the charge of murder against the convict could not be substantiated, but a case of manslaughter was established.c “Considering his age and the discretion of the court, he is hereby sentenced to…

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