Ogun Striking Worker Slumps, Dies During Union’s Briefings
Ogun Striking Worker Slumps, Dies During Union’s Briefings Tragedy befell the Ogun State Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday as one of the striking workers identified as Comrade Sunday Ogunjimi suddenly slumped and died while waiting for further directives on the ongoing indefinite strike embarked upon by the union in the state. Ogunjimi gave up the ghost after he slumped at the state Secretariat of NLC, located along the MKO Abiola Way in Abeokuta, the state capital where the striking workers had converged, waiting for the NL…
Three arrested for alleged rape, initiating teenage girl into cultism in Ogun
Three arrested for alleged rape, initiating teenage girl into cultism in Ogun Three young men have been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly gang-raping a minor. The suspects, Daniel Njoku, Damilare Ogundiran and Adebayo Olamilekan were said to be members of the Eiye confraternity. Their arrest, we learnt, followed a report lodged at the Ajuwon divisional headquarters by the mother of the 15-year-old victim. The mother had reported to the police she sent her daughter on an errand at Akute Odo area, “but she was waylaid on by Daniel Njoku, who …
Alleged N1.8bn loot: PDP demands Buratai’s investigation
Alleged N1.8bn loot: PDP demands Buratai’s investigation The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the investigation of former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) over the N1.8 billion recovered from a private property in Abuja last week. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had recovered the money from a certain military contractor. Gen. Buratai who is Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, has since denied any links to the money. But in a statement on Sunday by th…
Court Sentences Serving Senator To Seven Years Imprisonment For Money Laundering
Court Sentences Serving Senator To Seven Years Imprisonment For Money Laundering The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, senator representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, to seven years imprisonment along with his two companies: Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Limited. In addition, the court ordered that the companies who were the second and third respondents in the appeal be wound up in line with Section 22 of the Money Laundering (Prohibi…
Emir Laments Worsening Insecurity in Katsina, Says Many Traditional Rulers Have Been Abducted
Emir Laments Worsening Insecurity in Katsina, Says Many Traditional Rulers Have Been Abducted The Chairman, Katsina State Traditional Council of Chiefs and Emir of Katsina, Dr. Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, has raised the alarm over what he described as multifaceted worsening security challenges besetting residents of the state. The traditional ruler said the spate of insecurity in the state was at the moment deteriorating thereby degenerating the state of affairs with regards to the security of lives and property of the citizenry, particularly in …
Police confirm electrocution of suspected electrical accessories thief in Abia
Police confirm electrocution of suspected electrical accessories thief in Abia The police command in Abia has confirmed electrocution of a suspected electric accessories thief at Amoji-Ukwu Village, Obingwa Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, said that the suspected thief was electrocuted in the early hours of Friday while cutting two cables linked to a transformer. Ogbonna gave the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Saturday. A resident…
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Katsina: Cashier robbed of N61m at gunpoint, police suspect foul play
Katsina: Cashier robbed of N61m at gunpoint, police suspect foul play A cashier in the office of the Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, on Thursday, was allegedly robbed of N61 million he withdrew from one of the banks in the state capital. According to reports, the cashier, identified as Mr Aminu Darma, had the N61 million packed in three bags when the gunmen attacked him around Steel Rolling Round About and forcefully took the bags of money from him. An eyewitness, identified as Aliyu Shehu, said, “I saw a Toyota Corolla, ram into…
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