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Paternity Scandal: Friends Of Tunde Thomas Knock FCMB MD, Close Petition

Friends of Tunde Thomas have closed the petition seeking the dismissal of the Managing Director, First City Monument Bank, Adam Nuru. For over a week, social media have been awash with allegations of infidelity by the late Tunde’s wife,  Moyo, leading to doubts about her two young kids’ paternity.  Ladunliadinews Tunde Thomas was said to have died as a result of the trauma suffered from the scandal. It will be recalled that Adam, during the week, stepped down as the FCMB MD to go on vacation to allow for a proper investigation of the swirling allegations.  Tunde’s friends had launched a petition aimed at getting 5, 000 signatures. It was titled, “Compel the CBN & board of FCMB to dismiss Adam Nuru on ethical grounds (marriage scandal)”. On Thursday, the petition was closed by the friends of the deceased.  It read, “On behalf of friends, associates, family etc. of our beloved late brother Tunde’ Gentle Thomas’, I wish to thank every one of you sincerely. With this littl

Five Feared Killed As Soldiers, Bus Drivers Clash Over N100

File photo About five persons have been reported killed when the Nigerian Army personnel clashed with bus drivers in Ilesha-Baruba motor park in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. The cause of the misunderstanding was said to be over an alleged N100 bribe which the soldiers, which mounted a roadblock in the area, demanded from the bus drivers.   File photo It was learnt that the crisis started on Friday after a bus driver on Ilesha-Sinawu Road refused to part with N100 for the soldiers, and an argument ensued. SaharaReporters learnt that in the course of the argument, the soldiers slapped him and he angrily left, came back and mobilised his other colleagues from the motor park. After that, the soldiers opened fire on the drivers and five persons were feared dead, while several others were injured. An eyewitness noted that the soldiers had been notorious for extorting money from the bus drivers and the altercation ensued because the drivers could not take the

Indonesian Plane With Over 50 Passengers Aboard Missing After Take-off

A passenger plane carrying more than 50 passengers has been declared missing minutes after it took off from Jakarta, capital of Indonesia.  The Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 is said to be a 27-year-old Boeing 737-500. Officials were quoted as saying they lost contact with the plane on Saturday not long after it headed for the city of Pontianak on the island of Borneo. Flight-tracking service, Flightradar24, reported that it lost more than 10, 000 feet of altitude in less than 60 seconds, four minutes after taking off. The transport ministry said the last contact with the plane was made at 2:40 pm local time, and efforts are ongoing to search for it. A local carrier, Sriwijaya Air, said in a statement that not much is known about the development yet. The airline added that it was in contact with various related parties to get more detailed information regarding the incident and would release further details immediately they come. CNN reports that Indonesia’s search and rescue a

BREAKING: Court Dismisses Certificate Forgery Case Against Governor Obaseki

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Saturday, dismissed a certificate forgery case filed against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.  Elections Politics Breaking News News AddThis :  Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3bpugk3 via EDUPEDIA

BREAKING: Seven Feared Dead As Amotekun, Herdsmen Clash In Oyo

Men of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Operation Amotekun, and some Fulani have reportedly engaged in a clash at Aiyete in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state. The clash was said to have started at Okebi village on Saturday morning, but the cause of the clash could not be immediately ascertained as of the time of filing this report. Saliu, who claimed to be a resident of the area, told Punch that seven persons had been killed. He added that about seven houses were also razed. Saliu said, “Alhaji Usman Okebi and his two sons were killed. We don’t know what caused the fight. Some persons were shot and injured. “The number of people killed has increased to seven. Those who were shot and ran away later died in the bush.” Another source said the clash was between the Amotekun corps and Bororo people. He said some persons were killed but could not tell which suffered heavier casualties. The Commandant of Amotekun in Oyo State, Col. Ola