Sharia police to arrest adults eating in public during Ramadan in Kano -Usman

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Nabahani Usman, the Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, said Sharia police will arrest adults found eating in public during Ramadan. “We do this kind of operation yearly and we will continue it this year, “ Usman said. “Even if a doctor says you should not fast, that does not mean you should eat in public while others are fasting,” he added. He said the aim of arresting public eaters is to get every Muslim to respect the holy month. Usman noted that arrested persons would only be released if they can…

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Graduate arraigned for Internet fraud

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Temidayo Akeredolu, a graduate of Insurance from The Polytechnic Ibadan, was on Friday arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Ibadan Division for his alleged involvement in an Internet fraud. Akeredolu (aka Susan Henderson) was being prosecuted by the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretences, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery. The offence, according to the charge sheet, contravened sections 1, 2 and 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud…

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Mechanic steals 156,000 from boss’ account to play NaijaBet

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Ibrahim Adebowale, an apprentice mechanic in the Mushin area of Lagos state, has been arrested by police, for allegedly withdrawing a sum of N156,000 from his boss’ bank account. It was learnt that the boss, Akinyemi Benjamin, had given the suspect his Automated Teller Machine card to help him withdraw N20,000. Adebowale, 24, was said to have cleared N156,000 in his boss’ account and made away with it. He reportedly used the money to place a bet on football matches via a sport betting outlet popularly known as NaijaBet. It…

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Bandits invade Zamfara girls’ school, abduct five

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Five persons, including two caterers and three children, were on Wednesday night abducted by some gunmen who invaded the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Moriki, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Also, security was beefed up on Thursday in Daura and some of its surrounding villages after bandits kidnapped the Magajin Garin Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar on Wednesday. Worried by the rising insecurity in the country particularly in the North, the House of Representatives on Thursday invited the President to address the lawmakers on what his administration was doing to…

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Tiwa Savage exits Mavin Records, lands international recording deal

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Tiwatope Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, is in the news again. This time, it is about her new recording deal with one of the world’s leading music and entertainment companies, the American Universal Music Group, shortly after calling it quits with music producer Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records. Ever since the news was broken by the management of the UMG on social media and affirmed by a tell-tale post on Tiwa’s Instagram, showing the singer posing for a photograph with the Chief Executive Officer of UMG, Sir Lucian Grainge and…

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Man arraigned for allegedly spending $59,220 erroneously credited to his account

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one James Olaoluwaniyi, for allegedly converting to personal use the sum of $59,220 erroneously transferred into his account by the Sterling Bank where he is a customer. Olaoluwaniyi subsequently sued the EFCC, pleading unlawful detention; while he also asked for a cost of N50,000 against the commission. At the hearing in a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, however, the court awarded N20,000 in favour of the EFCC. The applicants in the suit are Olaoluwaniyi and a company, Triump Energy Nig.…

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K1 births bread, coffee shops in Lagos

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Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal ,popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has just introduced his bakery business to the Lagos market in a renewed bid and vigour to further expand his business horizon. This is sequel to the one he earlier opened in his country home Ijebu Ode, not too long ago. The new massively hi-tech confectionary outfit, aptly called Anjola Bakery, named after one of his beloved daughters, Anjolaoluwa, has since commenced baking for the Lagos market, and promises to be a Mecca of sorts for lovers of pastries and…

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N5.4bn Profit: Union Bank Maintains Positive Performance in Q1

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Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has sustained an impressive performance with profit before tax of N5.4 billion despite the challenging operating environment that pervaded the first quarter (Q1) of 2019. The unaudited results showed that Union Bank ended the Q1 with gross earnings of N37.7 billion, indicating a decline of five per cent from N39.5 billion in 2018. Non-interest income rose 39 per cent from N7.8 billion to N10.8 billion, an outcome of ongoing debt recovery efforts, improved fees and commission income and dividends from investments. Profit before tax stood…

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Reckless driver kills FUTA student

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  Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure,  Ondo State on Wednesday protested against the killing of one of them, identified as Israel Anuolowapo by a reckless driver.  Anuolowapo, a 100  level student of the Mathematics Department of the institution was allegedly killed by a hit and run vehicle in front of the university main gate on Tuesday.   During the protest, the students in their hundreds barricaded the busy  Ilesa-Akure Expressway, chanting various solidarity songs. The protest caused traffic gridlock on the road as the motorists, especially the travellers…

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Three arrested over kidnap, murder of two Bureau de Change operators

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Three suspected members of a robbery/ kidnap gang, who abducted and murdered two Bureau de Change operators last month, in Ikorodu area of Lagos have been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Lagos State Police command. The gang allegedly committed the dastardly act after collecting N1.6 million from their victims: Alhaji Yakubu Musa and Alhaji Hassan Umoru, both from Kebbi state. Not done, they dumped the corpses in a septic tank located in an abandoned property in Odogunyan area of Ikorodu. The unsuspecting Bureau de Change operators…

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