The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, secured the final forfeiture of a large estate located in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the FCT High Court granted the order following a forfeiture order filed by the EFCC In a statement, the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, said…
A man named Michael Akinmolayan has been arrested for allegedly raping a female neighbour in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered on Saturday that during the incident on Thursday, Akinmolayan allegedly struck the survivor on the crown of her head with a grinding stone, causing severe injuries. The Ogun State Police Command…
Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday as a devastating fire engulfed the residence of a Customs officer, Tijani Kabiru, attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, killing him, his wife, and four of their children in the Akankan Area of Ede, Osun State. The midnight inferno has left the community in shock and mourning. Residents…
A 27-year-old man, Adekunle Obideyi, has been arrested by the operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps over theft of cocoa, banana and other farm produce. Obideyi, who is an indigene of Erinmo-Ijesa, in Osun State, was apprehended on Tuesday after stealing agricultural produce from a farm in the community and absconding with them. The Corps Commander,…
President Bola Tinubu has said that the good life Nigerians were living before the removal of fuel subsidy was “fake” and capable of leading the country into a total economic collapse On May 29, 2023, the day of his inauguration into office, Bola Tinubu announced the removal of the fuel subsidy. The President said that…
Two undocumented Nigerian nationals have been remanded in custody in South Africa for drug related charges. The suspects, Ikemukwu Benjermin Ezirim, 39, and Christian Valentine Uchenna, 37, appeared in the Volkrust Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on Friday. Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, spokesperson of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, said the men were arrested…
Priscilla Ojo, the daughter of Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, has thrown shots at social media activist Very Dark Man. We reported that Iyabo had penned a heartfelt note to Very Dark Man, stating that she had gained a deeper understanding of his behavior, which was sad. She noted how his upbringing lacked love, care, and…
Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno, on Friday acknowledged that the outpouring of support his family and Akwa Ibom State received during the mourning and laying to rest of his late wife, Pst Mrs. Patience Umo Eno, was a demonstration of national unity that stakeholders in the Nigerian project must strive to improve upon. Eno, overwhelmed…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has disclosed that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, from the recently reopened Port Harcourt Refinery is N75 per litre expensive compared to that of Dangote Refinery. This disclosure was made by PETROAN’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Joseph Obele, during the official reopening…
