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Ex-banker arrested for robbery

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An ex-employee of a second generation bank, thirty-eight-year old Moses Keffi, who was arrested last Thursday on the Osu/Ile-Ife Expressway for armed robbery, has said he was invited by a friend, simply identified as ‘Ibadan’, to Osun  State to buy a car. Keffi was arrested by the police alongside Odeyemi Oluwafemi and Isah Lawal for hijacking at gunpoint two trucks, one of which was loaded with toiletries on January 14, 2021 around 4am. Keffi, who was paraded along with two other suspects by the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr…

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Coronavirus: NCDC records 1,444 new infections, total now 110,387

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1,444 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has tested 1,154,138 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020. According to the public health agency, the new infections has taken the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 110,387, which includes 89,317 discharged cases and 1,435 deaths. The agency said…

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Ex-Minister, Jubril Martins-Kuye, dies at 80

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‌ Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye, a former Minister of State for Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industry, is dead. He was said to have passed on about 10:05 this morning at his residence in Victoria Garden City, Lagos. He was aged 80 years. One of his children Bolaji, who confirmed his death said “We are about to convey his remains to his home town where he would be hopefully interred by 4 pm, according to Islamic rites.” The Ago-Iwoye born politician was appointed as Minister of Commerce and Industry on…

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Suspected “Yahoo boy” caught with girlfriend’s corpse

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‌ Delta State Police Command arrested a suspected Internet fraudster popularly known as ‘yahoo boy’ with the corpse of his girlfriend an attempt to dump the body of the lady, Blessing Akpovwovwo in a bush. The suspect, said to be a resident of Urhuoka, Abraka in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state, is in police net. Sources said the suspect, whose identity has yet to be ascertained was nabbed by a passerby on Thursday evening, as he (the suspect) was attempting to dispose of the lifeless body…

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NCDC reports 1,598 new coronavirus infections, seven deaths

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‌ 1,598 new cases of COVID-19 with seven deaths have been reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday. . The NCDC, on its official Twitter handle, said the total infections in the country is now 108,943 with 22,156 active cases and 1,420 fatalities. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the country has so far tested 1,147, 523 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Feb. 27, 2020. Nigeria’s public health institute said that the new infections were reported from 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory.…

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Reps diagrees with FG on school resumption, wants three-month postponement

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The House of Representatives disagreed with the Federal Government for giving schools the go-ahead to resume on Monday, January 18th despite the increasing cases of COVID-19. It demanded postponement of resumption for three months, where necessary safety measures weren’t put in place and compliance with protocols low. In a statement by The Committee on Basic Education and Services, issued by it’s chairman, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere titled “School resumption: Are we truly prepared?” ‌ The statement reads: “House of Representatives, has received with concern the decision of the Federal Government to…

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Ibadan residents protest as Amotekun operative kills 23-year-old man

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Protest in Mokola area in Ibadan, Oyo State halted activities for hours in the State capital, as some residents staged a peaceful protest against an operative of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun who killed a 23-year-old man, Tosin Thomas. It was gathered that, Thomas had engaged the Amotekun operative in a hot argument and in anger, the local security guard pulled the trigger and shot Tosin. Some residents who tried to prevail on the operative were also threatened. Thomas was pronounced dead at the University College Hospital (UCH),…

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COVID-19: Nollywood’s budding actress dies at Isolation Center

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Budding actress, Sotonye Green’s death is the first COVID-19 recorded death in the movie industry. Rivers State born actress, who featured in a movie titled ‘Blood in the Lagoon’, was said to have been taken to Yaba Isolation Centre in Lagos but there was allegation that, the medical staff paid little attention to her case due to issues bothering on bribe. According to her friend, Debby King who claimed to have taken the actress to the Isolation Centre, she alleged ‘ineptitude.’ A sad Debby King on her Instagram page, announced…

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FirstBank starts the year with an innovative, convenient virtual payment card

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First of Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has launched the Virtual Payment card, a Naira denominated debit card and digital representation of the plastic debit card. The card is designed to be linked to either a customer’s operative account or wallet account. The FirstBank Virtual Payment Card is a suitable alternative to the use of cash and cheques, with its wide-range features which include the ability of cardholders to protect his/her card using the block and unblock capabilities; PIN Reset; Change PIN as well as…

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Donald Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached twice

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Donald Trump became the first president in the history of the United States of America, to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week’s mob attack on Capitol building. The Senate will not hold a trial before January 20, when Joe Biden assumes the presidency, meaning Trump will escape the risk of being forced to leave early. He will, however, depart in disgrace — and likely due to face a Senate trial later. The only question in the House had…

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