Day: 17 August 2017

Ogun police nab fake policeman for allegedly stealing phones

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A motorcycle rider, David Fashina, who allegedly stole two phones from a man in Abeokuta, Ogun State while wearing a police uniform, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command. Speaking on the suspect’s arrest during a press briefing last weekend at the police headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu said that on August 8, the victim, one Dr Eniola (surname withheld) reported to the police that he was robbed of his two phones by a syndicate of two, one of whom was dressed in…

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Lagos Police arrests 6 Policemen for robbery, attempted murder and defilement, arraign 30 suspects over jungle justice

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THIRTY suspects, who were allegedly involved in the jungle justice carried out on suspected ritual killers in Lagos State, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. The state police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, who paraded the suspects before newsmen on Monday, decried the spate of jungle justice and cautioned residents to desist from the act. The police boss also said that six policemen from the state police command were arrested for robbery, attempted murder and defilement insisting that the police would not shield the errant policemen. Two of the…

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4-yr-old girl murdered for ritual, body dumped close to parents’ window

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Ten suspects who were alleged to be involved in the murder of a four-year-old girl in Iwaya area of Lagos State have been arrested by the police. The suspects had allegedly slit the throat of the girl for ritual purpose before dropping her body behind her parents’ window. The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, confirmed the incident as well as the arrest of the suspects to newsmen during a briefing on Wednesday. The police commissioner said “a sad incident happened this morning when the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at…

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Betty Akeredolu Inaugurates BRECAN Lagos chapter, seeks Joint Support for Breast cancer Victims

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The wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu today charged government, stakeholders and the society at large on the need to provide the needed support system to save more breast cancer patient across the country. Speaking with journalists at a Press Conference organized by the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Lagos Chapter ahead of its official launch at Cromwell Courtyard Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu who came close to tears as she shared in the pain of breast cancer victims, noting that it breaks the heart…

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2017 MALTINA TEACHER OF THE YEAR ATTRACTS RECORD ENTRIES   

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As entries closed for this year’s Maltina Teacher of the Year, organizers of the initiative, Nigerian Breweries Plc, has said the edition attracted entries from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Kufre Ekanem, who disclosed this last week as the panel of judges met to commence assessment of the entries, said that over 300 valid entries were received, compared to 176 received in 2016. According to him, “all 36 states and the FCT will be up in battle for…

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RE: PENSIONERS ALLEGE AREGBESOLA PAYS SELF, EX-OFFICE HOLDERS N50M EACH SEVERANCE ALLOWANCE! YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS

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We read with dismay a report in The Punch of Wednesday August 16, 2017, in which one of the associations of retirees, the Forum of 2011/2012 Pensioners, led by one Mr Omoniyi Ilesanmi falsely alleged that the State Government of Osun paid political office holders who served between November 2010 and November 2014 the sum of N50 million each as severance allowance. This allegation is preposterous, malicious and false in its entirety. It is absolutely unreasonable and ludicrous for anyone to suggest that a state government will give each political…

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Ogun Police discover human parts in Church

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A septuagenarian, Pastor Samuel Babatunde, has been arrested by the Police in Ogun State, in connection with suspected human parts buried in his church. He was arrested alongside with one suspected serial kidnapper, Jeremiah Adeola (32) and a 43-year old herbalist, Haruna Afolabi. The cleric is said to be the founder of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Itedo Isinmi, Ayo Parish, Egan Road, in Iyesi Area of Sango-Ota. The State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who led journalists to the Church on Wednesday, said that the discovery followed the arrest of…

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Speaker Dogara congratulates IBB @76

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has felicitated with former military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on the occasion of his 76th birthday anniversary. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Hassan, Speaker Dogara said the former Nigerian leader has over the years displayed qualities of a true leader and elderstatesman. “Over the years, you have displayed qualities of a true leader, most of all in the personal sacrifices you have made for the betterment of Nigeria’s political environment and for…

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