Category: News
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‘Yahoo Boy’ Lands In Trouble For Allegedly Using Girlfriend For Ritual in Edo
A Suspected ‘Yahoo boy’, simply identified as Osas, is now on the police watch list after allegedly murdered his girlfriend, Elohor Oniorosa, for money ritual purposes. The suspect, Nigerian Tribune gathered, reportedly took to flight after committing the crime. Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kontongs Bello, while confirming the incident, disclosed that…
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Video: Okorocha Son-in-law, Uche Nwosu Regains Freedom
Uche Nwosu, Son-in-law of the former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has regained his freedom. Nwosu was picked up in church on Sunday by the police. Nwosu’s Special Adviser Media, Nwadike Chikezie, said on Monday that he has spoken with his boss who also extends his greetings to those that stood with him. “I…
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Yoruba Group Unveils Mobile App To Track Kidnapping in South-West
A prominent leader of Yoruba Nation agitation, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has unveiled a mobile application,’ Pajawiri’ , designed to track Kidnapping related issues in the South-West zone of Nigeria. The historian and leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua, made this known at an event in Ibadan, Oyo State. According…
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FG To Shut Down Illegal Money Lending Businesses Violating Nigerians ‘ Rights
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says the joint committee tackling violation of consumer rights in the money lending industry will shut down illegal businesses. Babatunde Irukera, the chief executive officer of FCCPC, told NAN in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the committee would commence operation soon. The joint committee is made…
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Troops Arrest Injured Bandits at Zamfara Health Facility
The Nigerian troops have arrested injured bandit terrorists at a health facility in Zamfara State. The bandits, PRNigeria gathered, were among those who fled air strikes by a Nigerian military jet in the State on Friday, PRNigeria reports. It was learnt that an aircraft of the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji carried out air…
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Osun Commercial Sex Worker Vomits Blood After Encounter With ‘Ritualist’ Customer
A young woman believed to be a commercial sex worker at the weekend reportedly vomited blood uncontrollably after being hit on the head with charms by ritualist who promised to pay her a substantial amount of money, after having marathon sex with three of them at a hotel in Osogbo, Osun State capital. According to…
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FG Launches e-learning Platform
Federal Government has launched an e-learning platforms that would herald the digitization of all teaching and learning materials being used at basic and secondary school levels. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who launched the two e-learning platforms, Inspire and Ignite, said the platforms are easy to use and also friendly to the user. He…
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Meet OAU Graduate Who Spent 12 Years For 4 Years Course, Now Business ‘Mogul’
Omobolanle Adenle is one of the graduands at the 45th Convocation ceremony of the Obafemi Awolowo University held earlier this month. She gained admission to study Linguistics and African Languages in 2010, but instead of graduating in the 2014/2015 session, she graduated in 2021. While narrating her ordeal to Sodiq Oyeleke of the PUNCH ,…
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Okorocha Son-in-law Not Kidnapped, Police
The Nation The 2019 governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Chief Uche Nwosu, was arrested, the police said on Sunday. Imo State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Michael Abattam, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), said Nwosu was in custody. He said the politician was not abducted by gunmen as feared. The PPRO…
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Amotekun Corps Rescue Nine Abductees in Osun
Operatives of the Amotekun Corps on Saturday rescued nine persons who were abducted by unknown gunmen along Ipetumodu-Ilesa expressway in Osun State. The abducted victims were rescued by the joint patrol team of the corps in Ondo and Osun states. Chairman of the Council of Amotekun Commanders in the South-West region who doubles as the…