Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, March 17, convicted and sentenced five men for internet fraud. The convicts are: Omosehin Sina, Yusuf Olajide Bello, Olowosogba Olamilekan Samson, Bakare Omolayo Toheed and Sodiq Oluwasegun Adefila. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the men…
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa has recommended a drug test for politicians. Marwa made the recommendation during a meeting with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos in Marina on Wednesday March 17. He said; “Running for public offices is a big responsibility. You should not be…
Russia’s President, Vladmir Putin has reacted to US President Joe Biden calling him a killer and saying that he would “pay a price” for 2020 US election interference. When asked about Biden’s comments during a video call on Thursday March 18, that was aired on Russian state TV, Putin said he wished his counterpart in Washington good…
The Rivers State Police Command has recovered the lifeless body of a man suspected to have been murdered by unknown persons. It was gathered that the hands and feet of the man identified as Onyeka Onuorah, were bound and the body tied to a mast belonging to a telecommunications company on Abel Jumbo Street,…
A 31-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested in Vadodara, Gujarat for duping a trader of Rs 22.67 lakh (N11,886,780.11m) The accused identified as Elvis Owie was arrested by the cybercrime cell of Vadodara police on Wednesday, March 17. Owie was nabbed from Mumbai after the cops tracked him down through the bank account…
Executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib has announced that all states in the country have received supplies of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which arrived the country weeks ago, except Kogi. Shuaib who disclosed this on Thursday March 18, said Kogi is yet to receive the vaccine due to the non-repair…
Twin brothers, Taiye and Kehinde Adebayo have been handed a jail sentence after being convicted over offences bordering on internet fraud. The twin brothers who were prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, were arraigned on a seven count charge to which they pleaded guilty. The charge against Taiye read in…
Maiduguri has reportedly been off the national grid for two months as a result of some power stations and transmission lines outside the city being bombed by Boko Haram. Channels Television reported that when repairs commenced, the insurgents laid land mines which injured officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria. While repairs have progressed under…
A certificate forgery case filed by the All Progressives Congress and one its members, Mr Williams Edobor against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has been dismissed by a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja. The three-man penal of justices of the court led by Justice Stephen Adah in a unanimous judgement, dismissed the lawsuit on…
Three policemen have been feared dead after being shot by unknown gunmen at Neni junction in Anaocha local government area of Anambra State. The Nation reported that their security vehicle was also burnt by the assailants. It was also learnt that three Naval officers were also killed at Awkuzu in Oyi local government area. It was…
