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When the Internet came into existence, many young entrepreneurs took advantage of the social media platforms to make a living for themselves. Some unscrupulous ones, however explored all the illegitimate avenues to defraud people. One of such young men allegedly using the social media against its primary purpose is Babatunde Oyebode, a secondary school drop-out, who publishes an online magazine known as naijagistlive.com. At present, Oyebode is being interrogated by the police at the Special Fraud Intelligence Unit(SFIU), Ikoyi-Lagos. A source described Oyebode as a cool looking young man with…

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Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, has said that the Nigerian Military will soon launch an operation to tackle security challenges posed by herdsmen across the country. Abubakar made the disclosure at an interractive media session in Kaduna on the role of the media in national security. “We are coming out with another operation code named “Operation Accord” to address the issue of herdsmen clashes,” Abubakar said. He disclsoed that the military had carried out 13 operations to ensure peace and order across the country. The defence spokesman…

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An Abuja Federal High Court, on Friday, summoned President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Mr. Lawal Daura, to appear on November 15 to show cause why seven judges arrested between October 7 and 8 should be prosecuted. Others equally summoned to appear before the court were the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and the National Judicial Council, NJC. They were all cited as Respondents in a legal action that was instituted before…

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Fatima, the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, was on Friday, formally married off to Malam Yau Gimba Kumo in Daura, his home town in Katsina State. The wedding took place at the president’s residence on Mai’adua road, Daura at about 2.40 p.m. The groom, who was a former Managing Director of Mortgage Bank, paid N100,000 as dowry to the bride. The marriage was contracted in accordance with Islamic injunctions and was attended by top Federal and States’ Government functionaries. They included Governors of Gombe, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo and his counterpart…

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Elijah Ebimone, a cleric has been remanded in prison by a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for allegedly abducting three girls and turning them to sex slaves. Ebimone, 32, is facing a two-count charge of abduction and causing miscarriage, punishable under Sections 274 and 233 of the Penal Code, Laws of Benue State, 2004. The Magistrate, Mrs Theresa Wergba, ordered the remand of the accused and adjourned the matter till Dec. 28 for further mention. Her action followed the application for adjournment made by the Prosecutor, Insp. Daniel Suende, who…

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Miss Chidima Okeke who was dethroned after the alleged sex tape video of herself and friend hit the internet has revealed that her life is under threat by blackmailers. As Anambra Broadcasting Service, ABS, organisers of the Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant installs another Miss Anambra today, in Awka, the state capital, following the sudden removal of the reigning queen, Chidinma Okeke, there are indications that trouble looms ahead as the embattled ex-beauty queen has alleged a threat to her life for wanting to unravel the mystery behind her dethronement. The…

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Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) yesterday went beiserk as no fewer than 12 persons sustained injuries and several motorcycles destroyed during a fierce clash between them and commercial motorcyclists in Igando, outskirts of Lagos. Trouble was said to have started after the NURTW increased the prices of ticket for Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) including commercial motorcycles. From a daily levy of about N400, it was gathered that the parent body increased the fare of motorcyclists to over N1,000. It was learnt that…

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