Bricklayer sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling 13yrs old girl

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A bricklayer, Gabriel Awaye, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, for the defilement of a 13-year-old girl in his room. The court found him guilty of the charges brought against him by the state government. The prosecutor had accused Awaye of committing the offences on June 2, 2021, at Agbawaye Street, Command Area of Agbado Oke-Odo in Lagos. The charges were based on the provisions of Sections 127 and 261 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State,…

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FUNAAB student arrested for poisoning girlfriend

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Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly poisoning his girlfriend, Ugbokwe Mmasichukwu, and another lady, Odumosu Semilore. The police said the suspect administered a poison believed to be an admixture of brownie cakes, alcohol, and an unknown harmful substance after inviting his girlfriend to his residence in the Surulere community in the Camp area of the city on Friday. It was gathered that while leaving for the suspect’s residence, Mmasichukwu told her schoolmate, Semilore,…

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CBN extends validity of old naira indefinitely

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The validity of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes has been extended indefinitely by the Central Bank of Nigeria. This is as the apex bank declared its desire to extend the validity of old naira notes beyond any expiry date. According to the bank, it is working with the relevant authorities to vacate the subsisting court ruling on the same subject. The bank disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, on Tuesday. The statement titled, ‘CBN To Allow Old Design Naira Banknotes as…

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Organised labour shuts down National Assembly

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The organised labour groups have shut down the National Assembly complex in Abuja in protest of the manhandling of the national president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. It was observed that the entire gates leading to the National Assembly complex was under lock and key as of 9:00 am today. However, the Presidential villa gate which connects the National Assembly complex remained open for security personnel and other essential workers. Among those barred from gaining entry into the legislative complex were Journalists, legislative aides, and several…

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Mother arrested for killing own daughter in Benue

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Police in Benue State have arrested a young woman from Mbadyur council ward in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, Sughshater Ushahemba, for allegedly killing her 11-month-old baby through poison. It was gathered from the community that the woman was said to have fed the baby with a substance suspected to be a chemical in the wee hours of Saturday. Another source quoted the woman to have said that the baby developed high temperature in the wee hours of Saturday and died. The woman was said to have been…

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Saudi Arabia revokes Air Peace passengers’ visas in Jeddah

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Saudi Arabia has unexpectedly revoked the visas of all 264 passengers who arrived in Jeddah on Monday via Air Peace, Nigeria’s prominent carrier. The flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Sunday night and arrived in Saudi Arabia’s major city on Monday without issues. Even with the Advanced Passenger Prescreening System clearance during check-in, Saudi authorities insisted on the immediate return of the passengers to Nigeria. This move has raised speculation about potential aero-political motives, with industry observers questioning…

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Gospel singer collapses during church concert, dies

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An Osogbo, Osun State based gospel singer, Tola King, has died after falling ill during church concert. Confirming his incident, the Governor of Celestial Performing Artistes Association of Nigeria, in Osun State, Temitope Awosika, said the singer was performing alongside his other colleagues at a concert organised by a Celestial Church located in the Obalende area of Osogbo in the early hours of Saturday, when he suddenly took ill. Awosika said Tola King was promptly attended to inside the church before he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Osogbo,…

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Veteran Nollywood actor, Samanja, dies at 81

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Usman Pategi, Veteran Nollywood actor, popularly known as “Samanja,” has died at the age of 81. Pategi rode to national prominence in the 1980s playing Samanja in the defunct NTA drama series titled “Samanja.” He was born on May 20, 1942, into the royal house of Pategi Emirate in Pategi, Northern Nigeria. He was the son of Etsu Usman Patako, the late King of Pategi. Pategi also starred in popular Hausa films such as Yusuf’s Ladan’s Zaman and Duniya Iyawa Ne. He was known for his unique style of mixing…

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Uzodimma re-elected, Ododo wins Kogi, Diri leads in Bayelsa

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Usman Ododo of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the off-cycle governorship election in Kogi State, after a pulsating suspense amid anxiety of cancelled results in some Polling Units. Ododo polled 446,237 votes to defeat Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who came second with 259,052 votes, while Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored 46,362 votes. For the other two states of Imo and Bayelsa states where elections held on Saturday, there was no…

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NDLEA arrests Wheelchair-bound drug dealer, ex- convict

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A drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin, who is physically challenged and uses his wheelchair as a cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in Afuze, the headquarters of Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The anti-narcotics agency revealed that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday, November 7, at his base in Afuze following credible intelligence. “As of the time of his arrest, a wooden box used to conceal illicit substances including…

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