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Ghana - Pastor Arrested For Hosting Church Service

Ghana: Pastor Arrested For Hosting Church Service

March 19, 2020 9:43 am

The Head Pastor of the Open Arms Ministries has been arrested for flouting the ban on public gatherings in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Apostle Kofi Nkrumah Sarkodie was arrested by the Ashanti Regional Police Command for holding a church service at North Suntreso in Kumasi.

According to a reports, the Police clashed with some church members after they resisted the pastor’s arrest.

Read Also: Nigeria’s Serial Rapist Pastor Jailed 34 Years In UK

A video of the incident shows members numbering up to hundred gathered for the said church service and chanting prayers as the police arrested …

Raped 'I Mistakenly Raped 4-Year-Old Girl' – Suspect

‘I Mistakenly Raped 4-Year-Old Girl’ – Suspect

March 19, 2020 9:41 am

Isaac Boniface, a resident of forest community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday said he mistakenly raped a four-year-old girl in his compound.

The 20-year-old suspect was among the 25 suspects paraded by the Police in Plateau State for various criminal activities. He told our reporter that he knew the incident was a devilish act, but that “It was a mistake”, adding that he committed the offence one morning. The State Police Commissioner, Issac Akinmoyede told journalists that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as possible.

He explained that other suspects paraded include those …

Al-Mawla - US Designates New ISIS Leader Global Terrorist

Al-Mawla: US Announces New ISIS Leader Global Terrorist

March 18, 2020 12:14 pm

The United States has named Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman Al-Mawla, the new leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, made the declaration at a news briefing in Washington on Tuesday.

Pompeo said Al-Mawla succeeded ISIS former leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who was killed in October 2019.

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In a statement, the Department of State said Al-Mawla was active in ISIS affiliate, al-Qai’da in Iraq, and steadily rose through the ranks to become the Deputy Amir.

“Al-Mawla helped

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2 Nigerians Arrested In India, Forced To Do Corona Tests

2 Nigerians Arrested In India, Forced To Do Corona Tests

March 17, 2020 6:16 am
Two Nigerians, arrested at the weekend in India, for crossing illegally from Bangladesh, were kept in the isolation ward of Karimganj civil hospital in south Assam.

The Nigerians identified as Kanu Kingsby, 28 and Chinedu Nangshu(sic), 30, were brought to Karimganj civil hospital on Sunday for coronavirus test. But they tested negative.

The Telegraph newspaper, quoting the police, said the Nigerians were arrested on the Assam-Tripura border checkpost in Churaibari.

Read Also: US Begins First Human Trial Of Coronavirus Vaccine

They did not have any valid documents and identity cards and were travelling in a Agartala-Guwahati night super-bus of …

Couple Seized In Burkina Faso Two Years Ago Found In Mali

Couple Seized In Burkina Faso Two Years Ago Found In Mali

March 14, 2020 3:42 pm

A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 have been found in good health in the northwest of Mali after fleeing their captors and were set to be repatriated, diplomatic and UN sources said on Saturday.

Tedith Blais and Luca Tacchetto, both in their thirties, managed to escape near the northern city of Kidal on Friday and were taken to the local base of the UN mission in Mali, known by its French acronym MINUSMA.

The pair were then flown out on Saturday afternoon on a special plane to Mali’s capital Bamako.

They appeared …

Bandits Massacre 11 Yansakai Security, Steal 1200 Cattle

Bandits Massacre 11 Yansakai Security, Steal 1200 Cattle

March 13, 2020 3:39 pm
Gunmen, suspected to be armed bandits, at the wee hours of Friday, stormed Katsira community, in Wanke district of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killed eleven members of a local security group, Yansakai, injuring many other people.

Eyewitness accounts said the armed bandits stormed the village and rustled over 1200 cattle and left the scene of the crime, saying that the Yansakai men decided to trail them to recover the rustled cattle.

Speaking further, the villagers said as the Yansakai men cornered the armed bandits, there was fire for fire operation between the armed bandits and the

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Stop Bribing Judges With Cars – JASUN Too Executive

First Bank Robbery: Judge Absent At Trial Of Staff

March 13, 2020 10:53 am

Ajoke Adepoju, the judge of the FCT High Court, Wuse, presiding over the trial of suspects charged with the First Bank Mpape branch failed robbery, was on Friday absent.

Police had announced that the mastermind of the robbery was Larry Ehizo, 30, a staff of First Bank.

Court Registrar told counsel to parties that Justice Adepoju traveled and will be available on March 20.

Ehizo, Princewill Obinna, Elijah David, Timothy Joe and Ernest Ewin, are facing five counts bordering on armed robbery and possession of locally made pistols.

The defendants all pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The court at

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Sacked Lecturer Secretly Assumed Office As Commissioner

Sacked Lecturer Secretly Assumed Office As Commissioner

March 11, 2020 8:09 am

Prof Sidi Osho, who was reportedly dismissed by the Ogun State-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University appears to have secretly assumed office as the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in the state.

Osho’s dismissal letter went viral after she was nominated by Gov Dapo Abiodun as a member of his cabinet in December, 2019.

The dismissal letter reads: “In considering the recommendations before it, Council viewed your actions as unethical and a gross misconduct which is contrary to University Rules and Regulations and the conditions stated out in your letter of appointment. Council, therefore, in line with the earlier recommendations of

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Witnesses From SGF Office Frustrating Case Against Lawal

Witnesses From SGF Office Frustrating Case Against Lawal

March 11, 2020 8:08 am
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the ongoing trial of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, is being frustrated by witnesses from the SGF’s office.

Lawal is facing trial alongside six others in an alleged N544million grass-cutting scandal in an FCT High Court, NAN reports.

Others indicted are Hamidu Lawal, who is a director of Rholavision Engineering Limited, an employee of the company, Sulaiman Abubakar and the Managing Director of Josmon Technologies Limited, Apeh John Monday.

The EFCC counsel, Ofem Uket, protested at the court after leading Aminu Muhammed, a Principal Procurement Officer

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Saudi Arabia Detains Three Senior Members Of Royal Family

Saudi Arabia Detains Three Senior Members Of Royal Family

March 7, 2020 10:12 am

Three senior members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family, including the king’s brother, have been arrested for unexplained reasons.

Two of the men were among the kingdom’s most influential figures.

The detentions are seen as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tightening his grip on power.

In 2017 dozens of Saudi royal figures, ministers and businessmen were confined to Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel after the crown prince ordered their arrests.

Mohammed bin Salman, a controversial figure, has been considered the de facto ruler of the kingdom after he was named crown prince by his father in 2016.

The detentions were first revealed by …

How Baby Factory Owner Hired Men To Impregnate Girls

How Baby Factory Owner Hired Men To Impregnate Girls

March 7, 2020 10:11 am

Facts have emerged on how the owner of a baby factory in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Ogbonna, held some girls captives in a home, hired men to impregnate them and sold the babies after delivery.

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The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident and stated that the baby making home was on 28th February, 2020, discovered at Imedu Olori area of Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local government area of the State.

He explained that the illegal baby factory was discovered when one of the inmates, …

Workers In DPR, PPPRA, Others Begin Warning Strike Over IPPIS

FG Discovers 70,000 Ghost Workers Through IPPIS

March 7, 2020 10:11 am

The Federal Government says it has discovered over 70,000 ghost workers in the Federal civil service following the introduction of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the opening of the 2020 Management Retreat for Treasury Directors of Finance and Directors of Internal Audit in Kano.

According to the minister, with the newly introduced system, Federal Government is hoping to make the system free of ghost workers soon. “I know that we have up to 70,000 ghost workers that have been identified in …

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