District head abducted in Yobe

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‌ Yobe State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Isa Mai-Buba, the District Head of Jajere in Fune Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement released in Damaturu on Sunday. He said Mai-Buba was abducted at his residence in Jajere on Saturday, August 15. “At about 22:05 hours on Saturday, gunmen attacked the house of the district head with heavy fire arms and disappeared with him into the thin air. “Search parties were later on deployed, but up until…

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Omotola Jalade recovering from Covid-19

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Star actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde via her Instagram account @realomosexy has announced announce to her fans that she is battling Covid-19. The 42-year-old actress, however, stated that she is in isolation and now getting better. “Hello All, I know most of you have been wondering where I’ve been. “Well, I contracted COVID-19. I have been ill, in Isolation and now getting better. “More on these details of this soon,” she wrote. Omotola is unarguably, one of the most successful actresses in Nollywood. She is also a singer and philanthropist. Share…

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Police reveal dismissed soldier that flogged policewoman in Lagos

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‌ A passenger of a commercial bus, who claimed to be a soldier, has been arrested after beating up a traffic policewoman on duty. The man who posed as a soldier, Yemi Ayeni, aged 32 was dismissed from the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria since year 2002 on mental health grounds after spending four months in training. He was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command at Shibiri bus stop, Ilemba Hausa area, Ajangbadi, in the outskirt of Lagos. Yemi Aiyeni, was apprehended following a viral video of the assault…

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Impounded vehicles gutted by fire at LASTMA office

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Office of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency(LASTMA) at Oshodi, Lagos has been gutted by fire. The cause of the fire outbreak is still unknown, but fire fighters and the Lagos State Emergency Agency officials are working hard to put out the fire. Reports say the fire started from the compound where impounded vehicles were kept within the yard. No fewer than ten cars and one trailer were said to have been razed by the inferno. As at time of this report, there has been no death recorded, but only…

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Gunmen kill 14 people in Niger State, rustle cows

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Gunmen attacked Ukuru Village in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger state, leaving 14 people dead while about five others escaped with injuries. The Niger State Police Command confirmed the killings. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Wasiu Abiodun, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), in a statement, said the attack occurred on Wednesday during which the gunmen also rustled cattle. He said the injured were receiving treatment at Mariga General Hospital. It was gathered that the gunmen, riding on motorcycles, began shooting sporadically when they stormed the…

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Months before wedding: Confectionery store manager crushed to death

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It was indeed a sad tale for the family of Late Immaculate Okochu, a native of Delta State, as the beautiful lady met her untimely death in Lagos. She was crushed by a moving truck, few months to her wedding which was billed for October, 2020. Before her death, Okochu was the store manager of Cold Stone Creamery in Apapa. To some, it was as if she had premonition of her death, as she displayed several photos of herself and wrote: “Been a while you saw me”. This was on…

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Shariah court: Rapist sentenced to death by stoning in Kano

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An Upper Shariah Court situated in Kano State has sentenced a 60-year-old man, identified as Mati Abdu to death by stoning for defiling a minor. Abdu, a native of Farsa village in Tsanyawa Local Government area of Kano State was said to have allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl in a broad daylight and under a tree at Farsa Village sometimes last year. The Presiding Judge of the Shariah court, Khadi Ibrahim Sarki Yola gave the judgment after finding Abdu guilty of the offence. The prosecution counsel, Barrister Badariya Shehu Bala…

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US former envoy, Walter Carrington dies at age 90

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Former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington is dead. In a statement by his wife, Arese, “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God for his life of selfless humanity that I announce the passing of my beloved husband Walter Carrington, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal. “He passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at the age of 90 years old on Tuesday, August 11th, 2020. “Further announcements will be made shortly. Walter was a loving husband, father, grandfather, cousin, uncle, friend…

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ASUU backs Unilag VC, carpets governing council’s decision

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In a swift reaction to the purported removal of the University of Lagos Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, he has put up a counter move stating that it is “untrue and a figment of imagination,” and making it known that he is still in charge at the institution. He rejected the news of his removal on Wednesday afternoon. Recall that the Governing Council of the university, led by its chairman, had announced Professor Ogundipe’s removal at a council meeting in Abuja. The Vice Chancellor is not the only one dismissing the…

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Westerhof Vindicated In Match Fixing Scandal.

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Dutchman Clemens Westerhof has emerged victorious in the defamation of character case filed against his former assistant in the Super Eagles, Johannes Bonfere. The Rechtbank Gelderland Hight Court, Arnhem on Tuesday found Bonfere guilty of the charge brought against him by Westerhof. Bonfrere was widely quoted by the Nigerian media of having said in an interview with Lagos-based sports radio station, Brila FM in April, that his former boss sold Nigeria’s 1994 FIFA World Cup Second Round match against Italy. Bonfrere was also quoted as having accused Westerhof of selling…

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