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FG Secures Release Of Nigerian Woman Put Up For Sale

FG Secures Release Of Nigerian Woman Put Up For Sale

April 29, 2020 12:25 pm
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), on Tuesday, said the Nigerian woman, Peace Busari Ufuoma, who was put on sale by a Lebanese has been released.

Read Also: Lebanese Govt Arrests Man For Putting Woman Up For Sale

Dabiri said the 30-year-old Oyo indigene was released to the Nigerian Embassy, Lebanon Beirut on Tuesday.

Africa Daily News had reported that Jerro, who resides in Beirut Lebanon, sent in an image alongside the data page of the 30-year-old Nigerian, Peace Busari Ufuoma to a Facebook group called ‘Buy and Sell Lebanon.’

The culprit had placed a

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Policeman Who Killed Female Colleague In Rivers Dismissed

Policeman Who Killed Female Colleague In Rivers Dismissed

April 28, 2020 12:15 pm

Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah, the Policeman who shot and killed a policewoman, Lavender Elekwachi has been dismissed by the Police Force after the conclusion of investigation and orderly room trial.

The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, CP Joseph Mukan, disclosed this on Monday when led members of his Management Team on a condolence visit to Ozuzu, in Etche LGA, over the death Elekwachi who was killed last week by a Police Sergeant attached to the State Government on Illegal Trading and Road Decongestion.

A statement signed by DSP Omoni Nnamdi, spokesman for the Rivers State Police Command, said the Command was …

Lebanon Bank Attacked With Explosive Amid Economic Crisis

Lebanon Bank Attacked With Explosive Amid Economic Crisis

April 26, 2020 6:22 pm

Assailants lobbed an explosive device at a bank in Lebanon Saturday, in the latest attack on financial institutions in a country facing its worst economic crisis in decades.

The official National News Agency said the night-time assault targeted a branch of Fransabank in the southern port city of Sidon, damaging its glass facade.

There were no immediate reports of any casualties.

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The attack came a day after Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Lebanese bank deposits had plunged $5.7 billion in the first two months of the year, despite curbs on withdrawals and

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Germany - Dozens Arrested In Anti-Lockdown Protest

Germany: Dozens Arrested In Anti-Lockdown Protest

April 26, 2020 2:22 pm

German police arrested dozens of protesters in Berlin on Saturday for flouting the coronavirus lockdown measures they were demonstrating against.

About 1,000 people turned out for the rally, which has become a weekly event in the German capital.

Saturday’s protest attracted mainly far-left activists but also saw attendance from right-wing supporters and members of fringe groups.

Police put up barriers around Rosa Luxemburg square, where the protesters were headed, leaving the participants to gather in nearby roads.

The protest “is not in line with the rules” in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, police said on Twitter, telling those

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Couple Arrested For Using Their Son For Ritual

Couple Arrested For Using Their Son For Ritual

April 26, 2020 7:15 am

A herbalist, Lajuwon Ogunleye, and his wife Adetutu Apalaya have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command on charges of conspiring and killing their 7-year-old son, Pelumi Apalaya.

The couple were arrested alongside one Fatai Sefiu, following their neighbours’ suspicion of the little boy being used for ritual, as he reportedly slumped and died without being sick.

They were reportedly monitored by residents of the community after they took the boy to the bush for burial. It was gathered that some of the body parts of the boy who was buried in a “standing position,” were harvested by the …

Video Sparks Outrage As Discrimination in China Grows

Video Sparks Outrage As Discrimination in China Grows

April 25, 2020 3:44 pm

Amidst increasing calls for justice for minorities in China, especially blacks being a subject to increased scrutiny and racial attacks for the recent flare-up in coronavirus cases, an Ethiopian diplomat based in China was denied access to a public shop area sparking outrage on social media.

In a video post, Tseday Getachew Girmaye, previously stationed in Jakarta, now a consul with the Ethiopian consulate in Guangzhou, can be seen as she is denied access while others, locals and a white lady were given access to the shopping area.

When asked for a comment, Ethiopian ambassador to China, Teshome Toga Chanaka …

Anger In Mogadishu After Police Kill Civilian In Lockdown

Lockdown: Anger In Mogadishu After Police Kill Civilian

April 25, 2020 3:43 pm
A police officer in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu  has been arrested in the fatal shooting of at least one civilian while enforcing coronavirus restrictions, according to officials.

The shooting on Friday evening sparked protests in Mogadishu that continued on Saturday with crowds of young men burning tires and demanding justice.

Read Also: Somalia: AU Trains 200 Somali Police To Improve Security

There has been growing anger among some residents over alleged abuses by security forces, including beatings while enforcing virus-related restrictions.Shouts of “No police, no curfew” could be heard as protesters took to the streets and damaged a police landmark at

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SA - Woman Found Murdered, Husband Jumps In Front Of Truck

SA: Woman Found Murdered, Husband Jumps In Front Of Truck

April 25, 2020 3:41 pm

Potchefstroom police are investigating cases of murder and culpable homicide after the bodies of a man and his wife were found dead in separate locations this week.

Police suspect that the husband killed himself by jumping in front of an oncoming truck. They also believe that his wife was strangled.

According to police spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh, officers were summoned to a culpable homicide scene close to Thusong Hospital at about 16:00 on Wednesday, where they discovered the body of the 48-year-old man.

“He was certified dead on the scene by Emergency Medical and Rescue Services (EMRS) personnel,” Myburgh said.…

Lebanese Govt Arrests Man For Putting Woman Up For Sale

Lebanese Govt Arrests Man For Putting Woman Up For Sale

April 23, 2020 2:39 pm
Lebanese government has arrested its citizen, Wael Jerro, who announced the sale of a Nigerian woman on Facebook.

Africa Daily News had reported that Jerro, who resides in Beirut Lebanon, sent in an image alongside the data page of the 30-year-old Nigerian, Peace Busari Ufuoma to a Facebook group called ‘Buy and Sell Lebanon.’

The culprit had placed a $1,000 bill on the domestic worker.

Read Also: General Charged With Drug Trafficking Surrenders To U.S.

However, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Thursday announced that the suspect has been arrested.

She, therefore, commended the Nigerian

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115 Inmates Released In Nasarawa, Given N5,000 Each

115 Inmates Released In Nasarawa, Given ₦5,000 Each

April 22, 2020 2:38 pm
No fewer than 115 inmates on Wednesday set free from six Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) centres in Nasarawa State.

This followed President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, to decongest correctional centers across the country to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, represented by the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Dr Abdulkarim Kana, advised the freed inmates to be law-abiding and obey government directives on COVID-19 or risk returning to prison.

Read Also: Coronavirus Hits Prison, 68 Test Positive

The freed inmates were also given the

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UK - Police Arrests Nigerian For Firing Gunshots

UK: Police Arrests Nigerian For Firing Gunshots

April 22, 2020 2:38 pm
The Police in the UK on Wednesday arrested a Nigerian after he carelessly fired several gunshots.

Known as ‘flexingmike’ or Instagram, the suspect recorded himself shooting and screamed, “call me the police”.

The ‘CEO Truth or Dare Records’ posted five videos showing him holding a firearm.

More weapons were displayed as Tupac Shakur’s smash track ‘Hit em up’ played in the background.

Officers responded to reports that he brandished weapons on the balcony of an apartment in Chatham, Kent, southeast England.

The Police, in a statement, said members of the public reported seeing him with different guns.

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Army Court-Martials Sergeant For Brutalizing Wife, Son

Army Court-Martials Sergeant For Brutalizing Wife, Son

April 22, 2020 2:31 pm

The Nigerian Army has court-martialed one Sgt. Abdulrazaq Moshood, a Military officer with command Army Records, Charimaigumeri barracks, Lokoja, Kogi State, for allegedly assaulting his wife and his six-month-old baby.

The victim of the assault identified as Mrs Firdause Abdulrazaq while demanding justice from Nigerians, said she had been suffering in the hands of her husband since 2014.

Mrs Abdulrazaq, who admitted that she has no home or business, told DAILY POST that she has to cry out for help, to put an end to the domestic violence meted on her by her husband.

DAILY POST gathered that Sgt. Abdulrazaq

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