CRIME
Bishop Oyedepo dismisses senior officials for looting church’s treasury
The Presiding Bishop of Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo, has dismissed some officials for allegedly stealing from the church’s treasury. Oyedepo, who spoke on Saturday during an empowerment summit organised for the church’s ordained workers, according to TheCable, however, did not disclose the number of officials affected. He said, “We had no choice but to dismiss them. You can imagine top church officials...
Nigerian Troops Kill 100 Bandits, Recover Several Items
At least 100 bandits have been killed by the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in Zamfara and parts of Katsina State between December 2019 and January 2020, the Acting Force Information Officer, Captain Ayobami Oni-Orisan, has said. Oni-Orisan said in a statement to journalists in Gusau on Saturday that troops comprising personnel of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian...
Reverend’s wife burns nine-year-old with iron over bedwetting
The wife of a reverend in the Oko-Oba area of Lagos State, Mrs Olusola Adeleke, has been arrested by the police for allegedly burning the skin of her home help with a hot iron. The woman was arrested along with the reverend, Adebanjo, as the couple were alleged to have subjected the nine-year-old girl to series of physical abuse since...
Bishop Oyedepo dismisses senior officials for looting church’s treasury
The Presiding Bishop of Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo, has dismissed some officials for allegedly stealing from the church’s treasury. Oyedepo, who spoke on Saturday during an empowerment summit organised for the church’s ordained workers, according to TheCable, however, did not disclose the number of officials affected. He said, “We had no choice but to dismiss them. You can imagine top church officials...
Nigerian Troops Kill 100 Bandits, Recover Several Items
At least 100 bandits have been killed by the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in Zamfara and parts of Katsina State between December 2019 and January 2020, the Acting Force Information Officer, Captain Ayobami Oni-Orisan, has said. Oni-Orisan said in a statement to journalists in Gusau on Saturday that troops comprising personnel of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian...
SHOCKING: 27-year-old man breaks into church, drinks Holy Communion wine at altar
An unemployed man, Ajibola, 27, who allegedly stole two bottles of Holy Communion wine, soaps, and a sachet of salt worth N46,000 from a Church in Mushin, Lagos, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Ajibola, who resides in Mushin, Lagos, is charged with theft and breach of peace, but he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Edet...
SHOCKING: 27-year-old man breaks into church, drinks Holy Communion wine at altar
An unemployed man, Ajibola, 27, who allegedly stole two bottles of Holy Communion wine, soaps, and a sachet of salt worth N46,000 from a Church in Mushin, Lagos, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Ajibola, who resides in Mushin, Lagos, is charged with theft and breach of peace, but he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Edet...
Bomb hits US convoy in Afghanistan
A Taliban roadside bomb ripped through a US army vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, with no immediate details of casualties. The incident took place in Dand district of southern Kandahar province, where a bomb hit a US armoured vehicle, provincial police spokesman Jamal Nasir Barkzai told AFP. “Foreign forces were patrolling near the Kandahar airport when they were...
Gunmen kidnap 4 students of catholic seminary in Kaduna
Four seminarians have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The victims were reportedly abducted when the gunmen stormed the Good Shepherd Catholic Major Seminary in Kakau, along Kaduna-Abuja road on Wednesday night. The Registrar of the school, Rev Fr (Dr) Joel Usman, reported they were seized around 10:30 pm and 11:00 pm. According to him: “Good Shepherd Major Seminary was...
Five female secondary students rape teacher to coma in Ogun State
A piece of Ogun state woke up to the updates on fiasco as a specific Science School instructor was being assaulted into a trance-like state. The news broke out before morning as the man's associate called the consideration of the nearby police headquarters, not a long way from where the malevolent demonstration was being dedicated. As per an eye onlooker,...
