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Tobi Amusan breaks 22 year old record to defend Diamond league title

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Tobi Amusan, a Nigerian sprinter has broken a 22 year-old meeting record at the Diamond League final in Zurich. The World and Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles champion and record holder finished in 12.29s. American Tia Jones came in 2nd in 12.40s while Britany Anderson of Jamaica ran 12.42s to finish 3rd. This adds to her golden feats this year with golden medals won at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon and at the 2022 Commonwealth games in the United Kingdom. Share on: WhatsApp

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FIRSTBANK HOSTS THE FINANCIAL MARKET DEALERS ASSOCIATION (FMDA) QUARTERLY MEETING

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it will host the Financial Markets Dealers Association’s (FMDA) quarterly meeting scheduled for 5pm on Friday, 16 September 2022, at Federal Palace Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event themed “Nigeria Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook: IMF View” will have its keynote address delivered by Ari Aisen, IMF Resident Representative for Nigeria. In a statement issued by the Acting Executive Secretary, Mrs. Mary Gbegbaje, “The FMDA quarterly meeting serves as a platform for in-depth knowledge sharing, dissemination of information and fostering of business relationships…

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Medical Doctor arrested for alleged murder of Edo cabdriver

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A medical doctor, Abass Adebowale, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly injecting a cab driver, Emmanuel Agbovinuere, to death in the Benin City area of the state. Adebowale, after perpetrating the crime, allegedly dumped Agbovinuere’s corpse in a bush, and stole the victim’s Toyota Voltron car. He was said to have driven the car to the Osogbo area of Osun State where policemen arrested him on Monday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, at the police command’s headquarters in Benin City, Edo State,…

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Murder suspect’s confession: We killed our friend out of envy

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The Odun State Police command has arrested a murder suspect, Wahab Hammed, 28, who confessed that he conspired with his friend, Adegoke Ayobami, 31, to kill one Oguntade Wasiu because the deceased was making more money than the two of them. During the parade of suspects by Osun State Police Command at its headquarters in Osogbo, Hammed said he and Ayobami were friends to the deceased and also engaged in Internet fraud, which fetched Wasiu more money than the two of them. His words: “I am a tailor by profession…

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Ooni of Ife marries again

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Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has a new queen. Queen Amina Anako arrived at the palace on Tuesday night. A video shared on the Facebook page of the monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, showed that the new queen was ushered into the inner chamber around 10 pm, where her husband and a few guests were waiting for her. The video also showed relatives of the new queen from Ilorin were also present at the brief ceremony. During the ceremony, Anako’s relations from Ebiraland in Kogi State and Ilorin in Kwara…

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Fake reverend sister arrested for child trafficking, 15 children rescued

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Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued fifteen children from the residence of one Maureen Wechinwu, who claimed to be a Reverend Sister, in Aluu Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State. During the parade of suspects by the State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, it was revealed that the children rescued from the suspected trafficker were aged between seven and nine years. The CP said preliminary investigations have shown that the children were picked from different parts of the South-South states and were being sold out…

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Elizabeth Truss takes over as new British PM

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Following the resignation of Boris Johnson, new Prime Minister (PM), Liz Truss has taken over office. Truss met with the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, yesterday. The former foreign secretary, 47, was seen in an official photograph shaking hands with the monarch to accept her offer to form a new government and become the 15th PM of her 70-year reign. The symbolic ceremony held at the sovereign’s remote Balmoral retreat in the Scottish Highlands, as the Queen, 96, was deemed ‘unfit’ to return to London due to ill health.…

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Ogun House of Assembly Speaker granted bail over Money laundering charges

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  Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, was yesterday, granted bail of N300m by the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State. Justice Daniel Osiagor granted bail, following no objections from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The speaker was arraigned over alleged N2.5 billion money laundering charges by the anti-graft agency. Counsel for EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo, had told the court that he would leave the issue of bail solely within the discretion of the court. But counsel to the speaker, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, urged…

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We’ve done our best to end the strike – Education Minister

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Adamu Adamu, The minister of education has stated that the Federal Government has done all it can to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Adamu said: “In all, we have been doing, our guide has been the directive of Mr President Muhammadu Buhari, namely, that while the unions should be persuaded to return to work, government should not repeat the past mistakes of accepting to sign an agreement it will be unable to implement. “Government should not, in the guise of resolving current challenges,…

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National Universities Commission urges Nigerian students to apply for UK scholarships

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The National Universities Commission has called on qualified Nigerians to apply for the Chevening scholarships, an initiative of the government of the United Kingdom. The call comes amid the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This was contained in a letter signed by the Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, and addressed to all vice-chancellors. The commission said, “The National Universities Commission is in receipt of the letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ref. TSW/BRI/V/T and dated 12 August 2022, with the attached…

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