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Tonto Dikeh gifts son piece of land in Scotland for sixth birthday

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Tonto Dikeh, Nollywood actress, has gifted her son, Andre, a piece of land in Scotland as he turned six on Thursday. The mother-of-one took to her Instagram page to share the proof of land ownership which she purchased in her son’s name on Sunday, February 13, 2022. In the caption, the actress wrote, “Planning your future has been the most important event for me. For this year, I got my baby @kingandre_dikeh a piece of Scotland’s real estate and his deeds came with a title as ‘LORD’ and a tree…

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Osun 2022: Aregbesola accuses Tinubu Oyetola, Akande of betrayal

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Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, on Monday, accused those he once trusted politically of betrayal. The former governor of Osun State from 2010 to 2018 declared that enough is enough for the politics of godfatherism and enthronement by treacherous leaders who equated themselves to the status of a god. The 64-year-old minister said he trusted All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, but the ex-governor of Lagos State repaid him with betrayal. Aregbesola accused Tinubu; a former APC interim chairman and ex-governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, of foisting the…

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Abba Kyari indicted in drug deal, declared wanted by NDLEA

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Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, facing image problem after the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), America’s federal police and counter intelligence agency, fingered him as a culprit in an investigation into the activities of suspected Nigerian Internet fraudster, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has been declared wanted for involvement in drug-related deal by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). NDLEA released the shocking details of Kyari’s involvement in a 25 kilogrammes cocaine deal. The anti-narcotic agency declared Kyari wanted in a briefing by its Director of…

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Sterling pampers Nigerian youths with Top Performing Equities

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Sterling Bank PLC; a leading commercial bank in Nigeria and Africa’s Most Agile Company, has chosen to celebrate this year’s Valentine season by gifting 50,000 young customers with an audacious bouquet of stocks in 14 of the top performing equities currently listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. With the Valentine-4-A-Lifetime campaign, Sterling is giving the gift of continuing returns with a portfolio of stocks from the best performing companies on the Nigerian bourse. This unique gift, comprising carefully selected shares from leading companies in the telecommunications, manufacturing, construction and infrastructure,…

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Valentine Season: Polaris Bank Excites Existing and Prospective Customers with Mouthwatering Rewards

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Polaris Bank has announced plans to delight its existing and new customers this Valentine season with a series of mouthwatering rewards. The Bank announced this over the weekend through its Group Head, Strategic Brand Management, Mr. Nduneche Ezurike, while intimating the general public about its Valentine Campaign tagged “Valentine Purple Love Season.” Mr. Ezurike said that “The reward campaign which will run from February 12th to 18th 2022 is another opportunity to show love to our esteemed customers by rewarding their loyalty for banking with us.” “Valentine is known globally…

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Teenagers arrested for alleged attempt to murder sex worker

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Two teenagers, Oluwatimilehin Afolabi (19) and Kehinde Mustapha (19), have been arrested and remanded in a custodial centre by an Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti, for allegedly attempting to murder a 23-year-old lady. They were arraigned on one count of attempted murder. The charge read, “The defendants, on February 2, 2022, in Ikere Ekiti, did conspire and attempt to murder one 23-year-old Blessing, contrary to sections 516 and 320 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.” In her statement to the police, the victim…

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Teacher arrested for allegedly flogging 19-month-old baby to death

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A Teacher of Arise Nursery and Primary School, Asaba, Delta State, have been arrested by the Police for reportedly flogging a 19-months-old child to death. The deceased pupil who was identified as Obinna was allegedly given 31 strokes of the cane by the suspect for playing with water and getting wet. The pupil was said to have fallen into a coma after receiving 31 strokes of the cane from the teacher. Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Bright Edafe who confirmed the incident, said the teacher has been…

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CBA Foundation: Helping challenged widows make lemonade from life’s lemons

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“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a proverbial phrase said to have been first coined by the writer Elbert Hubbard in 1915. This simple seven-word maxim is very popular and yet so powerful. People who quote Hubbard’s proverb so easily and apply it in the same measure in their life and circumstances usually have amazing grass-to-grace stories to tell. Their stories illustrate the world of limitless opportunities that open up to people with a mindset primed to make the best of the situations they find themselves in. However,…

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3 policemen, four others killed as armed robbers attack bullion van in Ibadan

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A bullion van was reportedly attacked yesterday by armed robbers numbering about seven, around Idi Ape area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, killing three police officers and four others, among whom was a kid hit by a stray bullet. The armed robbers, who were said to have dressed in police uniform, trailed the van to Idi-Ape and, tried unsuccessfully to intercept the bullion van at the area. It would be recalled that similar robbery incident happened in 2008 which left scores dead. Eyewitnesses revealed that the robbers allegedly fired several…

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Neymar loses $40,000 to hackers

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Officials in Sao Paulo said a man they believe hacked into Neymar’s bank accounts and repeatedly stole small sums of money totaling more than 40,000 dollars, has been arrested. Police said the alleged hacker worked at an unnamed bank where the Paris St-Germain (PSG) and Brazil player and his business manager father had accounts. The 20-year-old was arrested on Wednesday “for defrauding bank clients”, a police statement said. Although the police did not name the player in the statement, the officer in charge of the case said it was Neymar.…

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