Ugandan Olympic marathon runner, Rebecca Cheptegei has succumbed to injuries sustained after she was doused in petrol and set alight by her ex-boyfriend. Cheptegei, 33, suffered burns to 80 percent of her body in Sunday’s brutal attack that was carried out by her ex-boyfriend, according to medical officials. She was rushed to the intensive care…
How ‘friend’ kidnapped and murdered Ogun varsity student after collecting ransom. Kidnapped 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta State (FUNAAB) Christianah Idowu, killed by a friend named Adeleye Ayomide after collecting ransom from her parents. Cthristianah had left her home in the Itaoluwo area of Ikorodu, heading to the University of Lagos…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Hassan Wasiu, for allegedly s3xually assaulting his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter. According to punch , Wasiu allegedly committed the crime on August 26, 2024 at his apartment on Falowo Street, Makun, in the Sagamu area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced one Courage Ikpaka to two years imprisonment for duping a United States citizen, Mrs Yvelte M. Thompson of $53,000 by impersonating Nigerian musician, Chinedu Okoli popularly known as Flavour N’abania. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu convicted Ipaka on Tuesday September 3, following his guilty plea to a two-count charge…
The Anambra Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has arrested one Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe, and Obuka Obidigwe for allegedly beating the family patriarch The media aide to Women Affairs Commissioner, Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, said that the trio was arrested after the…
President Bola Tinubu’s administration appears to have upped the petrol price from N650 to N855, according to pump price displays on Tuesday on fuel dispensers at the government NNPC stations. Amid a lingering fuel scarcity and crisis, petrol prices on dispensing machines of government-backed NNPCL stations in Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday showed N855 per…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has finally filed charges against Isaac Bristol, aka PIDOM, the journalist who was detained for 28 days over allegations of being a “leak journalist”. According to court documents obtained by FIJ, PIDOM was charged to the Federal High Court, Abuja on a six-count charge. The charges come after weeks…
The Nigeria Police Force has declared a British national, Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey) and a Nigerian, Lucky Ehis Obiyan, wanted over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s democratically elected government. The spokesman of the force, ASP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this at Force Headquarters, Abuja on Monday, September…
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested forty-eight (48) suspected internet fraudsters in Umudike, Abia State. They were arrested on Friday, August 30, 2024 at different locations within Umudike, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud. A statement released by the commission says…
Kofi Akpaloo, the presidential aspirant for the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) in the upcoming 2024 general elections, has stirred controversy with his recent comments regarding his daughter’s future marriage. In an interview, Akpaloo revealed that he would only approve of his daughter’s marriage if the prospective husband can impregnate her before the wedding….