Unemployed Man Faces Trial For Allegedly Defrauding His Friends of N880,000

LAGOS —  A 24-year-old unemployed man, Ajibola Odusanya, on Tuesday, appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding his two friends of 880,000. Odusanya, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, ASP. Ben Ekundayo told the court that the defendant committed the offences in February in Victoria Island, Lagos. Ekundayo said the defendant fraudulently collected 685,000 from Mr. Folorunsho...

Bandits on Rampage In Kaduna With Daily Abduction

Bandits on Monday have abducted students and teachers from UBE Primary School in Rama, a village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The latest abduction happened 24 hours after security agents thwarted an attempted abduction of 307 students of Government Science Secondary School in Ikara Local Government Area of the state and another attack at the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) quarters in Igabi LGA of the state. It was gathered...

Abduction: 618 Schools Closed In Six Northern States

The spate of students’ abduction in Northern Nigeria has forced school authorities to close no fewer than 618 schools in six northern states over the fear of attack and abduction of pupils and members of staff. The six states affected by the closure are Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Niger, and Yobe. The Sokoto state government has closed all boarding schools along with border towns. The state Commissioner for Security and Career Affairs, Col. Garba Moyi...

NAFDAC Destroys Over N2b Counterfeit Drugs, Vaccines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs and vaccines, cosmetics, and expired food items worth over N2 billion. A statement by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, in Abuja said the destruction exercise took place in Kano and Awka, the Anambra State capital. It stated that the agency’s operatives had combed the nooks and crannies of three geo-political zones, namely, North West, South East, and South-South,...

Senator Ndume Calls For Power Shift To South, Opposes Amnesty for Bandits

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume who represents Borno South District in the National Assembly on Sunday said the retention of the party’s presidential ticket in the North in 2023 would be tantamount to a third term for the region. Ndume, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said the pre-2015 agreement among the founding fathers of the party favoured the rotation of the presidential slot between the North and the South. Ndume spoke on the 2023 succession...

Nigerian Army Eliminate Scores Of Terrorists In Borno

The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have eliminated scores of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Saturday in Borno. Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, Director, Army Public Relations disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja said the encounters, which took place on the Tumbus of Lake Chad’s fringes, also led to the destruction of terrorists’ gun trucks and recovery of a large cache of arms and...

No Negotiation Or Amnesty To Criminals- Gov Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom Benue State says his administration will no longer negotiate with or grant amnesty to criminals under any guise in the state. He stated this on Saturday in Anyiin, Logo Local Government Area of the state at the burial of Mr. Terkura Suswam, the slain elder brother of the former governor, Sen. Gabriel Suswam. late Suswam was killed along with his aide, Mr. Solomon Utanor on March 2, close to his residence in...

Two YEDC Auxiliary Staff Arrested For Vandalizing And Stealing Of Armored Electricity Cables

YOLA — Adamawa State police command has arrested two auxiliary staff of Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) for alleged involvement in vandalizing and stealing armored electricity cables. According to a statement by the command’s image maker, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the two suspects, Idi Wakili (62) and Babangida Bello (54) all residents of Madumari ward of Yola South local government area were arrested along Rugange – Njoboliyo road in Yola South local government area. The...

Troops Foil Attempt to Kidnap Another Students in Kaduna

Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled another attempt to kidnap students at the Government Science Secondary School in the Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, by bandits. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Sunday at a press conference in the state. The Commissioner said the gunmen invaded the school in the late hours of Saturday and attempted to abduct the students before the arrival...

Farmers/Herders Truce: Ekiti Govt Commends Police, Stakeholders

ADO-EKITI — The Ekiti State Government has welcomed the recent truce between the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state. The West African Pilot News learned that the truce was at the instance of the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Mr. Babatunde Mobayo, on the directive of the Inspector-General of Police. A statement on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti signed by Mr. Akin Omole,...

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