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Fire incident occurs at Presidential Villa’s store
A fire incident had reportedly occurred at the presidential villa on Thursday June 4 which was confirmed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Shehu said the fire occurred at a store near the State House Chapel in the Presidential Villa on Thursday afternoon. He described it as a minor incident and also linked it to an electrical spark. The Presidential spokesperson said; “The incident, linked to an electrical spark, was immediately brought under control by alert staff using available fire extinguishers well ahead of the arrival of the Federal Fire Service trucks…
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Senate president Lawan, others visit Orji Kalu after release from Prison (Photos)
Members of the senate led by the senate president, Ahmad Lawan visited the residence of fellow lawmaker Orji Uzor Kalu who was just released from prison months after being jailed following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 36 counts of money laundering to the tune of N7.1 billion. Others on the senate who visited Orji Uzor Kalu include Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe and Deputy Whip, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
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Buhari nominates Okonji-Iweala for WTO role
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the Nomination of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The nomination was confirmed by Buhari’s media aides, Bashir Ahmaad, on Twitter on Thursday night. Yono Frederick Agah was initially nominated by the President but it has now been withdrawn. The election will hold in Geneva, Switzerland in 2021.
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“Buhari is not in charge of this Nation” – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has made claims that the president is not in charge of the nation. He said this during an interview on PlusTv Africa on Thursday. He was reacting to an open letter written to the President by retired colonel and former Military Administrator of Kaduna, Umar Dangiwa where he accused Buhari of appointing only people from Northern Nigeria into office. Dangiwa cited a few examples to back up his allegations and warned Buhari to stop ignoring Christians and those from Southern Nigeria. In his reaction Soyinka said; “I have said this before. I don’t believe there is…
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39-year-old man allegedly Rapes 7-year-old girl in Abia
A 39-year-old man, Charles Okoro, has been accused of raping a 7-year-old girl, Chijindu, who lives in the same compound with her single mum, Benita Ibe, at House 4 Chuks close Ije Avenue in Aba, Abia state. The mother of the victim who spoke to LIB, said she came home from an outing on Tuesday May 19 and noticed her daughter wasn’t walking well. It took Chijindu two days to tell her mother what happened to her because Charles had threatened to kill her if she told anyone he raped her. ”The suspect is my neighbor. My daughter normally stays at home…
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Police arrests man for allegedly raping 85-year-old grandmother in Niger state
Operatives of the Niger state police command have arrested a 25- year- old man, Ezekiel Yunana, for raping an 85- year- old grandmother in Rafi local government area in the state. The victim who reported the case at the Kagara police division, said she was inside her house sleeping when the suspect broke into her room through the window and then raped her. She explained that Ezekiel had threatened to kidnap her, asking her to pay a large sum of money, which she told him she didn’t have. The aged woman said Ezekiel raped her for a long time before her grandson came around and…
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Places of Worship to reopen in Lagos State, Sanwo-Olu gives conditions
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-olu has ordered the reopening of places of worship in the state. He said this during an ongoing press briefing at government house, Marina, Lagos, on Thursday as he stated the conditions to be followed. According to the governor, Muslim services will resume on June 19, while Christian worship centre will reopen on June 21, as other regular services, including night vigils, must be put on hold. “There will now be restricted openings of religious houses based on compliance that we have seen and reviewed with the Safety Commission, he said “From 14 days time,…
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Busola Dakolo shares update on rape case against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo
Busola Dakolo, wife of singer, Timi Dakolo, has given an update on her rape case against the general overseer of COZA, pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. Recall that in June 2019, she publicly accused the clergyman of violently raping her when she was a teenager and was worshipping in his church in Kwara state. She filed a suit against him but it was thrown out by the court. In an update posted this afternoon on her Instagram page, Busola shared a copy of the letter she received from the police stating they have completed investigations into the case and have forwarded the…
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Vera Omozuwa: Student protest in Benin, seek death sentence as punishment for Rape
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday occupied major streets of Benin City, the Edo state capital in protest as they demanded justice for Vera Omozuwa, an undergraduate of the University of Benin who was recently raped and murdered. They also demanded that a death sentence be pronounced as punishment for rape. lawmaker representing Ovia Federal Constituency, Dennis Idahosa, who also joined the students in the solidarity march vowed that he would move a motion to support capital punishment at the floor of the house.
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Covid-19: We cannot survive 2 weeks lockdown, Kabba Monarch begs Gov. Bello
The Obaro of Kabba, HRM Dele Owoniyi has cried out that the community can not survive the two weeks imposed on it by the state government. The state medical team from the state headquarters, Lokoja along with newsmen had been in the community for contact tracing and testing following the alleged two index cases from the community and was at the palace for a courtesy call. “The lockdown is with mixed feelings. I’m not happy. I don’t want to dwell on the technicalities and politics of covid19, I want to publicly apologize to the state government about the political emotions…
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Reps reject castration as punishment for rape
House of Representatives members on Thursday June 4, rejected castration as punishment for people convicted of rape. The suggestion was made by Hon James Faleke during a debate on the motion of increased sexual violence against women particularly the rape and murder of two girls in Oyo and Edo states recently. The lawmakers who identified “weak institutions, poor enforcement, poverty and unacceptable social practices” as part of the reasons for sexual violence against women, rejected Faleke’s suggestion when Speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila subjected it to a voice vote. Gbajabiamila also asked what would happen to an older female…
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Failure to wear Face Mask attracts fine of N10,000 – Obiano
Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has placed a N10,000 fine on offenders who fail to wear face mask as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. The governor stated this in a statewide broadcast as he admonished traders to obey the new Covid-19 rules or markets would be shut down again “We have 69 individuals on home quarantine and two individuals in the facility-based quarantine. We shall continue to push back at this pandemic until we have reduced its presence in Anambra State, he said “We are ramping up our testing capacity to ensure that we slow down the spread…
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