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Two suspected robbers, who hijacked a Bolt Toyota Corolla Sports in Lekki and three others that participated in the selling of the car to a dealer in Republic of Benin for the sum of N250,000:00 have been arrested by the Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS). The suspects: Michael Sosa (27), Nelson Benson (24), Idowu Dauda (30, Owolabi Shobayo, a.k.a Daju pa (29) and Biliaminu Abu, a.k.a Gengen (43) were all arrested in Ijoko and Otta, Ogun State last week for hijacking and selling a Bolt car in February, 2019. It was revealed, Michael Sosa in company of Dosumu,…

Celtic ended Rangers’ 12-game unbeaten run and moved three points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with victory in a frantic Old Firm contest. Neil Lennon’s side had lost their last two derbies at Ibrox, but a makeshift defence thwarted Rangers’ attempts to win for a third time in four meetings. Odsonne Edouard netted his fifth goal in seven games against Rangers just after the half-hour, then Jonny Hayes rolled in after a stoppage-time counter attack before Jordan Jones was sent off for a wild lunge on Moritz Bauer. It was just a second defeat in 19 games…

About five buildings have collapsed in Auchi, headquarters of Etsako-West Local Area of Edo, following the erosion created by Saturday’s downpour. A correspondent of NAN, who visited the area on Sunday, reports that several other houses were also on the verge of collapse. NAN also reports that the Ekhei and Water Board areas of the community were worse hit by the ravaging gully erosion which has become an unending nightmare to the residents of Auchi. READ: FG to resume Third Mainland Bridge repair The state government had, in 2013, partnered the World Bank to reclaim major gully sites which the…

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, has said that traffic arrangements were ongoing to begin another phase of major repair on the Third Mainland Bridge. Kuti told the Newsmen in Lagos that results of investigative tests on the bridge were ready and that contractors would move to site at the completion of the traffic management architecture. “Any moment from now, once I get our traffic plans approved, we may be announcing to the world again that we are now ready to fix Third Mainland Bridge based on investigative tests we had last year. “Meanwhile, we have…

Pope Francis has been rescued by fire fighters after he got stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, ahead of his weekly address on Sunday. Francis apologised to crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City on Sunday, after showing up late for his weekly address. Addressing the crowds, he explained: “Dear brothers and sisters, good morning. First of all, I have to apologise for being late but I had an unexpected event, I have been stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes.” READ: Zamfara to introduce Fulfulde language in schools The Pope said that there was “a drop in…

The Chairman, Imo House of Assembly  Committee on Public Safety, Intelligence and Securities, Barr. Frank Ugboma has cautioned Sen. Rochas Okorocha, the immediate past governor of the state, over utterances of anarchy in Imo. The former governor had on Friday said his arrest order by Imo government was an open invitation to anarchy and fracas in the state. Okorocha, representing Imo West at the Senate,  was reacting to a call on Thursday by the Secretary to State Government (SSG) Mr Uche Onyeaguocha for Okorocha’s arrest over an alleged assault of a government official at Okorocha’s residence. News Agency of Nigerian…

The Zamfara State says it will introduce Fulfulde language in schools curriculum as it kick starts the construction of 300 hectare Ruga settlements during the week. Governor Bello Matawalle disclosed this in Gusau when he received the state’s Ruga settlement master plan from the project consultant. NAN reports that the governor had since announced the carving out of 100 hectares of land in each of the three senatorial districts of the state for the establishment of the pilot special modern Ruga settlement. During the presentation of the Ruga settlement, the Emir of Mafara, Alhaji Muhammad Barmo, while speaking on behalf…

The Federal Government has developed a scorecard for the ranking of websites of  Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to help in rebranding  public service. The Director General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Mr  Dasuki Arabi, made the disclosure in an interview with NAN in Abuja. Arabi said that the main objective of the ranking was to open government to the citizens by providing information going by the evolution and current trend of information dissemination worldwide. He said the idea was in line with the Executive Order on “Ease of Doing Business” and Open Government Partnership commitment of  the Muhammadu…

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has asked Poland’s forgiveness for Nazi “tyranny”, 80 years on from the start of World War Two. Mr Steinmeier and other world leaders are in Poland to commemorate the outbreak of the conflict. Early on Sunday, a ceremony was held in the Polish city of Wielun, where the first German bombs fell. Mr Steinmeier condemned the “desire to annihilate” that led to the attack. “I bow my head before the Polish victims of Germany’s tyranny. And I ask forgiveness,” Mr Steinmeier said, speaking in German and Polish. Mr Steinmeier spoke alongside his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda,…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT, Enough is Enough (EiE) and 6,721 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court to “restrain, prevent and stop the National Assembly Service Commission from paying or releasing the sum of N5.550 billion budgeted for purchase of luxury cars for principal members of the ninth Senate, and to restrain and stop the Senate from collecting the money until the downward review of the amount proposed by the Senate.” In suit number FHC/L/CS/1511/2019 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi Lagos, the plaintiffs argued: “Spending a huge sum of N5.550…