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Reverend arrested in Lagos for sodomy

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Founder of Jesus Intervention Household Ministry located in the Ejigbo area, Reverend Ezuma Chizemdere, has been arrested by the police in Lagos, for allegedly sodomising teenage boys and infecting one of them with human immunodeficiency virus in the process. The reverend was reported to be a member of a syndicate perpetrating the alleged crime in the neighbourhood. It was learnt that a good Samaritan had reported a case of defilement at the Ejigbo Police Station on January 22, 2019 consequent upon which one Prince Chinecherem was arrested and charged to…

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Boko Haram terrorists abandoned vehicles loaded with looted food items to escape— Defence Headquarters

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Band of boko haram fighters who invaded Michika community in Adamawa state, scouting for food and money were said to have abandoned one Hilux van and two Toyota cars loaded with looted foodstuff, following the successful onslaught against them by Special Forces, says the Defence headquarters yesterday. In a similar vein, DHQ said that its operations against oil thieves in the Niger Delta recorded a boost with the discovery and destruction of an illegal refining camp with 18 ovens, 18 coolers, 39 waste pits as well as recovery of 26…

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WAEC: Nigerian student emerges best candidate in West Africa

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Master Peter Seunara Arotiba, a student of Nigerian Air Force Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos, has been honoured with the West African Examination Council’s (WAEC) International Excellence Awards for his outstanding performance in the 2018 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Arotiba received the honour alongside Miss Wilhermina Opoku and Miss Brago Sarpong Afrifa, who came second and third respectively. The second and third prize winners are Ghanaians. Arotiba with examination number 4251112045, had a total score of 657.8256 to beat the second and third prize winners to the…

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Onnoghen to FG: I deserve an apology

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Justice Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, on Friday, demanded an apology from the Federal Government for dragging him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for trial over his alleged failure to properly declare his assets. The CJN who was temporarily removed from office by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 25 owing to allegations against him, said he deserved an apology since FG failed to tender any credible evidence before the tribunal to establish that he committed any offence known to the law. He described the totality…

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Tamar Braxton reveals identity of Her Nigerian Boyfriend

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Tamar Braxton, international singer and reality TV star, has finally introduced her Nigerian boyfriend to the world. The 42-year old is making the big reveal less than a day after she first announced that she and her mystery African man have broken up. She had early said that she was single again and ready to mingle. In a follow-up post, she had also asked her followers not to trust anyone. These post had led to rumours that her Nigerian lover must have scammed her. However, Braxton who has been married…

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Pastors arrested for allegedly killing brother-in-law

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Two pastors, Chukwuka Stephen and Ejim Stephen, have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing their brother-in-law, Peter Chukwuyem, in the Papa-Ibafo area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement on Thursday that the suspects, while living with Chukwuyem, were using the frontage of his house to conduct church services. He stated that Chukwuka and Ejim became embittered when Chukwuyem stopped them from conducting church services in the frontage of his house, adding that when the…

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Okada rider shot dead by police over N200 bribe in Lagos

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An okada rider was shot dead by a police officer yesterday at Kilo, Surulere area of Lagos State, bringing to three the number of reported extra-judicial killings in the state this month. Earlier in March, a policeman had shot a bus driver dead in Mosan, Ayobo area of Lagos for refusing to part with money. Two weeks after, a teenager was killed by a stray bullet in a shootout between policemen and some cultists in Ikorodu. The victim of yesterday’s killing, a motorcyclist identified as Ademola Moshood, was a few…

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Councillor jailed three months for vote-buying

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The councillor of Bolari East, Ishiyaku Garba, who was arraigned before Justice Sa’ad Moh’d of a high court in Gombe on a three-count charge of bribery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been convicted. Acting on intelligence report, the EFCC had arrested him at Bolari Polling Unit 077 in Gombe during the presidential and National Assembly elections, where he was sighted distributing money. Having pleaded “guilty” to the charges, his counsel, S.A. Mustapha, pleaded for leniency.The trial judge, thereafter, convicted him on the three counts and sentenced…

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Boyfriend of ex-Ondo deputy gov’s daughter sentenced to death

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The High Court sitting in Akure, On do state, on Wednesday, sentenced one Adeyemi Seidu to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Khadijat Oluboyo. Khadijat, the daughter of the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, was killed by the convict at his house in July 2018. It was reported that after killing the deceased, Adeyemi buried her corpse in his room for five days but the deed was later exposed by his father, who reported the incident to the Ondo State Police Command. The convict…

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GTBank builds Nigeria’s first digital play centre for children

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Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) has completed and opened the first digital playground for children in Nigeria. Located in Lekki, Lagos State, the GTBank Play Centre is equipped with a wide range of interactive games that will give kids a fun and immersive digital experience whilst aiding their mental and intellectual development. Open from 10am to 3pm on weekdays, and 10am to 1pm on Saturdays. Some of the features of the Play Centre include the Sketch Town, where kids can design cars, launch rockets, and bring all their sketches to life.…

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