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| Quadri Adesina |
Azeez reportedly wanted to wrest the gun from the suspect when a bullet hit him in the thigh. He was rushed to a hospital in the area, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Friday, November 11, 2016
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| OPEC Headquarters |
OPEC said Friday that it pumped oil at record levels last month even though the cartel aims to agree a production cut in less than three weeks in an effort to boost prices.
The Oorganisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed in September in Algiers to trim production but the accord still has to be finalised on November 30 in Vienna.
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company said on Friday it lost N2.2bn in revenue to unpaid bills and electricity wastage by consumers.
The Managing Director of 4Power, owners of PHED, Mr. Matthew Edevbie, said that 90 per cent of meters in homes were by-passed which was partly responsible for the revenue loss.
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| Simon |
A woman, Biola Simon, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding bank customers after giving them fake prophecies in the Dopemu area.
Our correspondent learnt that Simon, who came from Ibadan, Oyo State, was arrested on Thursday by the Dopemu Police Division, after one of her victims reported her to the police.
While the suspect was arrested, it was learnt that other suspected accomplices fled.
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| Suspected kidnappers and armed robbers, File copy |
Kidnapping is like a business to me- suspect
Godwin Udoh, Asaba
A suspected kidnapper has said that he earned money running into several millions of naira while he engaged in the criminal act.
He confessed that he bought cars with his earnings and that he was proposing to establish a private business before he was caught.
The suspect, Joshua Okoh, disclosed this when he was paraded by Police in Asaba, Delta State.
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| File: Buhari and Saraki |
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari and the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday met behind closed door again in continuation of consultations on the President’s $30bn loan request which was rejected by the Senate recently.
That was the third time the two leaders will be meeting within one week on the issue.
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| Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris |
Robbers invaded the rustic town of Otun-Ekiti in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Thursday and killed four persons in simultaneous attacks that included two banks.
It was learnt that policemen at the scene fled from the firepower of the armed robbers who laid siege to the entire town for about an hour.
The victims of the attacks were the manager and cashier of a commercial bank, a security man at another commercial bank and the night guard to the town’s monarch, Oba Adedapo Popoola.
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| Oba Goriola Oseni, Suspects |
“My abductors demanded N500m ransom but my family paid N15.1m to free me” the traditional ruler of Iba Town, Oba Goriola Oseni, told a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere.
Oseni said this on Friday while giving evidence at the commencement of trial of the four men accused of kidnapping him.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with Deputy President of Kenya, Mr. Williams Ruto, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The president also met with the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki.
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| Arsenal’s midfielder Mesut Özil celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between PFC Ludogorets and Arsenal, on November 1, 2016 at the Vassil Levski stadium in Sofia. / AFP PHOTO / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV |
Manchester United will try to take advantage of a stand-off between Mesut Ozil’s advisers and Arsenal chiefs over his wage demands.
