Man arraigned for faking own kidnap, collecting N350,000 ransom

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A 44-year-old driver, Oluwamuyiwa Adeoya, was yesterday arraigned by the police in a Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and deceiving his friend into paying N350,000 as ransom. Adeoya, who resides in Karamajiji Area, Abuja, is charged with two counts of criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecution counsel, Ijeoma Ukagha, told the court that the complainant, Adebesin Daniel of Plot 20b Kucgiko Estate Bwari, Abuja, reported the matter at the Life Camp Police Station, Abuja, on August 27. Ukagha alleged that on…

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Nicki Minaj announces retirement from music

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36-year-old American rapper, Nicki Minaj, on Thursday surprised fans by announcing her retirement from rap, saying she was going to focus on family. Minaj known for hits like “Super Bass” is engaged to music executive Kenneth Petty, and she recently said a wedding is in the cards in the coming months. “I’ve decided to retire & have my family,” tweeted the wildly successful rapper raised in the New York borough of Queens. “I know you guys are happy now,” she continued. “To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til…

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Oshiomhole to Nigerians: Boycott South African businesses

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Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday urged the Federal Government and the citizens to take strong measures against telecommunications giant, MTN, and other firms owned by South Africans in Nigeria. He told said this at the end of a closed-door meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja that Nigerians should boycott MTN for 30 days as a signal to South African authorities that they are fed up with xenophobic attacks. “Happily, we have indigenous networks like GLO, Airtel and 9mobile,” he said. “This…

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Zimbabwe’s ex-president, Robert Mugabe dies at 95

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Ex-president, Robert Mugabe, the founding father of Zimbabwe who ruled the country for more than three decades, has died. He was 95. Rumors went round about the health of the ex-president, who spent months in a hospital in Singapore earlier this year. Details of what ailed him were a closely guarded secret. The former president was deposed in a coup in 2017 when members of his own party turned against him after he dismissed then vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa to make way for his wife, Grace. Mnangagwa later became Zimbabwe’s next president. In his…

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Lagos NURTW members reject MC Oluomo, protest at state House of Assembly

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A protest was yesterday staged by some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State at the state House of Assembly, rejecting the emergence of Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, as the chairman of the caretaker committee of the body in the state. The protesters condemned Akinsanya’s emergence, saying he and his supporters and backers were working against the constitution of the union. It was learnt that the National President of the NURTW, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa, appointed Akinsanya as the caretaker chairman following the dissolution of…

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Police recruitment crisis deepens, IG ignores PSC

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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has approved the release of the list of successful candidates despite the PSC suspending the exercise, even as the tussle between the Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission to gain full control of the recruitment of 10,000 constables has taken a new twist. It was learnt that the Chairman, PSC,  Alhaji Musiliu Smith, was only informed about the release of the results during his meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari,  and the…

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Samsung set to launch foldable smartphone

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Samsung has said it will launch its hotly anticipated first foldable smartphone on Friday, months after faulty screens forced an embarrassing delay of its release. The world’s largest smartphone maker spent nearly eight years developing the Galaxy Fold, but had to hold its launch in April after reviewers reported screen problems within days of use. It was a major setback for the firm, which was hoping to spark demand for its high-end phones with the launch of the $2,000 device, with profits plunging in recent quarters in the face of…

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New Zealand Measles Outbreak Rises Above 1,000 Cases

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New Zealand’s ongoing measles outbreak has hit the milestone of more than 1,000 confirmed cases. A total of 1,051 people were affected between 1 January and 5 September, 2019, the ministry of health said. Measles is a highly contagious and potentially fatal illness that causes coughing, rashes and fever. Although effective and safe vaccination is available, some developed countries have seen a measles resurgence in past years. Worldwide, the number of cases has quadrupled in the first three months of 2019 compared with the same time last year, according to…

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Inter Fans’ Group Defend Monkey Chants Aimed at Lukaku by Cagliari

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A section of the Inter Milan ultras group ‘Curva Nord’ have insisted the monkey chants aimed at Romelu Lukaku by Cagliari fans were not meant to be racist. Lukaku, who signed for Inter from Manchester United last month, demanded immediate action from the Italian football authorities after he was abused during Sunday’s 2-1 win. A group called ‘L’Urlo Della Nord’ say Lukaku “has to understand” that – in Italy – fans have “ways only to help our teams and to try to make opponents nervous” – and they do not…

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Edo 2020: Captain Hosa Okunbo has not signified Interest in Politics

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The election for the Edo State governorship seat would not hold until 2020. However, the sustained peddling of the name of billionaire philanthropist and businessman, Captain Hosa Okunbo, as a potential candidate, is reverberating across the country with seismic proportions. The reactions are understandable. A kingmaker of sort and relentless advocate of good governance for the betterment of humanity, Captain Okunbo has his hands in diverse sectors of the economy spanning petroleum, marine, construction engineering and agriculture. However, he has never been involved in partisan politics. Sources close to him…

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