Drama In Ogun: Suspended Monarch Dragged To Court for Beating 73-Year-Old Chief
The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned the suspended Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Semiu Adewale Ogunjobi, for allegedly assaulting a 73-year-old chief, Abraham Areola. Ogunjobi appeared in court on a three-count charge of conspiracy, assault, and conduct likely to disrupt public peace. Confirming the development, Nigeria Police Force spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated, “Kabiyesi Abdulsemiu […]
How to Report Loan Apps Harassment – FCCPC Guides Nigerians
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has provided guidelines for Nigerians to report harassment by online loan apps, as concerns grow over unethical lending practices in the country. Digital lending platforms have become increasingly popular, offering quick financial relief to Nigerians. However, some loan apps have been accused of resorting to aggressive and […]
Nigerians Lament Corruption But Defend Corrupt Leaders – EFCC Chair
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has expressed concern over Nigerians’ contradictory stance on corruption. Speaking in Abuja on Friday during a visit by officials of the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), led by Chris Olukolade, the director of its board of trustees, Olukoyede noted that while many condemn […]
10 Days After Receiving Governor’s Pardon, Ex-convict Docked, Remanded For Stealing Television
Just 10 days after receiving a pardon from the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, a 27-year-old man, Adebayo Sunday, is facing fresh charges. Mr Sunday, whose name appeared on the governor’s 24th December pardon list, was arraigned in an Osun State Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing a plasma television valued at N600,000. The alleged theft […]
FLASH: Diezani Denies Ownership Of Repatriated $52.8m Loot, Reveals Owner’s Name
Former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied claims that $52.8 million recently returned to Nigeria from the United States is linked to her. The ex-minister, currently in the United Kingdom, clarified that the money belongs to Nigerian oil magnate Kola Aluko, not her. In a statement issued through her lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, Alison-Madueke dismissed […]
Court Orders Reno Omokri’s Arrest Over Pastor Enenche’s Defamation Petition
A Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest and detention of Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, in connection with allegations of defamation against Dunamis Church Pastor Paul Enenche. The court’s decision, issued on January 13, 2025, also applies to former Dunamis Church Pastor Abraham Daniel and two individuals identified […]
Why I Do Not Regret Killing My Girlfriend – Murder Suspect, Timileyin Ajayi
A 32-year-old murder suspect, Timileyin Ajayi, has stated that he feels no regret killing his alleged girlfriend, Salome Eleojo Adaidu. Egalitarian Voice reports that Ajayi, has been remanded in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Nasarawa State Police Command in Lafia, the Nasarawa State Capital He was apprehended for the alleged murder of a 24-year-old […]
MAN SHOT DEAD BY SUSPECTED GUNMEN IN IBADAN
A middle-aged man, whose identity remains unknown, was shot and killed by gunmen on Monday afternoon in the Oyo state capital. The tragic incident occurred around 3 p.m. at Anfani Junction along Ring Road where eyewitnesses say that the assailants, riding motorcycles, trailed the victim to the location before opening fire. He said: “We heard […]
BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Five Katsina Internal Revenue Officials Over N1.3billion Fraud
Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue over the alleged diversion of N1,294,337,676.53 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Ninety-Four Million, Three Hundred and Thirty-Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy Six Naira, Fifty Three Kobo) belonging to […]
Abuja: Police arrest suspected manhole thieves
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested fifty suspects in connection with stolen manholes in the nation’s capital. The arrest was made after the team stormed the Kabusa Pantaker Market on Sunday, January 5th, 2025. ACcording to the command, fifty suspects and twenty-five manhole covers, three vehicles, vandalized solar street lights, galvanized rods […]