Undergraduate bags jail term for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, secured the conviction of an undergraduate, Ogunleye Olawale Sylvester, to six months of community service before Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan for internet fraud. The convict, who is a 200-level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye in Ogun State, was among the suspects...
Akeredolu to appointees: Resign if you’ve political ambition
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has directed political appointees and public office holders willing to contest for various positions in the 2023 general election to resign. The directive is contained in a memo dated April 11, 2022, and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu. Akeredolu directed the appointees to submit their letters of resignation on or...
$1.6m scam: Court dismisses pastor’s no-case submission
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Tuesday, dismissed the no-case submission filed by one Ayodeji Ibrahim Oluokun, a self-acclaimed Lagos-based pastor, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged $1.6 million scam. Oluokun, whose trial began on May 8, 2019, is being prosecuted alongside his company, Peak Petroleum Industry Nigeria Limited, on charges...
Easter: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays
Friday, April 15, and Monday, April 18, 2022, have been declared as public holidays by the Federal Government (FG) to mark the celebration of Easter in the country. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known via a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, on Tuesday. Aregbesola urged Christians in the country to use...
Osinbajo to meet APC Senators, House of Reps members
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has invited Senators elected on the on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the breaking of Ramadan fast (Iftar) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. This was disclosed via a letter of invitation read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the plenary on Tuesday. The letter was signed by the Senate Leader,...
APC national chair, deputy resign from Senate
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has formally resigned from the Senate. The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC, Senator Abubakar Kyari, also resigned from the Senate. Adamu and Kyari’s resignation from the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly was made known via separate letters read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on the floor on...
Buhari approves establishment of 3 new polytechnics
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of three new federal polytechnics in the country. This was disclosed via a statement issued by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, on Tuesday. The new polytechnics are to be sited in Umunnoechi in Abia State, Orogun in Delta State and Kabo in Kano State. The establishment of...
Ekiti 2022: Fayemi, Adebayo lead APC campaign council
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, his Deputy, Bisi Egbeyemi and Minister of Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo are to lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the June 18 governorship election in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Ekiti APC Publicity Secretary, Mr. Segun Dipe, on Tuesday. While Fayemi is to lead the 20-member...
Gunmen reportedly abduct travellers in Rivers
Gunmen have reportedly abducted a yet-to-be-ascertained number of travellers in Rivers State The passengers were said to have been abducted following an attack on two commercial buses in the state. It was gathered that the buses were heading to Kalabari riverine axis in Degema, Asaritoru and Akukutoru Local Government Councils from Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital before the gunmen hijacked the...
Man kills girlfriend, sleeps with corpse for six days
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Ifeanyi Njoku, for allegedly killing his 24-year-old girlfriend, Precious Okeke. Njoku was also said to have had sex with Okeke’s corpse for six days in an estate at Badore in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the lovers, who lived together, stayed on Oke Street, where Njoku allegedly...
