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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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Okonjo-Iweala becomes WTO boss

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‌ Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, has become the first woman and African to be named the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted President Muhammadu Buhari, as congratulating Okonjo-Iweala. He quoted the President as saying that the development had brought joy and more honour to the country. Shehu, in a statement, said, “On behalf of the Federal Government and all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates with former Minister of Finance and Economy,…

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#Occupylekkitollgate: Police to sanction officers for molesting protesters

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The Lagos State Police Command, has vowed to investigate the alleged molestation of protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on Saturday. The police spokesman, Chief Superintendent Muyiwa Adejobi, said the attention of the Command was drawn to the viral video, where some arrested “#EndSARS protesters” were molested in a bus by some operatives after their arrest. He said the Commissioner of Police has ordered investigation into the viral video that revealed how protesters at #Occupylekkitollgate were tortured by policemen. The statement reads in parts: “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State,…

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Policeman shot dead inside church during service

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A police inspector serving at PMF 31, Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State, was shot dead by gunmen on Sunday, February 14, 2021 in a church at Ughelli. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Delta Command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya confirmed the news in Warri. “Yes, he (police officer) followed his principal (not named) to the church,” the PPRO said. It was gathered that, the gunmen allegedly stormed a Pentecostal church located in Oviri-Ogor Road, Ughelli in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, during worship service on Sunday and shot the…

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