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Kwara government orders temporary closure of 10 schools over hijab controversy

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Pending resolution of Hijab question in some grant-aided schools in Ilorin, the Kwara State Government has directed immediate temporary closure the schools. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mary Kemi Adeosun, said yesterday in a statement. However, former Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kwara state chapter, Olusola Ajolore has criticised this, questioning the rationale for the closure after a very long time at home due to the COVID-19 lock-down. The affected schools are, Cherubim and Seraphim College Sabo Oke, St. Anthony College, Offa Road, ECWA…

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Shina Peter vows to take care of Funmi Martins’ son

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Sir Shina Peter’s, Veteran Juju singer, has addressed the viral allegations that the late actress, Funmi Martins, bore him a son, Oluwadamilare, whom he abandoned. Martins, who passed on in 2002, is also the mother of popular actress, Mide, who is married to her colleague, Afeez Owo. During the week, a blogger alleged that Mide and Peters had abandoned Damilare, who is now 19 years old. In a video, the juju musician, who was recently ordained a Bishop of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, stated that he was in talks…

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Widower stabs lover in court over failed marriage proposal

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Adamu Enock, a widower, requesting the refund of his dowry and other expenses incurred in a failed marriage proposal, stabbed his estranged lover within the premises of Yola Criminal Area Court where the case was being heard. Police said she was in a critical condition in a hospital. Enock is a father of three, who proposed to his estranged lover, Hosea Ashini, a divorcee with four children, but the marriage proposal failed to materialise. Disappointed, Enock reportedly sought the refund of N120,000 he incurred in an attempt to consummate the…

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Grandma arrested for beating, blinding grandchild in Osun

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A grandmother, Funmilayo Olalere, has been arrested by police in Osun State, for beating her grandchild till she lost an eye. The grandmother, who lives in Amondo village, near Ile-Ife, was accused of assaulting her grandchild living with her. It was gathered that the suspect beat the victim with a broom, which stocked in one eye and damaged it. Rather than taking the victim to a hospital after she sustained the injury, the grandmother was said to have opted for self-treatment and applied urine on the eye. The Osun State…

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Student attempts shooting teacher over tainted hair

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A teenage Government Secondary School student, has attempted killing her teacher with a pistol in Cross River State. It was gathered that the student, whose name was withheld, was arrested at Ikot Ewa, in the Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. The Chairman of the council, Emmanuel Offiong-Bassey, who spoke to journalists on Thursday, said he was told the suspect was about to shoot her target when she was disarmed. He said, “How she got the gun, I do not know. The information I have, which may not be very…

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Niger State: Buhari orders rescue of abducted Kagara students

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Terrorists in military uniforms, yesterday, invaded Government Science College Kagara, in Niger State and abducted unconfirmed number of students and their teachers into the forest. One of the pupils was said to have been killed during the attack, giving doubts to the safety of other victims. The attack has put the entire Kagara town in confusion. Those living very close to the school deserted their homes for fear of the unknown. The state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello had earlier today directed immediate closure of boarding schools in the affected local…

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Federal Government is grossly incompetent -Niger State senators

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The abduction of students of the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State by armed bandits has triggered the anger of senators from the State against the Federal Government, as they claimed that the government is not competent in its duties, as regards security of lives and properties. Senators Mohammed Enagi (Niger South), Sani Musa (Niger East) and Aliu Sabi Aliu (Niger North) described as unacceptable, the worsening state of insecurity in Niger State and Nigeria in general. In a brief debate on a motion sponsored by Senator Musa, the lawmakers…

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Oyo ex-deputy chief registrar bags three-year jail term for fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has secured the conviction of a former Deputy Chief Registrar of Oyo State High Court, Mrs. Mutiat Omobola Adio. She was convicted after pleading guilty to a fresh charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and issuance of dishonoured cheque. In a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, Adio was alleged to have obtained a 2000 model Toyota Pathfinder SUV valued at N1.5 million from one Fabunmi Samuel of Fatai Olanrewaju Motors by telling to him that it…

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We want peace in the country -Miyetti Allah

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The Southeast Zonal Chairman, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN has called for peaceful resolution to the crises in the country, saying herders are misunderstood, and not interested in land grabbing. He made the appeal in Enugu yesterday, stressing the need for peace among Nigerians. Siddiki lamented that the situation which most times were accompanied by emotive utterances and name-calling had affected the economic life of herders. According to him, it had become very necessary to restore hope and sanity in the country through love…

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Couple sentenced to 40 years imprisonment over spiritual cleansing fraud

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Fredrick Ebiesuwa, owner of Victoria East Park Hotel and Suite, Igbogbo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, and his wife, Tinuola Oyegunle, have been sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment over a fraud of N53,713,260. It was learnt that the couple and other suspects at large defrauded one Dunni Olateru-Olagbegi of the said sum under the guise of helping her to avert mysterious death. It was gathered that the victim, sometime in May 2013, boarded a cab with the fraudsters and upon entering the cab, the gang started arguing about…

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