Thieves made off with about nine million euros in cash in the southeastern French city of Lyon on Friday in an armed attack on an armoured security vehicle, prosecutors said.
The vehicle was attacked by several armed individuals as it came out of a branch of the Bank of France in Lyon.
No-one was wounded in the attack on the vehicle belonging to the Loomis security company “but the losses amount to nine million euros (about $10.7 million)”, prosecutors said in a statement to AFP.
“The perpetrators managed to immediately flee after committing the act.”
The theft is believed to be the biggest such cash heist in France since notorious robber Toni Musulin made off with 11.6 million euros in 2009.
A Nigerian lady, Adedotun Afusat Feyisara, who waited for a child for seven years has died hours after she welcomed a set of quadruplets on Tuesday, August 25.
A sister of the deceased, Olawale Adedotun Oluwatomisin shared the sad story on Facebook revealed late Afusat welcomed her quadruplets, three girls and boy, on Tuesday which was also her wedding anniversary.
She wrote;
''Adedotun Afusat Feyishara, you came like a flash and you left without saying goodbye. You gave birth to 3girls and a boy on the day of your wedding Anniversary and you left same day death why why
Words can’t describe how wonderful u are, A great listener, my fashionista, my gist partner, A shoulder to lean on in the time of worries, My confidant, A sister like no other,I never for once imagined using your pics for obituary but God knows best. God took you and gave us Quadruplet(3girls and a boy) you will forever be remembered. I love you sis and I will always do, still we meet and part no more. RIP Fadimu Feyishara Afusat Ajoke Ade omo Adedotun''
Officials dressed in hazmat suits raced to board a Ryanair flight after a passenger was diagnosed with coronavirus minutes before take-off.
The passenger and his travelling companion were flying from London Stansted to Pisa in Italy last night when he received a text message confirming a positive test result.
Video posted on Twitter shows two officials in protective suits dealing with the man as flight attendants reassure passengers.
The passenger, who has not been named, breached coronavirus restrictions by leaving his home while displaying symptoms. He was moved to an isolated area at the airport before health officials met with him, Mail Online reported.
The flight took off nearly two hours behind schedule as the man’s seat and overhead bag carrier needed to be disinfected.
RyanAir said in a statement the infected passenger was on the plane for less than 10 minutes.
‘They were both wearing masks at all times at Stansted Airport,’ the airline said.
‘There was little if any risk of coronavirus transmission to other passengers or crew members as all of whom were also wearing face masks at all times.’
Authorities of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, (AAUA) Ondo State has announced the downward review of the tuition fees of its students.
A circular, dated August 26, 2020, issued by the institution’s Acting Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Mr Opeoluwa Akinfenwa said that the governing council of the institution has approved the reduction.
Akinfenwa said the reduction became necessary following appeal from students of the University.
The circular read that, “I write on the directive of the Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Olugbenga IGE to inform all returning students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko that following an earlier appeal by students, and in view of the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country on parents and students, the governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has directed that the university should consider a reduction in tuition fees in a way that quality education can still be sustained in the university.”
The circular indicated that students in the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences who were paying N150,000 before, will now pay N120,000.
Students in the Faculties of Agriculture and Education, will now pay N100,000 instead of N150,000. Faculty of Arts students will pay N80,000 as against N100,000 being paid before.
But the tuition fees for the Faculty of Law students remained N150,000. Recall that the university authorities increased the tuition fees in 2018 from N30,000 to over N150,000 depending on the academic programmes of the students.
A protest was staged by the students to show their displeasure but the state government insisted that the economic reality necessitated the increment in the fees.
Nigerian Billionaire, Terry Waya has given his blessing to the relationship between his son, Kiddwaya and Erica.
Kiddwaya and Erica became lovers in the BBNaija lockdown edition barely a few weeks into the show.
Media Mogul, Dele Momodu during an Instagram live session with Terry Waya on Thursday night, asked if he is ready to be a father-in-law to Erica.
Responding, Waya said they both have his blessings, adding that he does not care if his son who hails from Benue State chooses to be in a relationship with Erica from the western part of Nigeria.
He added that he has best friends in every region of the country and would respect Kiddwaya’s decision
“You know me I cut across all sections in Nigeria, any part of the country I go too, I‘m at home.
“There’s no place in Nigeria I do not have best friends.
“Anywhere my children decide to settle and set up a home they have my blessing. We are all one; it does not matter which culture or language you speak.
“Whoever he chooses, as a father I’ll always support him. I’m prepared to do a Versace wedding in Italy and also one here for the fans in Nigeria.”
Britain’s oldest identical twins have celebrated their 100th birthday together.
Dorothy Sivyer and Kathleen Whitehead, who call themselves ‘The Twinnies,’ were born in 1920.
The sisters moved in together during lockdown and have enjoyed spending time with one another.
Dorothy, who lived in Tunbridge Wells until recently moving to Rochester, said: ‘I came up here because of the lockdown to be with my sister and now we’re both turning 100 together. It’s been nice living together during lockdown. We haven’t come to blows or anything.
‘I don’t mind turning 100. Nobody has got this old in our family before.’
Kath added: ‘We’ve had a lovely time together. It’s been good and we want to say thank you to all those people who have made our birthday so happy and nice.
‘Being together has kept us positive whilst staying inside and eating chocolate. We play cards together and just chat a lot.
‘We can’t do much about turning 100, can we? It just kind of comes, doesn’t it, I don’t really want it – I’d rather go back the other way.’
Kath, the eldest twin, worked as a radar operator during WW2 while Dotty was a radiographer who treated soldiers returning from the Normandy beaches.
Despite their different personalities, the pair say they have ‘never quarrelled.’
Kath said: ‘We’ve always got on very well. Never quarrelled, very close.
‘We buy the same things and we share everything. Even when we are miles apart, we do the same things and buy the same handbags.
‘I bought a pair of shoes once and she bought the same in a different colour.’
Dotty added: ‘We’re not friends – we’re closer than that. Real sisters, real close, we are. Always have been.'
R Kelly has reportedly been attacked by another inmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, where he is currently serving time on a string of charges, including s e.x trafficking, racketeering and child pornography, as well as accusations of s.e.x ual exploitation of children.
The I Believe singer, 53, has pleaded not guilty to several charges in the states of Illinois, New York and Minnesota.
According to TMZ, R Kelly had been sitting on his bed in his cell when another inmate walked in and jumped him and started punching him.
Their sources claim the inmate had been angry about the jail being put on lockdown a few times, due to the singer’s protesters outside.
Reports claim the fight did not last long, and that R Kelly was checked by a doctor afterwards and did not have serious injuries or broken bones.
It is not known whether the fight was broken up by another inmate or by guards, and spokespeople for the Federal Bureau Of Prisons declined to comment to TMZ due to privacy and safety reasons for the inmate.
R Kelly has been in prison since 2019, having multiple requests for bail denied, including during the coronavirus pandemic.
His legal team had filed an 18-page court filing in March, stating that his life was being put ‘at risk’ due to the jail’s apparent lack of health and safety efforts to combat the virus.
As well as his other charges, in May R Kelly plead not guilty to knowingly exposing two people to herpes.
His lawyer confirmed that they would ‘enter a plea of not guilty to all of the charges’ while another member of his legal team said that the jail has filed an ‘additional new medical report’ and were hoping to get a copy.
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate Lucy has disclosed that she doesn’t have a libido.
Lucy told Laycon that she rarely get ‘h.o.r.n.y’ and had once had s.e.x with her ex-boyfriend to know if she was missing anything.
The housmates were having a conversation about s.e.x and who they wanted to make love to after leaving the house.
Lucy said, “I am not thinking about s e.x with anyone yet. I am single and was single even before coming to the house.
“You know there are people that are single but engaging in sex but I was single without sex. I have to meet a new guy to be interested in having sex with him.
“I don’t have libido, even when people say they are h.o.r.n.y, I don’t feel that way.”
Ozo and Nengi never cease to show off good vibes and positive energy in the big brother Naija house, though they are not lovers, they live every day of their lives as the best couple you could ever imagine.
Last night, Ozo pulled a funny stunt in the presence of his extended family (Neo and Vee). Shortly after Nengi and Vee moved into the room to have their normal talk, he walked in with Neo for some cake from the fridge.
As a perfect gentleman who can’t stand the astonishing beauty of his favourite lady, he pecked her.
One of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies, ICPC, has arrested 25 officials of Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), FRSC, Motor Vehicle Licensing Authority (MVLA), and other persons in connection with drivers’ license and vehicle particulars fraud in Lagos State.
The operation was conducted in Ikeja, Somolu, Eti-Osa, and Anthony Drivers’ License Centres. Other places were Ojo, Oshodi, University of Lagos, Surulere, Agege and Coker centres in the State, the ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said in a statement on Thursday.
The Commission said it received information that the officials connive with touts to extort extra fees from applicants before their drivers’ licenses and vehicles particulars are processed.
“The officials have been granted administrative bail by the Commission and would be arraigned in court when investigations have been concluded.
“This exercise is a continuous one and similar operations will be carried out in other centres in order to rid motor licensing administration of fraud being perpetrated on the public.”
A five-year-old boy has been praised by police after calling the number on the side of his toy ambulance when his mum slipped into a diabetic coma.
Josh called 112 — a European emergency number which serves the same purpose as 999 — which connected him to a police communications operator.
Josh, from Telford in Shropshire, made the call last month when he found his mum lying unconscious on the floor.
Local West Mercia police commander Supt Jim Baker said he was “very brave”.
“This was an incredible thing for Josh to do. His quick thinking saw him ring the number on his toy ambulance as he was worried about his mum,” Mr Baker said.
“He was very brave and stayed on the line while we were able to get to the family’s home and make sure his mum got medical assistance.”
Josh was later invited for a tour of his local police station and was shown round by officers.
“Josh has already proved he would make a brilliant police officer in the future; hopefully we’ll see him again when he’s old enough as a new recruit,” Mr Baker added.
Six days after classes began, the University of Alabama has experienced an "unacceptable rise" in coronavirus cases, the university's president said.
The University of Alabama's main campus in Tuscaloosa has recorded 531 total cases. The remaining campuses in Birmingham and Huntsville have recorded 35 cases cumulatively, according to the university's Covid-19 dashboard.
With over 46,150 tests and 566 positive cases, the coronavirus positivity rate on University of Alabama campuses sits around 1.2%, according to the dashboard.
University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell called on all students, faculty and staff to work together "at this critical moment" after the climb in Covid-19 cases on campus.
Bell urged social distancing, mask wearing and limited gatherings. He said violators would be subject to possible suspension from school.
"Completing the fall semester together is our goal," Bell said Sunday in an email to students. "The margin for error is shrinking."
University police and Tuscaloosa police will monitor restaurants, off-campus residences and Greek housing to ensure patrons and residents follow coronavirus safety guidelines, Bell said.
Shortly after Bell's message to students, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox ordered all bars in the city to close for two weeks due to the rise in cases.
Tuscaloosa officials earlier this summer accused young people in the city of attending "Covid parties" with the purpose of becoming infected with coronavirus. The University of Alabama conducted an investigation and said it didn't identify any students who participated in the parties.
Togo has become the first African country to eliminate sleeping sickness as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
It received “validation” of the sickness’ elimination after not reporting a single case in the past 10 years, the WHO added.
“Togo is a pathfinder in eliminating sleeping sickness, a disease which has threatened millions of Africans,” said Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO’s regional director for Africa.
Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis, is caused by parasites which are transmitted by infected tsetse flies and is only found in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
If left untreated it is almost always fatal.
In 1995, about 25,000 cases were detected, while in 2019, fewer than 1,000 cases were found.
No fewer than 15 suspected Internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos.
The suspects were arrested in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
The suspects are: Sunday Okpe; Taiwo Adelagun; Obarakyo Tega; Fasuyi Oladapo; Mark Adedeji Kuju; Adelakun Kehinde Adewunmi; Temitope Gabriel Onore, Christopher Blessed and Aniche Ezenwa Francis.
Others are: Abiodun Godspower Odion; Abiodun ThankGod Omoh; Raji Ayo Sheriff; Adeogun Babatunde, Olusesi Razaq Demola and Kole Adetoyinbo.
According to the EFCC, the suspected internet fraudsters were arrested on August 15, 2020 at Ayo Babatunde Crescent and James Adejumo areas of Lekki, Lagos State, following intelligence received from concerned members of the public on their criminal activities.
The commission stated that during the arrest, the suspects, who were allegedly members of Organized Cyber Criminal Syndicate Network, OCCSN, tried to destroy evidence by flushing their mobile devices into the toilet, burning some and also throwing their laptops into the nearby bush and lagoon.
Items recovered from the suspects include nine exotic vehicles, mobile devices and laptops.
The commission said the suspects would soon be charged to court.
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, visited the palace of the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II.
Yakubu, who was accompanied by a senior management team, stated that the visit was to seek the help of the revered royal father towards ensuring a peaceful, credible governorship election, scheduled to hold on 19th September 2020.
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu had earlier stated that the commission was fully prepared and ready for the conduct of the Sept. 19, Edo governorship election.
He said that the commission had successfully carried out 10 out of the 14 activities on schedule for the election.
Yakubu said, “the whole purpose of this visit is to see firsthand the level of preparation. Yes, we received reports at the headquarters but we feel that it is important to come to Benin and see for ourselves what is on ground.
“And we itemised 14 activities in the timetable and schedule of activities to be carried out on specific dates beginning with the publication of the notice of election and ending with election day proper.
“I am happy to say that so far we have carried out 10 out of the 14 activities on schedule. Not one activity was rescheduled for a minute.
“The last one was the presentation of the voters’ registers to the 14 political parties fielding candidates for the election. So, in terms of readiness, we are fully ready for this election.’’
An articulated truck crashed into a residential building at Owode-Onirin on Thursday in Lagos.
The accident occured at about 4.10 p.m. on Lagos-Ikorodu expressway.
Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that only the empty truck was involved in the mishap.
“The articulated truck veered off the road and crashed into a residential building at Owode-Onirin,’’ he told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
No injuries were recorded as the driver and residents of the building were unhurt.
Oke-Osanyintolu said that the accident was caused by the recklessness of the driver.
The truck has been taken off the building, and the incident under investigation by Owode Onirin police station.
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Kiddwaya has narrated how his billionaire father, Terry Waya ran away from home when he was 16-year-old.
Kiddwaya, speaking to housemates about his dad’s achievement, said Terry Waya who had polio at a young age, ran away from home to Kaduna State and came back three years later.
He mentioned that his father came back at age 19 and bought his mother a house and established his five brothers.
According to him, since then he has been growing in business
Kiddwaya said: “My dad ran away from home at the age of 16 to Kaduna State, returned after three years and bought my mother a house.
“He always ran from home because he had polio and did not get to go to school like his brothers.
“Since then he introduced my uncles to his business and things have been rosy.”
One of the killers of Uwaila Vera Omozua, who was murdered while studying inside a Redeem Christian Church of God, RCCG in Edo State has confessed that he received 1 million Naira to kill his victim.
Uwaila, a 100 level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, was gruesomely raped and murdered in May 2020.
The suspect, Collins Uligbe, who hails from Agbor in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, made the confession while being paraded alongside other suspects by the Edo State Police Command.
Collins said his landlady, Mrs Mary Ade, gave them N1 million to kill the undergraduate.
He said after the act, he used a handkerchief given to him by Mrs Mary Ade to wipe Uwa’s blood and private part and returned it to his landlady.
According to him, she wanted to use it for rituals.
He gave the names of the other suspected killers as Nelson Ogbebor, Tina Samuel, another lady, Valentine Akato and Nosa Osabohien.
Narrating the incident, Collins said although they were six that carried out the crime, he was outside giving them signals before he joined them inside the church.
Collins said Nelson he hit the victim with a plank and when she tried to stand up he hit her with the fire extinguisher in the church.
The suspects were traced through a man who bought the victim’s phone for N17,000.
“I bought phone from Collins; on 27th May Osaro came to my workplace at Agba Park, we bargained and he sold the phone for N17,000 to me. The next week I was tracked and arrested,” the man had confessed.
However, Mary Ade, denied the allegation, saying she neither gave him the money nor asked him to wipe the lady’s private part.
Recall that the death of Uwa had raised concerns and stirred reactions from notable figures, as well as Nigerians on the social media.
