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Chinese writer arrested for murder 22 years after

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53-year-old author, Liu Yongbiao, has been arrested last week at his home in neighbouring Anhui province in connection with a quadruple-homicide that took place more than two decades ago. The award-winning Chinese crime writer committed the crime 22 years ago. Police in eastern Zhejiang province tried to crack the cold case of how a family ended up dead in the guesthouse they ran. They filled stacks upon stacks of notepads with possible suspects and leads, only to learn earlier this month that the answer may have been hiding in plain…

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Dangote plans to sack Wenger once he buys Arsenal

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Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man has made known his intentions to buy Arsenal and then sack Arsene Wenger. Dangote who is worth £8.6billion, has supported the Gunners since the mid-Eighties. He aims to submit his bid once the construction of a new oil refinery in Lagos, Nigeria, is completed. Alhaji Aliko Dangote Dangote told Bloomberg: “The first thing I would change is the coach. He has done a good job, but someone else should also try his luck.” Wenger has been boss at Arsenal for 21 years and is…

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Teenage girl raped by brother, impregnated by father

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Lucky Akuna, a man in his mid 40s, has been caught in the act of having sexual intercourse with daughter and he’s now on the run, along with one of his unnamed sons, for allegedly sleeping with one of his daughters, 14-year-old Elizabeth Akuna, and getting her pregnant. It was gathered that Akuna, who is also known as Orutebe, an indigene of Ogulagha Kingdom in Burutu Local Council of Delta State, had admitted being responsible for his daughter’s pregnancy, after being interrogated by leaders of Ugboroke community, where he resides.…

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Obasanjo accuses N’Assembly members as being a bunch of ‘unarmed robbers’

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Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former President on Thursday in Ibadan said that the bogus earnings of National Assembly members portrayed them as a “bunch of unarmed robbers.” Obasanjo, spoke at a public presentation of a book written by Prof. Mark Nwagwu, titled, ‘I am Kagara, I Weave the Sands of Sahara,’ in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He also called on the Federal Government to respect the agreement it signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, saying that the Federal Government put itself in a corner by entering into the agreement without…

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FUNAAB bus conveying cannabis intercepted by Customs

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Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun State Area Command, says it has intercepted a Toyota Coaster bus laden with neatly concealed wraps of Indian hemp, along Imeko Afon area of the Idiroko border. The bus reportedly belongs to the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The Controller of the command, Sani Madugu, disclosed the seizure on Tuesday at the command’s headquarters in Abeokuta, adding that the driver of the vehicle, Abolade Bolaji, had been arrested. He said customs operatives, who were on patrol on Saturday, August 12, intercepted the vehicle and subsequently apprehended…

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UN agency reports says Nigeria police, Judges highest bribe-takers

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In a report presented to the public at the stakeholders meeting to mark the end of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) five-year project on corruption in the country, it was revealed that about N400 billion is spent on bribes each year in Nigeria. Although there is still a controversy over this report, it has highlighted the problem corruption poses to development and the need for the government to do more to tackle it. According to the report, which covers between June 2015 and May 2016, law…

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Arrested Kidnapper reveals he supplies children to prophet for ritual

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A pastor has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command alongside three other suspects in connection with the discovery of human parts buried inside his church in Ota. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who paraded the cleric yesterday in Ota, said the arrested 77-year-old prophet, Babatunde, is the founder of a white garment Church at Itedo Isinmi Ayo Parish, Egan Road in Iyana-Iyesi area of Ota. The Police boss, who conducted newsmen round the Church’s premises, said the discovery followed the arrest, on Saturday, of a suspected…

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GTBank Releases 2017 Half Year Audited Results, Reports Profit before Tax of ₦101.1Billion

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Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2017 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the half year performance, shows positive growth across all key financial metrics and improved strategic positioning of the brand. Gross earnings for the period grew by 2% to ₦214.1billion from ₦209.9billion reported in the June 2016; driven primarily by growth in investment securities income as well as income from risk assets. Profit before tax stood at ₦101.1billion, representing a growth of 18%…

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Churches, mosques banned from using outdoor speakers in Oyo state

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Two-weeks ultimatum has been given to churches, mosques, as well as clubs and restaurants by the Oyo State government to remove their outdoor speakers or face prosecution. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Isaac Ishola gave the ultimatum during an inter-ministerial press briefing in Ibadan, the state capital. He said the complaints and distress calls from residents made the ban necessary. Ishola explained that the state government was committed to reducing the noise level in residential areas to 45 decibel at night and 60 decibel in the afternoon within…

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Benin Central Hospital: Patients protest against incessant robbery attacks

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The incessant armed robbery attacks at the Maternity Ward of the Benin Central Hospital, Edo State has led to protests by relatives of patients and some patients receiving treatment at the hospital. It was gathered that the aggrieved patients, who were mostly women, overpowered the only security guard at the gate who tried to stop them and put the gates leading to the hospital under locks and keys, preventing outpatients and workers from accessing the hospital for over two hours. Spokesperson of the protesters, Mrs. Loveth Ogenekaro, said the protest was…

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