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Mother of six arrested for killing and dumping own baby in Ogun river

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A 35-year-old mother of six, Sukurat Olajoke, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing her one-month-old baby and dumping the corpse in the Ogun River. The suspect reportedly confessed after her arrest that she was frustrated following the rejection of the baby by the supposed father and decided to kill the infant and throw it into the Ogun River at Lafenwa, Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Oyeyemi stated that Olajoke was…

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FIRSTBANK CONVENES THE FOURTH EDITION OF ITS ANNUAL FIRSTGEM EVENT, REINFORCES ITS LEADING ROLE IN PROMOTING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced the fourth edition of its annual FirstGem Conference, tagged FirstGem 4.0. The 2021 event is themed ‘The Art of Negotiation’ and convened to provide women with insights on the secrets of wealth management, investment and savings. It is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 31 March 2021. Participants are required to register via the link http://bit.ly/firstbankwebinar The product, FirstGem, is an account designed specifically to meet the needs of women, aged 18 years and above. The…

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Okorocha, monarch clash aboard Air Peace plane

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Former governor of Imo State and current senator representing Imo West constituency, Rochas Okorocha and the former chairman of South-East Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya engaged each other in a serious altercation at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Sunday morning to the surprise of other passengers on board. Recall that Okorocha as governor, deposed Ilomuanya as the monarch of Obinukwu autonomous community and recognized another person as the traditional ruler of the community. However, on sighting each other aboard Air Peace airplane en route Abuja,…

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Gunmen abduct RCCG members in Kaduna

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Members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on a mission work from Kaduna Province 1 going to Kafanchan for prayer work, were abducted by gunmen in Kaduna State on Friday evening. Head, Media and Public Relations of RCCG, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, confirmed the abduction on Friday night, but did not release further details on the identities and number of the victims. An engineer, Mr. Eje Kenny Faraday, who said he “narrowly escaped being a victim,” had broken the news on his Facebook wall with the photograph of the…

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Chadian lady with heroin in her private part arrested at Kano Airport

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A Chadian lady, Vivien Tarmadji, caught with 234.35 grammes of heroin concealed in her private part was nabbed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja while trying to board an Ethiopian airline flight 911 en route Addis Ababa-Italy. The suspect, it was gathered, has been running a saloon business in Italy since 2016. However, upon her relocation to the country via Libya, she was nabbed by vigilant narcotics agents during an outward clearance of the airline at the boarding…

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Petrol may cost N234/litre as NNPC says N120bn monthly subsidy unrealistic

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THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the price of petrol may be sold between N211 and N234 per litre, because it may no longer be able to pay between N100 and N120 billion a month to keep the pump price at the current level, due to the current situation. Group Managing Director (GMD) of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, gave the indication at the weekly presidential ministerial media briefing featuring the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. He said the product…

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Yoruba groups on self-determination set June 12 as referendum day

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Some Yoruba groups agitating for self-determination on the platform of Assembly of all Yoruba Groups Worldwide, has set aside June 12 as a day of referendum for Yorubas willing to move. Part of the resolutions reached at a meeting held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital by the group with the theme: “The Paramountcy of Yoruba Unity in Tackling The Insecurity Menace in Yorubaland.” According to a communique read by Otunba Deji Osibogun after the meeting, it was resolved that Yoruba self-determination is non-negotiable. Noting various threat to security in…

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Islamic cleric in court for destroying shrine at Badagry

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Alhaji Abdul-Fatai Gbadamosi, a 67-year-old cleric has appeared before a Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly destroying the Aje shrine in Badagry. Gbadamosi is charged with malicious damage and breach of public peace. The prosecution counsel, Inspector Ade Adeosun, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 17 at about 1 p.m. at Ibereko Community, Badagry area of Lagos. The prosecutor alleged that the defendant damaged the Aje shrine, property of Ibereko community. He said that the defendant acted in a manner likely to cause a breach…

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Ifeanyi Uba lied, he failed to pay for campaign billboards -Gov. Obiano’s aide

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The claims by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah that his billboards were destroyed because of his decision to contest for the governorship position in Anambra State on the platform of the Young Progressives Party, has drawn a response from the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano has responded. Senator Ubah had accused agents of the state government of allegedly acting on the instructions of the state governor to carry out the destruction of his campaign billboards. However, the Managing Director of Anambra Signage and Advising Agency, Jude Emecheta, responded that, the state governor,…

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Northern Elders’ Forum says Nigeria is falling apart under Buhari

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Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Director, Publicity and Advocacy, of the Northern Elders’ Forum has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed in his approach to tackle insecurity. Baba-Ahmed, who was a guest on Arise Television on Wednesday, said, “If I have an opportunity to speak with the president, I’d say: ‘Sir, please, wake up and smell the coffee, this country is falling apart. “It’s in very serious danger; it’s going down under your watch. You swore in 2015 and again in 2019 that you’d protect citizens, the territorial integrity of Nigeria.…

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