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religious groups

Police detain church leaders, members in move against unregistered religious groups

Police have detained dozens of churchgoers and leaders of one of China’s most prominent Protestant “house” churches, congregation members and activists said on Monday. Teams of police and state security officials in the southwestern city of Chengdu came to the homes of leaders and members of the Early Rain Covenant Church, late on Sunday and […]

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Corruption

PDP looted our destiny with corruption, says Fashola

The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola SAN, on Monday, blamed the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party for abandoned federal government projects across the country. He stated this while inspecting the building project of the federal secretariat, Awka, Anambra State. He described the corruption during the PDP era as monumental, adding, “They

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Simi

Don’t judge me by this one thing ― Simi apologises to fans over poor organisation at concert

Simi has recorded a fresh apology for fans who feel aggrieved by the protracted delay before her concert kicked off on Sunday. The ‘Joromi’ singer’s concert started hours behind schedule, forcing some attendees to leave before she mounted the stage while others were unable to stay till the end. Although the singer apologised before her

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Herbalist

Herbalist defrauds man of N4.5m after offering ‘special prayer’

34-year-old herbalist, Olaifa Ajayi, who was accused of swindling one Olufemi Olusoga of N4.5 million to offer a special prayer for“restoration of glory”, on Monday was arraigned in a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’Court. Ajayi, who lives in Abiola Estate, Jakande Lagos is charged with three counts of conspiracy, fraud and theft. The prosecutor, Sgt. Hafsat Ajibode

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Amosun

Buhari, Amosun meet behind closed door in Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Governor arrived the Villa at about 12:30pm and went straight to the President’s office for a closed door meeting. Recall that Amosun’s preferred candidate for governor in the state’s governorship primaries, Adekunle Akinlade, has since left the

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Santa

Xmas: Police arrest man who told kids Santa is fake

Police in Texas, United States have arrested a man after reportedly telling kids outside a church that Santa Claus is not real. Aaron Urbanski, 31, was charged Saturday with criminal trespassing after a complaint that he and two others were demonstrating outside a church in Cleburne, according to The Associated Press. The United Methodist Church

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Miss Bumbum

Miss Bumbum contestant fights winner on stage, gets $30,000 fine

A bitter Miss Bumbum contestant is being fined $30,000 after getting into a catfight on stage and stealing the winner’s sash. This year’s racy Brazilian pageant which celebrates curvy backsides — ended in shambles after runner-up Aline Uva ripped the sash off winner Ellen Santana, screaming that she had won using illegal butt implants. Now

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Wife

I’ll kill my husband if you refuse to separate us ― Wife tells court

A house wife, Mojisola Ojodu, has told the Customary Court sitting in Ake, Abeokuta, Ogun State, that if the court failed to dissolve her marriage to Ganiu Ojodu, she might end up killing him. Mojisola, who dragged her husband to the court, said that Ganiu, though very caring, was fond of beating her at the

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Crypto fraud: EFCC launches advanced blockchain tracking technology

EFCC raids Atiku’s sons’ apartment in Abuja

Mr. Paul Ibe, the Head of the Atiku Media Office, on Monday, said that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, raided the apartments of Aliyu and Mustapha Atiku-Abubakar, two sons of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in Maitama, Abuja. Ibe in an interview with our correspondent

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