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Posted by Vivian Okpirikhre on August 12, 2021 A fresh graduate of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ogun State, identified as Oshokoya Deborah Ayomikun, has reportedly committed suicide. The Adult Education graduate, who recently finished her final year exams and signed out with her peers, allegedly died after ingesting a poisonous substance suspected to be snipper. Although details of the circumstances surrounding her death are still sketchy, reports have it that she took her own life because of a possible carryover that would have made her have an extra year. TASUED SUG President, Comr Rabiu Sodiq, in a…

Joe Biden will leave Washington DC on Saturday for his holiday home in Delaware – leaving the White House amid the biggest crisis of his presidency.The president will have spent only four days in the last 15 in the White House, with the rest of the time at Camp David or in Delaware.His vice president, Kamala Harris, left DC on Friday night for an Asia tour. She will be absent from Washington for a week, visiting Singapore, Vietnam and then California. Her office insisted she will continue to work on the Afghan crisis while she is in Asia.Biden also has…

Robert Fryer, 39, of Perkasie, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, four counts of mail fraud, and 10 counts of wire fraud related to a scheme to embezzle and keep proceeds from the unauthorized sale of tickets to the US Open, Acting US Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said in a statement on Tuesday.CNN has reached out to Fryer’s attorney for comment.The US Open is the third of four major golf championships. It’s on the PGA Tour and European Tour schedules.Authorities allege that Fryer, a former employee of the United States Golf Association (USGA),…

Some of the athletes with President Akufo-Addo and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif The Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Mustapha Ussif has commended Ghana’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team as the best in the 4th Republic.The team, recorded impressive feats, including breaking national records in 4×100 metres relay, weightlifting and swimming, as well as ended the nation’s Olympic medal drought in nearly three decades.Hon. Ussif, on Friday, 20th August led the Olympic team to the Jubilee House to meet with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.The Youth and Sports Minister recounted the success story of the team in the various disciplines, and…

The arrival of Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid and imminent signing of Aaron Ramsdale as competition for the role as number one goalkeeper has taken the Gunners outlay to a reported £130 million ($178 million). In both Arteta’s first two seasons in charge, Arsenal have finished eighth in the Premier League, their worst performances since 1995. A club that between 1998 and 2016 enjoyed 19 consecutive campaigns in the Champions League under Arsene Wenger has now been deprived of the prestige and riches of Europe’s top club competition for five years. Their start to the new season has done…

Bundesliga is live on StarTimes Since 2013 Bayern Munich have owned the German Bundesliga. For most of that time, Robert Lewandowski has made the Golden Boot his own. Although it is still very early days, there are some indications that both Bayern and their star striker Lewandowski could find the going a little bit tougher this time around. Lewandowski, who will be turning 33 a day before Bayern’s next league game against Cologne, has finished at the top of the scorer charts six times in the last eight years and also has three runners-up positions. The Pole, who won the…

A teenage girl who works as house help for a family in Ibadan has been accused of poisoning her boss’ food. In a video that’s serving rounds online the boss is heard confronting the lady, accusing her of adding bleach to his food. Although it’s not clear why boss suspected the young lady, he insisted that she must first have a taste of the food; amala and soup she served him. The maid made excuses and refused to eat the food. According to her, the soup doesn’t taste good so she cant eat it. The boss then concluded that she…

A 38-year-old Nigerian man, Salau Abdulmalik Femi has been arrested after he allegedly hacked into the server of a bank to steal N1.87 billion. Femi who was arrested by detectives from the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is said to be the kingpin of a syndicate that specializes in hacking into the servers of banks and corporate agencies. He was arrested after he allegedly hacked the Flex-Cube Universal Banking System (FCUBS) of a first-generation bank. The spokesman of the Special Fraud Unt, Ikoyi, Lagos, DSP Eyitayo Johnson, in a statement, disclosed that the the suspect…

Violent scenes have erupted during Melbourne’s shameful anti-lockdown rally as hundreds of protesters clash with police who were forced to use pepper spray on the growing crowd, as smaller protests in Sydney and Brisbane threaten to wreak havoc on the eastern states.The largest of the three ‘freedom’ rallies in Melbourne congregated on the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke street in the CBD on Saturday morning despite Premier Dan Andrews saying the state is on the verge of a Covid catastrophe. Demonstrators reportedly combined to form the protest within ’10 seconds of meeting’, with a heavy police presence on the scene.Residents in…

The Taliban’s newfound American arsenal is likely not limited to small arms, as the group captured sizable stockpiles of weapons and vehicles held at strongholds once controlled by US-backed forces, including modern mine-resistant vehicles (MRAPs) and Humvees. Initial estimates suggest the Taliban may now also possess several Black Hawk helicopters and other US-funded military aircraft, according to a congressional source familiar with early assessments provided by defense officials. That potentially includes roughly 20 A-29 Tucano attack planes, the source said, noting there are some indications that only a small number of aircraft were relocated from a base in Kandahar before…