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Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, yesterday, denied that he had a hand in the arrest and detention of one Miss Stephanie Otobo by the police last Friday. Apostle Suleiman in a statement signed, by his Communications Manager, Phrank Shaibu, in Abuja, also denied that there was a so-called “amorous relationship” between the said Miss Otobo and the General Overseer, including a promise to marry her. Instead, the church stated that the lady was arrested by operatives acting on a tip off that she had…

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Iweajuo Gad, an herbalist who confessed to have prepared charms to fortify notorious kidnap kingpin, Henry Chibueze, popularly called Vampire, killed last week during a gun battle with operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team in Abia State, has said Vampire probably forgot to tie the charm for disappearance on his waist. The 55-year-old herbalist, who was arrested in his shrine at Asoeme town in Aba, Abia South Local Government Area of Abia State, Sunday, revealed that he collected N700,000 to prepare the charms that facilitated his client’s rescue from the…

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Habiba Inusa and her 7day old baby have been remanded in prison custody by a Kano Sharia court for adultery. Habiba Inusa allegedly gave birth a day after she participated alongside 1,520 couples in a state-sponsored mass wedding last week. The Director General, Kano Hisbah Board, Dr. Abba Sifu, said that the woman is currently under the custody of the court in Doguwa Local Government Area. Dr. Sifu said that the woman was arraigned before a Sharia court in Doguwa Local Government Area of the state for adultery and deliberate…

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Nigerians with non compelling reasons to travel to the United States of America have been advised to postpone their travel plans until the new administration’s policy on immigration is clear. This was made known by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foregn Affairs and Nigerian in Diaspora Hon Abike Dabiri- Erewa. Dabiri- Erewa gave this advise in a statement made available on Monday in Abuja by Abdurrahman Balogun, Special Assistant on Media to Dabiri-Erewa said that the warning became imperative due to series of reports received by the…

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Former Governor of Adamawa State, James Bala Ngilari has been sentenced to give years in prison without option of fine by a Yola High Court on Monday. He was found guilty of the   corruption charge filed against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The case was filed in September 2016. The court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa, acquitted the former Secretary to the State Government, Mr Andrew Welye, and Former Commissioner of Finance, Mr Sunday Lamurde, who stood trial with the former governor on same offenses of…

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Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to speak with him on phone to convince Nigerians that he is hale and hearty. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi yesterday, Fayose disputed reports that Buhari had spoken in one week, first with the king of Morocco and next with the president of the African Union. According to Fayose, the president should call him instead of speaking with “outsiders to convince Nigerians of his health status.” He said: “I advise the president to speak with…

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Segun Onagunwa, a 42-year-old livestock farmer, has drowned inside a well on his farm on Joe Arubiewe Street, Mosan, in the Egbeda area of Lagos. His body was recovered from the well by the Lagos State Fire Service and handed over to policemen from the Gowon Estate Police Division. Onagunwa, who also had poultry on the farm, had gone to the place with his son on Thursday to feed his chickens, goats and other animals. One of the goats reportedly broke loose from its tether and fell into the well.…

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Three suspected kidnappers that fled from Ibadan to Lagos after kidnapping a lady and collecting N3 million ransom have been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Lagos State Police Command. The kidnappers, Adekunle Funsho, 31; Charles Ezeilo, 32, and Obioha Nnaji, were said to have been apprehended at Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos. It was gathered that the suspects, after collecting the ransom, fled to Lagos. But police in Ibadan, who discovered that the kidnappers were heading to Lagos with the victim’s Toyota Highlander, communicated with…

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