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Ex-convict rearrested for crime four days after completing prison term

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The Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested a 21-year-old ex-convict over his alleged involvement in drug peddling and armed robbery. The ex-convict, Simon Matthew, who had just completed his one-year prison term on January 1, was arrested on January 4 by the corps. According to the Commander of the Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, while parading the suspect along with others, Matthew was convicted for the same offence he was arrested for in Akure, the state capital. He said: “The ex-convict, Simon Matthew, a middle-aged man,…

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BBC investigation reveals evidence of widespread abuse by late prophet TB Joshua

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Monday said it has uncovered evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the late Prophet Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). The BBC in its report said that dozens of former members of SCOAN including five British nationals have alleged atrocities committed by the late TB Joshua. According to the BBC, SCOAN did not respond to the allegations but said previous claims have been unfounded. Here are five of the allegations against TB Joshua in the…

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Humanitarian affairs minister Betta Edu suspended

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President Bola Tinubu on Monday suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu over a N585.2 million financial scandal with immediate effect. The decision, President Tinubu said is in line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians. The President has directed the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transactions involving the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, as well…

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Glo subscribers to be barred from calling MTN lines — NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission on Monday disclosed that due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges, Globacom subscribers will not be able to make calls to MTN lines soon. The Commission disclosed this in a public notice signed by Director, Public Affairs Department, Reuben Muoka. It stated that it granted partial approval for the disconnection of Globacom from MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. It said, “Globacom was notified of the application made by MTN and was given the opportunity to comment and state its case. “The commission, having examined the application and…

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A Tribe Called Judah: Tinubu congratulates Funke Akindele as movie breaks box office records

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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, on the success of her latest movie titled, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, which recently made N1bn and became the highest grossing Nigeria movie of all time. According to the Nigerian Box Office, the movie has grossed N1bn since its release on December 15, 2023. This achievement places Akindele in the top three positions of the highest-grossing Nollywood films of all time, with her films— ‘Battle on Buka Street’ (N668.4m) and ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga’ (N636.1m), in the second and third…

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Monarch’s Septuagenarian sister, two others burnt to death

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The 75-year-old elder sister of the Attah Igala, Mathew Opaluwa, was reportedly set ablaze by a suspected arsonist. It was learnt that the woman, identified as Meimunat Sani, was set ablaze alongside her granddaughter, Hajarat, in the early hours of Thursday, in her Oketekwe residence in the Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State. A family source said a group of people invaded the home of the deceased with petrol and razed it while the monarch’s sister, her daughter, and granddaughter were asleep. “They poured the petrol on the house…

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Dangote officials summoned to Abuja by EFCC over alleged Forex scandal

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has summoned some officials of the Dangote Group to Abuja to come along with detailed documents on foreign exchange transactions by the conglomerate covering the last nine years. Operatives of the EFCC had on Thursday stormed the headquarters of Dangote Industries Limited in Ikoyi, Lagos, in furtherance of the ongoing investigation into the alleged abuse of the foreign exchange allocations by the immediate past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The anti-graft commission is probing the alleged preferential allocations of forex…

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Veteran Yoruba actor, Olofa ina, dies at 73

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Veteran Yoruba actor, Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Baba Olofa Ina, has sadly passed away at the age of 73. The actor breathed his last on Thursday in his hometown of Ede. Baba Olofa Ina, also known as Baba Olowe, held the title of Sobaloju of Edeland until his demise. Born on May 15, 1950, he made significant contributions to contemporary Yoruba theatre. Starting his journey in education at St. Peters Anglican Primary School and later Baptist Secondary Modern School, Baba Olofa Ina diversified his skills by undergoing vocational…

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Olympic sprinter, Oscar Pistorious released from S’African prison

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  Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, has been released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a killing that shocked the world. A parole board granted Pistorius’ petition in November on the grounds that he had served half of his 13-year sentence for shooting Steenkamp, making him eligible according to South African law. A spokesperson for South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services, Singabakho Nxumalo, told CNN that Pistorius was released from Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, west of Pretoria, on…

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US judge attacked in court by convict

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Deobra Delone Redden, a convicted criminal, attacked and assaulted a Las Vegas judge during a hearing after she refused to grant him bail. Delone Redden attacked Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus on Wednesday as she was in the middle of giving a sentence. The moment Redden sprang up from where he was standing and jumped into the judge’s bench to tackle her was captured in a video uploaded by Reuters on Thursday. Witnesses said that a courtroom marshal was hospitalised with a dislocated shoulder and a gushing…

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