Category: Crime/Health

‘200 Gunmen, 2 Weeks’ Deadly Siege,’ Tale of 1979 Attack On Mecca’s Grand Mosque

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘For the first time and then…,’ How Saudi King was rendered helpless in an attack that shook the Muslim world as the Islamic holiest mosque was under siege for two weeks   On November 20, 1979, Juhayman al-Otaybi, a Saudi religious dissident and a former-soldier, led over 200 armed gunmen, as they took over and besieged the Grand Mosque of Mecca and held it under siege for two weeks. Mecca Grand Mosque Siege: The holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia are revered by Muslims across all sects…

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Ibadan Stampede: School Pupils Affected As Death Toll Surpasses 40

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Agidigbo FM official, principal who took pupils to Christmas gift party land in trouble, Tinubu orders probe       President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the stampede during a children funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State. This came as the Chief of staff to Oyo State Governor, Mr. Segun Ogunwuyi, said the dead toll had reached 40. “More than 40 children have been confirmed dead while other are still in critical condition,” Ogunwuyi said in Ebonyi on Thursday, during Governor Seyi Makinde’s birthday…

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Over 20 Children Feared Killed in Ibadan Christmas Gift Stampede

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Some of them were Brought in Dead (BID) to UCH from Agidigbo FM,” sad details of a pre-Christmas tragedy No fewer than 20 children have reportedly been trampled to death in a stampede in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, during a Christmas celebration organised for children. It was learnt that the event was organised by a radio station owned by popular broadcaster, which promised gifts for those in attendance. Many of the children, it was learnt, have been rushed to the University of Ibadan College Hospital, where some had been…

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‘How Suspended Accountant-General Diverted N109 Billion TSA, IPPIS Funds Into Personal Accounts’

ADEOLA YUSUF

. EFCC gives account on alleged mega fraud by Nigeria’s number one exchequer   Hayatu Ahmed, chief superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Ahmed Idris, suspended accountant-general of the federation, diverted public funds by compromising government account systems. He listed the account systems as the Treasury Single Account (TSA), government integrated financial management information system (GIFMIS), and the integrated payroll and personnel information system (IPPIS). Idris, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, and Mohammed Kudu Usman are standing trial over alleged N109 billion fraud. According to a statement by…

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How My Plea Stopped Abacha From Executing Obasanjo – Gowon

ADEOLA YUSUF

“I sent my wife with the letter in the middle of the night to Abacha in Abuja”   Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon says he pleaded with late Gen. Sani Abacha not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo for alleged coup plot in 1995. Gowon said this at the maiden edition of the Interdenominational Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival organised by the Plateau Government. Nigerians Spend $40m On UK Visas In Just One Year ‘Those Who Want Me Dead Won’t Escape Tragedy,’ Obasanjo Slams Death Rumour Peddlers…

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What To Know About Viral Photo Allegedly Showing Tinubu On Hospital Bed

ADEOLA YUSUF

“To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. Strong sources say he moves but little. Tulumbu, what happened to him?” message that followed the viral photo and secret Google reverse image search exposed about the image   An image circulating on Facebook seems to show Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, lying in a hospital bed. Many of the posts featuring the image are written in Hausa, a language commonly spoken in northern Nigeria. Four Facts Checking Phone Immediately After Waking Up Reveals About You FACT CHECK: Did Kaka’s ex-Wife…

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‘God Punish Poverty,’ Reactions As Bolt Driver Apologises To Mascot Ikwechegh

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘I Provoked Him To Anger’ word-for-word of what citizen Stephen the Driver said in a viral video seeking apology from lawmaker + ‘Gbamileti ki ndolowo o – Fela 1976, Poverty na bastard,” what Richard Akinola, Sunny Igboanugo other Nigerians said on ‘slappee’s apology to Slapper’   Reactions have trailed the apology tendered to House of Representatives member representing Aba North and South of Abia State, Mascot Ikwechegh by e-hailing driver who was assaulted in Abuja during an altercation over a package delivery, Stephen Abuwatseya, with many raining curses on poverty…

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Outcry As Report Says Woman Involved In E’Guinea Sextapes Commits Suicide

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Do not think about the women in the video, think about their children. Think about their parents. Think about the dignity of their gender before you are tempted to share the clip”   A public outcry has greeted a report alleging that a woman involved in the Equatorial Guinea sextapes committed suicide, with many on social media calling for the privacy and dignity of those affected. 460 Sex Tapes With President’s Sister, Ministers’ Wives; Story of Baltasar Engonga Broken, 420, S3x, GNOC, 28 Slangs Teens Use To Outsmart Parents Decoded…

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460 Sex Tapes With President’s Sister, Ministers’ Wives; Story of Baltasar Engonga

ADEOLA YUSUF

    Financial Crimes Chief In Equatorial Guinea’s Biggest Sex Scandal that has set the Internet on fire    The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording 460 sextapes of the wives of notable people in the country. Platforms Africa reports that the scandal emerged in the course of a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old Economist which resulted in the search of his house and office on impromptu notice by ANIF officials who came across several CDs that later revealed…

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Case Against EFCC Came Up Without My Knowledge – Sanwo-Olu

ADEOLA YUSUF

Lagos gov issues rebuttal on reports, probes how “the case came to be without our knowledge.”   Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disowned a case in his name against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), declaring that he is “currently investigating how the case came to be without our knowledge.” Platforms Africa reports that the governor, who said this through a statement by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, maintained that his inquiry at the EFCC confirmed thay the anti-graft agency is not investigating…

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