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The police in Imo State have arrested a 60 -year – old man, Alexander Madu , for defiling his nine-year -old housemaid. The state Commissioner of Police , Rabiu Ladodo , who paraded the suspect alongside others , said the man would be prosecuted . The CP said Madu defiled the minor whenever his wifeContinueContinue reading “Police arrest sexagenarian for defilling nine year-old housemaid in Imo”

A Cambodian court on Friday convicted two Japanese men with premeditated murder for the killing of a Cambodian taxi driver earlier this year , a court spokesman said. The Siem Reap provincial court sentenced Ishida Reimon and Naka Kukiryuji , both 24 , on Thursday for the murder of driver Him Chan , 40 ,ContinueContinue reading “Court sentence two Japanese for mudering taxi driver”

A housewife , Mrs . Odunayo Olaniyi , has faked her own kidnap and that of her 10 – year -old son , seeking a ransom of half a million naira from her husband . Consequently , a Chief Magistrates ’ court sitting in Ilorin on Friday ordered that she be remanded in a correctionalContinueContinue reading “Woman fake, own, son’s kidnap, demands N500,000 from husband”

Kylian Mbappe has suffered a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury and will miss Paris Saint -Germain ’ s top- of -the- table clash with Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday . The 20 -year -old returned after a month- long absence with substitute appearances against Bordeaux last weekend and at Galatasaray inContinueContinue reading “Mbappe needs more treatment to miss Angers game”

The Niger Police Command says a mob of protesters have killed one Ahmed Bello , a Vehicle Inspector Officer , in Mariga Local Government Area of the state . The State Commissioner of Police , Adamu Usman , made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday .ContinueContinue reading “Mob kills VIO official who chased three okada riders to death”

Mr. Femi Falana ( SAN) , counsel to the convener of # RevolutionNow protest , Mr. Omoyele Sowore , has described the conditions of his client’s bail as “ stringent . ” Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday granted bail to Sowore. As part of his bail conditions ,ContinueContinue reading “Sowore’s bail condition strigent – Falana laments”

The Federal High Court in Abuja , on Friday , granted bail to the convener of # RevolutionNow protest , Mr. Omoyele Sowore . Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu also barred them from addressing any rally pending the conclusion of their trial on charges of treasonable felony among others . She also barred Sowore from traveling outContinueContinue reading “Court grants Sowore N100m bail, requests N50m security deposit”

By Aderemi Bamgbose Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, on Thursday felicitated with a former governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko (CON) as he turned 65. Sen. Tofowomo, in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr Olumide Akinrinlola, in Okitipupa, said that he was greatly indebted toContinueContinue reading “Ondo lawmaker eulogies Mimiko at 65”

The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, wednesday, told the National Assembly members that the agency has been raking in between N4.7bn and N5.8 bn since the federal government closed the nation’s borders. Ali stated this when he appeared before the Senate and House of Representatives joint committees on Finance and National Planning,ContinueContinue reading “Customs making over N5b daily since border closure says Ali”

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday next week , present the 2020 budget at a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday by 2 : 00 p . m . The Spokesperson for the Senate , Adedayo Adeyeye , stated this while addressing journalists after plenary on Thursday . Details later .