Former presidential candidate, Olapade Agoro dies at 77

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A former presidential candidate of the National Action Council (NAC), Olapade Agoro, is dead. He was 77.

 

Family sources say he died on Sunday morning November 1 in a hospital after taking ill for three weeks.

 

Confirming his passing, his son, Adebo Agoro said

“It happened around 2:15 am yesterday. He has been ill. He has been at the hospital for about three weeks. He passed on at the hospital where he was receiving treatment. He passed on at a specialist hospital at age 77.”

 

Late Agoro was born on October 9, 1943 at Ajibabi village, Ibadan to Royal Prince of Atapami Dynasty of Itapa Ijesha, the late Omo-Oba Owa ‘Tapa Joshua Alaba Agoro and his wife the late Mother in Israel Dorcas Oyejola Asabi Agoro.

 

He attended Enfield Training Centre, College of Technology, Willesden, London and California Western University, University of Ibadan, and later California Coast University ending up with a doctoral degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering.

 

In 1982, he was installed the Owa ‘Tapa of Itapa-Ijesha.

 

Until his death, Agoro was the spiritual head, Aladura Churches, and Christ Merciful Church.

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Armed robbery suspect arrested in Anambra (photos)

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The police in Anambra state have arrested a suspected armed robber who runs a syndicate that attacks unsuspecting passengers who board their tricycle and then dispose them of their personal belongings.

 

A statement released on Sunday, November 1, by the spokesperson of the command, Haruna Mohammed, said there was a distress call by one Ifejika Ogechi 'f' and Cheta Geofrey 'm' that while returning from work, they were attacked with bottles and dispossessed of their phones, cash sum of N9000 by a two-man robbery syndicate operating on Keke tricycle at Okpuno Awka.

 

Haruna said that following the distress call, police operatives attached to B' division Awka in conjunction with local vigilante group arrested one Christian Nwalieji aged 29years of Umuawa Ifite Ogwari in Ayamelum LGA but resides at City Supermarket Area Okpuno.

 

The spokesperson said the suspect confessed to the crime and is assisting the police to arrest other accomplices in order to bring them to book.

 

He added that one Keke tricycle with registration number Anambra ZBL-121-VC used in committing the act was recovered as an exhibit. 

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Indian doctor duped into spending $93,000 on ‘Aladdin’s lamp that will make him rich'

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Police in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state have arrested two men who allegedly duped a doctor into buying an "Aladdin’s lamp" for $93,000 that they promised would bring wealth and good fortune.

 

Dr Laeek Khan reported to police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh after he realised the lamp did not have any magical powers, as described in the popular folk tale about Aladdin and his wish-granting genie that appears when it is rubbed.

 

"The cheats had struck a deal for much more but the doctor had paid about seven million rupees ($93,000)," Amit Rai, a senior officer told the AFP news agency.

 

He said the men were arrested on Thursday, October 29. and were remanded in custody ahead of charges being filed.

 

"The wife of one of these men was also involved in the fraud. She is on the run," Rai added.

 

In his complaint filed on Sunday October 26, Khan said one of the men pretended to be an occultist and made a "jinn" – a supernatural figure – appear from the lamp, local media reported.

 

Khan told news outlet NDTV.com that he met the men while treating a woman he thought was their mother.

 

"Gradually they started telling me about a ‘baba’ (priest) whom they claimed also visited their home. They started brainwashing me and asked me to meet this baba," Khan was quoted as saying in his complaint.

 

The doctor reportedly met the priest "who seemed to perform such rituals".

 

But during one of his visits when Khan asked if he could touch the genie or take the lamp home, they refused, saying it might cause him harm, the complaint stated.

 

Eventually, they sold the lamp to him, promising it would bring health, wealth and good fortune.

 

Khan stated that he later realised the "genie" that appeared was actually just one of the men in disguise.

 

"The men have also cheated other families using the same modus operandi. The total amount of money involved runs into several million rupees," Rai said.

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Nigeria is no longer among the countries with impunity for crimes against journalists - AGF, Abubakar Malami

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The attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami has stated that the federal government is determined to end impunity.

 

In a statement issued by his media aide Umar Gwandu in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists which is celebrated on November 2 every year, the AGF disclosed that "Nigeria is no longer among the countries with impunity for crimes against journalists". 

 

Malami who noted that Nigeria is the only country that came off the index from 2019 as revealed in 2020 Global Index for Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists released on Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists, added that before the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria ranked 13th across the globe and used to be among top three African countries with impunity for crimes against journalists only after Somalia and South Sudan.

 

Expressing hope of the implementation of cybercrime Act 2015 minimizing incidents of cyber-related crimes, Malami stated that the federal government is working to ensure safety of journalists against rhetorical aggression, trolling, incursion of privacy, phissing and cyber attcks.

 

He said; 

 

 “The deliberate and committed efforts of the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government through the implementation of many reforms in the Nigerian justice sector to include increased access to justice, speedy justice dispensation, decongestion of Nigeria’s correctional centers and judicious implementation of the Criminal Justice Act and Justice Sector reforms.

“With the solid foundation of reformed justice sector to be bequeathed by Buhari Administration, never again will Nigeria feature among nations where journalists, citizens and inhabitants of the country will suffer from any form of impunity in the future.”

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WAEC to release 2020 SSCE result today

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The management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the results for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be released today, Monday November 2. 

 

The exam body which made the announcement on Sunday evening, said the results will be released by 10:30am.

 

The tweet read; 

 

“This is to inform candidates that sat West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2020 that the results of that exam will be released by WAEC tomorrow, Monday, November 2, 2020 by 10:30am."

 

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