Day: August 3, 2021

COVID-19: FG plans tough actions against third wave

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The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have expressed fear that another lockdown would negatively affect the economy. The groups said this as the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on Monday said it would take tough actions to contain the spread of the deadly virus. The committee also disclosed that the country had entered the third wave of COVID-19. Recall that in 2020, Nigeria imposed lockdown twice to stem the rising cases of the virus.…

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Man convicted 46 years after rape incident

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A 74-year-old man has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl 46 years ago, after the daughter conceived during the attack pursued charges against him. Carvel Bennett was convicted by a jury at Birmingham crown court. Members of the jury deliberated for just over two hours before finding him guilty. In what is thought to be the first case of its kind, Bennett was tracked down by Daisy, now 45, who was conceived through the rape. DNA tests on Daisy and her birth parents confirmed that Bennett was her biological…

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Hushpuppi paid Abba Kyari N8m to detain Chibuzo -FBI

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has alleged that money laundering suspect, Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, paid N8m or $20,600 to the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to arrest and detain a “co-conspirator,” Chibuzo Kelly Vincent. A document issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California and dated February 12, 2021, alleged that Hushpuppi contracted the services of Kyari after Chibuzo allegedly threatened to expose an alleged $1.1m fraud committed against a Qatari businessman. “Kyari provided the account information for a bank account at…

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