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Lagos CP orders disciplinary measures against weed-smoking officer

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Police Commissioner in Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi, has ordered the immediate commencement of appropriate disciplinary measures for a Police officer pictured smoking weed in the Ijora area of the state. In a statement signed by the Spokesperson of the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Tuesday, the officer was identified as an Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP, Babatunde Adebayo, serving with the Shogunle Division of the Command. The CP directed that the disciplinary action to be meted on the ASP should commensurate with his rank. The Commissioner equally warned officers…

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Northern elders to Buhari: Resign over insecurity

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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has demanded the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, over killings across the country, especially in the North. The Director, Publicity and Advocacy of NEF, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, made the call yesterday in a statement. The group said: “The administration of President Buhari does not appear to have answers to the challenges of security to which we are exposed. We cannot continue to live and die under the dictates of killers, kidnappers, rapists and sundry criminal groups that have deprived us of our rights to…

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NURTW, ‘MC Oluomo’ loyalists clash in Lagos, scores injured

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A clash involving some loyalists of the newly appointed Chairman, Lagos Parks And Garages Committee Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as ‘MC Oluomo’ and National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW, members has left many people injured on Monday, in Fagba area of Lagos. The incident reportedly occurred in a bid by the loyalists of the newly appointed chairman to officially take over the parks from NURTW but this was met with resistance by those who were previously in-charge of the areas. According to eyewitnesses’ account, the incident which started…

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Imposter army general remanded over N266m fraud

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A suspected imposter, Abiodun Bolarinwa, has been remanded in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting at Ikeja on Monday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in January 2022 arrested the defendant, who claimed to be a military general to access a N270m loan from a transportation company, Kodef Clearing Resources. It was gathered that Bolarinwa allegedly told the company that President Muhammdu Buhari shortlisted him for appointment as the Chief of Army Staff and he needed a quick grant to…

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Man kills girlfriend, sleeps with corpse six days

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Police in Lagos have arrested a man, Ifeanyi Njoku, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the live-in lovers stayed on Oke Street, where Njoku allegedly killed his girlfriend for ritual purposes. It was learnt that a native doctor, who was assisting the suspect, instructed him to have sex with Okeke’s corpse. Njoku was said to have engaged in the illicit act with the corpse for six days, as the stench emanating from…

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Declaration for presidency: Tinubu, Osinbajo groups engage in war of words

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Loyalists to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on the one hand and those backing the All Progressives Congress national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on the other, on Monday, engaged in war of words on social media, television and radio following Osinbajo’s formal declaration of his presidential ambition. After months of speculations, Osinbajo released a pre-recorded video on social media on Monday where he informed Nigerians of his desire to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. The declaration was a sequel to a meeting with the APC governors at the Presidential Villa late on Sunday…

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Late singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu’s husband arrested over wife’s death

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Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late popular gospel artiste, Osinachi, has been arrested by the police over the death of his wife on Sunday afternoon. Late Osinachi, a 42-year-old Gospel artiste, who was a lead singer at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, shot into the limelight  in 2017, with the hit “Ekwueme”, which  featured another singer, Prospa Ochimana. She died on Friday after spending days at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. After her death, colleagues and family members of Osinachi, accused her husband of always beating her. One of her…

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How bandits killed Miyetti Allah’s chairman in Abuja

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The Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) of Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, Adamu Aliyu and three members of the association were reportedly shot dead by bandits. It was gathered that the chairman had travelled to Niger State with his members to sell some cows and that the amount made from the sales ran into millions of naira. While returning from the business trip, the MACBAN Chairman preferred to return in the night rather than wait till the next morning. It was also said that, he followed…

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2023: VP Osibajo officially joins presidential race

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Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo  has made his declaration to vie for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made this announcement via his social media platforms on Monday morning. The vice president to President Muhammadu Buhari outlined his reasons for joining the race, which reads in parts: “For the past seven (7) years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, President Muhammadu Buhari. “In these 7 years, while on the train of duty and service, I…

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Nigeria, others at high risk of debt distress -IMF

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According to a new report by the International Monetary Fund, Nigeria and 72 other countries are at high risk of debt distress or already in debt distress. The report, titled “Restructuring debt of poorer nations requires more efficient coordination,” noted that low-income countries face fewer debt challenges today than they did 25 years ago, thanks in particular to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative, which slashed unmanageable debt burdens across sub-Saharan Africa and other regions. The report noted that although debt ratios were lower than in the mid-1990s, the debts…

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