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Court orders vessel’s forfeiture over illegal oil deal
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered that a vessel, MV Shirley, should be forfeited to the Federal Government for being used for illegal conveyance of 145,000 litres of petroleum products. MV Shirley was convicted of four counts alongside a firm, Sagwe International Limited, and one Abednego Ogede, who was said to
Man allegedly donates testicle to protest Trump’s impeachment
A Twitter user, Mr. Joey Saladino, says he has donated one of his own testicles in protest against the impeachment of America’s 45th president, Mr. Donald Trump. Saladino’s latest claim is an alleged fulfillment of a promise he made in a September 24, 2019 tweet: If Trump gets impeached, I will donate my Left testicle
Japanese star Minamino signs for Liverpool
Japanese international Takumi Minamino signed for Champions League holders Liverpool on Thursday for a reported fee of £7.25 million ($9.5 million) from Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg, the Premier League leaders announced. The 24-year-old forward — who impressed Liverpool in their two Champions League group matches this season with the Austrian side — is believed
Truck crushes two to death on Benin-Ore Expressway
Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps on Wednesday said two persons died while one person sustained injuries in an accident that happened along the Benin-Ore Expressway. Ijebu-Ode Unit Commander of TRACE, Dr Sonde Idowu, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident, which occurred at 4.51pm, involved a truck and a motorcycle. According to
In reality, they’re not after me, they’re after you —Trump
President Donald Trump has tweeted at his 67.7 million Twitter followers that those seeking to impeach him were not really after him as an individual. “In reality, they’re not after me, they’re after you,” the impeached president had tweeted. On December 18, 2019 at 8.34 PM Eastern Time, the United States House of Representatives had
FG to reconstitute NDDC Board after forensic audit – Buhari
John Ameh, Abuja The President, General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd.), has said that the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission will be recomposed and inaugurated after the forensic audit of the organisation, according to a State House statement on Thursday. “The President has also directed that the Interim Management Team of the NDDC shall
Yahaya Bello dissolves cabinet, retains SSG
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja. The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has dissolved his cabinet. The dissolution was announced late Wednesday night after the state executive council meeting which took place in Government House, Lokoja. The governor said that the dissolution takes immediate effect as he asked his former cabinet members to hand over to the
I’m ready to give love a chance again —Juliet Ibrahim
Ghanaian actress and Instagram celebrity, Juliet Ibrahim, says she is ready to give love a chance in 2020. The renowned actress made this known via her Instagram page, where she expressed hope that her next relationship would be the one she had always prayed for. “May my next relationship be my ‘I remember praying for
President abused his power, impeachment the only remedy —Hillary Clinton
Former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has said that the impeachment suffered by President Donald Trump was the only “remedy” to check his “abuse of power.” The ex-First Lady whose husband, Bill Clinton, had also suffered Trump’s fate on December 19, 1998 during his second term as president, argued that Trump’s impeachment was another evidence
Ekiti community alleges herders destroy N50m farm, hoist flag
Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti Residents of Orin Ekiti in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Wednesday protested alleged plot by suspected herdsmen to take over their community. The placard-carrying protesting men and women, old and young Orin Ekiti indigenes, lamented that the invading herdsmen had allegedly vandalised farms worth N50m owned by
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