The bail application filed by embattled Nollywood actor, James Olarewaju, alias Baba Ijesha has been declined by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday, September 21. Ijesha had sought bail for an appeal to the five-year conviction for s3xually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Taiwo struck out the bail application on grounds of…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed the secret to his longevity. Speaking on Wednesday, he advised the aged not to isolate themselves from the communal society if they desire to live long. The 84-year-old Obasanjo stated that his good relationship with the communal society is one of the secrets that keeps him fit, giving him…
International transactions on First Bank of Nigeria naira Mastercard will stop working from September 30, the bank has announced. This is as the banks had in March reduced the international spending limit on naira cards from $100 to $20 monthly. In a recent statement to its customers, the bank said such transactions would not be…
The server of an old generation bank in the country has been hacked into by suspected fraudsters who stole the sum of N523,337,100,00 from the account of a customer. The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos, SP Eyitayo Johnson, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 21,…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered a vehicle belonging to a man kidnapped in Ozubulu Anambra state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 21, said the suspect, Onyeka Ozoh, was arrested at his hideout in Issele-uku based on credible intelligence….
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been ordered by the national industrial court of Nigeria (NICN) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. The order was given on Wednesday September 21, days after the federal government approached the court to challenge the strike. The government through its counsel, James Igwe, had asked the court…
Seventeen Boko Haram terrorists including their family members have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The terrorists surrendered with their weapons to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion deployed at Banki-Junction in Bama Local Government Area of the state. The Army in a statement on Tuesday, September 20, said the terrorists surrendered due…
Two suspects have been arrested by the police in Ondo state for abducting Folashade Akinloye in Ofosu area of the state. The suspects who are both 35, were paraded on Tuesday, September 20 for allegedly attacking Mrs. Akinloye at her shop in Ofosu and abducting her on 28th August. Funmilayo Odunlami, the police spokesperson in…
The Nasarawa State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a fake soldier in Keffi-Wambai community, Lafia Local Government Area of the State. The suspect, Moses Ayaka, 32, confessed to having defrauded over 22 individuals in the area with proceeds amounting to N440,000. Parading the suspect at the State Command…
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students have said they will not allow political campaigns billed to start later this month to hold. The students said they will disrupt campaigns if Federal Government refuses to end the ongoing strike. This is as students on Tuesday rolled out a new timetable for its nationwide protests….