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Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Policemen in Ado Ekiti on Friday brutalised and detained a woman, Mrs. Toyin Adeyeye, her two month-old baby, Heritage and her younger brother, Adeniyi Dada, for allegedly refusing to give bribe at a police checkpoint. It was learnt that about five policemen descended on them and beat them mercilessly before taking them to New Iyin Police Station where the beating continued. The incident happened at the checkpoint in front of Ekiti Pavilion, a few metres from the residence of the Commissioner of Police, Abdullah Chafe. Mrs. Adeyeye returned from the United States of America 10 days…

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa A company, Godsidi Investment Limited, owned by a leader of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Mr. Godwin Sidi, has sued Access Bank Nigeria Plc for an alleged disappearance of N151m from its account. The Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, presided over by Justice Young Ogola, has already started hearing the matter. GIL said Access Bank inherited the money as part of its liabilities when it acquired the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc in 2012. In a writ of summon, the firm said it became suspicious when Access Bank denied it access to the account.…

Mudiaga Affe, Calabar A former Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari could present his nominee for the chairmanship of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, up to four times to the Senate for confirmation. The Senate had for the second time failed to confirm the acting chairman of EFCC following reports from the Department of State Service. In an interview on Saturday, Ita-Giwa said Buhari could still re-present Magu to the Senate if he felt the acting chairman of the anti-graft agency is his best…

Total Nigeria (Total) has reported a N14.8 billion Profit After Tax (PAT) in its Q4 2016 results which was released at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, (NSE). Total declared a final dividend of N7.00 (total dividend of N17.00) which is rather disappointing given the strong earnings growth recorded. This works out to a dividend payout of […] Total Nigeria declares N14.80bn profit in 2016 audited results Source: Business

A 39-year-old petty trader, Yemisi Akinwunmi, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to end her 20-year-old loveless marriage to free her from pangs of daily corporal punishment meted to her by her husband. “My husband constantly beats me and whenever he wants to do so, he tells me to kneel down and stretch my hands like a pupil before caning me. “He often threatened to kill me,” she told the court. Testifying before Mr Phillips Williams, the court’s President, she said there was no love lost between them again. Yemisi described her husband of 20 years…

The District Head of Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal-Areda, has died on Friday at the age of 103. A family source confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kankara. The source said he had been buried according to Islamic rites in Kankara after the Juma’at prayers. The funeral was attended by the Emirs of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmunin Kabir, and Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk, among many other traditional rulers. He was survived by three wives, 34 children, and several grand- and great grand-children. Lawal-Areda was turbaned on February 2, 1972. The deceased was also the…

Nigeria-born Woyin Karowei Dorgu has been ordained as a Church of England bishop in the diocese of Woolwich in south-east London. He’s the first black Church of England bishop to be appointed in 20 years. Congratulations to the brand new #BishopofWoolwich. @Southwarkcathed #london The Nigerian Choir performed before the ceremony Bishop Wilfred Wood & @JohnSentamu present #BishopKarowei with his mitre. Dr Karowei Dorgu – newly consecrated bishop of Woolwich – with bishop @SouthwarkCofE outside @Southwarkcathed The Bishops of @SouthwarkCofE and @dioceseoflondon present Revd Prebendary Dr Karowei Dorgu to be ordained & consecrated #BishopofWoolwich Photos: Southwark Diocese @SouthwarkCofE Source: Punch News

A Facebook user has shared images, which captured the joy and excitement that marked the reunion of a woman with her family after she was held for days by kidnappers. Along with the photos, Atiti Austine Ogheneovo, thanked God that his sister-in-law, Mrs. Babara Oghogho Okiti, made it back home safely. “Words are not enough to thank everyone who took time to pray for our family during this period, which is the darkest time in our entire life. May God bless you all,” he wrote in an earlier post. See photos: Photo credit: Atiti Austine Ogheneovo Source: Punch News

Lagos bread-hawker-turned–super-model, Olajumoke Orisaguna says she looks like Barbadian hip-hop star singer, Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty. Olajumoke made the comment lightheartedly on her Instagram page while releasing new sets of promo photos. The photos carried short inspirational stories about the model’s life. See some the photos below. The best things in life are free. They say Rihanna looks like me #smile #somethingexcitingiscoming #Olajumoke #Africanwoman Photocredit: @ptrimnell Styled: @afriquechique A post shared by Olajumoke Orisaguna (@olajumokeworld) on Mar 17, 2017 at 1:15am PDT I came from the streets of Lagos, I’m grateful for the opportunities given to me but I’m aware…

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