Woman Arrested In Connection To EFCC Employment Scam

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Hajiya Hadiza Umar Abubakar for defrauding a job seeker, Nuraddeen Abubakar of N3,000,000 (Three Million Naira only) through a fake promise of securing employment for him in the EFCC. Our correspondent S’Teller gathered that the suspect was arrested in a branch of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), as she sent her son to make a transaction, unaware that the Commission has placed a Post No Debit (PND) on all her accounts. The detention of her son in the bank,…

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Ondo Hunters: How Escaped Suspect Was Re-arrested In Oyo State

Facts have emerged on how Sunday Shodipe, the 19-year-old man accused of the rape and murder of some female residents in Ibadan, Oyo State, was re-arrested on Sunday. The accused has been alleged for raping and killing of no fewer than three female residents in Akinyele area of Ibadan during the Coronavirus lockdown. The police in the state confirmed the report of Mr Shodipeโ€™s re-arrest on Sunday through their spokesperson, Olugbenga Fadeyi, who also narrated how Mr Shodipe was taken back into custody. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, also…

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Ondo LG Election: Bloody Party Clash, Other Parties’ Withdraw

A bloody clash erupted between the supporters of the All Progressives Congress and the African Democratic Congress on Friday in Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government Area. A similar incident has also been reported in Ilaje local government where members of the All Progressives Congress were allegedly attacked by hoodlums. The incidents occurred 24 hours to the council election, scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 22. The police in Ondo State are still investigating the cause of these unrest. According to the police spokesperson, Tee Leo-Ikoro, who confirmed the incident…

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White House Adviser, Steven Bannon & Others Charged For Fundraising Fraud Of Trump’s Border Wall

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon and three others were arrested and charged with defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a fundraising campaign that was supposed to support Trump’s border wall. Bannon and defendant Brian Kolfage promised donors that the more than $25 million raised for the We Build the Wall campaign would go straight to the cause. Instead, prosecutors say Bannon and the others pocketed money to pay for their own lifestyle expenses. Bannon, the former head of Breitbart News, was an influential voice…

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Mali: UN Security Council Warns Military Plotters

The United Nations Security Council has issued a stern warning to the Malian military to immediately return to the barracks. The warning came on Wednesday as mutineering soldiers took over the government in Mali as the President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse, were arrested by the soldiers. The President was subsequently forced to resign. The 15-member council was briefed after soldiers ousted Mali’s President in a coup. A resistance group, M5, also insisted that the constitutional court must be dissolved, while the President must resign before peace…

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Yam Thief, Who Murdered Farmer Bags Death Sentence In Ekiti State

An Ekiti State high court sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Dele Ojo, to death by hanging for murder. The judge, Abiodun Adesodun, while delivering the judgment on Monday, said the accused was guilty of the offence. โ€œThe circumstances of this case doesnโ€™t allow for recommendation of clemency to the governor on behalf of the accused,โ€ he said. โ€œTherefore, the defendant is hereby sentenced to death by hanging. โ€œMay the Lord have mercy upon his soul.โ€ The offence was committed on September 13, 2018, at Iroko Ekiti…

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A Soldier, 26 Others Arrested For Alleged Cyber Crime

A serving military corporal in Lagos State, Lance Corporal Ajayi Kayode has been arrested for alleged Internet fraud. Kayode was arrested in the Lekki axis of the state by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The soldier, who was arrested alongside 26 others, said he was still learning “yahoo yahoo” (Internet fraud) from his friends when he was nabbed. He confessed that his friends, who were teaching him, had told him that cybercrime was the best way to make quick money hence his involvement. EFCC spokesperson, Mr Dele…

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34-Yr-old Unilag Alumnus, John Otema Sentenced To 50 Years For Rape Of Unilag Student

A court of Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence sitting Ikeja on Monday sentenced John Otema, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, to 50-years imprisonment for raping a 19-year-old student of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 34-year-old Mr Otema, a quantity surveyor and facilities manager, was charged before Justice Abiola Soladoye with three counts of rape and assault occasioning harm on two female students. He was found guilty on two-counts of rape and assault occasioning harm in respect of the rape of the 19-year-old student…

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