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 Ogun teacher in trouble as pupil dies after 162 frog jumps A student of the Obada Idi-Emi High School in the Imeko Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, identified simply as Ariyo, has died after a teacher allegedly beat him with 162 strokes of the cane for breaking a dustbin. An activist identified as Adetoun shared the incident on Instagram on Friday. According to Adetoun, the teacher had reportedly brought a dustbin to Ariyo’s class with instructions that the students should not break the dustbin. She narrated that Ariyo had jokingly replied to the teacher that the dustbin was bought with the students’ money, a response which was said to have infuriated the teacher. The teacher was said to have reported to the principal who instructed that the student be punished. Acting on the principal’s instruction, the teacher allegedly flogged Ariyo with 162 strokes of the cane and in the process, the student fell and collapsed. Adetoun said further that the teacher and some staffers o...

 Imo: Doctor takes twins as payment for unpaid hospital bill, police initiate investigation The Imo State Police Commissioner, Aboki Danjuma, has ordered a probe of the Medical Director of Goodwill Maternity at Obinze in Owerri West LGA of the state, Silas Nwamadi, who allegedly seized twin baby boys delivered at his hospital over the mother’s inability to pay the hospital bill. The police commissioner also ordered the immediate release of the twin boys, Chidindu and Chijindu, who were held at the maternity since May 4, after being delivered via a cesarean section, due to their parents’ inability to pay the medical bill. The CP, who gave the order at the command headquarters in Owerri, the state capital, on Thursday, stated that the medical director of the maternity, who conducted the delivery of the babies, admitted to asking the nursing mother to give him the twins in exchange for the unpaid hospital bill but claimed he said it jokingly. “The medical doctor admitted before me tha...

 2027: I’ll form alliance with North, Tinubu betrayed me – Asari Dokubo  Former militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has vowed to form an alliance with the North ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Asari made the remark while accusing President Bola Tinubu of betrayal after working for his emergence as Nigerian president in 2023. The former militant leader recounted how he spent his money canvassing for votes for Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election, only to be betrayed. Addressing his followers in a viral video, he recalled charging Nigerians to hold him accountable if Tinubu failed as president. He said: “I apologise to our fathers because they were not wrong in forming an alliance with the North, and as young men, we will now start that same alliance. “From today, I will work and form an alliance with the North. President Tinubu betrayed me after I spent all my money and emptied my bank account campaigning for him. The Tinubu I know now isn’t the Tinubu I used to kno...

 War: Your attack only caused limited damage – Iran tells Israel Iran has declared that Israeli’a latest attack on its territory late Friday, only caused ‘limited damage’. This was after Israeli strikes hit the country with multiple explosions. The Islamic nation said its air defence system successfully tracked and countered Israel’s “aggression.” It said, however, there was limited damage caused to some locations, Reuters reports. Iranian air defences said Israel attacked military centres in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam. The Israeli military said on Saturday it had completed its air attack on Iran, and that it hit missile manufacturing facilities, surface-to-air missile arrays and other aerial capabilities across several areas of the country. The military said in a statement: “Based on intelligence, IAF [air force] aircraft struck missile manufacturing facilities used to produce the missiles that Iran fired at the state of Israel over the last year.”

 King Charles backs Starmer in  ruling out paying billions in slavery reparations King Charles backed Sir Keir Starmer in effectively ruling out reparations over slavery today, saying: 'None of us can change the past. But we can commit, with all our hearts to learning its lessons and to finding creative ways to right inequalities that endure.' The monarch - and new head of the Commonwealth - told its meeting of leaders in Samoa that it was important to understand and acknowledge 'the most painful aspects of our past' But he also made clear that it was crucial to look to the future and right ongoing inequalities through education, skills training, employment, health and addressing climate change. His words appear to be an endorsement of the British Prime Minister's rejection of demands by some Commonwealth leaders, particularly from the Caribbean, to discuss plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, which could leave the UK owing billions...

 Ijeja-Igbore Link Bridge to Be Completed in November, Says Governor Abiodun Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured residents along the Ijeja-Igbore road in the Abeokuta South Local Government Area that the link bridge between the two communities will be fully completed and operational by the end of November 2024. Governor Abiodun made this announcement during an on-site assessment of the ongoing construction work on the bridge.  While addressing the community, the Governor pledged that rehabilitation efforts would also be initiated on the entire stretch of the Ijeja-Igbore road.  “I have inquired about the timeline for the completion of the Ijeja-Igbore bridge, and the contractor has informed me that it will be finished in the next month,” he stated. Once the bridge is finalized, the Governor emphasized that he would ensure the contractor is mobilised to the Ijeja-Igbore road for its reconstruction.  Governor Abiodun expressed gratitude to the resident...

 Turkey to seek improved Africa cooperation in Djibouti talks, officials say Turkey's foreign minister will travel to Djibouti next week to attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting and discuss improving cooperation between Ankara and the continent, officials from his ministry said, Reuters reported. NATO member Turkey has ramped up its presence and influence in Africa in recent years, increasing trade nearly eight-fold, giving diplomatic and military support to some countries, and inking deals in various fields. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Djibouti meeting would evaluate a previous conference held in 2021 and discuss possible moves to deepen cooperation. The meeting will be held on Nov. 2-3 and will be attended by representatives from 14 African countries, along with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the officials added. On Tuesday, Turkey inked a cooperation agreement with Niger on mining, after having signed a similar cooperation deal with th...