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Police on Wednesday arraigned a 39-year-old school proprietor, Paul Okungbowa, at the Oredo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, for alleged breach of peace and negligence. Okungbowa, who is the of Calvary Crown Academy, was arraigned alongside three teachers – Blessing Osarodion (27), Esosa Egharavba (29), and Isioma Nimen (35). The proprietor was arraigned on a two-count charge of …

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has met with the coup leaders that seized power in Niger Republic. The meeting took place after the junta aborted a meeting with representatives of the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and a top US diplomat. A delegation …

The Sierra Leonean government has rescheduled flights for departing airlines in the country. This followed the announcement of a 24-hour curfew in the West African country. The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) announced the rescheduling in a statement on Sunday. “SLCAA is aware that passengers intending to depart from and arrive at the Freetown International Airport (FNA) on flights …

The police in Lagos State, on Sunday, said it had arrested one Benjamin Ezeukwe, alleged to be the mastermind of the Dangote Cement price slash runout through which innocent Nigerians were scammed. The Command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this is a statement posted on his verified X handle on Sunday.>> The statement reads: “The Lagos State Police Command has arrested …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President Mr Ajay Banga to conduct investigation into spending of loans and other facilities by Nigeria’s 36 state governors. The group also called on the organisation to suspend any loans and funding if there is evidence of mismanagement or diversion of public funds by any of the states. SERAP …

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday resumed duty after a medical vacation in Germany. The governor returned to the country on Thursday and immediately proceeded to his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. Akeredolu left the country for medical treatment in the European nation in June and handed over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The governor, according to …

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Friday, September 8, 2023, arrested 41 suspected internet fraudsters in Warri, Delta State. According to the anti-graft agency, the suspects were apprehended as part of a sting operation based on credible intelligence regarding their illicit activities in the region. Items seized from the suspects include eight high-end vehicles, including two …

At least two persons were confirmed dead and three others injured in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday. The spokesman for the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta. He said the accident which involved a Mazda bus occurred opposite the Conoil filling station after the expressway’s interchange at …

An Islamic scholar, Mallam Magaji Umar, has called on well- to- do individuals and politicians in the society to support the vulnerable, orphans and widows to live better life, considering the economic hardship being faced in the country. He made the call in an interview with journalists in Zaria, Wednesday. Mallam Umar said the current economic hardship being faced by the …

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sent a social media regulation bill to the National Assembly seeking to repeal and reenact the NBC act, CAP L11 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004. Director-General of the NBC, Balarabe Ilelah, who played host to Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, said …