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NGSA DG says no cause for alarm over earth tremor in Abuja

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Alex Nwegbu, the Director General of the Nigerian Geological Survey on Friday assured residents that there is no cause for alarm following the earth tremors that hit Abuja. Nwegbu gave this reassurance at a press conference held in Abuja. He said: “I will like to assure Nigerians that there is no cause for alarm. Nigeria is not on the boundary that can make us suffer an earthquake.” “Hence, we might just get low level earth tremors. For those at Mpape, as long as you’re not at risk from a building…

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LGBT Community in India Celebrate Gay Sex Law

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Members of staff at one of New Delhi’s most luxurious hotels performed an elaborate dance routine in the lobby yesterday in celebration of a historic Supreme Court ruling on gay rights. The Lalit hotel’s Keshav Suri, one of the court’s petitioners, entered the lobby to rousing applause, gave his husband a peck on the cheek and declared: “It is time to celebrate. It is time to come out of the closet.” Suri’s dancers wore rainbow makeup and bright Indian outfits to mark the end of the notorious Section 377 of…

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Court orders arrest of Mike Adenuga’s son, Eniola over child custody

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An order of arrest has been issued by a Tinubu Chief Magistrate’s Court against Eniola, the son of telecommunication’s guru, Mike Adenuga. The chief magistrate, Mr T.A. Elias, in a ruling on Thursday, August 16, 2018, said the 28-year-old was in contempt of court for refusing to give the custody of his child, Anthena, to the mother, Damilola. Elias said Eniola should be arrested until he gives “full custody of the subject (Anthena) to the respondent (Damilola).” Eniola and Damilola reportedly dated during which the 25-year-old became pregnant and had…

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IG dismisses three police officers over raid on Clark’s home

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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has approved the dismissal of three inspectors for carrying out an alleged unauthorised search on the Abuja home of elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo (EK) Clark, A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Jimoh Moshood yesterday in Abuja said ASP David Dominic, who led the team, was being investigated and would face his own punishment at the conclusion of the exercise. The spokesman said: “ASP David Dominic was queried and is being investigated for discreditable conduct, negligence of…

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Stop Disrespecting Buhari – Lai Mohammed

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The Nigerian government on Thursday admonished the media to stop denigrating the person of President Muhammadu Buhari on their platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition when he paid advocacy visit to drum support for national campaign against fake news. Mr Mohammed, who was reacting to a recent editorial published by a National daily, said while the press was free to criticise the president and the administration, such criticism must not be to smear the person of the president. “There was an editorial in an…

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Ojukwu’s Children kicks against Bianca’s senatorial Ambition

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Some members of the Ojukwu family have vowed not to support the senatorial ambition of the wife of the late Biafra warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu- Ojukwu, yesterday, even if she emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance  APGA. In an interactive session with newsmen, Dr. Ike Ojukwu, who is one of the directors of Ojukwu Transport Company Limited, OTL, said it was wrong to allow a woman from Ngwo in Enugu State to represent Anambra South Senatorial District. He said: “Is she from Nnewi? She is from Ngwo…

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Masquerade, herbalist arrested over sergeant’s death

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10 suspects including a 52-year-old head of a local masquerade group, Igunuko, based at Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos State, Ariyo Elegbede, has been arrested over the death of one Sergeant Collins Esiabor. Esiabor was allegedly lynched on August 29, at Ifako Ijaiye by suspected members of a secret cult gang, over an ‘unprovoked’ reason. One 82-year-old herbalist, Babatunde Rufai, who treats gunshot victims, is also among those arrested. While the leader of the Igunuko was arrested for allegedly participating in the actual lynching of the policeman, the herbalist was said…

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No Hiding Place For Defecting Politicians- EFCC

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Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, says politicians defecting from one party to another would not be shielded from prosecution by the anti-graft agency. Magu said there is no hiding place for such politicians in the fight against corruption by EFCC. “The fact that a politician jumps from one party to another will not stop EFCC investigation; we don’t stop investigation until it is concluded. “It is only the courts that have the powers to decide on whether to exonerate or convict any indicted…

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Face Robberies And Kidnappings, Leave Yahoo Boys -IGP Orders SARS

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The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has asked operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) to desist from running after internet fraudsters otherwise known as ‘yahoo boys’. He said they had the mandate of curbing armed robbery and kidnapping, warning that any officer caught arresting cybercrime suspects would be sanctioned appropriately. Idris gave the warning yesterday at the FRARS headquarters at Magbo in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The IG was represented by the team leader of South West Monitoring Fact Finding Committee on SARS Reform, DCP Adepojulo Ilori. He…

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Couple arrested for using 2-yr-old son as collateral for N180,000 loan

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A couple has been arrested by the Cross River Police Command for allegedly trafficking their two-year-old son to an agent in Port Harcourt in exchange for money. They were said to have given out the boy as collateral for N21,000 house rent, because the father could not afford it and he did so without his wife’s consent. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, while parading the suspects yesterday, at the Command Headquarters in Calabar, said they were arrested on July 23 in Calabar, after a report by the…

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