The higher institution of learning confirmed this via an official statement. The management of the Tai Solanrin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State has suspended one of its lecturers, Dr Olaniran Balogun over ‘sex-for-marks’ allegations levelled against him. Dr Balogun, who was the Head of the Department of Religious Studies, is currently declared wanted by…
Bandits have made life extremely difficult for people to live in the North West of Nigeria. The banditry situation in the North West is assuming a new dimension as armed gangs have continued to terrorize residents of Katsina, Zamfara and neighbouring states. In an interview with BBC Hausa, Dr Bashir Kurfi, a community leader, said…
Investment scams in Nigeria usually start with the line: “Do you want to double your money in 24-48 hours?” You may come across a social media ad or a video of an influencer telling you how remarkable and profitable a particular ‘investment platform’ is. You may even be added to WhatsApp or Telegram groups with…
Titus Chima Nwankwo and George Ifiok Utibe-Abasi, two Nigerian bankers, have been jailed. The bankers were convicted for stealing N2.9 million from the account of a deceased customer, Godfried Francis Osso. The convicts had forged the signature of the late Osso in order to withdraw the amount from his bank account. Nwankwo and Utibe-Abasi were convicted…
Adeyemi Israel Abiodun, the Director of Logistics of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Chapter has been arraigned in court by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Israel Abiodun was sentenced to one-year imprisonment for internet-related fraud. EFCC, in a statement on Wednesday, August 24,…
Four Catholic sisters who were abducted by gunmen along Okigwe-Umulolo community of Imo state on Sunday, August 21, have been freed from captivity. TORI reported earlier that the sisters, namely Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu, were kidnapped on their way to morning mass. The Sisters Of Jesus The Saviour (Generalate) confirmed…
The Village Head of Ruga in Shagari Local Government identified as Umar Mohammed has been arrested by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Sokoto State Command. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday, August 23, the NDLEA Commander in the state, Adamu Iro, said the suspect was arrested following an intelligence-driven investigation by the command. According to…
A 22-year-old suspected cultist identified as Jamiu Rasheed was captured on CCTV on July 7, 2022, killing a rival cult member, Akinola Ayegbusi, at a restaurant in the Alapere area of Lagos state has been apprehended by officials of the Lagos State Police Command. A statement from SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the state police…
An Abuja big boy has been arrested after allegedly carting away items from a shortlet apartment he rented alongside his girlfriend. His arrest followed a complaint from a Twitter user @Estakinleye. She had taken to the platform over the weekend to raise alarm about the alleged theft. She wrote; ”Good evening, i have a shortlet…
Four people have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command. They were arrested in connection with the attack on the convoy of wife of Osun state governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola at Owode, Ede. The command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola in a statement obtained in Osogbo, said operatives were contacted at about 8:30pm on Friday that the…
A court has sentenced a man who murdered his new bride just hours after they tied the knot to life imprisonment. The bride, Dawn Walker’s body was found stuffed into a suitcase and “dumped” in a field near the couple’s house. Her husband Thomas Nutt had severely injured the 52-year-old’s face and neck before he…
The incident occurred after a serious altercation occurred between the couple over infidelity. A man identified as Chima has reportedly hacked his wife with a machete after she confronted him for bringing his lover to their matrimonial home. As reported by the Pulse, the incident occurred at Omerelu Community in the Ikwerre Local Government Area…
The family of a teenage girl, who injected her boyfriend’s HIV-positive blood into her body to prove her love for him, has sued their daughter’s boyfriend. Last week, a 15-year-old girl from Assam in northeast India made news headlines because of the rash decision. The pair met through Facebook and had been together for around three and…
A Nigerian lady, Ifeoma Nnebuo has died after being hit by a stray bullet In Orlu, Imo State. It was gathered that the incident happened during a gun duel between unknown gunmen and the Nigerian Army operatives in Orlu, Imo State. A gun battle was said to have ensued between the soldiers and gunmen on Sunday….
Luck has run out on some internet fraudsters after they were arrested by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin. EFCC Spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said suspected fraudsters were arrested at a hotel close to a popular mall in the Kwara capital. The Suspects include two clerics and a National Youth Service…
A 17-year-old student of the Redeemers University has been rescued by the police after he was abducted on Sunday in Ogun state. The student identified as Ireoluwa Akinlajawas reportedly on his way to the Redemption camp to join his parents when he was snatched by the kidnappers. Reports claim Akinlaja was kidnapped around Sagamu Interchange,…
The police in Lagos State have arrested a lady who travelled all the way to Lagos to meet a man whom she met online. As narrated by the state’s Police Public Relation officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, the said lady lodged with the man in a hotel room in Lagos but sadly, the man slumped and died while making use of…
Happiness Odeh, a student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, has been murdered. She was reportedly killed by her abductors. Odeh, it was gathered, won the Miss MAPOLY beauty contest on August 3, 2022. The ND2 student of Mass Communication was said to have been kidnapped on her way to Ipara, in Ode Remo on…
Racheal Opadele, a 500 Level student of LAUTECH, and her hotelier boss have met a tragic end at the hands of kidnappers who demanded N100M ransom. The young lady worked at a hotel belonging to Gbenga Owolabi in Ogbomosho amid the ongoing ASUU strike where she and her boss were kidnapped on the 29th of July. The…
Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke, who was kidnapped alongside her colleague, Clemson Cornel Agbogidi, has narrated her ordeal while in captivity. Recall that the actors were abducted in Enugu State and released on Wednesday. The Actors Guild of Nigeria had said the kidnappers released the actors because they were “touched by the spirit of God.” Speaking…
