NBC fines Arise TV over report on Tinubu
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Arise Television N2 million over a fake report about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. The TV station had aired a report that the Independent National Broadcasting Commission (INEC) was investigating Tinubu’s alleged crime bothering on narcotics and illicit drugs. A statement purportedly […]
Father kidnaps 8-year-old son, demands N182,000 ransom from wife
An 8-year-old boy who was kidnapped by his stepfather has been rescued by detectives in Kenya and reunited with his distraught mother. The suspect, Nemwel Ondari, kidnapped the boy on Saturday morning, November 12, after a domestic disagreement with his wife, Everline Nandera. The suspect was arrested following a report filed at Embakasi police station […]
Son Pelts Dad With Stone, Victim Dies
Police Command in Plateau State on Friday confirmed the arrest of a 25-year-old boy, Bernard Danlami, for stoning his father to death in the Mangu Local Government of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Onyeka Bartholomew, confirmed Bernard’s arrest while addressing journalists on the activities of the command at its headquarters in Jos on […]
Beware of Unregistered POS Terminal- Oyo Police Alert Residents
The Oyo State Police Command has asked residents to become alert.The command alerted residents of the state of increasing criminal activities, particularly by elements using unregistered Point of Sales terminals to swindle victims. The command’s spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, said in a statement issued on Friday that the operators of the unregistered gadget connive with […]
19-Year-Old Yahoo Boy Bagged 12 Months Jail In Kwara
A 19-year-old Nigerian boy, Marvelous Awolowo, has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for cybercrime offences. He was sentenced by Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday. Awolowo, popularly otherwise known as Bryan Evan and Sandra Katy, who hails from Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, […]
Again, Hoodlums Set Ogun INEC Office Ablaze
Ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) office located at Oke-Iresi area of Ede in Ede-South Local Government Area of Osun State, has been set ablaze by hoodlums. The arsonists carried out the attack in the early hours of Thursday, November 10. A resident of town Taiwo said; “The prompt […]
65,000 Uncollected PVCs Were Destroyed In Fire Attack On Our Ogun Office – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that about 65,000 uncollected PVCs were destroyed in the fire that engulfed the office. Recall that the office was set ablaze by hoodlums in Ogun state local government. Festus Okoye, INEC’s commission for information and voter education revealed this on Thursday. He said in a statement; “The […]
PICTORIAL: Hoodlums Set INEC Office On Fire In Ogun
Some suspected hoodlums have set on fire an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. DAILY POST reports that the hoodlums, numbering about eight, had scaled the perimeter fence, jumped into the premises and set the INEC building on fire from the back. They were said to […]
Hoodlums Attack Atiku’s Convoy In Borno
The convoy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was reportedly attacked in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on Wednesday. Reports according to Daily Trust said there were gunshots today in Maiduguri which sent a group of PDP supporters running in different directions to escape from the sporadic shootings. Naija News reported earlier […]
Gunmen in Military Uniform attack Commuters on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Gunmen dressed in military uniforms reportedly attacked commuters travelling on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the road from the bush before the Sagamu Interchange en route Lagos and started shooting at motorists in the 18-passenger inter-state bus. According to one of the victims who craved anonymity, “We (passengers) were […]