Several individuals were reportedly injured when a group of youths attacked and disrupted a Ramadan lecture in Oyo Town. A video currently circulating online shows distressed Muslim faithful lamenting …
Crime
The Uyo zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Alexander Uchenna Ozougwu, a legal practitioner, for allegedly defrauding his victims of N1,323,850,000 through a bogus …
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Nigerian ‘drug kingpin’ arrested for ‘smuggling illicit substances’ into Korea
by Reporterby ReporterAn alleged kingpin of a Nigeria-based international drug cartel has been arrested in Lagos for smuggling illicit drugs into Korea for five years. According to Korea Times, the Korean …
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DSS uncovers arms cache in Obasa’s office day after Lagos Assembly drama….
by Reporterby ReporterMembers suspect arms-dealing Say discovery explains his desperation to return to office In a curious turn of events, the Department of State Security, this morning, uncovered an arms cache in …
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VIDEO: I had sex with 16-year-old boy – but not for money rituals, says Lagos hotelier accused of sodomy
by Reporterby ReporterMcDonald Okpara, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Leuven Empire Hotel in the Ejigbo area of Lagos, has confessed to sodomising a 16-year-old secondary school boy. Okpara was recently …
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Suspected fraudsters disguise as assassins to defraud journalist, demand N20m as saving grace
by Reporterby ReporterSuspected fraudsters disguising as assassins have threatened to eliminate the Founder of Penpushing Media, Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, with an option to spare him if he could cough out N20 million as …
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Court remands 13 Chinese nationals over alleged impersonation, constitutional threats
by Reporterby ReporterJustice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has remanded 13 Chinese nationals over allegations of impersonation, fraud, and attempts to destabilize Nigeria’s constitutional structure. The judge …
The Ogun State Government has vowed to investigate a viral video showing the Oloorile of Orile Ifo in Ifo Local Government Area, Oba Semiu Ogunjobi, allegedly subjecting Chief Arinola Abraham …
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59-year-old Nigerian businessman undergoes surgery to remove 81 cocaine packages stuck in his stomach
by Reporterby ReporterA 59-year-old businessman Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe has undergone surgery to remove 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine stuck in his stomach after seven days of ingesting the illicit substance …
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Trial of Lagos Businessman, Isokwei, charged for possession of counterfeit notes fixed for May 14
by Reporterby ReporterThe case of a Lagos business man JONATHAN ODU ISIKWEI alleged to have being in possession of multiple counterfeit negotiable instruments of some foreign financial institutions has been adjourned till …