Day: April 9, 2021

C&S prophet arrested for raping 17-year-old lady inside church

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A 50-year-old prophet in charge of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Oke-Igbala, Ifo, in Ogun State, identified as Tayo Shobowale, is at present facing interrogation at the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old church member. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State’s police PRO said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged with the Family Support Unit of the Ota Area Command by the victim. He explained, “The victim reported that sometime in March 2021, the prophet invited her to the church for prayer…

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El-Rufai to bandits: “You have lost your rights to live”

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Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai advised security forces to take the war to the terrorists so as to recover the ungoverned forests that they occupy. El-Rufai said: “These bandits have lost their right to life under our Constitution and must be wiped out in their entirety. “There is no other way to approach the current insurgency situation today as far as governmental action is concerned. “The situation in which the security agencies mostly only react to cases of banditry and abduction is unacceptable. “We are in a war with…

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NLC suspends three-day warning strike in Kano

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A three-day industrial action scheduled for Thursday, by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Kano State chapter has been suspended. The strike was planned to express its displeasure over the non-payment of N30,000 minimum wage for the month of March 2021. This was just as the state government said that the deduction from March salary will be paid along with April salary if the federal allocation accruing to the state is improved. However, the state NLC bowed to pressure and shelved the strike. The union also suspended the proposed peaceful protest…

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