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‘Angry vipers’ threaten Obi Cubana over Abba Kyari’s presence at mother’s burial

Nov 12, 2021 topnews

“The Angry Vipers”, a heavily armed group, has threatened to attack Anambra-born businessman and socialite, Obi Cubana, due to the presence of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, at his mother’s burial. The burial, which was held at Oba, Anambra State in July 2021, was a lavish display of wealth as Obi Cubana buried his mother in grand style. Several celebrities, business people and politicians turned out in large numbers for the funeral, including Abba Kyari, as pictures of Obi Cubana and the police officer went viral on the internet.…

Otedola celebrates daughter, DJ Cuppy, on her birthday

Nov 12, 2021 topnews

Billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, has celebrated his daughter, Florence, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, on her birthday. DJ Cuppy, who is an entrepreneur and artiste, clocked 29 years on Thursday. To celebrate his daughter, the proud father took to his Instagram page to share a picture of himself and DJ Cuppy. In the caption, Otedola described his daughter as his “heartbeat and headache”. He wrote, “Happy birthday to my heartbeat and heartache @cuppymusic. My Ifemiii. Papa is proud of you.” Asides her father, DJ Cuppy’s actress sister, Temi Otedola,…

Ex-Edo gov, Igbinedion, quizzed by EFCC over N1.6bn fraud

Nov 12, 2021 topnews

Lucky Igbinedion, a former governor of Edo State, is currently being quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Igbinedion who finished his tenure as governor in 2007 is being grilled at the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC for allegedly diverting public funds to the tune of N1.6 billion. A loan obtained by the Edo State government is said to have been diverted to a company which he has an interest in. Mr Igbinedion was prosecuted in 2008 by the EFCC and convicted of embezzling N2.9 billion belonging to…

COVID-19: NCDC records 65 new cases, 8 deaths

Nov 11, 2021 topnews

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 65 additional cases of COVID-19 infections and eight COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday. The NCDC made the disclosure in its daily COVID-19 report on Thursday morning. The 65 additional cases reported on Wednesday indicate an increase from the 64 cases reported in the country the previous day. The public health agency noted that with the new fatalities recorded, the death toll from the virus now stood at 2,914. It also revealed that the total infection from the pandemic currently…

Three medical doctors indicted in Lagos chef’s death

Nov 11, 2021 topnews

Three medical doctors of the Premier Specialists’ Medical Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State, have been indicted by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Nigeria for the death of a chef, Peju Ugboma. Peju reportedly died after a botched fibroid surgery at the hospital. The pastry chef was said to have suffered internal bleeding after the surgery, which made her condition deteriorate. She was later admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital, where she was placed on a respirator. Her family accused the hospital of sedating her intravenously,…

Maina sentenced to eight years imprisonment for N2.1b fraud

Nov 9, 2021 topnews

Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), has been sentenced to a total of 61 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, which will run concurrently for eight years, for defrauding the Federal Government of the sum of N2.1 billion. The sentence, which started counting from October 26, 2019 when the 12-count charge was brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), meant the convict began serving his eight years term from the very date. By implication, the convict has only…

Businessman, who fled kidnappers’ den, abducted again in Zamfara

Nov 9, 2021 topnews

Aminu Jangeme, a businessman in Zamfara State, who escaped from kidnappers’ den last year, has been abducted again. Sarki, as he is popularly known, was abducted in his village in 2020 along with six others. While negotiation on payment of ransom was ongoing, he escaped and fled to Gusau town with members of his family. It was learnt that Jangeme returned to the village, not knowing that the bandits had been looking for him. He was reportedly re-abducted on his farm on the Gusau-Dansadau Road last Thursday. His elder…

Anambra: INEC declares election inconclusive, fixes Nov 9 for supplementary poll in Ihiala

Nov 8, 2021 topnews

Professor Florence Obi, the Returning Officer of the Anambra State governorship election, has said that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9. Citing the constitution, Prof. Obi noted that election had to take place in those polling units for the election to be conclusive. She noted that election did not take place in Ihiala because there were reports of insecurity in the area. Meanwhile, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, leads with a total…

Man arrested for beating own 2 months old baby to death

Nov 8, 2021 topnews

The Osun State Government has arrested one Sanjo, 43, for killing his two months old baby. According to the Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Barr. Olubukola Olaboopo in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Information Officer, Bolarinwa Adereti, Sanjo had been killing the children birthed by his wife. The suspect, who lived at Alekunwodo area of the state capital, said he beat the baby to death unintentionally. Sanjo said, “I got married to my wife in 2008 and God blessed us with five children. It was the third…

Drug dealer behind multiple UK-bound consignments arrested

Nov 8, 2021 topnews

A suspected drug dealer, Ikenna Okoli, who is believed to be responsible for the recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs to London, United Kingdom, through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, and other courier companies has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The agency said Okoli had been on bail following his arrest in November 2020 and subsequent arraignment before the Federal High Court in Lagos for attempting to export 15.700 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine to Australia. A statement on Sunday by the…