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AMCON battles ex-Customs’ staff over N175m debt

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One of the Federal High Courts situated in Lagos, has adjourned the hearing of  debt recovery suit of N176,586 487.86 instituted against former custom staff, Dr. Kamoru Bolaji Yusuff by Asset Management of Nigeria, AMCON till November 5, 2019.  In a statement of claim filed before the court by a Lagos lawyer Fola Alade on behalf of the debt recovery agency, the plaintiff alleged that Dr Kamoru Bolaji Yusuf who is a former staff of the Nigerian Customs service and owner of shares in 13 stock exchange quoted companies was…

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Woman sued for jumping over zoo fence to dance before lion

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An unidentified woman has been sued for criminal trespass after jumping over the Bronx Zoo security fence in New York just to perform a dance stunt before a lion. The woman managed to get into the African lion exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, and paraded in front of one of the lions. The lion watched as the woman danced and greeted him, even as bystanders watched on. Another zoo visitor who witnessed the daring do, Hernán Reynoso, said, “She just was there, dancing, saying ‘hi’ to the lion.” “The lion…

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Buhari will not seek tenure extension under any circumstances -Garba Shehu

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President Muhammadu Buhari says he will not seek tenure extension at the end of his 2nd term in office as rumours of a possible 3rd term agenda spread in the gossip mill. Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu in a statement on Nigeria’s Independence Day made the declaration saying categorically that the President will not seek tenure extension under any circumstances and will not support an amendment of the constitution to make that happen. “The Presidency wishes to correct internet-based gossip and un-informed media commentary regarding presidential term limits, given credence by…

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Cannabis cafe opens in Hollywood

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Following the legalization of marijuana in some states in the USA, the first cannabis restaurant has opened in West Hollywood, offering diners an array of weed products and hoping to rival Amsterdam’s famed coffee shops. Called Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe, the much-hyped 240-seat establishment is open to people 21 and over, who can order from a cannabis menu just like they would a wine bottle. “Flower Hosts,” or “budtenders,” help patrons navigate the menu, giving advice to connoisseurs or novices on what strain of cannabis to order with their…

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DSS arrests Maina, son with pistol, drone

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During a joint operation with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Department of State Services said it has arrested the ex-chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina and his son, Faisal. According to the service, it recovered a pistol, a drone and bullet proof vehicles from the suspects after their arrest in Abuja, on Monday. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunnaya, in Abuja, on Wednesday. He said father and son were arrested at…

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Seven pregnant girls escape from baby factory, rescued by police in Lagos

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Seven pregnant girls have been rescued from a baby factory in Lagos State by policemen attached to the Isolo Police Division. The seven victims had reportedly escaped from another baby factory in the Isolo area and were fleeing when the attention of the police was called to them. It was learnt that the girls, aged between 13 and 27, had fled where they were camped after they discovered that their babies would be sold. Stranded and lost, they loitered at Cele bus stop, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway around 1am on Wednesday. It…

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Buhari’s Independence Day speech condemned by PDP, others

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The independence broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari has been condemned by Nigerians who said it is an insult to Nigerians, among others. The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said the broadcast was an insult to the psyche of Nigerians. The opposition party in a statement on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, also described Buhari’s broadcast as a mockery of an independent state like Nigeria. The PDP said Buhari’s broadcast had further confirmed that Nigeria was in wrong hands. It said, “The PDP notes that President Buhari,…

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Keystone Bank in trouble for Breach of Contract, fined US$778,118

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    A Federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria has ordered Keystone Bank Limited to pay a Chinese company, Hexing Electrical company, damages in the sum of $778,118.72 over a breach of contract.  The judgement of the court was sequel to a suit filed before the court against Keystone Bank Limited, Chris International Agencies company and Central bank of Nigeria as defendants, claiming the sum of $778,118.72 being the total outstanding sum of the money  due and payable under the irrevocable letter of credit issued by the…

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Policeman’s accidental discharge kills female colleague in Delta

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One of the serving police officers at the B Division in Asaba has allegedly shot a female colleague dead in Asaba, the Delta State capital. It was gathered that the killing occurred on Saturday during the demolition of illegal structures at the Bonsaac area of Asaba by the officials of state Ministry of Environment in company with some police officers. It was learnt that trouble started when the market women tried to resist the exercise. An eyewitness said that on hearing gunshots, the women charged at the firing policeman and that…

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Woman kills lover’s son, sentenced to life in imprisonment

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Ana Julia Quezada, a Dominican woman, has been sentenced on Monday to life in prison in Spain for murdering the eight-year-old son of her Spanish partner in a case that shocked the country. A jury in Almeria in southern Spain last month found her guilty of killing the boy, who was the son of her then partner Angel Cruz. A court on Monday handed down a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years, the stiffest possible jail term under Spanish law. Gabriel Cruz disappeared on February 27,…

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