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Zindzi Mandela dies at 59
Zindzi Mandela, eldest daughter of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is dead at the age of 59. She died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday, July 13. The sad news was shared by Zindzi’s son Bambatha in an Instagram post, he shared her photo with the caption; “Rest in peace” She is survived by her husband and four children. May her soul rest in peace.
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Police arrest young man for inflicting injury with hot knife on a 10-year-old over tea
24- year-old Badmus Folarin has been arrested by men of the Ogun state police for inflicting injury with a hot knife on the buttocks of 10-year-old Sunday David for allegedly licking from a tin of tea at their home situated at Elegushi Street, Owode-Yewa, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the state Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, Folarin was arrested following a distress call from a neighbour and will be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and…
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Magu never worked for Buhari but for Tinubu and Osinbanjo – FFK
Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode has alleged that suspended acting chairman of the economic and financial crimes commission EFCC, Ibrahim Magu worked for Vice president, Yemi Osinbanjo and APC national leader, Bola Tinubu saying they are his godfathers. In a tweet he shared via his twitter handle, Fani-Kayode stated that the real target is not Magu but his godfathers, once they are done with him, moves will be made against his two godfathers. His tweet: “What is happening to Magu today was planned years ago. “The real target is not Magu but those he worked for and protected…
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Ini Edo re-appointed S.A to Gov. Udom Emmanuel
Nollywood Actress, Ini Edo has been reappointed Special adviser on tourism to Akwaibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel. The Actress shared the good in a post via her Instagram handle. Congratulations to her.
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Detain Magu for 28 days – Fayose tells presidential Panel
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has advised the presidential panel investigating the allegations of fraud levelled against the embattled chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Ibrahim Magu to formalize his detention by obtaining a 28-days Remand Order from a court of competent jurisdiction. He shared this in a tweet via his twitter handle adding that the panel must equally get temporary and permanent forfeiture of loots linked to Magu. His tweet: “The Panel should formalize Magu’s detention by obtaining 28-days Remand Order from court to enable completion of investigations. The panel must equally get Temporary &…
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Nigerian Lady put up for sale by Lebanese to finally return home
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Saturday announced that the Nigerian woman, Peace Busari, who was put on sale by a Lebanese on Facebook was finally returning to Nigeria after she was rescued by the Nigerian mission in Lebanon in April The Lebanese, Wael Jerro was arrested for putting Peace Busari up for sale on a Facebook group called ‘Buy and sale Lebanon’, he sent in an image alongside the data page of the 30-year-old Nigerian. Confirming her return, Abike-Dabiri on her official Twitter page said she will be returning to Nigeria alongside one Temitope…
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Landlord clarifies allegation of N800m property owned by Kiki Osinbanjo in Abuja
Dr. Ayuba Musa, the landlord of the property housing the company, GLAM’D Africa, owned by Kiki Osinbajo, daughter of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo’s has dismissed claims concerning the ownership of the house. Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Jackson Ude had tweeted that Kiki owns the property questioning where she might have gotten N800m to own the property. Reacting to it, Kiki stated that it is only a rented property for her company. However, Musa in a disclaimer made on Saturday said the property was never, at any point in time, sold to the Vice President’s daughter or to…
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Obaseki paid N15B to emerge Gubernatorial candidate for PDP – Ize-Iyamu alleges
Edo state’s Gubernatorial candidate for the ruling all progressives congress, (APC) Osagie Ize-Iyamu has alleged that his opponent, governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki paid his way through to get the seat of the gubernatorial candidate for the peoples democratic party (PDP) This was according to a statement signed by his campaign director of communications, John Mayaki where he alleged that Obaseki paid the PDP N15 billion to emerge as its governorship candidate. He further charged the state governor to explain to people of the state how he came about such a huge fund “He is also yet to explain…
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Cancellation of WAEC: We stand a chance of losing some Students to Social Vices – Bamgbose
Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG has reacted to the cancellation of WAEC by the Buhari-led administration. He said the decision to pull out Nigerian students from the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, WASSCE, lacks merit and substance as the Country is not at war and the pandemic can be prevented since its not something that will vanish in a moment. He further added that if the government goes ahead with its plan many students will be lost to social vices. “Our nation is not at war or serious unrest, it’s a pandemic…
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Magu: Unknown men attack NFIU office, steal computers containing vital information
There is an alleged plot to frustrate the probe of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the ongoing investigation of its suspended chairman, Ibrahim Magu, after some unknown people broke into the office of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and destroyed computers, This Day reports. The NFIU office which is inside the Aso Rock Presidential Villa was burgled and at least seven computers containing sensitive financial information were taken away and others badly damaged. The attack is believed to have happened overnight and was discovered Friday morning. Some NFIU officials on Thursday appeared before the Justice Ayo…
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The US had no authority to take Hushpuppi – Lawyer
Gal Pissetzky, Hushpuppi’s Lawyer has made claims that the United States had no right to take his client from Dubai adding that the FBI merely kidnapped him. “In my opinion, the FBI and the government here acted illegally when they kidnapped him from Dubai without any legal process to do so,” Mr Pissetzky told the BBC. “There was no extradition, there were no legal steps taken, there were no court documents filed, it was simply a call to the FBI. He is not a citizen of the United States, the US had absolutely no authority to take him,” he added.…
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Buhari cancelled WAEC because he does not have a certificate- Reno Omokri mocks Buhari
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has again mocked President Muhammadu Buhari for cancelling WAEC. According to a tweet he shared via his twitter handle, he said Buhari cancelled WAEC because he does not have a certificate and so wants to deprive Nigerian youths of having their own certificates. He further added that Buhari wants to spread illiteracy and turn everyone into almajiri. His tweet: “Because General @MBuhari does not have a WAEC Certificate, he wants to punish the whole country by depriving Nigerian youths of having their own WAEC certificates. He wants to spread illiteracy, so we can all be…
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