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Actress Bukky Amos builds Nmulti-million mansion to celebrate hubby’s birthday, gets latest Range Rover in return

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One of Nigeria’s richest actresses cum movie producer, Bukky Amos Bello dazzled family, friends and fans when she rolled out drums to celebrate her husband’s birthday in April for his support over the years. Her birthday gift to her husband? Bukky presented a sprawling mansion as gift to her husband to mark his 60th birthday which would have been celebrated in 2020, but was postponed till 2021 due to the pandemic Covid-19. The birthday party which held in Oshogbo, Osun State, is the location of the magnificent house which was…

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Wedding ceremony ends abruptly as nine guests die in autocrash

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A truck collided with a commercial bus at Ekpon Junction in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State, leavind at least nine wedding guests dead. The crash happened at the weekend when the guests were on their way from Benin City to Ewatto in Esan South-East Local Government Area, venue of the wedding ceremony. It was gathered that out of the 10 passengers in the commercial bus, only one person, identified as DJ Nasco, survived. The survivor was rushed to the intensive care unit of Shillo Hospital, Ewohimi, while the…

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Fayose to Presidency: “You are now employer, defender of terrorists and bandits”

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Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose lampooned the Presidency, saying it is “the employer and defender of Boko Haram terrorists and armed bandits.” The former governor, also advised Nigerians to restrict their movement to avoid falling victims of terrorists, expressed concern that nowhere is safe in the country. In a statement by his Media Aide, Lere Olayinka, he said that the issue of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, had further exposed the government’s hypocrisy and complicity. He said, “It is painful that Nigeria is being governed…

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Drugs hidden in Virgin Mary statue uncovered by NDLEA

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Illicit drugs concealed in the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and auto spare parts bound for Canada and the Philippines has been uncovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency attached to two courier companies in Lagos. A statement issued on Saturday by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said narcotics agents from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations seized 500 grammes of heroin hidden inside auto spare parts bound for Canada at one of the courier firms. Babafemi said the operatives also seized 140 grammes of…

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Two arrested with human skulls in Kaduna cemetery

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Two suspected ritualists with human skulls have been arrested by the Kaduna State Police at a Muslim cemetery. The spokesperson for the police in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige, disclosed in a statement in Kaduna on Saturday. Jalige also said that the suspected ritualists were caught in possession of a hoe. He added, “On Äpril 23, 2021, at about 2130hrs, the command received a distress call through DPO Kakuri, Kaduna, that some people were sighted at a Muslim graveyard at Kudenden and suspected to be carrying out a heinous act.…

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Stop improvising with human lives – Soyinka tells Buhari

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Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to stop the blame game and urgently salvage the nation from becoming a failed state. In a letter to the government yesterday, titled, ‘The Endless Martyrdom of Youth,’ he stressed the need to “stop improvising with human Lives. Youth – that is, the future – should not serve as a ritual offering on the altar of a failing State.” His statement reads in part: “Abukakar Atiku has summed up the nation’s feeling – this most recent savagery against…

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Suspect reveal reasons for killing businessman whose wife raised only N40,000 out of N5m ransom

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Bello Mohammed, a suspected member of a kidnap gang, has been held for the abduction and killing of a businessman, one Osondu Nwachukwu, who operated a sachet water factory in Lafia, Nasarawa State. Mohammed and four other members at large identified simply as Maikano, Dogo, Hassan and Jubril reportedly carried out the act. He was arrested on March 11 by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team after the case was reported to the police. It was learnt that the gang kidnapped Nwachukwu from his house and contacted his…

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Customs impound 42 drums of explosives worth N3.1b

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A total number of 42 drums of explosives in the form of calcium carbide and other contraband worth N3.1billion was smuggled into Nigeria from Benin Republic, but intercepted by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday. The Unit also impounded other contraband items, and raised Demand Notice (DN) worth N242million. Acting Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Unit, Compt. Usman Yahaya, who disclosed this in Lagos, said that investigation is ongoing to know where the explosives are headed. He said the Unit also…

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Boy dumped on roadside by moving vehicle survives

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A boy whose age may not be more than a year and half, was thrown out of a moving car in Imo State, but has luckily survived death. It was learnt that the boy was rescued along Orlu-Ihiala road after he was thrown out by occupants of the car, whose motives are yet to be ascertained. Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, said in a statement that the men sped off immediately after throwing the boy out the fast-moving car. According to him, “The boy…

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UNIBEN Bursar escapes, as gunmen kill security guard

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The residence of the Bursar of the University of Benin, Dr. Victor Imagbe, situated at Ogheghe along the Sapele Road, Benin, was invaded by gunmen on Thursday, but he escaped. However, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ugiagbe Alex Osaghae, who was on guard duty at the home of the bursar, was killed by the gunmen, who also made away with his service rifle. It was gathered that the gunmen came to Imagbe’s house around 2.45am and opened fire on the NSCDC officer, killing him on…

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