Category: Society

Kano youths stoned, booed Emir Sanusi after returning from London

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Aggrieved youths in Kano State have stoned and booed Emir Muhammadu Sanusi on his way to the Kofar Kudu Palace shortly after he returned from his London trip. The incident happened along Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital known as Bakin Asibiti. The youths were chanting ‘Bamayi’. It took the intervention of security agencies to prevent the Emir from being harmed. “The youths were angry with the Emir over his role in the removal of fuel subsidy from day one. People don’t care to even wave at him as there was poor…

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Despite killing of Sokoto monarch in captivity, bandits collect ransom to free his son

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Alhaji Kabir Isa, son of Sokoto district head (Isa Muhammad Bawa) who died in captivity on Tuesday has been released after the payment of ransom. His elder brother, Surajo Isa, confirmed this on Wednesday night. He said the bandits collected N60 million and five motorcycles were given to secure their release. “They came back from the bandits’ den around 8:30pm,” he said He also confirmed that their father, who died in captivity was buried by his abductors. Confirming the development, Hon. Aminu Boza, a member of the Sokoto State House…

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Six year-old boy found alive after four days in forest

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It was indeed, a miracle as a six-year-old boy who had been missing for four days was found alive in a forest in a mountainous part of northern Vietnam, according to the police. The child was reported missing on Saturday after he failed to return home with his siblings from a celebration at a relative’s house in Yen Bai province. Police in Lam Giang launched a search for the boy and “even dried up a pond as they were afraid he had fallen,” an officer, who declined to give his…

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Davido’s father Adedeji Adeleke donates N1bn to church

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Father of Afrobeats star Davido, Adedeji Adeleke, has made a whopping contribution of N1 billion to the Centenary Endowment Fund of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Church in Lagos. The announcement was made during a thanksgiving service on Sunday at the church’s headquarters in Lagos, held in memory of his late mother, Esther Adeleke. Adeleke expressed that the donation was made in honor of his mother, the late Mrs. Esther Adeleke, who was a revered figure in the C&S Church. “On behalf of our late mother, senior mother in Israel,…

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Nigerian gospel singer Aduke Gold is dead

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Nigerian gospel music sensation, Aduke Ajayi fondly known as Aduke Gold has passed away, according to reports. The news of her demise was shared on Tuesday by fellow gospel artiste, Esther Igbekele on social media, who posted a tribute with Aduke Gold’s picture and the caption: “A general has fallen. RIP.” Aduke Gold’s death comes in the wake of the death of another prominent gospel singer, Egbin Orun, who died on April 28, 2024. Esther Igbekele, a close colleague, had confirmed Orun’s death via an Instagram post. Despite the competitive…

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Personal Assistant, driver confess to killing popular caterer in Ondo

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Police sources have revealed that the Personal Assistant to the popular caterer in Ondo state and a Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Mrs Debbie Olakunbi Adene, has reportedly confessed why he and the victim’s driver, connived to kill her a few days after her birthday. The sources said that the duo wanted the money that was sprayed on her during her birthday celebrations. The PA, whose name was withheld was reportedly arrested by police detectives a few weeks after the victim was gruesomely murdered in her house located at Oda Road,…

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8-year-old girl shoots male teacher to death in US

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In a shocking incident at ford Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan, 8-year-old Quianna Hudson brought her father’s gun to school and fatally shot her 56-year-old gym teacher, Jim Turner. During gym class, Mr. Turner took Quianna into his office, and three minutes later, two shots rang out, causing students to scream and flee the gym. School security rushed to the scene and found Mr. Turner dead, with gunshot wounds to his thigh and chest. Police arrived shortly afterward and took Quianna into custody At the police station, Quianna revealed that…

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Lagos Court restricts hunger protest organisers to Freedom, Peace Parks

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A Lagos High Court has ordered that organizers of the proposed hunger protest in Lagos remain in confined locations all through the duration of their demonstration in the state. It further mandated that the organizers and other residents of Lagos aiming to participate in the demonstration should converge and remain inside the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and Peace Park, Ketu area of the state. The court ruling came barely two days to kick off the protest on Thursday August 1st, 2024, a demonstration being organized by Nigerians against…

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EFCC quizzes Hajj commission boss over alleged fund mismanagement

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  Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Arabi was a guest of The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as he was grilled on Tuesday over alleged mismanagement of 2024 Hajj exercise fund. It was reported that Arabi was at the office of the anti-graft agency to answer questions on how the commission spent the N90 billion subsidy for the exercise. Sources say there were petitions against the chairman and the commission’s management over alleged fund mismanagement, especially during the 2024 hajj exercise. A source…

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Music icon, Onyeka Onwenu dies at 72

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Nigerian music icon and actress, Onyeka Onwenu affectionately known as the Elegant Stallion, has reportedly died at the age of 72. According to reports, she was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. An eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news. “Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024), and after performing, she slumped. “She was taken to Reddington Hospital and she couldn’t make…

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