Day: January 31, 2021

My daughter lied, I had sex with her only once — Polytechnic staff

Tade Salako

  Momoh Usman, the man whose daughter, Fatima Usman, accused of sleeping with her several times, has admitted having sex with her, but that it was just once, Eagle online has reported. The Ondo State-based lady had in a viral video said the staff of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State slept with her several times.   However, Usman, who has been apprehended by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command said: “I only slept with her once not several times.” Usman spoke on Friday while being transferred to the…

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How 20 passengers perished in Nigeria’s Ilorin road Crash – FRSC

Dawood Rabiu

  “Of the 31 persons involved in the crash, 17 of the 18 occupants of the bus were burnt beyond recognition as a result of fire that gutted the bus. Three other persons died, from the other vehicles involved.” The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has given details of how 20 persons were killed in a crash along the Bode Saadu- Ilorin road, in the early hours of Saturday. Jonathan Owoade, the Kwara Sector Commander, said that the cause of the crash was associated with over speeding…

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34 African nations exempted in World Bank’s $12bn COVID-19 Vaccine grants

Aoko Benjamin

  Here is the reason 34 member states of African Union (AU) are not included in World Bank’s vaccination project + names of potential beneficiaries 34 of the 55 nations in Africa are not covered in the World Bank’s $12 billion support for vaccination programmes across a continent that has not been able to keep pace with developed nations’ rollouts. The World Bank money, which will be in the form of grants or on “highly concessional terms,” covers 21 African countries, David Malpass, President of the World Bank, said in…

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Naira Sheds N2, Downgrades To N480 per $1

Dawood Rabiu

  The Nigeria’s unit of exchange, Naira, at the weekend shed N2 in value against the dollar, dropping to N480/$1. The new value of naira was recorded on Friday from N478/$1 on Thursday at the parallel market. Data obtained from “Abokifx,” a website that tracks forex rates on the parallel market, shows that after falling to N487 per dollar in late November, the naira appreciated to N465/$1 during the Christmas festivities. It, however, resumed its downward trend a fortnight ago, dropping to between N475 and N478 per dollar, due to…

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