Day: January 19, 2023

Outrage As Lagos Court Sentences Vulcaniser To Death For Stealing N57,000

ADEOLA YUSUF

A special offences court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced Chidozie Onyinchiz, a 32-year-old vulcaniser, to death by hanging for robbing a nurse of N57,000. According to NAN, Mojisola Dada, the trial judge, on Tuesday, found Onyinchiz guilty of the three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, and membership of an unlawful society. During the trial, Afolake Onayinka, the state prosecutor, told the court that Onyinchiz committed the crime with an accomplice still at large on August 12, 2018. Onayinka said Veronica Uwayzor, the complainant, ran into a white garment church…

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Funke Akindele’s Ex-husband, JJC Skillz: Why I Reverted To Islam

Abibat Babalola

Abdulrasheed Bello, award-winning Nigerian songwriter, rapper, filmmaker and former husband to Nollywood star Funke Akindele, said he has reverted to Islam, his former religion. The singer made this known in a series of posts on his verified Instagram account on Friday, January 13, 2023. Bello said he was originally born in Islam but he never practised it as he followed the faith of his mum. He further stated that he was lost before but he is now found. “I was lost but now I’m found O Allah, I ask You…

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BREAKING: Explosion Rocks APC Rally In Oil-Rich Rivers State

Efe Wellington

“Three politicians confirmed to have been badly injured. Headcount begins to ascertain fatality and/or casualty figures” An explosion has rocked the campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in oil-rich Rivers State. The explosion which broke out at the Rumuwoji Playground in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Thursday, rocked the campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC. It was gathered that at least three persons were seriously injured in the unfortunate incident. According to reports, two of the victims are women, all of whom were rushed…

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Lagos Declares Tuesday Jan. 24 To Friday 27 Work-Free Days

ADEOLA YUSUF

Full statement by Head of Service on why Lagos civil servants shouldn’t work for four days   The Lagos State Government has declared Tuesday, 24th January to Friday, 27th January as work-free days. The holiday is for public servants in the state to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) at their respective local government/local council development areas in the state. READ ALSO Pele Named Secret Daughter In His Will 17 Yrs After She Died Heartbroken YAKUTSK: The World’s Coldest City Is Currently At -50 Degrees Celsius + PHOTOS Policewoman Sleeps…

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Celebrity Tortoise: Meet Bertie, Guinness Record Holder For World Fastest Tortoise

Ganiyu Amodu

Called “Usain Bolt Of Tortoises”…. For a South African leopard tortoise, ‘Bertie’ is really fast. At his home in Adventure Valley, a family adventure park in Brasside, Durham, UK, Bertie sprinted over a 5.48 m course set at a gradient of 1:12 in a speedy 19.59 seconds, consequently winning his title as the Fastest tortoise in the world. READ ALSO: NCC renews MoU with Lottery Commission Petrol Hits N400 Per Litre In Lagos, Nigerians Query ‘Media Silence’ Ukraine’s Interior Minister, 17 Others Die In Helicopter Crash Digital Literacy: Polaris Bank…

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