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A driver simply identified as Samson has been arrested for killing his boss and dumping his body in a septic tank at Ekiadokor area of Ovia North East local government area of Edo State. Two other suspects were also arrested in connection with the killing. It was learnt that Samson sold the vehicle of his boss to an herbalist at Ovbiogie village and told the victim’s children that their father was kidnapped. Police sources said Samson informed the victim’s children who are based abroad that the supposed kidnappers were demanding for N2 million ransom.“Samson collected some money from his boss’s…

Egypt’s public prosecutor has filed murder charges against a man accused of killing 11 people in an attack on a Coptic church and a Christian-owned shop in a Cairo suburb last week, judicial sources said. The man, arrested after the Dec. 29 attack, was receiving medical treatment in custody for injuries sustained in an exchange of gunfire with authorities outside the church. The prosecutor ordered him detained pending investigations, the sources said. “He is accused of premeditated murder, attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed weapon and using it for terrorist activity,” a judicial source said. Read Also Liverpool defender Flanagan…

Respite is coming the way of Agege residents following assurances that saviour Pen Cinema Flyover project would be put to use in next 10 months to ease traffic menace. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State told many residents on Tuesday while on an inspection of the site of the on-going project. He said that was a key intervention strategy by his administration to address the perennial traffic often associated with the area. Addressing scores of residents, Ambode said that though the project might bring about some inconveniences, the end result would change the face of Agege forever. “I want to…

Runaway leaders Manchester City showed no ill-effects from the end of their 18-game Premier League winning run by comfortably beating Watford. Playing two days after the 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace, City took just just 38 seconds to open the scoring as Raheem Sterling slotted home Leroy Sane’s cross for the quickest goal in the Premier League this season. City, who are 15 points above second-placed Manchester United, doubled their lead when Kevin de Bruyne’s cross was turned into his own net by a sliding Christian Kabasele. Read Also Liverpool defender Flanagan admits assaulting girlfriend De Bruyne, who started the…

Liverpool footballer Jon Flanagan has pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. The 25-year-old defender appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday accused of kicking Rachael Wall. He was charged following an incident at 03:20 GMT in Duke Street, in Liverpool city centre, on 22 December. He will be sentenced later this month. Liverpool-born Flanagan has made more than 50 first-team appearances for the club since making his debut aged 18. Read Also Pep Guardiola moans Premier League fixture schedule The court heard he had been seen on CCTV assaulting his partner, who he has been in a relationship with for…

Presidency on Tuesday in Abuja summoned critical stakeholders in the nation’s oil sector and the leadership of security agencies in the country to end the scarcity of petrol in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, presided by the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari, is being held behind closed doors. The meeting is also being attended by the Minister of Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, Director-General of the Directorate of State Service (DSS), Lawal Daura, and the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Maikanti Baru. Others attending…

The Premier League’s congested schedule is a “disaster” for players, says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. City, who have a 12-point lead in the table with a game in hand, face Watford on Tuesday, their fourth match in 11 days over the holiday period. Guardiola saw key players Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne suffer injuries at Crystal Palace on Sunday. The Spaniard said: “If you tell me that technically, physically it’s good for the players: no, it’s a disaster.” City confirmed on Monday that Jesus had suffered a medial collateral ligament injury and would “undergo further examinations to establish…

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has stated that God has directed him to contest as President of Nigeria but only at God’s appointed time. Bakare, who was a Vice Presidential candidate to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, said he had been directed by God to contest. He said God has told him not to end his political career as he had earlier contemplated. Bakare, in 2011 contested as the vice-presidential candidate on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). He said God told him to run for the Presidency. The Lagos-based cleric spoke in the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB says it generated N12 billion as income in 2017. The registrar of the board, Ishaq Oloyede, said this at a press conference in Ilorin on Monday. The registrar said the board remitted N7.8 billion to the Federal Government after deducting its expenses. According to a report from The Punch, Mr. Oloyede said JAMB was able to remit the huge amount of money to the Federal Government because it blocked loopholes and checked wastage. He said although JAMB is not a revenue-generating agency, it is also not a money-wasting establishment. Mr. Oloyede said 1.7…

2017 was the safest year in history for commercial airlines, according to industry research. There were no passenger jets crashes anywhere in the world, separate reports by Dutch consultancy To70 and The Aviation Safety Network found. This was despite more flights being made than ever before. But To70 warned that despite high safety levels on passenger planes, the “extraordinarily” low accident rate must be seen as “good fortune”. Cargo plane crash A report by the Airline Safety Network said there were a total of ten fatal accidents, resulting in 79 deaths last year. That compared with 16 accidents and 303…