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Suleimon Olalekan, a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from a university in the South-West region of the country also a businessman, has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his 22-year-old wife, Chika Egbo, by bathing her with acid. Olalekan bowed his head and remained expressionless when his sentence was pronounced before a crowded Ikeja high court, yesterday. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo sentenced Olalekan to death after finding him guilty of a two-count charge of murder and grievous bodily harm. Lawal-Akapo ruled: “The defendant is found guilty of murder; the defendant,…

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Radio Bayelsa also known as Glory FM’s industrial dispute took a twist on Thursday as the General Manager flogged four staffers on duty. The Radio Bayelsa Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) and Radio Television and Theatre Arts Workers Unions (RATTAWU) consequently shut the radio station. Some reports had said the staffers were whipped by suspected thugs. Mr Tonye Yemoleigha, NUJ Chairman in Radio Bayelsa disclosed on Thursday in Yenagoa that he and three female staff were caned by the General Manager of the Station, Mr John Idumange. “Four of us,…

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The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, held a valedictory session in honour of the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, who is leaving the cabinet to take up an appointment at the United Nations. She has been appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations. Mohammed, who is billed to resume at the UN headquarters in New York, in March, attended her last council meeting on Wednesday. The session, which was presided over by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, saw the minister as well as the Minister…

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A mother who dumped her four month old baby under Oshodi bridge has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Task Force on Wednesday and rescued the baby. The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force SP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the enforcement team of the agency while on duty under bridge rescued the baby boy who was naked but packed inside the bag. SP Egbeyemi disclosed further that the mother of the baby was arrested by an official of the agency after she had dumped the baby. The…

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Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, former Minister of State for Defence, has dragged the EFCC to court for the seizure of his property. He filed the suit on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Obanikoro and his family are suing the commission, seeking court’s declaration that the forceful seizure of their personal effects constitutes a gross violation of their rights. The applicants include Obanikoro’s wife Moroophat, his sons Gbolahon, Babajide and his wife Fati. The applicants are praying the court for an order, setting aside the forceful detention of their…

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Kidnappers, yesterday engaged themselves in a fierce shoot-out over ransom sharing formula at Igbodu community in Epe area of Lagos State. The kidnappers we’re said to have stormed a farm settlement in the community to abduct more victims. It was gathered that the faction that was overpowered stormed the farm settlement to abduct some of the workers and supplement their share of the ransom. However, they ran into policemen and a gun battle started. Although an unconfirmed report had it that the gunmen succeeded in abducting five farm workers, but the…

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It has been revealed that a lawyer, Mr. Kola Awodehin (SAN), who represented President Muhammadu Buhari during his certificate saga, offered N500, 000 to Justice Adeniyi Ademola who is facing corruption charges. This revelation was made by a lead investigator with the Department of State Service, DSS, Mr. Babatunde Adepoju, before an Abuja High Court at Maitama on Tuesday. Adepoju testified as the sixteenth prosecution witness, PW- 16, in the ongoing trial of Justice Ademola, his wife, Olabowale, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi. The defendants are…

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