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FUNAAB bus conveying cannabis intercepted by Customs

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Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun State Area Command, says it has intercepted a Toyota Coaster bus laden with neatly concealed wraps of Indian hemp, along Imeko Afon area of the Idiroko border. The bus reportedly belongs to the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The Controller of the command, Sani Madugu, disclosed the seizure on Tuesday at the command’s headquarters in Abeokuta, adding that the driver of the vehicle, Abolade Bolaji, had been arrested. He said customs operatives, who were on patrol on Saturday, August 12, intercepted the vehicle and subsequently apprehended…

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UN agency reports says Nigeria police, Judges highest bribe-takers

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In a report presented to the public at the stakeholders meeting to mark the end of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) five-year project on corruption in the country, it was revealed that about N400 billion is spent on bribes each year in Nigeria. Although there is still a controversy over this report, it has highlighted the problem corruption poses to development and the need for the government to do more to tackle it. According to the report, which covers between June 2015 and May 2016, law…

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Arrested Kidnapper reveals he supplies children to prophet for ritual

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A pastor has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command alongside three other suspects in connection with the discovery of human parts buried inside his church in Ota. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who paraded the cleric yesterday in Ota, said the arrested 77-year-old prophet, Babatunde, is the founder of a white garment Church at Itedo Isinmi Ayo Parish, Egan Road in Iyana-Iyesi area of Ota. The Police boss, who conducted newsmen round the Church’s premises, said the discovery followed the arrest, on Saturday, of a suspected…

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GTBank Releases 2017 Half Year Audited Results, Reports Profit before Tax of ₦101.1Billion

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Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2017 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the half year performance, shows positive growth across all key financial metrics and improved strategic positioning of the brand. Gross earnings for the period grew by 2% to ₦214.1billion from ₦209.9billion reported in the June 2016; driven primarily by growth in investment securities income as well as income from risk assets. Profit before tax stood at ₦101.1billion, representing a growth of 18%…

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Churches, mosques banned from using outdoor speakers in Oyo state

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Two-weeks ultimatum has been given to churches, mosques, as well as clubs and restaurants by the Oyo State government to remove their outdoor speakers or face prosecution. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Isaac Ishola gave the ultimatum during an inter-ministerial press briefing in Ibadan, the state capital. He said the complaints and distress calls from residents made the ban necessary. Ishola explained that the state government was committed to reducing the noise level in residential areas to 45 decibel at night and 60 decibel in the afternoon within…

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Benin Central Hospital: Patients protest against incessant robbery attacks

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The incessant armed robbery attacks at the Maternity Ward of the Benin Central Hospital, Edo State has led to protests by relatives of patients and some patients receiving treatment at the hospital. It was gathered that the aggrieved patients, who were mostly women, overpowered the only security guard at the gate who tried to stop them and put the gates leading to the hospital under locks and keys, preventing outpatients and workers from accessing the hospital for over two hours. Spokesperson of the protesters, Mrs. Loveth Ogenekaro, said the protest was…

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Airman who killed lover sentenced to death by hanging

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Airman Kalu Bernard has been sentenced to death by the Nigerian Air Force has sentenced to death for killing his lover, Solape Oladipupo, aka Shomzy Shomzy, on March 12, 2017. The judgment, which started 9am on Tuesday, dragged till 4pm when it was stood down before the panellists reconvened at 7.30pm. Reading out the 70-page  court findings, which lasted for about two hours, the Judge Advocate, Flight Lieutenant M.A. Umoh, listed the eight-count charges against 21-year-old Kalu to include murder, house breaking, impersonation, attempted murder, among others. The defence counsel, Abimiku…

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Charly Boy escapes lynching, as pro, anti-Buhari groups clash in Abuja

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Charles Oputa porpularly known as Charly boy, narrowly escaped lynching yesterday after protesters demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari should resume or resign, were confronted by supporters of the President in Abuja. Charles Oputa, who has become the face of the campaign, according to multiple witnesses, was lucky to have escaped alive. The clash happened at Wuse Market in the heart of the capital city. The market was immediately shut to avert further clashes. The clash happened on the eve of the 100th day after President Buhari left Abuja to London…

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Deadpool 2: Stuntwoman killed on set in Canada

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Vancouver police have confirmed that a stuntwoman was killed on Monday on the set of Deadpool 2 in Vancouver while filming a motorcycle stunt for the much-anticipated sequel to Marvel Comic’s anti-superhero blockbuster. “Vancouver Police can confirm that a female stunt driver has died on the set of Deadpool during a stunt on a motorcycle,” police said in a statement. Images posted in local newspapers showed police taping off a black Ducati motorcycle sitting on its side next to a smashed officer tower window in downtown Vancouver. Actress Zazie Beetz,…

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Tiger Woods arrested, tested positive to five drugs

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After being arrested in May on suspicion of driving under influence, Tiger Woods had five drugs, including the opioid painkiller hydrocodone, in his system, according to a toxicology report released Monday. A urine test revealed four other medications along with hydrocodone — which is sold under the brand name Vicodin. Also present were the powerful painkiller hydromorphone; anxiety drug alprazolam (also known as Xanax); sleep drug zolpidem (also known as Ambien) and THC, which is a chemical component of marijuana. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office made the results public…

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