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A 29-year-old man has paid the supreme price for telling his friend about a heavy sum his South Africa based elder brother sent to him for the completion of his (elder brother’s) housing project back home in Nigeria. Abuchi Wisdom Nwachukwu, was allegedly murdered by Moses, his friend and colleague, after informing the latter that his elder brother had sent ...
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July, 2020
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16 July
APC Chairman hopeful, Oyegbola, praises Late Oba of Ikija
A chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) for Abeokuta North Local Government, Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo, has commiserated with the people of Ikija in Abeokuta North LGA and the entire Egba Traditional Council on the demise of Oba Shamusideen Ayorinde, the Alakija of Ikija. Oyegbola-Sodipo, who was one of the dignitaries that graced the 8th day Fidau prayer for the ...
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16 July
Southwest states to reopen schools Aug for WASSCE
The six Southwest states – Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti – have agreed to reopen schools next month to enable Senior Secondary School 3 pupils to sit for the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). But the Federal Government on Wednesday reiterated its advisory that schools should remain shut and not take part in the examination ...
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16 July
FRSC to prosecute bribe-seeking officers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday cautioned its bribe-seeking officials and members of the public against such practice, to avoid being prosecuted. Mr Imoh Etuk, Assistant Corps Marshal, Zonal Commanding Officer, RS2.2, gave the warning during a familiarisation visit to the agency’s Command Headquarters, Abeokuta. Etuk warned that if anyone was found in that attempt, both the giver ...
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16 July
$10m stolen by Bitcoin scammers in biggest hit on Twitter
Official Twitter handles belonging to high profile individuals such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Gates were hacked Wednesday to promote a Bitcoin scam. Others affected were Elon Musk, Kanye West, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett and the world’s richest man Jeff Bezos. Hacked people and organisations include Gemini, #Binance, Binance’s CEO, #Coinbase, CoinDesk, and KuCoin, said Hacker News. According ...
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16 July
Presidency speaks : Nothing against Magu yet, just under investigation
The Presidency has reacted to the release of the suspended boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from the custody of the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Magu’s probe by the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel ...
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16 July
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases hit 34,259..Lagos increases again!
Nigeria’s Coronavirus caseload surpassed 34,000 on Wednesday, as Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic recorded a spike in infections again. Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC’s figures late Wednesday put the nation’s overall Coronavirus caseload at 34,259 after 643 new infections were recorded. Lagos receives the lion share with 230 new infections. This represents a spike from the 128 cases ...
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16 July
Questions raised, as vehicle reversing killed Arotile
Manner of death that killed NAF Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile is revebrating, and many are suspecting conspiracy theory. She was killed by a reversing vehicle of her former Air Force secondary school classmate. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) authority has revealed the circumstances that led to the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot. She ...
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16 July
Akpabio debunks sexually harassing ex NDDC boss, nor being slapped
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Godswill Akpabio has denied making any sexual advances to Ms Joy Nunieh as widely reported. Akpabio said the allegation by Nunieh was unfounded, wicked and calculated attempt to tarnish his image. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the minister, he vowed to seek legal redress ...
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16 July
Magu gets freedom, says ‘trump up & nonsense case is dog eats dog’
Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has described the allegations of financial improprieties against him as a load of nonsense. After he was freed from detention, he said the allegations were designed to tarnish his image. “They are nonsense. They are mere trump up allegations to tarnish my image and that of the ...
