The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested a deaf teacher, Shaaibu Yakubu Abdullahi, 40, for raping a 6-month-old baby in Yobe State. His arrest was facilitated by a non-governmental organisation, National Council of Women Society (NCWS), who reported the matter to the security agency. Muhammad Gidado Fari, the
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A 24-year-old woman, Angela Job, who allegedly bit off her friend's eyelid during a fight, has appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates' Court in Lagos. Standing trial on assault occasioning grievous harm charge, the accused entered a 'not guilty’ plea. According to the prosecutor, Insp. Ben Ekundayo, the accused had on Aug. 19
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A Russian air strike in Syria killed the chief strategist of so-called Islamic State (IS), the defence ministry in Moscow has said. The Amaq news agency, linked to IS, earlier acknowledged that Abu Muhammad al-Adnani had died in Aleppo province.Russia says Adnani died on Tuesday in a Su-34 bomber raid on
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The drug, hidden in bags among a delivery of orange juice concentrate, arrived in a container from South America.An investigation is under way in Signes, a village in southern France.The seizure of 370kg of cocaine makes it one of the largest finds on French soil.The prosecutor of Toulon, Xavier Tarabeux,
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-Anietie UdobitPresident Barack Obama has said that he and his family will remain in Washington, D.C., after they leave the White House in January so that his youngest daughter, Sasha, can finish school. And it looks like the Obamas have settled on a neighborhood. Obama and first lady Michelle will lease
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-Anietie UdobitNigeria has slipped into recession, with the latest growth figures showing the economy contracted by 2.06% between April and June. The country has now seen two consecutive quarters of declining growth, the usual definition of recession. Its vital oil industry has been hit by weaker global prices, according to the Nigerian
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A statement released by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN revealed that it has issued licenses to 11 new International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs). This was disclosed yesterday August 30th by Isaac Okorafor the apex bank's Acting Director, Corporate Communications. The new entrants will join Western Union, MoneyGram and Ria,
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-Anietie UdobitOn his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made a surprise visit to Nigeria, Africa’s most populace nation (170-milllion people) and Facebook's FB -0.56% largest market with 16-million users. “This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa,” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post. “I’ll be meeting
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has called on youths all over the country to shun acts of corruption, criminality and militancy.The call was made by the EFCC’s Zonal Head in the South-South, Ishaq Salihu, while receiving officials of the National Patriotic Forum of Nigeria, PATFON recently.According to the spokesperson
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-Anietie UdobitThe Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen continues her reign as the world’s highest-paid model, according to Forbes. Bundchen, 36, who recently featured in the opening ceremony at Rio, has topped the list since 2002 and last year amassed $30.5million (approximately £23.3million). According to the finance magazine the majority of her income
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