Category: Crime/Health

‘Hours To Sallah,’ Nigeria’s Ex-Petroleum Minister, Prof. Jubril Aminu, Is Dead

Aliyu Aliyu

  “Eid-ul-Adha rams already tied down at his residence before the unfortunate incident,” family gives details of the last hours of the Ex-Petroleum and education minister who was earlier rumoured to have died in December 2021.   A former Minister of Petroleum Resources and education, Professor Jibril Aminu, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Aminu died in Abuja on Thursday, while preparing for Eid Ul-Adha, Muslim festival. He was aged 85. Aminu’s death, Platforms reports, came about four years after he was earlier rumoured to have died in December 2021.…

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Igbos Founded Ile-Ife, S’Eastern Authors Claim In Book, Afenifere Kicks 

Gbenga Adeoti

  . ‘Dangerous, Theeat To Unity;’ everything the Yoruba group said on claim Nigerian Educational Research Development Council, a Federal Government educational institution, endorsed controversial book      The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, warned scholars against the tendency to fuel the embers of discord over their false narrative about the originator of Ile-Ife. Afenifere’s decision came in the wake of a claim that Igbo people of South-East Nigeria founded Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba, saying “such a claim is not only false, but a violent attempt to…

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‘He Bought N100k Soap From Herbalist,’ Babcock Varsity Expels Student

Ganiyu Amodu

Babcock University in the Ilishan-Remo area of Ogun State has expelled a student, Oladipupo Siwajuola, for allegedly violating the university’s regulations, including engagement in fetish practices, drug peddling, and dishonesty. The Babcock University Director of Marketing and Communication, Dr Joshua Suleiman, announced this in a statement on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Siwajuola’s disappearance in early May 2025 garnered public attention after his mother publicly accused the university on social media of neglecting its duty of care. However, Suleiman stated that the student intentionally left the campus on April 28 without…

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Police Arrest Two Over Kidnap, Death Of Female Banker

Ganiyu Amodu

The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended two suspects believed to be involved in the kidnapping and murder of a female banker in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. PUNCH Online previously reported that the female banker, identified only as Ifeoma, was abducted and killed by suspected kidnappers on 13 January, despite her family paying a ransom of N14 million for her release. The victim was kidnapped in Onitsha and held captive for several days before her captors contacted her family demanding ransom. After the ransom was paid, she…

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‘Two Killed, 559 Arrested,’ Paris Erupts In Chaos After PSG’s Champions League Win

Ganiyu Amodu

Celebrations in Paris took a tragic turn on Saturday following Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) victory in the UEFA Champions League final. Riots broke out, leading to clashes between fans and police across the city. According to AFP, atleast 2 people died and the police arrested nearly 559 people after clashes broke out near the city’s Champs-Elysees avenue and PSG’s Parc des Princes stadium, where nearly 50,000 people had watched the match on big screens. The clashes occurred after PSG, a professional football club based in Paris defeated Inter Milan, an Italian…

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‘NNPC Cooperative Money Missing,’ Retired Workers Demand Probe

Abibat Babalola

A group of retired staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has raised alarm over alleged large-scale financial misappropriation within the company’s Lagos State Multipurpose Cooperative Society, accusing its leadership of mismanaging member contributions and operating without due process. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, the aggrieved retirees called for a forensic audit of the cooperative’s financial records and demanded accountability over what they described as unexplained losses and unpaid entitlements. Platforms Africa reports that Elder Ante Ante, who led the group, said that…

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“How I Used Timilehin’s University School Fees To Bury Her” – Father Of Teenage UTME Candidate Who Committed Sui(ide

ADEOLA YUSUF

“She regretted it (ingesring rat poison). I could see it. She was fighting for her life,” everything the father said through tears   The grieving father of Teenage UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) candidate has revealed how he buried his daughter, Timilehin, using money he had set aside for her university education after she died by ending it all over her UTME result. In an emotional interview with Channels Television, the father explained that Timilehin, who had scored 190 in the previous year’s UTME, was devastated when she saw this…

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‘On Way From Bible Study,’ Three Deeper Life Church Members Kidnapped

Gbenga Adeoti

Three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the victims were abducted on Monday evening while returning from a Bible study session held in the Kasemola area, within the Ogbese axis. A message shared in the church’s WhatsApp group confirmed the incident and called for prayers: ‘I Saw Hell,’ Global Excellence Publisher, Mayor Akinpelu, Narrates Close Shave With Death During Prostate Crisis Nigeria A Difficult Place For Good People To Govern…

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‘I Saw Hell,’ Global Excellence Publisher, Mayor Akinpelu, Narrates Close Shave With Death During Prostate Crisis

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

. ‘So sick I couldn’t attend my award,’ everything Akinpelu said on his walk through the valley of shadow of death between Reddington hospital Ikeja and The Prostate clinic Victorial Island   The publisher of Global Excellence magazine, Mayor Akinpelu, has narrated his close shave with death during a prostate surgery, describing it as a walk through the valley of the shadows of death. Platforms Africa reports that Akinpelu, who has not been seen in public for somethings now, took to his verified Facebook page on Monday to give account…

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‘Deported,’ Saudi Bars Sheikh Gumi For 2025 Hajj

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

‘My story,’ Here’s how the cleric reacted to deportation Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has been deported from Saudi Arabia and barred from participating in the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage despite holding a valid visa issued by the kingdom. In a statement shared via his official Facebook page on Monday, Sheikh Gumi revealed that Saudi authorities denied him entry into Medina after his arrival to commence the pilgrimage rites. ‘While Heading To Hajj,’ DSS Arrests Kidnap Kingpin At Airport Say Goodbye To It: Using Phone in Bathroom increases Your Risk…

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