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Man arrested with eight skulls, human parts in Ondo

Jun 13, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

Police in Ondo State have arrested a man, Yusuf Adenoyin, for being in possession of eight human skulls in Isua, the headquarters of the Akoko South-East Local Government. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, on Wednesday, explained that the police personnel attached to the Police Safer Highway Patrol at the Isua/Epinmi checkpoint arrested the suspect while performing their lawful duty. Odunlami said, “On June 10, 2024, at about 0800hrs, personnel attached to the Police Safer Highway Patrol at Isua/Epinmi checkpoint while performing their lawful duty flagged down…

HoS suspends perm sec, orders probe over sexual harassment allegations

Jun 13, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been suspended by the Office of the Head of Service over sexual harassment allegation. The Head of Service, Folashade Yemi-Esan, said the permanent secretary would be on suspension pending the outcome of a probe into the allegation against him. “The permanent secretary has been suspended pending the outcome of the probe by the committee set up, “ a senior director in the office told our correspondent in Abuja. It was learnt that following a petition submitted by…

Sexual Harassment:Perm Sec denies Foreign Affairs Minister’s Aide allegation, says she wants financial gains

Jun 13, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

The sexual harassment allegations levelled against the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, by a political aide to the Minister has been denied. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, had written to the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Folasade Yemi-Esan, to probe the allegation of sexual harassment against the Permanent Secretary. In the letter dated May 27, Tuggar said he felt it necessary to write to her following the “gravity of the matter,” urging Yemi-Esan to handle it accordingly. The Minister…

Court orders final forfeiture of NOK university to Nigerian govt

Jun 11, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday headed by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has ordered the final forfeiture of every asset of NOK University Gwasmyen Water Factory, Gwasmyen Event Centre and Gwasmyen International Hotel in Kaduna State. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had through its counsel Ekele Iheanacho filed an order of final forfeiture of the said properties pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and Section 44(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.…

American man attempts suicide on Third Mainland Bridge

Jun 11, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

An American citizen attempting suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos yesterday, was rescued by Lagos state police officers. This was made known in a statement by the police command shared on X.com on Monday. According to the statement the American, whose name has not been disclosed, was driven to the bridge by his baby mama at approximately 1:23 p.m. The statement revealed that the American, who is in his early 30s, had directed his baby mama to park her vehicle while he walked to a spot on the…

175,000 bottles of codeine shipment from India intercepted by NDLEA

Jun 11, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

No fewer than 175,000 bottles of codeine shipment from India en route to Enugu State has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Friday, barely one week after it seized a similar shipment in Rivers State. This is just as the anti-narcotics agency arrested a Nigerian for concealing drugs in pesticide tanks and 19 others in multiple raids across the country. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, added that the NDLEA Directorate of Operations and General Investigation…

Groom-to-be, 127 other suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Ondo

Jun 11, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

A groom-to-be and his friends who were at one of the clubs in Akure, the Ondo State capital, have been arrested alongside 127 other persons suspected to be internet fraudsters, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, operatives at the weekend. Security personnel raided two nightclubs in the metropolis, arresting the groom alongside other suspected fraudsters who were there for a bachelor’s eve. Vehicles, telephones, and laptops belonging to the fun-seekers were reportedly confiscated during the early morning sting operation. Some protesters stormed major streets in Akure metropolis, expressing…

Fidelity Bank records largest single-day turnover volume of over 600 million shares

Jun 11, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

Fidelity Bank was by far the most traded stock in the NGX on Monday, 10 June 2024, with a turnover volume of about 605.257 million shares, even as the stock gained 6.52% to close at N9.80. Since announcing its public offer and rights issue program, the bank’s stock has seen significant market activity. For the week ending June 7, 2024, it emerged as the top-traded stock, with a turnover volume of 229.613 million shares. After Fidelity Bank, Access Holdings recorded the highest turnover volume in the market with 93.067 million…

Fitch Upgrades Fidelity Bank’s Rating to ‘Positive’

Jun 10, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Fidelity Bank PLC’s LongTerm Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Positive from Stable, while affirming the rating at ‘B-‘. The credit rating agency has also affirmed Fidelity Bank’s National Long-Term Rating at ‘A(nga)’ with a Stable Outlook. In a statement released on Friday, Fitch said that the outlook revision reflects its, “expectations that the bank’s capitalisation will strengthen in the near term as a result of core capital issuances, including to meet the new paid-in capital requirement of N500 billion for banks with an…

Mohbad’s death caused by drug reaction – Autopsy

Jun 8, 2024Nov 22, 2025 topnews

The autopsy conducted on the body of the Nigerian rapper and singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, almost a year after his death, has finally revealed the possible cause of his death. The report, which went viral on the internet yesterday, said though the cause of the singer’s death could not be ascertained, there was a possibility of drug reaction in view of the absence of any significant post-mortem and toxicology findings. According to the result of the autopsy conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, the samples…