Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC have arrested 19 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Lokoja, the Kogi State Capital. The suspects were smoked out of their hideouts by the eagle-eyed operatives of the EFCC over the weekend following credible intelligence on their fraudulent activities. The suspects include a serving…
The Ondo Diocese of the Catholic Church has denied media reports claiming one of its priests was abducted by the attackers during the mass at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo today June 5th. A report earlier said the officiating priest, Rev. Fr. Andrew Abayomi, was kidnapped in the incident which happened at about noon when the mass…
In what will come across as a really startling development, a video making the rounds online has captured the moment the police who were called in by a native doctor, arrived at a scene to arrest a man who wanted to sacrifice his two children for money in Ghana. The Oyibi-based herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo invited…
The suspended accountant has been freed after meeting his bail demands. Suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has been released on from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Idris, who was arrested on May 16, has been released on bail by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday, June 1 in Abuja….
Johnny Depp has won his defamation case against Amber Heard and the jury awarded him $15million. $10million in compensatory damages and $5million in punitive damages. The panel of seven in Fairfax decided to award the Pirates of the Caribbean star a total $15 million in damages after deliberating for about 13 hours. The judge, however, reduced the $5million…
Policemen in India have arrested three Nigerians accused of scamming over 1,000 persons on matrimonial sites and social media platforms over eight years. The Delhi Police made the revelation on Monday, May 30, 2022. The accused have been identified as Paul Onyeji Atuh, Samuel Aniagor and Charles Pous Chukwuebuka. The gang had been duping people…
The young man begged for leniency and blamed his current situation for his act. A 21-year old man was arrested in Delta State for trying to steal an air conditioner in Ika South Local Government Area of the state. Aigbe Onyisi, who happens to be an ex-convict was apprehended by officers of the Anioma Security…
A 27-year-old man, John Aipoh, has been apprehended by men of the Edo state police command for allegedly strangling his 24-year-old girlfriend to death after she ended their four-year relationship. Precious Ikpikhumi, a final year student of the Institute of Health Technology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, was declared missing by her family on May…
Oscar Brown, a popular Nigerian TikToker has reportedly been poisoned to death. According to reports he was poisoned by his best friend. The same report says he had been poisoned before now, but he recovered, only to be poisoned again. He died yesterday, May 23 in Asaba, Delta State.
He was suspended indefinitely without pay as investigations continue. The Accountant General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ahmed Idris has been suspended indefinitely over N80 billion alleged fraud. According to a letter dated May 18, 2022, he was suspended by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. In the letter, it…
A fight between Okada riders and traders in Abuja has reportedly resulted in the death of five persons. DailyTrust reported that houses have also been set on fire in a clash that took place at Dei Dei, a community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A resident told Daily…
Several people are feared killed with others injured in a huge explosion in the Sabon Gari area of Kano State. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report but it was gathered that the explosion occurred at about 9 am, near a primary school along Court Road by Aba Road, with…
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi Local Government Area, Alhaji Musa Hussaini Gwabba is dead. Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Mamman Sanda, has disclosed that the police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shocking death of the APC Chairman. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, in a statement…
Mrs Alheri, the mother of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel who was lynched and burnt to death by her colleagues over blasphemy allegations has vowed never to send her remaining seven children to school. In an interview with Vanguard, the distraught mum said she and her husband who are practising…
The Government of Sokoto State has announced the suspension of the resumption of basic and secondary schools in the State for one week. The schools are supposed to resume today and tomorrow (Sunday and Monday) for boarding and day students. The suspension was made known in a statement by Malam Ibrahim Iya, spokesperson of the…
The deceased was buried today amidst tears and controversy. The remains of late Deborah Samuel, who was burned alive, have been laid to rest in her hometown on Saturday, 14th of May. Deborah who was a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, was stoned to death and set ablaze by her…
24 hours after the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State by Muslim extremists, the federal government is yet to react. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have yet to comment on the matter. The 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education was burnt alive by her colleagues on Thursday. She…
A former minister of education and BBOG convener, Oby Ezekwesili has withdrawn from speaking at the conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) scheduled to hold in Sokoto. Mrs Ezekwesili announced her withdrawal on Friday via Twitter, saying she would be boycotting the event in protest against the killing of a student Deborah Samuel in…
Northern Christian Elders Forum has demanded justice on behalf of slain Deborah Samuel, a 200-level Christian student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. Recall that she was killed by a mob for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. The group in a statement released by its Chairman Ejoga Inalegwu on Friday, May 13, demanded the arrest…
A crossdresser has been reportedly brutalized by hoodlums in Lagos state. Eyewitnesses said he was fixing his lashes in a shop before a mob dragged him out and went beat him up. In the video making round on social media, the crossdresser is seen with makeup and swollen face, limping.Watch The Video Below;
