Civil Servant arrested for not reporting salary overpayments
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested and arraigned a former staff of the Ondo state command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (formerly Nigerian Prison Service), Mrs Opadule Caroline Abimbola on a seven-count charge bordering on dishonesty and corruption. Abimbola was accused of concealing the receipt of salary overpayments at various times in 2012 while...
Two arrested in Akwa Ibom for human trafficking
Two suspects have been arrested by the Uyo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for alleged human trafficking. Zonal commander of the agency, Mr Nduka Nwanwenne ina press release issued to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday, mentioned Okokon Essien Bassey and Ofonime Essien Bassey as alleged culprits, adding that they were arrested...
Three doctors arraigned over death of three-month-old baby in Abuja
The Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, on Tuesday in Abuja, arraigned three medical doctors for their alleged roles in the death of three-month-old Peace Oluwole. The accused medical practitioners, Dr Iyoha Joseph, Dr Obafemi Kuye and Dr Mukaila Oyewunmi Oladipo, were accused of conducting themselves unprofessionally by administering unnecessary drugs, delaying necessary actions and exposing the baby’s system to...
Corpses exhumed as ‘herdsmen’ attacks in Delta community
No fewer than nine bodies have been exhumed across communities in Uwheru kingdom, Ughelli North council of Delta State following suspected herdsmen attacks last Thursday and Friday. The Nation learned that the bodies were buried in shallow graves, three of which discovered Sunday evening. Security agencies had demanded to see the bodies of those alleged to have been slaughtered in the renewed...
Two arrested in Akwa Ibom for human trafficking
Two suspects have been arrested by the Uyo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for alleged human trafficking. Zonal commander of the agency, Mr Nduka Nwanwenne ina press release issued to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday, mentioned Okokon Essien Bassey and Ofonime Essien Bassey as alleged culprits, adding that they were arrested...
Three doctors arraigned over death of three-month-old baby in Abuja
The Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, on Tuesday in Abuja, arraigned three medical doctors for their alleged roles in the death of three-month-old Peace Oluwole. The accused medical practitioners, Dr Iyoha Joseph, Dr Obafemi Kuye and Dr Mukaila Oyewunmi Oladipo, were accused of conducting themselves unprofessionally by administering unnecessary drugs, delaying necessary actions and exposing the baby’s system to...
“My Lord, one day this woman will stab me to death if you don’t divorce us” – Man cries out in court
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Tuesday granted a request by a businessman, Mr Daniel Abiodun, to divorce his wife, Temitope, for always threatening his life with a knife. Dissolving the union, the President of the Court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, said that since the petitioner insisted on divorce after several interventions, the court was left with no option than...
How we restored calm in Isu/Utuma communal clash — Abia CP
The Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP E. Ene Okon has said the swift intervention of the command in the communal clash between Isu in Arochukwu local government area of the state and Utuma in Baise local government of Cross River State stopped further escalation of conflicts. In an interview with ABN TV, CP Okon said the command under his...
Toke Makinwa replies Pastor Adeboye, says men should know how to cook
Nigerian radio personality Toke Makinwa has reacted to the comment of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye advising men not to marry women if they can’t cook. Recall that Pastor Adeboye had said in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle that “My sons, don’t marry a lady who cannot cook. She needs to...
We’re winning war against corruption, Buhari brags
President Muhammadu Buhari has again declared that his administration was winning the war against corruption in the country. He said the successes recorded so far by anti-graft agencies, especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had bolstered Nigeria’s international image. Buhari added that his government was poised to use cutting-edge information technology to strengthen the achievements and ensure that no government...
