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Blessing David, a 19-year-old girl, a member of Marine Girls cult group in Edo State, on Thursday said she slept with 10 men after cult initiation. David, who was initiated into the cult group in 2019, also disclosed that sleeping with men was part of the initiation rituals. The teenager made the disclosure at the Edo police headquarters, while being paraded by Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Kokumo. Seven police officers die in ghastly accident in Kaduna Kokumo also paraded 15 armed robbery suspects, six cultists, three kidnappers and four murder suspects. The police chief said two suspected robbers were killed…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Thursday arrested a 22-year old Computer Science Undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt. Kenneth Gift, his girlfriend, Dandy Spice and mother, Dorah Aninah for suspected internet fraud in Agbor, Delta State. Their arrest was sequel to a petition from the US Federal Bureau of investigation, FBI, and intelligence by operatives of the Commission. EFCC arraigns oil thief, notorious hacker in Port Harcourt Items recovered from them at the point of arrest include a 5-bedroom duplex, Mercedes-Benz CA250, Mercedes-Benz C250, Mercedes Benz GLK 350, laptop computers and…

*Survival Fund including payroll support for three months, guaranteed off-take scheme and many others Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says as part of efforts to support small businesses in Nigeria to survive the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government as planned in the Economic Sustainability Plan is now set to implement a number of schemes to keep MSMEs afloat. The Vice President stated this on Thursday at the 2020 edition of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Awards which held via video conference. According to Prof. Osinbajo “I am glad to note that this year has been an…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal office on Tuesday arraigned one Ahweyevu Ese before Justice I.M. Sani of Federal High Court Sitting in Port Harcourt on one count charge bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum product without appropriate license. The charge read: “That you Ahweyevu Ese, on or about the 19th of August, 2019, at Okrika, Rivers State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did deal in petroleum product to wit: loading illegally refined Automative Gas Oil into your Mack Truck with registration number FST 320 XS without a lawful authority or an appropriate license…

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has vowed to investigate the alleged breach of airport protocols by some dignitaries led by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state. The Minister said if the individuals were found guilty, they are likely to be imprisoned for not less than two months. According to Sirika, so far, three dignitaries have been alleged to have flouted airport protocols. They are Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, ex- Zamfara Governor Abdulaziz Yari and a newspaper publisher. Reacting to the development, Sirika said: “The Ministry has received lots of inquiries regarding some unruly passengers. “Those are being investigated and…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he is determined to solve problems plaguing Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In a series of tweets, the President said that his administration is committed to bring rapid and sustainable development to the Niger Delta region. “I am determined to get to the root of the problem undermining the development of the Niger Delta, in spite of the enormous national resources dedicated to this annually,” he said in a tweet. “This administration remains committed to bringing rapid, even and sustainable development to the region. “In line with this, I have made it clear to…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 595 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Thursday. The 595 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 34854. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 293 patients from isolation centers across the country with nine new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 156 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 13097. Nigeria announces 643 new coronavirus cases Ondo state recorded 95…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja said improved gold mining operations in the country will generate no fewer than 250,000 jobs and over $500m annually in royalties and taxes to the Federal Government. President Buhari disclosed this at the official presentation of locally mined gold bars by the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMDI), where he also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to establish gold refineries in Nigeria. He said this laudable initiative would support efforts at creation of jobs for Nigerians, diversifying the revenue base, and improving foreign exchange reserves. Reiterating the determination of the Federal Government to…

Real Madrid won their first La Liga title in three years with a game to spare as they edged past Villarreal at an empty Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium. Karim Benzema fired between the legs of Sergio Asenjo and added a controversial second from a retaken penalty. In bizarre fashion, Sergio Ramos had rolled the first attempt for Benzema to smash in but the effort was disallowed. ????⚽???? What a season!#34Ligas | #RealFootball pic.twitter.com/10P0qRU8IC — Real Madrid C.F. ???????????????? (@realmadriden) July 16, 2020 Vicente Iborra pulled one back but it mattered little to Real as the club wrapped up their 34th…

The suspended acting chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu has denied reports that he gave N4 billion to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, saying it faslshood calculated to tarnish the hard earned reputation of the Vice President. Mr Magu equally denied giving the sum of N28 million to human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana SAN. Magu who was released on Wednesday evening made this disclosure in a petitioned he addressed to the Chairman of the Presidential Investigations Panel, Justice Isa Ayo Salami titled: “Publications Prejudicial to the proceedings of this honourable panel”, and signed by his lawyer,…