Ikemefuna Aje, 47, has been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command. The suspect, who specialised in stealing laptops at conferences and seminars was arrested while leading a house fellowship at his home. The suspect gate-crashed a seminar organised for internet brand managers at a popular hotel in Government Reserved Area, GRA, Ikeja, and stole six laptops. He allegedly made away with five MacBooks, one HP computer and assorted personal effects of the workshop participants. According to the Commander of RRS, Assistant Superintendent…
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Air force officer kills female colleague in Benue
An Air Force officer, Lieutenant Kalu, has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead his girlfriend, Solape Oladipupo, in Markudi, Benue State. The incident happened on Saturday at the NAF Tactical Air Command, Makurdi, Benue State. It was learnt that the lady, popularly referred to as Shomzy, was allegedly shot dead by Kalu after he accused her of having a romantic affair with other men. It was gathered that the two air force officers had had an affair for some months, after they met at a military parade. It was learnt that Oladipupo, who…
Read MoreSamuel Ogbemudia dies at 84
Retired Brigadier General Samuel Ogbemudia two-time ex-governor of defunct Midwest and Bendel States is dead. The revered leader of the both states which were later split into Edo and Delta States, died at the age of 84 in a private hospital in Lagos shortly before midnight on Thursday. The statesman was rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, in November 2016 where he was later transferred to Lagos for treatment. It was reliably learnt that the deceased had battled diabetes and High blood Pressure since 1970. These, eventually…
Read MoreBrazilian President claims ghosts chased him out of official residence
Michel Temer, the Brazilian President has blamed bad vibes and even ghosts for driving him from his sumptuous official residence in the villa. A Brazilian news weekly reported that Brazil’s President Michel Temer surprised Brazilian politics watchers this week with the revelation that he has decamped from the Alvorada Palace in the capital Brasilia. He moved with his former beauty queen wife and their seven-year-old son down the road to the smaller vice presidential residence. The modernist Alvorada, which means Dawn and was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, would be a…
Read MoreSaudi-bound Grandma arrested with 1.6kg cocaine
A grandmother, Omolara Morayo Odeyemi has been arrested by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Saturday. The 57-year-old grandmother was arrested with cocaine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on her way to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. NDLEA said the suspect, a textile merchant at the Balogun Market in Lagos, who claimed to be going on a pilgrimage had all the paraphernalia of a pilgrim “save for the narcotic content in her luggage.” The Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, in a statement on Saturday, quoted the agency’s…
Read MoreMedical doctor arrested for killing own mother
Dr. Emmanuel Ogah, who allegedly stabbed his biological mother to death has been arrested by the Ogun State police. In a statement issued in Abeokuta Saturday by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command said the arrest was sequel to a complaint by the elder brother of the suspect, Cletus Ogah. It said the elder brother reported at Itele Ota Divisional headquarters that his younger brother had stabbed his 62 year-old mother, one Janet Ogah, to death. The command said that following the complaint, the DPO of the…
Read MoreOshiomhole accuses Soludo of wrongly enriching two banks with N8bn
At the Vanguard Economic Discourse in Lagos on Friday, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo, and the immediate past Governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, made allegations and counter-allegations. The development, which generated grumblings among the audience, occurred during a discussion session moderated by the founding Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Guaranty Trust Bank, Mr. Fola Adeola. Soludo, who delivered the keynote speech on the topic, ‘The hard facts to rescue the Nigerian economy’, had earlier highlighted some of the failures of the President…
Read More“Revive power sector or resign in 30 days” -Group tells Fashola
The Campaign for Democracy, CD has given the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) up till 30 days from now to revive the ailing power sector or resign his appointment as a minister of the federal republic due to the lingering epileptic power supply in the country, particularly in the South East zone . National Publicity Secretary of CD, Dede Uzor A. Uzor who gave the ultimatum in a press statement issued in Onitsha, Anambra state, yesterday, said Fashola has failed woefully to increase the megawatt from…
Read MoreBuhari Arrives Nigeria After Prolonged Medical Trip
President Muhammad Buhari has arrived back to Nigeria, ending his London vacation. President Buhari landed at the Kaduna Airport and alighted from the aircraft at 7.55am, he was received by the state deputy governor, Mr Barnabas Bala and other top military officers. He then walked about 50 metres to a waiting helicopter where it was learnt would convey him to Abuja. Speaking to newsmen, Bala remarked that the president is hale and hearty contrary to speculations. The Airforce plane that conveyed the president with No N5 FGT landed on the…
Read MoreSkye bank MD lauds women as change agents
In celebration of the 2017 International Women’s Day, Group Managing Director/CEO of Skye Bank Plc, Tokunbo Abiru, has extolled the role of women as change agents in the society. The IWD, marked every March 8, is a global day and an important opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women across the world as well as help to drive positive change for womenfolk. Mr. Abiru praised the resilience of women, who according to him, have over the years, shown what great pillar of support they can…
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