Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a 43-year-old cleric for allegedly defrauding his United States-based friend of N105 million. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Mr. Ali Mohammed, who paraded the cleric before journalists on Monday, said he also hypnotised his friend’s wife and three children and took them over as his own. Mohammed said the cleric’s wife assisted …
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The Osun State government has distanced itself from the new salary scale for workers currently in circulation. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, who made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Osogbo, described the post on the new salary scale trending on social media as misleading. He said the content of the document did not …
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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the demolition of the Jankara and Bombata markets in Lagos Island to allow for the free flow of water into the drains. The governor gave the directive during the inspection of flooded areas in Lagos Island on Sunday. He said: “There will be zero-tolerance and as from Monday, the Ministry of Environment …
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The Rivers State police command has confirmed the arrest of some of its men in connection with the killing of one Eze Nyebuchi of the Woji community in the Obio Akpor area of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olatunji Disu, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt by the command’s spokesperson, Grace …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, accused the presidency of twisting facts on President Bola Tinubu’s academic records in a bid to confuse Nigerians on the matter. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Temitope Ajayi, in a chat with journalists on Sunday, alleged that the former Vice President was giving …
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Bendel Insurance FC have come out to debunked the circulating news that their central defender Benjamin Tanimu has sealed a move away from the club to Spain. The Edo-based club in an official statement made available to Blueprint Sport on Wednesday disclosed that there is no iota of truth in the transfer of Benjamin Tanimu to Spain. “Our attention has been drawn …
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The senator representing Kogi central, Abubakar Ohere, said on Wednesday night he would appeal the judgment of the election petition tribunal that voided his victory in the February 25 election in the constituency. Ohere, who disclosed this in a statement in Lokoja, expressed shock over the judgment of the tribunal. He, however, expressed confidence about his chances at the Court …
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The United States President, Joe Biden, on Sunday ordered ships and warplanes to move closer to Israel following the attack on the country by the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. Washington is also expected to deploy the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its accompanying warships to the eastern Mediterranean. Biden on Saturday evening condemned the Hamas attack and pledged …
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The naira slumped against the dollar at both the official and parallel markets on Tuesday. The local currency depreciated by 9.73 percent to close at N830.97 to a dollar on Tuesday, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed. This represents an N80.83 loss in the local currency compared to the N750.14 it closed on Monday. The intraday …
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