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Housewife cuts husband’s manhood for impregnating another lady

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A 32-year-old housewife, Halima Umar reportedly cut off her husband’s manhood in Taraba State for allegedly impregnating another woman. The sordid event happened on Sunday, October 26, 2020 when a man, Babangida but popularly known as Bangis, who is in his early 30s, suffered severe injuries on his genitals after his wife attempted to cut off his penis. The incident happened at Appawa community, a suburb of Lau Local Government area, about 12:15a.m. when Bangis was asleep. Bangis was immediately rushed to a private hospital for treatment. We gathered that…

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NBC criticised over fines on Channels, AIT, Arise TV

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been criticised for fining Arise TV, Channels Television and the African Independent Television (AIT) about N3m for alleged “unprofessional coverage” of EndSARS protests and the use of unverifiable social media reports. Acting Director-General of NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, who announced the punitive measures yesterday, in Abuja, had alleged that at the early stage of the protest, reports available to the commission indicated the broadcast industry largely gave a fair and balanced coverage but the trend became completely reversed when violence, wanton destruction and looting…

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Lekki Shooting: Nigerians mock Fashola on Twitter over camera discovery

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Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola is trending at the moment on social media, especially Twitter as many Nigerians have turned his camera discovery story at the Lekki scene of the shooting incident to be a “huge joke.” Critics of Fashola’s story argued that, after the October 20th shooting of protesters, the Lagos State Waste Management (LAWMA) staff have gone round to clean up the area, many people have plied the routes, and scavengers that pick up metal materials for sales have all gone round the axis, so after…

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Fashola discovers ‘hidden camera’ at scene of Lekki shooting

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Former governor of Lagos State, and current minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola on Sunday, found a camera at the scene of the shooting in the Lekki area of Lagos state. Fashola found the device while on tour of the place where #EndSARS protesters demonstrated for 13 days before they were forcefully dispersed. On Tuesday last week, October 20, men in army uniform invaded the Lekki toll plaza and shot at the peaceful protesters, and this has generated controversies over casualty figures, and also who ordered the soldiers to…

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THE MAKING OF A CSR MASTERSTROKE: AN X-RAY OF FIRSTBANK’S YEOMAN EFFORT TO MOVE ONE MILLION CHILDREN TO E-LEARNING

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The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in lockdown was best captured in a Saturday Sun feature of May 16, titled, “COVID-19: Troubles of e-Learning.” The story catalogues the challenges that erupted out of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the fears and frustrations brewed by the new abnormality foisted on the world, the pessimism that pervaded the globe from developed to underdeveloped countries and the possibilities that blew up in…

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Lagos to prosecute 229 persons over arson, damaging of properties, etc

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Lagos State Government says prosecution of suspected hoodlums will commence, as the police had arrested 229 suspects and their case files were being evaluated in preparation for prosecution on charges of arson, murder, stealing, malicious damage of properties and assault, among others. A statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Mr Kayode Oyekanmi, said the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, had gone round relevant police formations with her team “to evaluate files of those arrested by the police with a view to determining…

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#EndSARS: Protesters destroy Zik’s statue in Anambra

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Hoodlums in Anambra State have destroyed the statue of Nigeria’s first president Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, erected in the city. The hoodlums are suspected to be some of those who hijacked the #EndSARS protest to wreak havoc. The statute, located at Dennis Memorial Grammar School roundabout in Onitsha, was erected by Governor Willie Obiano to beautify the city. While vandalising the statue, the hoodlums, armed with dangerous weapons including machetes, were heard venting their anger against the late Nigerian statesman. The hoodlums, it was gathered, hung a disused tyre on the…

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Lekki Shooting: Judicial Panel to sit from Tuesday

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Lagos State Government says its Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses and Lekki Toll Gate Incident would begin sitting on Tuesday. It also said all suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with the mayhem unleashed on the state after the Lekki shootings would be prosecuted. The state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu had inaugurated the judicial panel under the chairmanship of Justice Doris Okuwobi (a retired judge) to investigate cases of brutality and human rights violations allegedly committed by SARS operatives. Other members of the panel are…

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#EndSARS: Presidency should stop the blame game, says CAN, Islamic council

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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina may have drawn another reason(s) to himself to be perceived in the negative with his article titled, ‘If Nigeria dies, hatred killed her’. The presidential aide said that the #EndSARS movement was a vehicle that was used to hate messages, and was encouraged by religious groups. This led to a reaction from both the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs(NSCIA). The religious groups knocked the Presidency stating that rather than own up to…

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UN, EU, others condemn killing of protesters in Lagos Nigeria, seek action

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The United Nations (UN) has condemned the military attacks on youths protesting police brutality in Nigeria, urging an immediate end. It enjoined the Federal Government to respect peaceful protests and freedom of assembly nationwide. The global agency made its position known via separate statements by the SecretaryGeneral, António Guterres and his deputy, Amina Mohammed. The scribe, in the release issued by his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, called on the security forces to exercise maximum restraint in the policing of the demonstrations. According to Guterres, UN has been following the protests from…

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