Daily News Roundup...

A woman, Blessing Eno,was arrested for allegedly beheading her 11-month-old son at Ugep community, in the Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. It was learnt that a mob was about to lynch Eno for perpetrating the crime when the police intervened and rescued her.

 On Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke said that members may embark on ‘no pay, no work’ policy if the Federal Government continues to insist on not paying them their withheld eight months salaries....

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For the first time in weeks since the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, began, the Federal Government opened up and declared on Wednesday that there was no plan to increase the pump price of petrol, at least during the Yuletide season. Amid fuel scarcity everywhere, the government said there was fuel supply stock that could last the country for 34 days.


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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has finally begun the distribution of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System facilities to the remaining parts of the country, including the North-East and South-East States, which hitherto had yet to get the vital election equipment. It was learnt on Wednesday that the agency had resumed the airlift of BVAS to States amid security concerns.

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The Federal Government on Wednesday said State governors were partly responsible for the rising rate of poverty in the country. It blamed the State chief executives for favouring the construction of infrastructures, such as bridges and airports, in cities, rather than improving the lives of the poor.

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 A woman, identified simply as Omotayo, has been accused of using chemicals to kill her 70-year-old neighbour, Emmanuel Agbeli, at their residence in Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode LG area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the septuagenarian was praying in his apartment on Havana Estate, Arepo, when Omotayo entered the apartment and splashed the chemicals on her body.

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. Adams Oshiomhole, former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, yesterday, alleged that Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate is a serial betrayer. The former governor of Edo State also said Atiku was the weakest of all the top candidates.

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. Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that Nigerians should not fidget on her husband, Atiku Abubakar, becoming the president due to his tribe. According to Titi, her husband is a civilised Fulani man, not the ones that stay in the bush.

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. Lionel Messi had a penalty saved but Argentina still advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup as Group C winners after a 2-0 victory over Poland on Wednesday.

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Nine countries have been eliminated from the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.The countries are: Qatar, Canada, Ecuador, Iran, Wales, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Denmark.

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The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a serial phone thief, Chinedu Ike.

The 25-year-old was nabbed weeks after he was rescued from jungle justice by a patrol team.

In September, a mob intercepted him at the Iyana Oworo area of the state after stealing a phone.

Ike was beaten to coma before he was rushed to the hospital by the police and discharged days later.

A statement by the RRS said on Monday, he sneaked into a car and stole a driver’s phone again at Iyana Oworo....Ike was arrested after those who knew him hinted the owner to look for the mobile device.

The police eventually recovered an Infinix Note 10 from Ike’s bag after a search. He’s now in detention.

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