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Nurse Steals Money From Dying COVID-19 Patient

Nurse Steals Money From Dying COVID-19 Patient

May 9, 2020 7:08 am
A nurse in New York City has been charged with stealing two credit cards of a dying Covid-19 patient while on admission at the Staten Island University Hospital in April.

The 43 year-old nurse, Danielle Conti used the cards of late Anthony Catapano to buy gasoline and groceries.

Catapano, 70, was hospitalised on April 4 after getting sick from coronavirus, his daughter, Tara Catapano, said

He was lucid when the alleged theft occurred and later died on April 12 from complications of the virus.

Read Also: 190,000 People Could Die Of Coronavirus In Africa – WHO

“I was in shock …

Libyan Rivals Declare Ceasefire

Russian Mercenaries Are Fighting In Libya, UN Diplomats

May 8, 2020 7:07 pm

Mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization seen as being close to Vladimir Putin, are fighting in Libya, UN diplomats said Wednesday, citing an experts’ report on the country’s arms embargo.

It was the first time the UN has confirmed claims first made in US media that the group is supporting military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Moscow has denied being responsible for deploying the group.

The report also revealed that Haftar was being supported by Syrian fighters.

The Wagner Group is a shadowy private security firm and thousands of its contractors are believed to be in foreign conflicts from …

₦40bn Fraud - Akpabio Under Pressure, Denies Allegations

₦40bn Fraud: Akpabio Under Pressure, Denies Allegations

May 8, 2020 3:51 pm

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied allegation of ₦40 billion fraud in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), an agency supervised by his ministry.

Reacting in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Friday, by Anietie Ekong, Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, he insisted that there was no corruption in the agency.

He considered the prompting of Senators to investigate the allegation as an attack on the Interim Management Committee (IMC) set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to manage NDDC’s affairs.

Read Also: Akpabio Gives Reasons For Withdrawing From Akwa-Ibom Rerun

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We Are Set For Immediate Retrial Of Orji Kalu – EFCC

We Are Set For Immediate Retrial Of Orji Kalu – EFCC

May 8, 2020 3:46 pm

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday said it was ready for immediate retrial of former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu.

The Supreme Court had earlier in the day nullified the trial of Kalu and ordered a retrial.

But the EFCC, in a statement  said its attention had been drawn to the judgment of the Supreme Court nullifying the trial of Kalu , his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and Jones Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account of Abia State Government and ordering their fresh trial at the lower court.

Read Also: How Kalu, Adoke Spent

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UNIPORT Students’ Killers Paraded After Buhari’s Reaction

UNIPORT Students’ Killers Paraded After Buhari’s Reaction

May 6, 2020 12:06 pm
A five-man gang that allegedly killed three University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) students have been paraded.

The Police presented them to the media on Wednesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari had in his reaction ordered the prosecution of the suspects.

The decomposing bodies of three students, one female, and two males, were recovered in a forest in Ete-O community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Read Also: Killers Of UNIPORT Students Must Be Punished – Buhari

The incident occurred in February but the disappearance was reported in April when the Anti-Cultism Unit began an investigation.

One of the suspects, Friday

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Police Arrest 46,000 In Sri Lanka For Violating Curfew

Police Arrest 46,000 In Sri Lanka For Violating Curfew

May 5, 2020 7:24 am
Sri Lankan Police said on Monday that more than 46,000 people had been arrested for violating a curfew, which has been in place since March 20, in several districts across the country.

In a statement, the Police said 46,284 people have been arrested for loitering on the roads, gathering and consuming alcohol at public grounds, travelling, keeping restaurants open, behaving in an unruly manner on the roads while intoxicated and engaging in trading as well as defying curfew rules.

Over 12,000 vehicles have also been seized since March 20 and all those arrested have been or will be produced before …

Survivors Of Nigeria's 'Baby Factories' Share Their Stories

Survivors Of Nigeria’s Baby Factories Share Their Stories

May 3, 2020 2:40 pm
As 16-year-old Miriam* stepped out of her tent to fetch water near the Madinatu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state in January last year, a middle-aged woman she knew as “Aunty Kiki” approached her.

She asked Miriam if she was interested in moving to the city of Enugu to work as a housemaid for a monthly salary.

Miriam, who is now 17, wasted no time in accepting the offer and began to prepare for her trip to the east the following day.

She told her 17-year-old cousin, Roda*, about it and advised her to approach Aunty

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Police Detain Clarence Peters For Kodak's Death

Police Detain Clarence Peters For Kodak’s Death

May 3, 2020 2:30 pm

Music director and producer Clarence Peters is currently being detained by Lagos police over the death of popular dancer, Love Divines known as Kodak.

This happened after reports emerged that the popular dancer died at Peters’ house on Wednesday while charging her iPhone.

It was reported that the dancer was barefooted and sat near the door of the residence while operating the plugged phone when the incident happened.

Read Also: Policeman Who Killed Female Colleague In Rivers Dismissed

According to reports, she suffered chest burns when the phone fell on her body and died before they got to the hospital.…

Kidnapped Oyo Islamic Cleric’s Twins Regain Freedom

Kidnapped Oyo Islamic Cleric’s Twins Regain Freedom

May 3, 2020 6:56 am
Twins of popular Oyo Islamic cleric, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold have been released barely 8 days after they were abducted.

This is coming days after the abductors demanded for £100,000 which is equivalent to N55 million for the release of the children.

The twins, a boy and a girl who are children of Sheikh Taofeeq Akewugbagold were kidnapped by gunmen in Ibadan, the state capital of Oyo state about a week ago.

According to Akewugbagold, the twins were released to their father beside a bush this morning around 5:30am.

Read Also: Islamic Cleric Begs For Release Of His Kidnapped Twins

He …

Canada Bans Assault Weapons After Deadliest Shooting

Canada Bans Assault Weapons After Deadliest Shooting

May 2, 2020 5:18 pm

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced an immediate ban on military-grade assault weapons in response to the country’s deadliest-ever mass shooting, a rampage that left 22 people dead last month.

“These weapons were designed for one purpose, and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time,” Trudeau told a news briefing.

He said his government has approved a decree banning the sale, purchase, use, transport and import of 1,500 models of military-grade assault weapons and their variants.

“There is no use, and no place for such weapons in Canada,” Trudeau …

Kidnappers Rape Female Student Of UNIPORT, Butcher Her

Kidnappers Rape Female Student Of UNIPORT, Butcher Her

May 2, 2020 6:13 am

A criminal gang which kidnapped three students of the University of Port Harcourt(UNIPORT), on 7 April, gang-raped the female among them.

They then went further to butcher her to death, as well as kill the other two students.

The female student was identified as Joy Adoki. The other students were Nelson Nwafor and Fortune Obemba.

Police put all the three bodies in bags and later deposited them in the mortuary.

The police were able to crack the kidnapping after the arrest on 30 April of the chief suspect, called Friday Akpan.

Friday Akpan with the battered body of Joy

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Suspected Pirates Attack Passenger Boat In Rivers State

Suspected Pirates Attack Passenger Boat In Rivers State

April 29, 2020 3:33 pm

Suspected Sea Pirates terrorizing waterways within Kalabari route have attacked a passenger boat with passengers on board.

Some of the victims including the driver of the boat who identified himself as Sokpabobia Sokari narrated their ordeal to newsmen explaining that they were attacked within Namasebi waterways in Bille community, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State while returning from Port Harcourt.

The victims said the boats and their goods were carted away in the incident that happened around 2pm Monday, by the criminals after shooting at the driver of the boat who sustained bullet wounds.

They said the suspected sea

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