12-year-old gang-raped by four masked men in Lagos

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A 12-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by four masked men at her residence in Abijo area of Ajah, Lagos State. She was said to have been raped while playing alone in the compound around 2pm on Thursday. It was learnt that the victim, a secondary school pupil, was left bleeding from injuries she sustained in her private parts. The victim’s mother, identified simply as Anthonia, explained that she was not in the house when the perpetrators raped her daughter. “I went to the office and was called (on the phone) and…

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Access Bank throws weight behind e-Learning culture in Nigeria

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Africa’s Most Sustainable Institution, Access Bank PLC has rolled out Access 9ijaKids, a 12-week eLearning programmme aimed at improving the intelligence quotients, financial literacy and civic knowledge of primary school children. The programmme which employs the use of gamified technology is being executed in partnership with 9ija Kids, a Nigerian EduTech company with a storied history of using games to engage, educate and reward Nigerian children. Speaking on the need for the initiative, Access Bank’s Head of Sustainability, Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan said, “As countries continue to grapple with the massive disruption…

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Kylie Jenner tops Forbes List Of Highest Paid Celebrities Of 2020

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The annual list of highest-paid celebrities compiled by Forbes for 2020 has been released with beauty mogul Kylie Jenner sitting pretty atop the list with $590 million. Jenner’s payday came from selling a 51% stake ​in her cosmetics firm to Coty in January. Her brother-in-law, rapper Kanye West ranks second on the list with $170 million thanks to a majority of his ​earnings from his Yeezy sneakers deal with Adidas. Sports star Roger Federer closes the top three with $106.3 million. This makes him the first tennis player to earn…

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9 persons killed as robbers invade bank in Kogi

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Suspected armed robbers who invaded a Bank in Kogi State, reportedly killed nine persons on Thursday. The victims were identified as eight policemen and one civilian. Among those killed were the Divisional Police Officer in the town, five other policemen and two policewomen. While the DPO, two policewomen, and four policemen were killed at the Police Station, one policeman was killed at the bank’s premises. The other victim died after he was hit by a stray bullet. The armed robbers were said to have invaded the Police Station about 1.00…

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37 pupils stabbed at Chinese primary school by security guard

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‌ At a primary school in southern China on Thursday, a knife-wielding attacker wounded 37 students and two adults, officials said, with local media identifying a security guard as the perpetrator. All the victims, including teaching staff, were sent to hospital but were not in a life-threatening condition, authorities in Cangwu County, Guangxi region, said. The incident at the Wangfu Central Primary School happened at 8:30 am when children would normally arrive for class. The attacker, reportedly aged around 50, was “under control”, the government said. “37 students suffered mild…

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Punishment for rapists not harsh enough– MSSN

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Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria in Lagos State has recommended stiffer punishment for rapists in the country. The Amirah (female leader) of the MSSN in Lagos State, Basheeroh Majekodunmi, made this known in a press statement to condemn the rape and killing of undergraduates in Nigeria. Majekodunmi said this a few hours after members of the House of Representatives rejected castration as a punishment for rapists in Nigeria on Thursday. She lamented the rape and murder of 18-year-old Barakat Bello, a student of the Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal…

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Edo information commissioner resigns

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‌ Mr Paul Ohonbamu, Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, has resigned his appointment from the cabinet of Governor Godwin Obaseki. This was contained in a letter of resignation addressed to Obaseki on Thursday in Benin. “I hereby tender my letter of resignation as a commissioner in Edo to His Excellency, Mr Godwin Obaseki this June 4, 2020. “Without setting a precedent, I have decided to step aside as cabinet member and operate outside for the general good of Edo and pursuit of happiness for the citizens,” he said.…

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Rape: Fatoyinbo case forwarded to Ministry of Justice -Police

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In a letter addressed to Lagos-based photographer, Busola Dakolo, wife of Timi Dakolo, the Nigeria Police Force says it has forwarded the alleged rape case of the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, to the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation at the Federal Ministry of Justice. In the letter signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration at the Force Criminal Investigation Department, the police said the DPP would study the case file and then give advice. The letter read in…

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Worship centres to reopen in Lagos June 19, others to be reviewed in two weeks– Sanwo-Olu

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‌ Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has authorised the reopening of worship centres in the state. The governor stated this on Thursday during a briefing at the Government House, Marina. He said mosques are to reopen from June 19 while churches are to begin services from June 21. He said hotels are allowed to reopen while gyms, night clubs, and cinemas would still remain closed, adding that the decision to reopen them would be reviewed in the next two weeks. Sanwo-Olu said, “There will now be restricted openings of religious houses…

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Prison NCoS says Orji Kalu was “well-behaved” in prison

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Former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, was “well-behaved” during his stay in prison over alleged N7.1bn fraud, says the Nigerian Correctional Service. Kalu breathed the air of freedom following his release from Kuje custodial centre by the Nigeria Correctional Service on Wednesday. This was in obedience to the Tuesday order of a Federal High Court in Lagos. The NCoS spokesman, DCC Austin Njoku, confirmed the development. He stated, “Ex-governor Orji Kalu was released from custody at exactly 5.05 pm on Wednesday. He was discharged after we received the court warrant…

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