Month: March 2023

Balogun Market Fire Under Control – Lagos Fire Service

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service say that the fire that gutted the famous Balogun Market is under control. The Director of the Fire Service, Margaret Adeseye, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Adeseye said that the fire which was under control started from the topmost floor of a five-storey building. READ ALSO: Lagos Tenant Stabs Friend To Death During Argument Oral Sex During Menstruation Unsafe, Gynaecologists Warn HISTORIC: Two Hijab-Wearing Women Sworn In As Judges In…

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Lagos Tenant Stabs Friend To Death During Argument

ADEOLA YUSUF

A woman, Annie Ofili, has allegedly stabbed her friend, Glory Okon, to death at her residence on the Greenville Estate, Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that on the day of the incident, Okon paid Ofili a visit at home. While the two of them were discussing at the suspect’s residence, an argument ensued between them and the argument degenerated into a scuffle. It was learnt that during the scuffle, Ofili reached for a knife in the kitchen and allegedly used it to stab her…

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Oral Sex During Menstruation Unsafe, Gynaecologists Warn

ADEOLA YUSUF

Experts in Obstetrics and Gynaecology have warned against engaging in oral sex during the menstrual period, describing it as unsafe and could lead to multifaceted infections. According to them, such practice could lead to upper respiratory tract infections, hepatitis B and C, Sexually Transmitted Infections, mouth and throat infections. While some online platforms have claimed that the practice is safe, the experts warned that not everything on the internet was factual and accurate. READ ALSO: Super Eagles Defeat Guinea-Bissau 1-0, Reclaim Group A Top Spot 3 children, 3 Adults Killed…

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HISTORIC: Two Hijab-Wearing Women Sworn In As Judges In New Jersey

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nadia Kahf, a hijab-wearing attorney from Wayne, has drawn a standing-room crowd at the Passaic County Courthouse, New Jersey as she was sworn in as Superior Court judge in the state, in an event that sparked international headlines describing her as trailblazer. That barrier was broken again the very next day when Dalya Youssef, a family law attorney who also wears the Islamic headscarf, was sworn into the Superior Court bench in Somerset County. For Muslim women, who have long faced harmful stereotypes about their religion and their role in…

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3 children, 3 Adults Killed In Shooting At US School

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Biden addressed the deadly shooting in Nashville on Monday, calling the deaths of six people, including three elementary school children, “a family’s worst nightmare.”           NASHVILLE — A 28-year-old from Nashville fatally shot three children and three adults on Monday at a private Christian elementary school, officials said, leaving behind writings and detailed maps of the school and its security protocols. In the latest episode of gun violence that has devastated American families and communities, the assailant opened fire just after 10 a.m. inside the…

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Super Eagles Defeat Guinea-Bissau 1-0, Reclaim Group A Top Spot

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian came back to revenge a home defeat to Guinea-Bissau, recording a 1-0 win against same opposition on Monday. The Djurtus shocked everyone on Friday when they recorded a 1-0 victory over the Super Eagles in Abuja. However, a first-half penalty from Moses Simon was enough for Jose Peseiro’s men to win the reverse fixture. READ ALSO: INEC Fixes Date For Supplementary Elections In Adamawa And Kebbi Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists Apologise For Killings After Graduating From Rehabilitation Camp  Court Remands Man Over Alleged Rape Of 56-yr-old Stroke Patient Nigerian…

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INEC Fixes Date For Supplementary Elections In Adamawa And Kebbi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, April 15 for Governorship, National and State assembly supplementary elections. Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday 15th April 2023. READ ALSO: Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists Apologise For Killings After Graduating From Rehabilitation Camp  Court Remands Man Over Alleged Rape Of 56-yr-old Stroke Patient Chelsea Host 1st-Ever Open Iftar At Club’s Football Ground Nigerian General Diya, Condemned To Death 25 Years…

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Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists Apologise For Killings After Graduating From Rehabilitation Camp 

ADEOLA YUSUF

A repentant Boko Haram member, Muhammad Abba, has apologised on behalf of his colleagues to Nigerians for their atrocities on various communities in the country. Gatekeepers News reports that Abba tendered the apology during the graduation ceremony of rehabilitated Boko Haram members. The repentants graduated from the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration camp in Malam Sidi, Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State. “We apologise for our various wrongs to our communities, and everyone sitting here. We extend our apology to all and sundry in the various…

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Court Remands Man Over Alleged Rape Of 56-yr-old Stroke Patient

ADEOLA YUSUF

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, on Monday, ordered the remand of one Bello Jamiu in Agodi Correctional Centre for allegedly raping a 56-year-old stroke patient. The Chief Magistrate, Mr E. A. Idowu, who did not take the defendant’s plea due to lack of jurisdiction, ordered the remand pending legal advice from the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). READ ALSO: Chelsea Host 1st-Ever Open Iftar At Club’s Football Ground He Mesmerised Me And My Wife,’ Soludo Gives Football Wonder Kid Scholarship ‘Blame Devil, Here’s How He…

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Chelsea Host 1st-Ever Open Iftar At Club’s Football Ground

ADEOLA YUSUF

English Premier League club Chelsea on Sunday hosted their first-ever Open Iftar, a community event during Ramadan in the UK, at home stadium Stamford Bridge. Hundreds of people gathered in the West London ground to have iftar, or fast-breaking meal. The event was held in collaboration between Chelsea Foundation, the club’s charitable arm, and Ramadan Tent Project, an award-winning charity founded in 2013. The evening, a first for the club and a Premier League stadium, started with brief speeches, followed by prayers by Imam Safwaan Hussein from Battersea Mosque. READ…

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