Category: Odd news

Controversial Singer Portable Arrested

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Police give details of the G-Wagon debt that landed the Wahala Wahala crooner in real trouble     Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, arrested controversial musician, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, for refusing to pay the debt he incurred when he purchased G-Wagon from a car dealer in the state. It was gathered that Portable, during the purchase of the vehicle worth N27m, paid only N13m and had refused to pay the N14m balance on the pretext that the car was faulty. READ ALSO: ‘Primary 4 To…

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Father Of 4 Year-Old Girl Used For Adult Content Arrested

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Edo state police command has arrested the father of a minor who was used for sensual content creation. An X user had called the attention of the authorities to the alleged abuse of the girl, said to be about four years old. Videos and pictures trending on social media show the minor in revealing clothes while in the company of some men, including her father, in a hotel in Auchi, Edo state. READ ALSO: Bank Managers ‘Borrowed’ N549bn From Depositors’ Accounts In 5 Years Tinubu Embargoes Cybersecurity Levy Implementation…

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KEDCo Staff Kills Friend To Evade N3m Loan Refund

ADEOLA YUSUF

His Friend Loaned Him N3Million, and He Killed Him in Order not to Pay Back       Sadiq Zubairu, said to be a staff member of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), went to his colleague, Bukar Adamu, to seek a loan of N3Million. Adamu gave him the money, and he promised to pay back. He did payback but in a most horrendous fashion . He called his friend to come for his money, but he bludgeoned him to death and dumped his corpse on the highway. He is…

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Deputy Vice Chancellor Loses Position + Reason

ADEOLA YUSUF

Prof. Adolphus Loto, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration and Clinical Services of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Ondo, Ondo State, has been relieved of his position. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Temitope Oluwatayo, in Akure. The former DVC was in the Department of Restorative Dentistry of the university. The statement said that the decision was confirmed on Thursday, following the adoption and ratification of the Senate decision by the Governing Council of the institution at its 22nd Statutory meeting held at the…

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N2.7bn Fraud: Court Imposes Travel Ban On Sirika, Daughter

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, barred the immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his daughter, Fatimah, and son-in-law, Jalal Hamma, from travelling outside the country. Justice Sylvanus Orji ruled that they must not leave the country pending the conclusion of their N2.7bn fraud trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday on six counts, bordering on N2.7bn fraud. They were arraigned alongside Al-Buraq Investment Ltd. The anti-graft agency alleged that Sirika abused his office by awarding a consultancy N1.3bn contract for the Nigerian Air…

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Fubara Storms River Assembly, Hours After Factional Speaker Emerges

ADEOLA YUSUF

A few hours after the emergence of another factional speaker in the Rivers State House of Assembly, the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday visited the assembly quarters amid a threat of impeachment from the 27 lawmakers loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Daily Trust reports that a four-member group of lawmakers loyal to the governor on Wednesday elected one of them, Victor Oko-Jumbo (Bonny State Constituency), as Speaker. He was elected 24 hours after Tony Okocha, Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers,…

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Nigerian Economic Summit Group Faults CBN On Cybersecurity Levy

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Says Nigerians are still battling high food prices       The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has faulted the timing of the introduction of the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a statement on Thursday, NESG asked the Federal Government to reconsider the levy as Nigerians are currently groaning under multiple taxation and inflationary pressures. In a circular dated May 6, 2024 to all deposit money banks and mobile money operators and payment service providers, the apex bank…

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Emefiele: How CBN Officials Demanded $600k Bribe From Me – Contractor

ADEOLA YUSUF

Victor Onyejiuwa, the managing director of The Source Computers Limited, has testified against Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the ongoing case of abuse of office at the Lagos high court. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are currently facing trial on a 26-count charge. The former CBN governor and Omoile pleaded not guilty to all the charges. At the court hearing on Thursday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented Onyejiuwa as the fourth witness in the case against Emefiele. Onyejiuwa told…

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Nigerian Youth Takes On Challenge To Be Buried Alive For 24 Hours

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Nigerian man identified as Young C has embarked on a challenge to be buried alive in a coffin for 24 hours. The young Nigerian made this known in a series of posts via his Instagram page on Wednesday, May 8. Young C announced his intention to broadcast live footage from the coffin at night, stating that the stunt was genuine and not a hoax. READ ALSO: Naira Falls As Dollar Sale To BDCs Wobble What Is ‘Safest’ Age To Give Your Kid A Phone? Here’s Bill Gates’ Answer N225/kWh…

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Naira Falls As Dollar Sale To BDCs Wobble

ADEOLA YUSUF

The declining fortunes of the Naira persisted yesterday with further depreciation in the parallel and official markets due to the re-emergence of speculation and hoarding, even as some Bureaux De Change, BDCs withdrew from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s, dollar sales program. Vanguard also learnt that despite the sustained nationwide raids and arrest of street currency hawkers, the Naira further depreciated yesterday to N1,435 per dollar in the parallel market, from N1,415 per dollar on Tuesday, and also depreciated to N1,421.06 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,…

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