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Babysitter arrested for strangling toddler, says cult demanded baby’s blood

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Police in Lagos State have arrested a 14-year-old babysitter, Chiamaka Odo, who confessed to killing her mistress’ son, Jayden Osokolo, in Lagos State. Speaking on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, the spokesperson for the command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said Odo strangled Jayden. He stated this on Monday while parading Odo alongside other suspects arrested in connection with a series of crimes committed in different parts of the state. Ajisebutu said, “On February 6, 2022, a 14-year-old female nanny strangled her mistress’ son, Jayden Osokolo, kept in…

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Dowen College: Sylvester died of pneumonia leading to sepsis -Doctor

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Dr Clement Vhriterhire, a Consultant Pathologist at the Central Hospital, Warri, Delta State, who carried out the initial autopsy on late Sylvester Oromoni (Junior), a pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, who died in controversial circumstances, on Monday, told a coroner that the pupil died of pneumonia leading to sepsis. The news of Sylvester’s death went viral following a social media post by his cousin, Perry Oromoni, who alleged that some senior pupils of the college beat him up in his hostel because he refused to join a cult. But the…

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ASUU extends strike by two months

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its ongoing strike by two months. The aggrieved teachers had on February 14 declared a one-month warning strike in protest against the government’s failure to meet their demands. Rising from an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) at the University of Abuja, yesterday, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said: “Having taken reports on the engagements of trustees and principal officers with the government, the union concluded that government had failed to satisfactorily address all the issues raised in the…

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FIRSTBANK REWARDS CUSTOMERS WITH 50 MILLION NAIRA WORTH OF PRIZES IN VERVE CARD CAMPAIGN

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FirstBank, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has urged its customers to take advantage of the Bank’s ongoing Verve Card campaign designed to reward customers for their continued usage of the Verve debit Card. The Eight-week promo will end on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 as 2,601 customers will win various prizes. These prizes include: N20,000 Cash Prize, N10,000 Cash Prize, N10,000 worth of airtime; power generating sets, refrigerator, cooking gas and the grand prize of a brand-new car. The promo will reward customers on a weekly and monthly basis. In…

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N4.2bn traced to Abba Kyari, co-accused’s accounts by NDLEA

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A report sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, by the NDLEA has revealed facts on how suspended super cop and former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari; as well as his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2bn from their separate bank accounts. According to the drug enforcement agency, not less than N1.4bn passed through Kyari’s account while he was commander of the IRT. However, Kyari’s deputy, Ubua, may have received far more than him as not less than N2.8bn was traced…

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Reverend heading for Kenyan crusade arrested with cannabis in Lagos

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Rev. Ugochukwu Ekwem, the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. A statement on Sunday by the spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the suspect was apprehended on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his body. He said, “The youthful and popular preacher, who has his church headquarters in Isu Aniocha, Mgbakwu Road, Awka, Awka North LGA, Anambra…

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Father remanded for defiling 15-month-old daughter

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Justice Geraldine Imadegbelo has ordered the remand of a father, Yahaya Oisamaiye, in a custodial centre in Edo State, for allegedly defiling his 15-month-old daughter. The High court judge ordered that Oisamaiye be remanded pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The charge against the accused read, “That you, Yahaya Oisamaiye, on or about February 7, 2022, between 5am and 6am, on Brisbourne Iyamu Street, GRA, Benin City, in the Benin Judicial Division, did have unlawful carnal knowledge of (name withheld) aged 15 months, thereby committing an offence…

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MC Oluomo not in control of motor parks -Lagos

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The Lagos State Government has denied appointing the suspended chairman of the union, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo, as head of the motor parks and garages across the state. It also said it had yet to set up a committee to “immediately control” the parks and as such, it would be out of place to claim that anyone had been appointed as the chairman. Following his suspension by the national leadership of the NURTW for alleged insubordination, Oluomo had on Thursday called on the state government to take over the…

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FG has quietly removed electricity subsidy, fuel subsidy to follow – Finance minister

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Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, has revealed that the Federal Government has quietly removed the subsidy on electricity tariff. She said the government had to carefully adjust the prices incrementally at some levels. Speaking on Thursday at a virtual meeting of African Finance Ministers and the International Monetary Fund, Ahmed also said the amendment of the budget was ongoing to accommodate the incremental removal of fuel subsidy. The theme of the meeting was ‘The political economy of fiscal reforms’. Ahmed said, “We are cleaning up our subsidies. We had…

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FG freezes business accounts of illegal online banks

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Some illegal financial institutions operating on Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos, was on Friday raided by the Federal Competition Consumer Protection Commission, in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, National Information Technology Development Agency, and the Nigerian Police Force. Among the financial institutions affected were, GoCash, Okash, EasyCredit, Kashkash, Speedy Choice, Easy Moni. The raid, the FCCPC said, was in response to customers’ complaints of malpractices by the financial institutions. Speaking during the raid, the Chief Executive Officer, FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, explained that customers had accused…

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