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Obi Ezekwesili condemns Buhari’s comment on IG’s loss of weight

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A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for saying the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has lost weight, meaning he is working. Buhari made the comment while addressing reporters upon his arrival from the UK on Sunday. A reporter had asked the President, “Are we likely to see a different approach in the fight against insecurity, especially kidnapping?” The President had responded, “You know, I have just seen the IG… I think he is losing weight; so, I think he is working very hard.”…

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Six arrested over poisonous ponmo in Lagos

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Six suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State police command over large quantities of poisonous cow skins popularly known as Ponmo in Lagos markets. Police recovered a truckload of the poisonous cow hide and the dangerous chemicals used in poisoning the skin, packed in a shop at the Igando area of the metropolis.  The police spokesman in the state, DSP Bala Elkana, who raised the alarm, said: “On Saturday, at about 5:00a.m., acting on the strength of information from a credible source that a truckload of cow skins, suspected to be poisonous were heaped in…

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Millionaires emerge in Fidelity bank promo

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A total of 77 customers won millions of naira in Fidelity Bank’s Get Alert in Millions Savings Season 3 promo which ended recently in the country.  It said  many others also won consolation prizes of refrigerators, generators and television sets. A statement said the winners emerged from different geo-political zones of the country, adding that during the last promo, 13 winners emerged while a winner won the grand prize of N10m. Fidelity Bank’s Executive Director Shared Services and Products, Chijioke Ugochukwu said, the bank had been able to make positive…

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Man kills mother, hangs self in Ondo

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A 57-year-old woman, Mrs. O. Ajimo, simply called Mama Gbenga, died in a scuffle with her notorious son, identified as Ayotunde Gbenga Opeyemi at oyinmo quarters, Ikare-Akoko area of Ondo state. According to sources, the late Ajimo, a mother of five, had three children in Ikare-Akoko before she re-married in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Gbenga was one of the three children. He killed his mother at Akure and escaped to Ikare-Akoko where he stayed with his grandmother at Oyinmo quarters. It was learnt that when he suspected that efforts were on…

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41 People Killed in Russian Passenger Plane Fire

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Dozens of people, including at least two children, were killed when a Russian passenger jet crash-landed at a Moscow airport, bursting into flames on impact and bouncing down the runway. Forty-one people died when Aeroflot plane made the emergency landing Sunday at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, said Elena Markovskaya, a member of the country’s Investigative Committee. Initial reports said the Aeroflot Superjet 100 was flying from Moscow to Murmansk, a Russian city in the Arctic circle, when an emergency on board forced it to turn back. Video of the incident showed…

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Aircraft skids off runway into water

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A Boeing 737 plane from Guantanamo Bay skidded off a runway into shallow water in Jacksonville, Florida, late Friday, but officials said there were no serious injuries. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said 21 passengers were transported to the hospital, all in good condition. There were two “very minor” injuries, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane was carrying 136 passengers and seven crew members. Flights from Guantanamo Bay typically carry civilian employees, contractors and military families. “At approximately 9:40 p.m., a Boeing 737 arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba…

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Tonto Dikeh issued warning by Actors Guild

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Following the crash of their marriage, the social media space has been filled with back and forth allegations from Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill . In a recent outburst on social media, Dikeh had dragged her ex-husband so much so that some other celebrities tried to intervene but Dikeh fired back at them telling most to mind their business. In a recent development to the situation, the Board of Trustee (BoT) of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has warned the controversial actress to desist from her…

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Sharia police to arrest adults eating in public during Ramadan in Kano -Usman

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Nabahani Usman, the Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, said Sharia police will arrest adults found eating in public during Ramadan. “We do this kind of operation yearly and we will continue it this year, “ Usman said. “Even if a doctor says you should not fast, that does not mean you should eat in public while others are fasting,” he added. He said the aim of arresting public eaters is to get every Muslim to respect the holy month. Usman noted that arrested persons would only be released if they can…

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Graduate arraigned for Internet fraud

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Temidayo Akeredolu, a graduate of Insurance from The Polytechnic Ibadan, was on Friday arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Ibadan Division for his alleged involvement in an Internet fraud. Akeredolu (aka Susan Henderson) was being prosecuted by the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretences, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery. The offence, according to the charge sheet, contravened sections 1, 2 and 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud…

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Mechanic steals 156,000 from boss’ account to play NaijaBet

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Ibrahim Adebowale, an apprentice mechanic in the Mushin area of Lagos state, has been arrested by police, for allegedly withdrawing a sum of N156,000 from his boss’ bank account. It was learnt that the boss, Akinyemi Benjamin, had given the suspect his Automated Teller Machine card to help him withdraw N20,000. Adebowale, 24, was said to have cleared N156,000 in his boss’ account and made away with it. He reportedly used the money to place a bet on football matches via a sport betting outlet popularly known as NaijaBet. It…

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