The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested a suspected female fraudster for allegedly defrauding a 50-year-old German national of $220,000, after promising to marry him. The unit spokesperson, SP Eyitayo Johnson, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, said the suspect lured the victim on Instagram by…
Comedian and actor, AY Makun, has presented evidence denying the claims made by his colleague, Julius Agwu, that he hung the phone on him regarding the date on which he hosts his show. Julius Agwu while weighing into AY and Basketmouth’s beef, during an interview with a radio station in Lagos, Naija Info 102.7FM recounted…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, postponed its State Congress which had earlier been slated for tomorrow till further notice. This was contained in a release signed by the party’s caretaker committee Chairman, Dr Akindele Adekunle and obtained by SAHEL STANDARD reporter in Osogbo. Akindele said the postponement is…
Two workers have been confirmed dead after a fence at a construction site at Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, collapsed on Wednesday, April 19. They were reportedly working on a building which was still at the foundation level. It was alleged that they encroached on the fence of an adjoining building, part of which collapsed…
Ralph Yarl, the 16-year-old boy who was sh0t twice for ringing the wrong doorbell in Kansas City, Missouri, has been pictured recovering at home after surviving a traumatic brain injury. Yarl, who was shot in the head and arm by suspect Andrew Lester, 84, was pictured sitting on a bench, smiling, with one of his attorneys,…
Students of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso in Oyo State, have been barred from driving or bringing cars to the campus. The management of the institution also banned the use of tinted vehicles by staff members and students, adding that learner permits must be placed on the vehicles of beginner drivers. Unauthorized vehicles parked at various locations…
A Bus Rapid Transit vehicle has been set on fire on Wednesday morning after colliding with a commercial bus, killing the driver. The accident occurred on the Ifako Bridge inward Ogudu on the Oworonshoki Expressway in Lagos State. This was confirmed in a statement released by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of…
The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, and his deputy, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, has received a Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented the certificates to the newly re-elected governor and his new deputy around 5 pm on Wednesday at its national headquarters. Fintiri…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24, 2023, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, according to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore, obtained on Wednesday. He congratulated…
Eid el-Fitr: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays Eid el-Fitr: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidaysApril 19, 2023 Modupeola ShowunmiLifestyleNo Commenton Eid el-Fitr: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24, 2023, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of…
