Daughter kills mother, cuts her body to pieces

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A woman named Mary Imewe is at present in police custody following the gruesome murder of her mother, Eka Ime. Mary was said to have killed her mother at their residence on Umoh Obot Street, off Nto Akpan Inyang in the Ikot-Ikpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The suspect also dismembered the body of her mother into different parts before she was apprehended. A report of the incident on Twitter showed videos of her carrying the butchered pieces of her mother, known as Eka Ime, in a basin.…

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Airlines increase airfares as operating costs rise

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The cost of air tickets along several routes have doubled due to the high demand for air travel in light of the rising insecurity in the country and cost of flight operations. The increase in the air tickets has caused complainants as travellers lament how they had to part with large sums of money to purchase tickets. Some of the airlines complained that they could not access foreign exchange at the official rate while the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria had increased its fees. It was gathered that, airlines are…

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COVID-19: FIRSTBANK LAUNCHES NEXT-GENERATION ATM, SPEARHEADS INNOVATION IN ELECTRONIC BANKING IN NIGERIA

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In the light of COVID-19, FirstBank has launched the FastTrack ATM, a Next Generation ATM and first of its kind in Africa, designed to promote financial activities on the ATM devoid of any form of physical interaction with the machine. The introduction of the FastTrack ATM which is done in partnership with Inlaks enables customers carry out cash withdrawals without having to touch the interface of the ATM. With the FastTrack ATM, widely referred to as Touchless Solution, the customer carries out the transaction by using his or her mobile…

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Blackout in Lagos, Kaduna, others, as national grid collapses

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Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced on its twitter handle that the power outage being experienced is as a result of a system collapse in the National Grid noting that, it is working with transmittion company, TCN to restore the light. Lagos, Kaduna and other states have experienced total blackout on Sunday. In a Twitter message, the distribution company states: “Dear customer, The outage you’re experiencing is due to a system collapse on the National Grid. We are working with our TCN partners to restore supply as soon as possible.…

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Horror! Boko Haram members slaughter 43 farmers in Maiduguri

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Boko Haram fighters has yet again killed about 43 farmers and injured six others working in rice fields near the capital city of Maiduguri on Saturday. The Boko Haram fighters tied up the farmers in a village of Koshobe and slit their throats, the militia said. “We have recovered 43 dead bodies, all of them slaughtered, along with six others with serious injuries,” said the militia leader Babakura Kolo, who helped the survivors. “It is no doubt the handiwork of Boko Haram who operate in the area and frequently attack…

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FBNHOLDINGS GROUP WINS BIG AT THE 2020 GREAT PLACE TO WORK AWARDS

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FBNHoldings Group has won big at the 2020 Great Place To Work Award ceremony held last week Friday in Lagos. The Holdings Company along with its subsidiary companies; First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, FBNQuest Merchant Bank and FBNQuest Capital won various awards at the prestigious event. FBN Holdings Plc received a Platinum Certification as a Great Workplace further attesting to the quality of its people practices. It also received the award for the Best Workplace for Millennials; this has become evident with a high percentage of its workforce in this…

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Gunmen abducts Chinese road contractor, kills policeman

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On Friday, November 27, gunmen suspected to be kidnappers shot dead a policeman and abducted a Chinese handling the new Ado-Iyin road in Ekiti State. Two Chinese nationals were attacked in Ado-Ekiti area; one g the Chinese sustained gunshot injuries while the policeman in their entourage was shot dead. The other Chinese man was abducted. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Ekiti Stste command, ASP Sunday Abutu said operatives of the command had been dispatched and combing the forest to ensure the safe return of the expatriate. His statement…

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#EndSARS: We sold two policemen’s skulls for N1,000, suspects confess

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‌ Two suspects; Adewale Abiodun, 17 and Aliu Mubarak, aged 24 have been arrested for being in possession of the burnt skulls of the two policemen set ablaze in Ibadan in the wake of the #EndSARS protest in Ibadan. Abiodun, 17 and Mubarak, 24, during an interview with journalists at the police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, disclosed that they sold the skulls to an herbalist in the neighborhood named Oladipupo Ifakorede. They were arrested at Oluwo area of Ibadan by men of the Quick Intervention Unit of the Oyo State Police Command…

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Plastic surgery palaver: Lagos doctor, Anu suspended indefinitely

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Founder of a popular hospital based in Lekki axis in Lagos, Dr. Anuoluwapo Olufunmi Adepoju popularly known as Dr Anu on Social Media has been suspended by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) indefinitely from the medical profession in Nigeria with effect from 5th November 2020. The suspension Order was issued by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel pursuant to powers conferred on it by s15(3)c of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act Cap M8 LFN 2004. Dr Anuoluwapo is the owner and founder of the private…

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First class traditional ruler shot dead in Ondo

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A first class traditional ruler of Ifon, the Olufon of Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Israel Adeusi has been killed. The traditional ruler, who was returning to Ifon from Akure after a meeting, ran into the barricade of suspected kidnappers along Elegbeka area when the incident happened. It was gathered that his driver attempted to maneuver his way to avoid the kidnappers when they shot at his vehicle. Oba Adeusi was said to have been hit with bullets and was rushed to the Federal Medical…

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