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Pastor accused of snatching church member’s wife

Aug 11, 2021 topnews

The General Overseer of the World Bank Assembly in Eneka, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Moses Adeeyo, has been accused by a man, Bright Ben, of snatching his wife, Tina. Bright claimed that trouble started after his wife of 12 years was made an assistant choir mistress in the church and she moved out of the house with their two children. Bright said that he had been searching for her and had called the pastor to seek advice on the matter. He stated that he got to know…

Nigerian Diplomat assaulted in Indonesia by officials

Aug 11, 2021 topnews

A trending video which emerged on Tuesday has exposed some Immigration officials who were assaulting a Nigerian diplomat in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. This was as the Federal Government announced the recall of Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Asian country, Usman Ogar, due to the ugly incident. The diplomat, who was apparently in pain while the unyielding Indonesian immigration officers pinned his head to the seat of a car, was heard shouting “I can’t breathe.” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who announced Ogar’s recall for consultations in Abuja, on Tuesday,…

COVID-19: Lagos leads as NCDC records 442 new cases

Aug 10, 2021 topnews

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 422 new infections on Aug 9, 2021 as Lagos state witnessed an upsurge in daily new COVID-19 cases. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday morning. It confirmed that the additional 422 cases were from nine states and the FCT. The agency said that Lagos state was standing at a dire inflection point, with the coronavirus cases surging and most of its population not yet fully vaccinated. Driving the latest wave was the highly contagious Delta variant…

Chevron MD accused of cruelty, wife seeks divorce

Aug 10, 2021 topnews

The Chief Medical Director of Chevron Nigeria Limited, Dr. Rotimi Olalekan Babalola, has been dragged to court by his wife, Mrs. Adediwura Adebukola Babalola, seeking divorce on the grounds of maltreating her and their only child. According to court processes filed by Mrs. Babalola in Suit numbered LD/9231WD/2021, against her husband on the ground that he has been displaying act of intolerable cruelty and inhuman conduct towards her and the only child of the marriage. According to the facts filed in support of the divorce petition, which constitute the grounds…

Fraudsters forfeit three Lagos duplexes, N200m, vehicles

Aug 10, 2021 topnews

Following prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, two convicted fraudsters, Tobilola Bakare and Alimi Sikiru, have forfeited three duplexes in the Lekki area of Lagos and N200m cash to the Federal Government. The forfeited assets include N196,741,216 and N7,054,852 in two bank accounts; two vehicles, a Mercedes Benz E500 and a Toyota Hilux 2020; a five-bedroom duplex on Ibrahim Eleto Street, Osapa London, Lekki, Lagos; a four- bedroom semi-detached duplex situated at Ologolo, Jakande, Lekki, Lagos; and another four-bedroom semi-detached duplex in the Southern View Estate, Mayor Court,…

IPOB’s sit-at-home order turns bloody, eight killed

Aug 10, 2021 topnews

Hoodlums wreaked havoc in Anambra and Imo states yesterday, killing four policemen and four other persons following the sit-at-home order handed down to the people of the South-East by IPOB. Gunmen, who went on a shooting spree in Anambra, attacked a police Area Command in Nnewi axis of the state. The incident was said to have occurred few hours after a joint security patrol team allegedly killed two persons suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network/IPOB, who were enforcing the group’s sit-at-home directives in the area. A police…

Captain Hosa Okunbo dies of pancreatic cancer in London

Aug 9, 2021 topnews

Edo State born billionaire businessman, Captain Hosa Okunbo, has died after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Okunbo, a professional pilot and philanthropist, died on Saturday night; 12 months after doctors said he had nine months to live. Late Okunbo, who moved to London a year ago for treatment, is survived by widow, Nosa, and children. In October last year, there were rumours that he was in a coma and that his illness was due to the outcome of Edo State governorship election. The business mogul admitted that, he was…

Housewife pours hot water on husband’s alleged girlfriend during church vigil

Aug 9, 2021 topnews

A housewife and mother of two, Mrs. Joy Sunday, 37, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for pouring hot water on the face of another woman, Justina Ameh, after accusing her of sleeping with her husband. The victim, Ameh had been taken to Strong Tower Hospital, Ota for medical attention. The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Agbado divisional headquarters by the elder sister of the victim, one Kelechi Samuel. According to the Ogun State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, he said,…

FIRSTBANK IMPACTS ITS FIRSTMONIE AGENTS WITH A 100 BILLION NAIRA LOAN

Aug 8, 2021 topnews

Barely a year after the launch of its Agent Credit scheme, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced that it has economically empowered its Firstmonie Agents with the sum of N100 billion. The Bank currently has over 120,000 Firstmonie Agents, spread across 772 Local Government Areas in the country. The Agent Credit scheme was created by the banking giant to promote and expand the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform – Firstmonie Agents – whilst putting them at an advantage to positively…

7 teenagers rescued from traffickers in Edo

Aug 7, 2021 topnews

The Edo state police command has rescued seven teenagers from being trafficked overseas. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Philip Ogbadu, who disclosed this in Benin on Friday, said the victims were rescued following an intelligence report. He said the victims, who were rescued on Thursday, included six girls and a male, who were allegedly billed to be trafficked to Cote d’Ivoire and Libya. The commissioner explained that the victims were aged between 16 and 20 years. He said that the girls, who disguised as Muslims by wearing hijab, were…