Day: 14 May 2019

22yr old drinks snipper after scoring 167 in JAMB

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A 22-year-old man, identified simply as Segun, is battling for his life at a general hospital in Ogun State after he drank insecticide, sniper. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim had scored  167 in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. Segun, who was unhappy with his result, went on Twitterand expressed frustration at his repeated failure to secure admission into a tertiary institution despite several attempts. He lamented that in 2015 when he sat the exam, he scored 189, adding that when he tried again in 2016, he scored 202. The victim…

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Jubilant crowd welcome Emir Sanusi back to Kano

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Embattled Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sunusi II, arrived at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Sunday at about 4.25 pm from Saudi Arabia. On arrival, he was received by top emirate council members and jubilating Kano residents at the airport. Shortly after pleasantries at the airport, Sanusi was driven in a convoy to his palace, while Kano residents greeted the monarch, chorusing: ‘’Maimataba’.’ While his convoy meandered through the streets, heading to the palace, many Kano residents greeted the emir. Among those in his convoy were prominent Kano indigenes…

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Ikorodu cults supremacy battle claim 5

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No fewer than five people have been killed in a supremacy fight between suspected members of the Eiye and Aiye cults in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. Residents, who spoke to PUNCH Metro during visits to scenes of the attacks, identified the victims as Oladipupo Bamitogba, Yosi, Ibrahim Abiodun, Sesan and Rasak Busari, aka Aro. Some residents claimed that two of the victims, Bamitogba and Yosi, were not cultists, adding that they were only victims of circumstances. A witness, Lateef Abdullahi, said Bamitogba, an accountant, was shot and cut with…

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