Tag: SON
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Son arranges own kidnap to defraud dad of N500,000
A 35-year-old man, Hamza Abdullahi has been detained by operatives of the FCT Police Command for allegedly arranging his own kidnap. According to the police, the suspect arranged his kidnap in order to defraud his father. After arranging his abduction, the suspect alongside his friend called his father and demanded N500,000 ransom. Speaking in Abuja…
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Drop calls: Senate tasks NCC, CPC, SON, on effective supervision of service providers
The Senate on Thursday advised regulatory agencies in Nigeria to ensure strict supervision of telecoms service providers for effective service delivery. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Buhari Abdulfatai (APC-Oyo) and 34 others on increasing rate of drop calls and other unwholesome practices by telecoms operators at plenary in Abuja. The senate…
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‘Why I joined mum to beat my father to death’
The Niger state Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old, Babangida Usman for allegedly beating his father, Ali Haruna to death. The police also arrested Usman’s mother, Hafasat Aliyu. It was gathered that the couple, Hafasat Aliyu and Ali Haruna were having a fight when Usman joined hands with his mother to beat Haruna,60, to death.…
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Police arrest father, son for raping, impregnating 14-year-old girl
The Lagos State Police Command’s Gender Unit has arrested a 44-year-old man and his 19-year-old son for allegedly raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl. The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a press statement that the case was reported at the gender unit of the command by the mother of the…
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Reps rattle SON DG over low-remittances, incoherent budget
From Jonas Ike, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Industry on Wednesday rattled the Director- General (DG), Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Mr Osita Aboloma over what it described incoherent budget and low remittances of revenue to the federation account expected of all revenue generating agencies of government. Chairman and members of the House…
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US offers $1m reward for capture of Osama bin Laden’s son
The US Department of State announced on Thursday that it is offering a reward “of up to $1 million” for information that leads to the capture of Hamza bin Laden, the son of deceased former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. A statement released by the department goes on to note that Hamza “is emerging as…
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80-year-old father visits Boko Haram camp, begs ‘commander’ son to surrender
Mallam Baba Modu, an 80-year-old father of a Boko Haram commander, popularly called ‘Ba-Ana,’ has narrated how he travelled to the Lake Chad camp of the Al Barnawi faction of the sect to plead with his son to dump the insurgents. Modu, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on…
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Losing my son was a tough moment for me- D’banj
Afro-pop star, D’banj has recounted how he overcame the pains of losing his son When he lost his son, many thought it was going to affect his music career, however the ‘Mobolowon’ crooner has been able to channel the pain into his music. At a recent end-of-year party of a real estate company, D’banj revealed…
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Father, son struck dead by lightning
A 45-year-old man and his son were on Sunday struck dead by a bolt of lightning at their home in Lamwo District in Uganda, local leaders said. The incident which happened at Lumodo east village, Palabule parish, Lamwo town council at about 4:30pm during a rainfall also left three other people with severe bodily injuries,…
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John Dumelo welcomes son
Talented Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo is now a father. The excited role interpreter made the announcement via his Instagram page on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. John Dumelo in an open letter to his son couldn’t hide his joy over his arrival and promised to be a great dad. “John Jnr @johnd_jnr I’m glad you have…