DPO allegedly beats, strips sisters naked, arrest mother in Delta
A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Delta state, SP Asanayin Ibok, allegedly beat up and stripped two sisters, Mercy, 28 and 19-year-old Lucy Okoro, naked over a landlord/tenancy dispute in Warri on Friday. SP Ibok who heads the Ekpan Police Division in Uvwie council area of the state was said to have arrested the duo and their widowed mother, Mrs...
Man dies after drinking herbal mixture
The Osun State Police Command on Monday said it had commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of one Mutiu Adekunle, who died after drinking a herbal mixture. Adekunle’s death occurred on Sunday around 11.15 pm at a hospital where he was rushed to, having developed complications after drinking a herbal mixture given to him by one Alfa Nureni...
Travel agent arraigned over alleged N1.2m Canadian visa fraud
A travel agent, Adeyemi Aladetoyinbo, 42, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N1.2 million to secure a Canadian visa for his client but failed to do so. Aladetoyinbo, who resides in Mushin area of Lagos State, is standing trial on a three-count of obtaining money under false pretences, breach of peace and theft. The defendant...
BREAKING: Ex-pope Benedict XVI wants his name removed from controversial book
Former Pope Benedict XVI wants his name removed as co-author of a controversial book on the issue of priestly celibacy, his personal secretary said on Tuesday. According to Reuters reports, Archbishop Georg Ganswein said; at the former pope’s behest, he had asked the principal author of the book, Cardinal Robert Sarah, to contact the publishers and make the necessary changes. The...
Restructure Nigeria To Avoid Another Civil War, Gowon Warns
Fifty years after the Nigerian civil war ended, Nigerians have been warned to avoid another war in the country. To stave off hostilities now or in the future, the Federal Government has been advised to restructure the country. This advice came from General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), Nigeria’s former head of state, who ruled between 1966 and 1975. Gowon spoke at a conference...
BREAKING: Ex-pope Benedict XVI wants his name removed from controversial book
Former Pope Benedict XVI wants his name removed as co-author of a controversial book on the issue of priestly celibacy, his personal secretary said on Tuesday. According to Reuters reports, Archbishop Georg Ganswein said; at the former pope’s behest, he had asked the principal author of the book, Cardinal Robert Sarah, to contact the publishers and make the necessary changes. The...
Social Media Drawing Nigeria To Another Genocide – Utomi
Development economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has alerted the nation to the unbridled and dangerous activists of some social media users. He said such users fan the ember of discord among Nigerians by beating the drums of war on their platforms. Utomi noted that if not quickly checked, the activities of such users could ignite another civil war. The popular economist spoke on...
Restructure Nigeria To Avoid Another Civil War, Gowon Warns
Fifty years after the Nigerian civil war ended, Nigerians have been warned to avoid another war in the country. To stave off hostilities now or in the future, the Federal Government has been advised to restructure the country. This advice came from General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), Nigeria’s former head of state, who ruled between 1966 and 1975. Gowon spoke at a conference...
Social Media Drawing Nigeria To Another Genocide – Utomi
Development economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has alerted the nation to the unbridled and dangerous activists of some social media users. He said such users fan the ember of discord among Nigerians by beating the drums of war on their platforms. Utomi noted that if not quickly checked, the activities of such users could ignite another civil war. The popular economist spoke on...
Church Accountant Bags 18 Years for N15.5m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Office on January 13, 2020, secured the conviction of one Ibrahim Aku before Justice Nathan Musa of the Adamawa State High Court. Aku, an accountant at EYN Church of Christ (Ekilisiyar Yen Uwa Nigeria), EYN, Church of Brethren in Nigeria (CBN) in the state faced a six-count charge, bordering on forgery and obtaining money by false...
