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Melaye arraigned over attempted suicide, gets N5m bail

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Senator Dino Melaye was yesterday arraigned before an Abuja High Court sitting in Apo over allegation that he attempted to kill himself by jumping out of a vehicle conveying him to Lokoja to face criminal trial. Melaye was, in the charge endorsed by the Inspector General of Police, alleged to have escaped from custody, after he broke the glass on the second window of a Police bus, using his left elbow and jumped into a white Toyota Hilux with number plates Kaduna MKA 603GY. According to the Police, his action…

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Native doctor with Indian hemp farm arrested

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A 55-year-old native doctor, Arage Rikici, with Cannabis Sativa farm at Kukin village in Fakai Local Government Area of Kebbi state has been arrested by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The state commander of the agency, Mr Suleiman Jadi, said in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday that cannabis farming was unprecedented in the history of the state. “Sequel to intelligence report, a team of NDL4, 2018 discovered and destroyed Cannabis Sativa farm at Kukun village in Fakai local government area. “The alleged owner of the illicit farm, Mr Arage…

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Welder kidnaps customer

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A notorious kidnap gang member, Sunday Clark, who plotted the abduction of his customer, a businessman, Mr. Adewale Kazeem has been arrested by operatives of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Rivers State Police Command. Clark told newsmen he acted as an informant to the gang to kidnap a businessman, Kazeem, a resident of Rukpokwu in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The suspect, who is a professional welder, had earlier in December 2017, gone to Adewale’s house on invitation to carry out a welding job for him.…

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CBN Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged At 14%

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The Central Bank of Nigeria led Monetary Policy Committee on Tuesday left interest rates unchanged as widely anticipated. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who announced the decision of the committee at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja said the committee left Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 14 per cent, while the Cash Reserves Ratio was left at 22.5 per cent. Also, Liquidity Ratio was retained at 30 per cent; Asymmetric corridor at +200 and -500 basis points around the MPR. The governor said the committee strongly considered tightening monetary…

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Speaker, all principal officers sacked in Benue House of assembly

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In a majority decision by 22 out of 30 members of t Benue State House of Assembly, Speaker of the House, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange and all principal officers of the House were, yesterday removed from office. They were sacked at an emergency sitting of the House presided over by a Speaker Pro-tempore, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Minority Leader Mr. Sule Audu, representing Agatu state constituency. Moving the motion for the removal of the principal officers, Richard Ujege of Konshisha state constituency, accused the removed…

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Gbajabiamila, others ruffled over defection of 37 Reps

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Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, alongside other members of the All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday fought with their emotions over the departure of 36 members of their party to other political parties. Gbajabiamila had always, prior to now, basked in the euphoria of welcoming defectors from other political parties especially the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP without citing any court judgments or relevant sections of the constitution to that effect. But after losing 37 members, four of whom from Oyo State went to ADC, 33…

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Mother of 3 killed by lover over condoms found in her bag

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Osaremwinda Omobude Idumwonyi, 46, has been arrested for killing his lover, Gladys Okoha, a 38-year-old mother of three, after he allegedly found male condoms inside her handbag in Benin City, the Edo State capital. It was gathered that the victim identified who had been separated with her husband, was stabbed with a kitchen knife thrice in her stomach during a disagreement that ensued between her and her lover over male condoms found in her possession. According to sources, the suspect was angered by the suspicion that the deceased was embroiled…

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Buruji Kashamu, three others expelled from PDP

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Senator Buruji Kashamu and three others have been expelled from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the National Executive Committee of the party for hobnobbing with the opposition. Those expelled with Buruji, who represents Ogun East in the Senate are Semiu Sodipo, Bayo Adebayo and Segun Seriki. They were alleged to have worked with the opposition in Ekiti State to deny the PDP victory in the election. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said “the party took disciplinary action against its members who have been hobnobbing with…

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9 girlfriends gang up against man to protest alleged cheating

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9 ladies ganged up against a Zimbabwean man, Canaan Kanyera, after they found out that he was dating all of them simultaneously. Kanyera had advertised in the dating column of a newspaper for a woman to marry. In response to his ad, nine women had reached out to him, including a married woman, who was prepared to divorce her husband, in the hopes that Kanyera would marry her. One of the girlfriends simply identified as Tabeth revealed details of their relationship. She said, “we exchanged photographs and his images were so clear and he…

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19-year-old stages own kidnap to collect ransom from father

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19-year-old Dorcas Adilewa has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly faking her kidnap to defraud her father, Taiwo Adilewa. The police also arrested Dorcas’ friend, Ifeoluwa Ogunbanjo, for her alleged involvement in the fraud. Dorcas was said to have conspired with Ogunbanjo to execute the scheme and allegedly demanded N600,000 ransom. The police said Taiwo had received a call from someone who told him that his daughter had been kidnapped and allegedly demanded the N600,000 for her release. Taiwo reportedly informed the police about…

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