Indian Police arrest 3 for alleged ‘online auction’ of women
The Indian police on Wednesday arrested three people for alleged ties to an app that prompted complaints because it disparaged Muslim women by sharing images of more than 100 of them for a fake online auction. The three people arrested were two men, aged 21 and a woman, 19, in the state of Uttarkhand and in the city of Bengaluru,...
Seek divine guidance in 2022, Bishop Odedeji urges Nigerians
The Lord Bishop, Diocese of Lagos West (Anglican Communion), Dr. Olusola Odedeji has called on Nigerians to look up to God for divine guidance in their journey through life. He made this call in his homily delivered at the new year thanksgiving service held at the Archbishop Vinning Memorial Church Cathedral in Lagos. Odedeji quoted Psalm 9 in which the eternal...
Court fixes Feb 1st for enforcement of journalist’s human rights
The Federal High sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has fixed February 1st for the hearing of enforcement of fundamental human rights suit filed against the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State and Comptroller of Nigeria Customs Service in Osun and Oyo states, Mr. Adamu Abdulkadir. An Akure-based newspaper publisher, Otunba Gbenga Adebayo filed the suit for the enforcement...
Liverpool’s tie against Arsenal postponed over rising COVID-19 cases
Liverpool’s 2021/2022 English League Cup semi-final first leg tie against Arsenal on Thursday has been postponed due to rising COVID-19 cases within Jürgen Klopp’s squad. Since the club initially asked on Tuesday evening for the match to be rearranged, there have been more positive tests – including assistant manager Pep Lijnders. The Dutchman was leading the side in the absence of...
Virus-hit Bayern Munich want game postponed
With eight coronavirus cases within their ranks, Bayern Munich want their 2021/2022 Bundesliga restart game on Friday postponed, according to opponents Borussia Möchengladbach. “Bayern Munich will like to scrap it ,” Gladbach sports director Max Eberl said. Eberl said he has talked with Bayern Munich board member for sports, Hasan Salihamidzic, and the German Football League (DFL) which has the final...
BioNTech, Pfizer to develop vaccine against shingles
German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and its U.S. partner Pfizer want to jointly develop a vaccine against shingles. Shingles, which is also known as herpes zoster, is triggered by a virus which normally causes chickenpox in childhood, after that has cleared up, however, the virus remains in the nerve cells for life, and can cause shingles at a later stage. Typical symptoms...
Investment scammer sent to seven years’ imprisonment
A radiographer and self-styled bitcoin and investment guru, Sunday Ariyo Anyanfelowa, has been convicted for defrauding his victim the sum of N930, 000. The offence is contrary to Section 1 (1) and punishable under Section 1(3) all of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006. The defendant who was arraigned on November 24, 2018, was sentenced to seven...
FirstBank appoints Alebiosu, Adewuyi, Ebong as Executive Directors
The Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria has appointed three Executive Directors. The appointees are: Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu – Executive Director, Risk Management & Executive Compliance Officer; Mr. Oluwatosin Adewuyi – Executive Director, Corporate Banking and Mr. Ini Ebong – Executive Director, Treasury and International Banking. These appointments, according to the Company Secretary of FBN Holdings, Seye Kosoko, are...
Kingmakers announce Lekan Balogun as Olubadan-elect
Ten of the 11 members of the Olubadan-in-Council have endorsed the nomination of Dr. Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. The Council also denied that a legal tussle could scuttle the succession to the Olubadan throne. The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, stated this at a briefing by the kingmakers on Wednesday. According to Ajibola, the kingmakers...
RRS arrests 4 ex-convicts, 2 others for robbing accident victims in Lagos
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested six robbers for robbing accident victims at Otedola Bridge. It was gathered that the robbers were arrested by the RRS operatives at Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu–Berger on Monday night while fighting over the personal belongings of the accident victims. The arrested robbers, who were caught...
