Hon. Oladipupo Babatunde Doles Out Scholarship to Students

The true nature of a man is determined through his character and disposition towards issues and people around him, Hon. Oladipupo Babatunde Okeyomi has continued to set an impeccable as well as excellent record of himself amongst the people of Ojokoro LCDA with his strategically panned out community development projects and initiatives. Hon. Oladipupo Babatunde […]

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How CCTV facilitated Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha’s arrest for defiling minor

Deji Lambo Popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defiling a minor. PUNCH Metro gathered that a closed-circuit television installed in the victim’s home captured Omiyinka allegedly molesting the victim while her mother was not at home. It was learnt that […]

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MASSOB rejects asylum offer, says UK plotting to stop Biafra

Raphael Ede The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Thursday, rejected the United Kingdom’s offer of asylum for its members.It described the offer as an arrangement with the President, Major General Muhamadu Buhari (retd.), and the Federal Government to divert the attention of the people of Biafra. A statement by […]

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States’ cash cruch: Govs beg FG to postpone $2.1bn support repayment, CBN kicks

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja NEC faults Obaseki, says N60bn not printed to shore up March allocationMinister fixes May date, CBN explains technical challenges in further shiftState governors on Thursday at the monthly meeting of the National Economic Council appealed to the Federal Government to postpone the repayment of the $2.1bn budget support facility to states which […]

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Houseboy kills boss, steals N3,500, phones in Ondo

Peter Dada, Akure Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a houseboy, identified as Emmanuel Akpan, for allegedly killing his boss and stealing some personal items of the deceased. Some of the items allegedly stolen from the deceased are N3,500, two phones, jewellery and a generator.Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the […]

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Instagram comedian, 34 others nabbed for Internet fraud

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe and Dennis Naku An Instagram comedian and social media influencer, Nwagbo Chidera, also known as Pankeeroy, has been arrested for alleged Internet fraud.Chidera was arrested alongside 34 others at the James Court in the Lekki area of Lagos State by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged involvement in computer-related […]

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Nigeria fears arms influx over Idriss Deby’s death

Olalekan Adetayo, Daud Olatunji, Godwin Isenyo and Olufemi Olaniyi The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd.), on Thursday said the Federal Government knew that the killing of Chad’s President, Idriss Deby, was capable of causing security problems for Nigeria and other neighbouring countries.The minister, who spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja during the […]

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Financial institutions will fund N1.8tn COVID-19 stimulus package – FG

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday said about N1.8tn of its N2.3tn COVID-19 economic stimulus package would be funded by financial institutions.It also disclosed that about N288bn from the N500bn of the package funded through the 2021 budget has so far been released, adding that it was currently in the process of releasing […]

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