A bank customer who slumped and died at a bank in Delta State has been identified. News providers had reported that a bank customer slumped and died after standing in a queue for long hours at a bank in the Agbor area of Delta State. The deceased was said to have waited for hours to collect his…
A high Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State has sentenced a 28-year-old father, Amechi Ogo, to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old daughter. The defendant was arraigned on a charge of rape for having unlawful carnal knowledge of his child at Asaba on May 31, 2018, contrary to Section 218 of the Criminal Code Law…
The Lagos police have declared one Tajudeen Bakre wanted for being in possession of some fire arms. Bakre was said to have narrowly escaped arrest when operatives of the Egbeyemi-led Rapid Response Squad stormed his abode in Surulere area of Lagos, yesterday. The Police invasion followed a video, which went viral on social media, where…
Gunmen on Thursday murdered Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. He was killed by gunmen who operated in motorcycles, while presiding a court session, our correspondent was told by close sources. The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers, court…
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Mamman Nami, on his 55th birthday, praising him for making commendable efforts to raise government revenues, especially at this time of great need. The President notes that the leadership and guidance of Nami has repositioned operations and staff of…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arrested actress and influencer, Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther, aka Simisola Gold, with Twitter handle SimisolaofLala, for selling new naira notes on social media. This was contained in a statement signed by ICPC’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua in Abuja on Wednesday night. The statement said the arrest…
Indications have emerged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to raid new naira note racketeers in key commercial cities including Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kaduna. The commission indicated this on Tuesday when it disclosed that it had arrested members of a syndicate of currency racketeers trading in the redesigned naira notes at…
The Coalition of Pastoralists Association has said the number of its members killed during the accidental airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force in Nasarawa has risen to 47, while no fewer than 62 members sustained various degrees of injuries. The association which is an umbrella organisation of pastoralists’ groups in Nigeria also accused the military…
