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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 […]
Over 70 students of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Osun State were reportedly arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a midnight raid on hostels outside the campus. Multiple sources in Ile-Ife confirmed to our correspondent on Wednesday morning that the officials, around 2 a.m., stormed the Fine Touch and Superb hostels […]
Several goods and property worth millions of naira were destroyed when a midnight raging inferno gutted popular Ladipo Plank Market Amukoko, at the Iganmu Road, Orile, area of Lagos State. Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA. Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu affirmed that fortunately, there was no report of any loss of life in […]
The Enugu State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kingsley Udeh, has reiterated the commitment of the government to prosecute human traffickers in the state. According to him, the commitment is in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s mission of ridding the state of human traffickers and making Enugu the preferred destination for investment, business, tourism […]
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 […]
In a bid to secure the musical rights of the works of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, the House of Representatives, on Thursday, summoned controversial singer Azeez Fashola, Naira Marley, to appear before it. The House Committee on Justice, Youth and Legislative Compliance, also invited Mohbad’s manager, Jiggy Adeoye, to appear […]
A man, simply identified as Collins, has been arrested following the alleged murder of his female partner, a 300-level undergraduate at the University of Port Harcourt. The tragic incident occurred along NTA Road, Mgbuoba in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The deceased, Justina Otuene Nkang, a Biological Chemistry student, was reported missing four […]
A Christian cleric of the United Methodist Church identified as Oscar Mukahanana reportedly committed suicide following the leakage of his adultery scandal on the church’s WhatsApp group. The cleric who was a Reverend at the Harare East District Superintendent in Zimbabwe, engaged in an extra-marital affair with a female youth in the church. There were […]
A 500-level student of Veterinary Medicine at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Abdullahi Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Bauchi State for allegedly killing a 17-year-old. The suspect was said to have lured the teenage secondary student with his naked picture and enticed him to meet […]
The Nigeria Police, Borno State Command, on Friday confirmed the arrest of two suspects, Adamu Ibrahim and Bukar Wadiya for allegedly killing one Fatima Alhaji-Bukar, a 24-year-old housewife. Alhaji-Bukar was a resident of Dikechiri, Bayan Gidan Dambe area of Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the […]
