Author: topnews

Following the arrest of Azeez Fashola, upcoming musician popularly known as Naira Marley last Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has preferred 11 charges bordering on fraud against him, including alleged credit card fraud. The musician effectively risks seven years in jail if found guilty, as Section 33 (2) which he was accused of breaching, reads: “Any person who uses: a counterfeit access device; an unauthorised access device; an access device issued to another person; resulting in a loss or gain commits an offence and shall be liable on…

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The 41- year-old marriage between Mrs Mabel Alli and her husband, Pastor Richard has been dissolved by an Igando Customary Court in Lagos, on Thursday, over incest. The Court President, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, said that it appeared that the estranged couple were tired of the marriage and all efforts to reconcile them failed. “Since both parties agreed to the dissolution of the marriage, this court has no choice but to dissolve it. “The court hereby pronounce the marriage between Mabel Alli and Pastor Richard, dissolved. Both of you henceforth cease…

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In order to resist arrest, suspected internet fraudsters reportedly unleashed an attack dog on detectives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office. Upon receipt of intelligence reports and launch of preliminary investigations into their illegal activities, officers of the commission in the early hours of Thursday stormed the suspects’ hideout at Agara area of Ibadan. Instead of allowing them in, after proper introduction, one of the suspects instructed the guard to release the attack dog on the operatives. The trick, however, failed to work as it…

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A group of gunmen, who invaded an operation site of an indigenous oil firm, Belemaoil, in the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State have abducted five oil workers. The gunmen had accosted their victims while they were working on an oil installation on the high sea before whisking them away in a speedboat. A statement by the Public Relations Department of Belema Oil Producing Limited indicated that the workers were seized within the OML 55 operational area of the oil firm in Akuku-Toru. According to the statement, the workers,…

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Michael Arowosaiye, a gospel artiste with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has allegedly committed suicide. Arowosaiye, who regularly performed at RCCG programmes, was said to have hanged  himself with his belt on Tuesday at Sunnyvale Estate, Lokogoma District, Abuja. It was learnt  that the deceased, who ministered during a recent youth praise event at the church, was allegedly depressed over certain personal issues. Acting spokesman for the police in the Federal Capital Territory, ASP Gajere Danjuma, confirmed the incident. The Head, Media and Public Relations, RCCG, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, while commiserating…

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Ogun state has been named as the state of origin of most of the inmates held in the five prisons across Lagos State, the Lagos State Criminal Information System, January-March, 2019 edition has revealed. Of the total of 9,044 inmates in the prisons in Lagos State as of March, 422 are from Ogun State. Oyo State came second with 359 of its indigenes in prisons in Lagos. Lagos itself has 276 of its indigenes in custody, while Osun State came next with 208 indigenes. Others states whose indigenes are in…

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