Woman marries tree, plans change of name

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Kate Cunningham, a 34-year-old mother of two, has ‘tied the knot’ with a tree and now has plans to change her name to reflect her new marital status to the unusual species she got hitched to. Cunningham held her unusual wedding in the presence of her family and friends in a Merseyside park. She wore an olive green dress, a home made skirt and green pumps for the symbolic ceremony. Cunnigham who is an activist from Meling in her explanation as to why she decided to ‘marry’ the elder tree in…

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20-year-old Man arrested for alleged rape, killing of 35-year-old woman

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A 20-year-old man, Gbolahan Ismaila, has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command, for killing a 35-year-old woman, Toyin Olubowale, with a wooden stool after allegedly raping her. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Shina Olukolu, while parading the suspect on Friday at the command headquarters, in Eleyele, Ibadan said the culprit forcefully had sex with the victim before killing her. He said on August 29, 2019 around 2pm, Ismaila boarded a commercial motorcycle ridden by one Joel Musa to Olubowale’s house. The CP explained that Ismaila sexually…

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Okonjo-Iweala’s Dad dies at 91

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Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has announced the death of her father, Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo. The former minister through her spokesperson, Paul Nwabuikwu, in a statement yesterday announced the death. Okonjo-Iweala, in the statement, said the Professor of Mathematical Economics, who clocked 91 this year, died in Lagos soon after he arrived from a trip to the United States and Ghana. “He died in Lagos soon after he arrived from a trip to the United States of America and Ghana. We are immensely grateful that his last moments…

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Police rescue three-year-old boy abducted and sold for N300,000

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A three-year-old boy, who was abducted and sold for N300,000 by one Bose Isaac to a woman in Ogun State, has been rescued by the Niger State Police Command. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, confirmed this in Minna on Thursday. It was gathered that a team of policemen attached to the Kagara Division were dispatched to Ogun State to arrest the suspected buyer. It was further gathered that the suspect escaped from her residence on hearing that the police were on her trail. Abubakar said investigation led the…

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Two FUOYE students arrested over attack on Fayemi’s wife’s convoy, rifles recovered

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Ekiti State Police command yesterday, said they have arrested two students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), in connection with the attack on the convoy of wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, and her security details. The police also said that the two rifles seized from the police during the crisis had been retrieved. The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Asuquo Amba, who disclosed this in Ado-Ekiti, said two of his men were wounded while two police vans were burnt during the attack. “Two persons have been arrested and…

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PDP rejects VAT increase as Senate summons finance minister, FIRS boss

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The Federal Government’s decision to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 per cent to 7.2 per cent, has been condemned and rejected by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that Nigerians could not bear the burden under prevailing economic situation. This emerged as the Senate summoned Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, to explain the rationale behind the proposal. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan yesterday, it described the decision as “anti-people, suppressive and a confirmation that the Muhammdu Buhari Presidency was exploitative, inconsiderate and insensitive to…

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Evacuation of Nigerians suspended over South Africa’s restrictions

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Further evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa byAir Peace airline, was yesterday suspended until the remaining voluntary returnees have been cleared and released by the host government. The chairman, Allen Onyema, said the airline would deploy staff and equipment to South Africa once it receives approval from the Nigerian High Commission in the country. Air Peace on Wednesday returned 187 out of a total of 640 Nigerians that submitted themselves for repatriation over xenophobic attacks. The returnees were a shortfall from the 314 that had been expected the same day.…

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Tribunal victory: Why I congratulated President Buhari –Wike

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Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor, has said that he congratulated the President after the tribunal confirmed his election because it was better to offer public congratulations than visit the President at night. Wike said that unlike some governors of the PDP, who visited  Buhari at night, he made his declaration public because it came from the heart. He spoke at the funeral service in honour of late Madam Blessing Awuse, mother of one of the leaders of the PDP in the state, Sergeant Awuse, at the St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Emohua,…

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Zambian female banker suspended for sleeping with 200 male job seekers, clients

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Mutale Winfridah, a Zambian female banker, has been suspended for allegedly sleeping with over 200 men while promising them jobs, according to a report by the ZambianWatch. The woman identified as Mutale Winfridah, a branch senior executive of ZANACO bank, was suspended by bank management for sleeping with over 200 different men who were both clients and job seekers. The 39-year-old Winfridah, was suspended after more than 10 men formally lodged complaints against her, claiming she had used her influence as a branch senior bank executive to “enjoy their bed energies” after…

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Patients Evacuate Brazil Hospital During Fire

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A deadly fire broke out at a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Thursday night, forcing staff to hastily evacuate patients and temporarily settle some on sheets and mattresses in the street while firefighters battled the blaze. Fire officials said the fire was under control at Badim Hospital but one person had died. Staffers in surgical masks wheeled medical equipment in the road as smoke billowed from the building. Television images showed medical workers tending to some patients sitting in wheelchairs with IV poles beside them in the street. Elderly and…

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