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COVID-19: NCDC confirms 135 new infections, total now 161,409

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 135 new infections, bringing the number of infections in the country to 161,409. The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new infections were recorded in 16 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “On March 18, 135 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. “The new cases are reported from 16 states, Lagos (41), Imo (20), Ogun (14), FCT (10), Kebbi (11), Rivers (10), Akwa Ibom (eight) and Plateau (four). “’Ebonyi…

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LASTMA officer beaten to death by Lagos bus drivers

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Some Lagos commercial bus drivers have reportedly attacked and hacked an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to death at Anthony area of Lagos State. General Manager of the agency, Olajide Oduyoye, who made this known said that the deceased, Osazu Segun Godwin, alongside his colleague, Adeniyi Hakeem, were attacked by drivers of Suzuki commercial buses popularly known as ‘korope,’ and others at Anthony on Tuesday. Oduyoye explained that Godwin and Hakeem were attacked with machetes and other dangerous weapons by the drivers, and the development, he…

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Operators, DPR agree to sell petrol for N148.17

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In order to check fluctuations in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has signed an agreement with over 27 operators in the downstream sector. Depot facility operators, union leaders of retail outlets and other downstream operators agreed that petrol would be sold at the stipulated ex-depot price of N148.17 per litre. Port Harcourt Zonal Operations Controller of DPR, Bassey Nkanga said the move would end an unnecessary hike in prices of petroleum products. Retail outlets at the meeting…

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Engineer sentenced to five-years imprisonment for serial rape of sister-in-law

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A 50-year-old electrical engineer Preye Ojoko has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by a Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Wednesday, for the serial rape of his 17-year-old sister-in-law. Ojoko, who is a father of five, was accused of defiling his wife’s niece at the age of nine, and again raped her when she turned 17 years under the pretence of training her in school. The prosecuting counsel and former attorney-general of the state, Kemesuode Wodu, told the court the accused started the serial rape of his…

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Polaris Bank staff, construction worker abducted in Ibadan

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Mr. Ismail Adeoye, a staff of Polaris Bank and Mr. Popoola Isaac, a staff of RCC; a construction company were the two victims abducted by gunmen that stormed a quarry site in Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday. The incident occurred at Dalli Village (Binu Quarry), along Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road, and the case has been reported at the Idi Ayunre Police Station. The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the abduction, said efforts had been intensified to get the victims released. Fadeyi said: “Efforts are…

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Covenant University lecturer rapes 17 year-old student

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A 41-year-old lecturer in the Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota, Dr Stephen Ukenna, for allegedly raping a 17-year-old student of the institution. The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at the Ota area command by the parents of the victim. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to DSP Oyeyemi, the parents reported that their daughter called them on the phone from school that she was invited by the lecturer to his office under the pretext that…

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EFCC: Bankers must declare assets from June 1

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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has said the commission will start demanding the asset declaration forms of bankers by June 1. He said this is in line with the provisions of the Bank, Employees Declaration of Asset Act. The EFCC boss said he is working hard to create a commission that would be different in the way it handles financial crimes’ cases. He said, “The EFCC, come June 1, 2021, will be demanding for this asset declaration forms, filled by the bankers so that…

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22-year-old pregnant woman hacks husband to death

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Faith Okiemute, a pregnant woman, aged 22, hacked her husband to death over an alleged extramarital affair. The lady killed her husband, Edafe Unuakpor, aged 27, with a machete at Ekrejebor axis of Ughelli town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident happened on Monday. It was gathered that the woman has a two-year-old child for the deceased and she is currently pregnant. Sources said the lady, after the attack on her husband, noticed that he couldn’t move, ran to the Ughelli ‘A’ Division Police Station…

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UNN student caught cheating during exam commits suicide

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A 300 level student of Biochemistry Department, University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, identified as Daniel Mba, on Friday night, jumped from the third-floor of a storey to end own life. The deceased who hails from Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, was caught cheating with his phone during one the ongoing examinations in his department, prompting a lecturer to tear his script few minutes to the end of the examination. It was gathered that the said lecturer seized his phone and handed him a new script to start afresh.…

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Burna Boy makes history, wins Grammy Awards

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‌ Nigeria Afrobeat musician, Damini Ogulu a.k.a Burna Boy made history as he won the Grammy Awards. Burna Boy won the best global music album category after beating four other nominees at the 63rd Grammys. The musician won the category with his Twice As Tall album released in August 2020. The album featured guest appearances from Naughty by Nature, the Kenyan band, Sauti Sol, Senegal’s musical titan, Youssou N’Dour, and Chris Martin of Coldplay. The Grammys described Twice As Tall as a master class in the vibe and hustle that…

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