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Sister of Nigeria’s first Combat Pilot, Arotile seeks investigation into her death, says family isn’t convinced.
Damilola Adegboye, the immediate elder sister of Tolulope Arotile, the first female combat helicopter pilot in Nigerian who died on Tuesday, July 14, says the family isn’t convinced she died in a freak accident and is seeking a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident. Reports from the Nigerian Airforce stated that Arotile died when she was inadvertently hit by the reversing vehicle of an excited former Air Force Secondary School classmate while trying to greet her. She allegedly sustained head injuries that led to her death. Not content with the report, Adegboye who spoke with Punch wondered how…
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Nigerian Entrepreneur, Nneka Ede becomes owner of Portuguese Club, Lustiano
Nigerian Entrepreneur, Nneka Ede has become the first African Woman to own an European club after gaining 100% ownership of the 108- year-old Portuguese club, Lustiano Ginasio Clube. According to Ede, her acquisition of the club will help foster a greater relationship between Portugal and Nigeria. She said; “I am excited about this opportunity and I hope that this new chapter will deepen the already great sporting relation between Nigeria and Portugal. “And to continue with the rich history of Lusitano club and provide a pathway for young talent to develop and shine through”. A statement released by the club…
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Presidency reacts to alleged NDDC fraud
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed a speedy and coordinated investigation into the fraudulent allegations in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Former Managing Director of NDDC, Joy Nunieh had a few days ago accused the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment, fraud amongst others. Akpabio, however, denied all the allegations levelled against him by the former NDDC MD. According to a statement by the president, auditing firms and investigative agencies working in collaboration with the National Assembly Committees to resolve the challenges in the NDDC must initiate actions in a time-bound manner and duly inform…
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Gabon appoints first female Prime Minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda
President of Gabon, Ali Bongo has promoted his defence minister Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda to prime minister, making her the first woman in the country to hold the office. This was according to a statement by the Secretary-General of the Presidency, Jean-Yves Teal. Ossouka Raponda, 56, has served as defence minister since February 2019. She is the sixth prime minister appointed since Bongo succeeded his father in 2009.
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Bandits who surrender their riffles will get two cows – Matawalle
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Muhammed Matawalle has made a vow to bandits if they surrender their riffles. In a statement he made, he said they will be given two cows as compensation because they are Fulanis and they need cows to advance their Economic interest. He added that they won’t be given money so they don’t purchase new weapons. His statement “For every rifle submitted by a repentant bandit, there would be compensation of two cows. “We don’t want to give them money, so they wouldn’t use the money to purchase new weapons. “We said we will compensate them…
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Hackers take over Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, others
Late on Wednesday night, the Twitter accounts of Bill Gates and Elon Musk appeared to have fallen prey to a crypto-related scam.However, it was soon noticed that it wasn’t just those two accounts – The Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Warren Buffet, and more appeared to have also been compromised.The scam posted tweets on behalf of the owners of the accounts and their Bitcoin wallet address with the promise of sending back double the amount of BTC if a user sends a certain amount to the designated wallet first.The scam appeared to have happened in…
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South West States signify readiness to sit for WASSCE
Governors of the South Western states of Nigeria have signified readiness to open schools for students to sit for the 2020 West African School Certificate Examination in the region. The unanimous decision was taken at the end of an online meeting by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria DAWN Commission in collaboration with the forum of South-West education commissioners, special advisers on education and the State Universal Basic Education Board chairmen on the 14th of July. The statement released after the meeting reads; “The Forum, after careful deliberations, considering peculiarities of each state and options available reached a consensus on…
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Suspended EFCC acting Chairman, Magu released from detention
Suspended acting chairman of the economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has been released from detention. Magu speaking few hours after his release labelled the allegations against him as nonsense saying they were trumped up to tarnish his image. “They are nonsense. They are mere trump up allegations to tarnish my image and that of the EFCC. I did not steal or divert or convert funds to private use. I read the allegations and I was shocked. “What I have gone through is a case of dog eats dog but I see it as one of those risks…
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Fraud: Social media influencer, Adeherself granted bail
Embattled social media influencer, Adeherself has been granted a N500,000 bail by an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Justice Sherifat Solebo in a ruling on Wednesday, July 15 ordered that Adeherself must provide two sureties with reliable means of income which will be verified by the court. Solebo adjourned the case until Aug. 5 for substantive hearing
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Founder of Gokada, Fahim Saleh found murdered in his apartment
Fahim Saleh, Founder of the motorcycle company Gokada and co-founder of ride-sharing venture ‘Pathao is dead. He was gruesomely murdered in his New York apartment. According to New York Daily News, the NYPD officers found the dismembered body of the deceased in a building on E Houston at Suffolk Street on the Lower Eastside at about 3:30 pm on Tuesday. The limbless, headless torso of the 33-year-old was found with an electric saw lying next to the remains after the officers went to his place following a distress call from his sister saying she hadn’t seen her brother in a…
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Buhari suspends all top officials of the EFCC
President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly suspended no fewer than 11 senior officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to reports by P.M.News, the suspension of the officials was to allow for unfettered investigation of the commission. Among those suspended on Tuesday night includes; EFCC executive Secretary Olanipekun Olukoyede ‘They were suspended for various alleged criminal and corrupt infractions”. a source revealed. The source added that “All the top officials in the agency have been suspended, their offices locked, to prevent any tampering with files at the commission.” Mohammed Umar Abba, who was asked to replace Magu survived…
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Nigeria’s First Female Combat Helicopter Pilot, Arotile, dies at 23.
Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile is dead. The 23-year-old was commissioned as Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot eight months ago. According to a statement signed by Air Force spokesman, Ibikunle Daramola, she died as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF base, Kaduna. The statement reads: “It is with great sorrow that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) regretfully announces the unfortunate demise of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who died today, 14 July 2020, as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF Base Kaduna, “Until her death, Flying Officer…
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