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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife said it was meeting the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the arrest of 69 suspected Internet fraudsters, many of whom are students of the university. Fifty eight of the students were later released late Wednesday. Officials of the EFCC in a midnight raid stormed […]
The Ogun State Police Command has said it arrested two minors for allegedly setting their school in Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state on fire. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Odutola noted that the minors gained access into the school, gathered books […]
A yet-to-be-identified man had reportedly slumped and died in the late hours of Tuesday in the Oke-Abetu area of Abeokuta South Local government in Ogun State. According to report received by newsmen on Wednesday, the man, in his late fifties, was walking along the roadside before slumping and immediately gave up the ghost. […]
Protesters and fans of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mohbad, were on Thursday night allegedly dispersed with teargas at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State. The protesters held a candlelight procession in honour of the late singer on Thursday. While announcing the protest on Monday night via the official X handle of the […]
A team of policemen attached to the Ikoyi Police Station has been accused of assaulting the worker of a clothing shop, Dash Me Stores at Muiz Banire Street, in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State. Newsmen gathered that the officers who were led by one Inspector Funmi Odukoya carried out the act on the […]
A 17-year-old boy identified simply as Ayomiposi Esan has allegedly stolen three mobile phones, two generator sets, a sound system and a Toyota Corolla car belonging to his parents identified as Mr Oluwafemi and Mrs Tosin. The boy ran away with the items after locking his parents inside the house in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government […]
The management of the Federal University Oye Ekiti has announced the death of a student, Modupe Deborah Atanda, earlier said to be missing. A statement by the University’s Registrar, Mufutau Ibrahim, said, “It will be recalled that earlier today, the Management had made public the disturbing development of the missing of the deceased and assured […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday, gave N814 million to the 177 primary healthcare facilities in the state as investment funds for them to procure drugs, purchase equipment and carry out renovations, among others. Oyebanji charged the facilities to develop work plans that would guide the use of the fund, saying, “It […]
