Omolara to Ooni: “You abandoned our daughter until after 10years”

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My name is Omolara, and I am Adeola Ogunwusi’s mother. She was born in Akobo, Ibadan, in May 1994 as a result of a teenage relationship I had with Adeyeye Ogunwusi, now the Ooni of Ife, who was then also a teenager, neighbor, and family friend. The relationship was short and uneventful, but certain matters of late have forced me to break a silence. I have held since 2015 when, shortly before his coronation, Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi concocted a self-serving tale about his role in our daughter’s life. A couple…

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Principal, vice, three teachers abducted by gunmen in Ondo

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A Principal, Joshua Adeyemi, his Vice, lfedayo Yesufu and three other teachers, have been abducted by suspected gunmen along Auga-Ise road in Akoko North East council area of Ondo state. Adeyemi is the Principal of Auga Community Grammar School while lfedayo is the Vice. The three abducted teachers also of same school include, Oloyede Bukola, Adagunodo Funmilayo and Blessing Okeke. Eyewitness account said that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon while they were travelling in a Blue Toyota Corolla car belonging to the school Principal along the Auga-Ise road in…

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COVID-19: Nigeria risks fourth wave as South Africa detects deadlier variant

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South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers, which is worse than the Delta variant. They blame it for a surge in infection numbers. Daily infections shot to more than 1,200 cases on Wednesday, from around 100 earlier this month, raising fears of a fourth wave of the pandemic. The variant – called B.1.1.529 – has a “very unusual constellation” of mutations, which are concerning because they could help it evade the body’s immune response and make it more transmissible, scientists said. Early signs from diagnostic…

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Man arrested with N2.7bn worth of cocaine

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Maduabuchi Chinedu, a 32-year-old suspected drug trafficker based in Liberia, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency with 9.30 kilogrammes of cocaine estimated at over N2.7bn. The suspect, who hails from Obaha Okigwe village, in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, lives in Liberia, where he works as a miner. A spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Thursday, said he was arrested during an inward search of an Ethiopian Airline flight 911 at the Abuja…

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Man arrested for attempting to sell two daughters for N700,000

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A 40-year-old man, Elisha Edet, has been arrested by operatives of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Akwa Ibom State, for allegedly conniving with his wife to sell their two daughters. Elisha, who lives in Cameroon with his wife, was arrested in Uyo on November 15, 2021, while trying to sell the children, identified as Abasifreke and Rachael. In a statement on Wednesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Umana Ukeme, the suspect was quoted to have based his decision to sell the…

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Subsidy removal: NLC rejects proposed N5,000 stipend

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The proposed N5,000 for 40 million poor Nigerians when the subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) is removed, has been rejected by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said in Abuja last night that there are no ongoing talks between labour and the Federal Government, as negotiation was adjourned sine die many months ago. NLC accused government of adopting monologue in arriving at its conclusion on subsidy removal, stressing that it will continually reject a deregulation that is anchored on importation of petroleum products. It also said…

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Comedian Cute Abiola detained for 10 days by Naval officials

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Abdulgafar Ahmad, an online comedian and Naval personnel aka Cute Abiola, has spent 10 days in the custody of the Nigerian Navy for posting a video of himself in military uniform on social media. His colleague in the comedy industry, Debo Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni, had raised the alarm that Cute Abiola might be missing. He said he went missing after reporting at his office in Navy Town, Lagos on Monday, November 15, 2021. The Navy, in a statement, later said the funnyman wasn’t missing but was detained for contravening…

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Lagos #EndSARS report recycled fake news, tales by moonlight -Lai Mohammed

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the leaked report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry on the October 20, 2020 shooting of protesters at the Lekki tollgate as fake news. Mohammed who spoke yesterday on the leaked report maintained that there was absolutely nothing in the report to make the Federal Government change its mind on its conviction that there was no massacre at the Lekki tollgate on the said October 20. The panel had, in its report, noted that there were shootings…

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Fani-Kayode arrested over alleged medical document forgery

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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over allegation of forgery and manipulation of documents. It was learnt that the former minister was arrested yesterday to answer questions on possible forgery of hospital documents to hoodwink the court handling the case against him on money laundering with a view to stalling hearing. He is currently being grilled at the Lagos office of the commission. EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest of the former minister. The anti-graft agency had charged…

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Man abandons girlfriend in Lagos hotel room, rapes receptionist

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A man identified as Fuad, has been arrested for allegedly raping a receptionist in a toilet in the Mutab Hotel and Suites on Abeokuta Street, in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the 19-year-old victim was asleep at the reception of the hotel when one of the lodgers woke her up at midnight and requested a towel. It was learnt that the victim immediately left the reception, went to the backyard of the hotel to get the towel and was on her way to attend…

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