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The Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Fatai Owoseni, on Friday advised the public to always profile their domestic workers with the police before employing them. Owoseni gave the advice following the police arrest of a notorious criminal with three others who allegedly specialised in parading themselves as drivers or security guards. The CP said from investigations by the police, it was discovered that these tricksters used to abscond with their employer’s properties after employment. Owoseni, explaining the antics of the suspects, said that some get themselves employed to private security agencies and also choose where to serve. This was…

The accounts section of the Ebonyi Government House was on Friday gutted by fire which disrupted activities within the complex. No life was reported lost in the fire which started around 9 a.m. Dr Kenneth Ugbala, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. David Umahi on Internal Security, told NAN that it took the combined efforts of workers and the State Fire Service to put out the fire. “The fire outbreak was caused by a faulty electrical connection within the accounts section and the level of damage was minimal. “An upholstery and cottons within the section were completely burnt and we would…

A young man has been sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a smartphone. Tope Abiodun, 23, has been in a Nigerian prison for four years after stealing an Android LG smartphone valued at 87,000 NGN (£256). He claims he was planning to sell it to buy food for his younger siblings, according to an activist who is highlighting the case. The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sentenced Mr Abiodun to death by hanging. Justice campaigner Don Capello wrote of the case: ‘Justice Chizoba Orji of Apo high court FCT Abuja jailed 23 yrs old Tope Abiodun…

Johanna Konta defeated seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams 6-4 7-5 to become the first British woman to reach the Miami Open final. The 25-year-old will face world number 14 Dane Caroline Wozniacki, who overcame Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova 5-7 6-1 6-1. Konta said: “Caroline’s one of the best athletes on tour, so I know I am going to be running for a lot of balls. “I’m looking forward to it, it is going to be a battle and I will try my best.” Konta broke Williams twice in the first set as she moved into a 3-0 lead,…

Plastic surgeons from a hospital in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, have successfully transplanted a regenerated ear from a patient’s arm to his head. The patient, whose surname is Ji, suffered severe injuries on the right side of his face and lost his right ear in a traffic accident over a year ago. As it was impossible to regenerate another ear over the scar, Guo Shuzhong, a leading plastic surgeon at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, decided to “plant” an ear on Ji’s forearm and then transplanted it to his head. The plastic surgery was…

The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has deported 23 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 6.a.m on Friday. The deportees,who are all males, were brought back in a chartered aircraft. DSP Joseph Alabi, the Spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, confirmed the development to NAN. The deportees were received by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), and the Police. Also on ground to…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned a serving member of the House of Representatives, Nse Bassey Ekpenyong before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State on a 9-count charge of forgery and altering of documents. Ekpenyong, member representing Oron Federal Constituency of Akwa-Ibom State in the National Assembly, was alleged to have forged an Abia State Polytechnic Ordinary National Diploma Certificate and altered a December 1999 West African Examination School Certificate, WASSCE, and thereby committed perjury before an Electoral Tribunal where he claimed that the certificates were genuine. Count one…

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was arrested and jailed on Friday in connection to the corruption investigation that led to her ouster earlier this month, authorities said. Park was taken into custody at her home and taken to a detention centre — a scene that was covered on live South Korean television. Officials said the disgraced former leader accepted bribes and abused her power during her administration. Park’s arrest followed a lengthy court hearing in Seoul on Thursday, at which the judge decided there was enough evidence to warrant the arrest. “Major allegations were explained and proved and there…

Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) EFCC, has written a letter to the publisher of a newspaper in Abuja seeking a N5 billion naira compensation. Wilson Uwujaren, Head Media and Publicity, EFCC said this on Thursday in a statement in Abuja. He said Magu was seeking the compensation for “libelous imputations and statements” made against him in a story published on the March 25, 2017 edition of the Saturday Sun. “The publication was captioned “Magu Under Fresh Probe over 2 Abuja Mansions”. The spokesman said that Magu’s solicitor, Wahab Shittu, noted in the letter that…

Roger Federer gunning for a back-to back Masters trophies, has qualified for the semi-final of the Miami Open, edging Tomas Berdych 6-2 3-6 7-6(8-6). The Swiss maestro survived two match points before beating the Czech in the third-set tiebreak, digging deep from his reservoir of skill, poise and experience toto move to the semi-final stage. Berdych served for the match at 6-4 in the tiebreak, but could not convert, with Federer reeling off four points in a row, winning when Berdych double-faulted. Earlier, the Swiss looked set for another emphatic victory after taking the first set. But Berdych fought back…