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A man was found dead in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State

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A man was found dead in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State.The body of the unidentified man was found early in the morning on Tuesday, October 31, at a truck garage in Berger.  An eyewitness, who gave his name as Wahab, told Punch that he saw the yet-to-be-identified man standing and leaning on the wall of the garage on Tuesday morning when some of the truck drivers came to pick up their trucks.There were no bruises or signs of physical violence on the body of the deceased who was only wearing black shorts.The eyewitness said, “When we got to the truck garage on Tuesday morning, around 8:30 am, we saw a young man; he was just wearing some dirty black shorts, standing and resting his head on the wall of the school where people park their trucks, thinking that he was still sleeping.“He looked rough and unkempt. Someone went to tap him so that he could wake up and leave the place but when he touched him, the man didn’t move. Tapped him again, but he didn’t move.“It was on ob

Former footballer, Asamoah Gyan has been told to pay compensation to his ex-wife after it was confirmed that he is the biological father of their three children with £1,729

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Former footballer, Asamoah Gyan has been told to pay compensation to his ex-wife after it was confirmed that he is the biological father of their three children. The former Ghana captain and his ex-wife, Gifty, have been embroiled in a legal battle that involved allegations of infidelity and paternity doubts for three years.  The 37-year-old was later ordered to take a DNA test which confirmed him as their father.  A court in Accra have ordered Gyan to gift his ex-wife, a house in the UK, another home in Accra, a petrol station, and two cars. It was also ruled that the former Sunderland, Udinese, and Rennes forward must pay 25,000 Ghanaian cedis (£1,729) per month for the children. It's said the court ruled that Gifty had made a non-cash contribution to the purchase of the homes because she was the only one caring for the kids while Gyan plied his football career. The four-bedroom house in Accra had been bought for her prior to their 2013 marriage. Their marriage was an

EFCC bans sting operations at Night

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EFCC bans sting operations at Night The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has directed that sting operations at night time be stopped in all the Commands of the EFCC. A statement released by the commission on Wednesday, November 1, said Olukoyede gave the directive in Abuja in reaction to the arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters by operatives of the Ibadan Zonal of the Commission in Ile-Ife, Osun State.   ‘’Already, many of the suspects duly profiled by the Command have been released, while profiling of suspects yet un-released will be completed, without further delay. The Commission wishes to assure the public that it will not relent in its adherence to the rule of law, in the exercise of its mandate.''the statement read. 

Nobel Prize in literature 2023 awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse

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Nobel Prize in literature 2023 awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse. Norwegian author Jon Fosse, 64, is the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in literature for his “innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”.  The announcement was made on Thursday, October 5, 2023.  Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel committee for literature said: “His huge oeuvre, spanning a variety of genres, comprises around 40 plays and a wealth of novels, poetry collections, essays, children’s books and translations.  “Fosse blends a rootedness in the language and nature of his Norwegian background with artistic techniques in the wake of modernism.”  Born in 1959 in Haugesund on the west coast of Norway, Fosse grew up in Strandebarm. At the age of seven, he nearly died in an accident, which he said was “the most important experience” of his childhood and one that “created” him as an artist.  He aspired to be a rock guitarist before turning his ambitions to writing.  His debut novel,

Public opinion can never override the constitution of Nigeria – CJN warns judges

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Public opinion can never override the constitution of Nigeria – CJN warns judges Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has stated that public opinion “no matter how serious or weighty it may be”, cannot override the superiority of Nigeria's constitution. Addressing 22 newly sworn-in judges of the federal high court on Wednesday, October 4, the CJN said the constitution must be considered first and foremost when deciding each case brought before them. “Several vitriolic attacks are regularly heaped on the judiciary; it is, however, crystal clear that public opinion, no matter how serious or weighty it might be, cannot override or supersede the Constitution of the country which we apply in deciding each case,” the CJN said. “Nevertheless, your Lordships still owe your conscience and the generality of the Nigerian masses, particularly those who are looking up to you, the great responsibility of good moral rectitude and acceptable conduct to uphold and consoli

Kogi Guber: APC Seeks Justice for Slain Party Member

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Kogi Guber: APC Seeks Justice for Slain Party Member  As the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State draws closer, the All Progressives Congress has vowed to pursue justice for its member killed during the campaign rally of the Social Democratic party in the Konto-Nkarfe area of the state. The spokesman/Director, Media and Publicity, Kogi APC Governorship Campaign Council, Kingsley Fanwo, said this in a press conference on Monday in Lokoja. He added that the party was working closely with the security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of the killing of an unarmed young lady were not only brought to book also to ensure that no act of criminality or violence would be tolerated before, during and after the November 11 election. “We have invited you today to brief you on certain developments as we race to November 1 1, 2023. Chief among them was the gruesome murder of an unarmed woman at Kotonkarfe. While we commiserate with the family and the entire people of Ko

A 13-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a grandmother fatally hit by a car in Sheffield

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A 13-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing the d£ath of a grandmother fatally hit by a car in Sheffield. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, October 3 via video link and admitted to causing the d€ath by dangerous driving of 60-year-old Marcia Grant by running her over with her own car in Greenhill on 5 April, when he was 12. The boy previously admitted a second charge of possession of a kitchen knife. When he first appeared before court in April, prosecutor Gary Crothers told Sheffield Youth Court that police at the scene noted that the boy said "Is she dead?", "Looks like I got my first kill?", and "It was an accident, I swear." His lawyer, Ben Campbell said the issue in relation to these comments was "what you can infer from them in all the circumstances". Describing the incident, Mr Crothers told the youth court: "At around 7pm on the evening in question this defen