CRIME
DSS Arrests Suspended EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa
The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), ABN TV reports. It was learnt that Bawa arrived the headquarters of DSS at about 9:02pm. A source said he’s currently being grilled by the operatives of the secret police. READ ALSO: President Tinubu Suspends EFCC Boss, Bawa The...
Don’t Fight Corruption With Buhari Style, Group Tells Tinubu
A Civil Society Organization, Accountability Lab has urged President Bola Tinubu not to treat the issue of corruption in Nigeria like his Predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in Abuja during a press briefing, Executive Director, Blair Glencorse, said unlike the immediate past president who promised to fight corruption but much more was expected from him, President Tinubu should step up to...
Father-In-Law Places Bounty As Edo Man Kills Pregnant Wife
A bereaved father, Samuel Adun, has offered to pay N100,000 to anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of his son-in-law, identified simply as Inuaghata. Inuaghata was alleged to have killed his pregnant wife, Osaretin. Adun told journalists in Benin on Friday that his daughter had three children for the suspect. He noted that he was called that his daughter...
30-Year-Old Jigawa Man Commits Suicide Four Months After Marriage
A 30-year-old man, Usman Sani Goga, has committed suicide in the Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The deceased, a photographer who was said to have got married four months ago, hung himself in his bedroom on Wednesday at Akula Quarters of the local government. Confirming the incident, CSC. Adamu Shehu, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps spokesman in the...
Godwin Emefiele Arrested
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been arrested by DSS, ABN TV reports. Emefiele was earlier suspended on Friday by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu also appointed Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in replacement for Emefiele. Details shortly.....
Man Arrested For Allegedly Defrauding Ebonyi Seminary School
The Ebonyi State Police Command has apprehended a 31-year-old man, Benjamin Ufoh, on allegations of defrauding St. Augustine Seminary College in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, of the sum of N425,000. Ufoh was taken into custody by the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit following a petition submitted by the college’s solicitor, Sampson Ekigbo, to the state...
Benue Catechist On The Run As Pregnant Teenager In His Catechism Class Dies During Abortion
A Catechist at St. Martins Parish Mbape, Shangev-Ya Adikpo Deanery in Kwande local government area of Benue State, is now at large following the death of a teenage girl he allegedly impregnated. According to reports, Catechist Oliver Vershima, who impregnated the girl attempted to perform an illegal abortion on her to conceal his act but unfortunately the girl died in...
How Some South West Governors Dined With Terrorists — Uba Sani
The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has said some former governors in the North-West of compromising the security alliance among states in the region by “wining and dining” with bandits and other terrorists. Sani, who did not mention names, claimed that some governors took an “extremely wrong” approach in managing the internal affairs of their states, leading to the...
Bandits Kill 37 In Sokoto Community For Not Paying Security Levy
No fewer than 37 locals were killed by bandits in communities around Tangaza, Sokoto State for allegedly not paying security levies they imposed on the communities. The communities affected are Rakkah, Rakkah Dutse, Gwadabawa Kwari among others. The police were yet to react to the incident but a survivor in one of the communities told journalists on phone that over 27...
I Was Offered ₦71M To Withdraw The Case – Timothy Adegoke’s Wife
Bolatito, the widow of the Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Timothy Adegoke, who was murdered at Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has revealed how much she was offered to withdraw the case. The young widow said she was offered N71 million to withdraw the case against her husband’s murderer, but she rejected it. Bolatito disclosed this...
