The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps Ondo State Command has Arrested one Mr Nweke Peter aged 35, male, an okada rider for allegedly raping a 15 year old boy (name withheld), around Willy Bright, Elewa junction, Abusoro, Ijoka road, Akure. This was made known by a Statement signed and released by the Corps PRO DSC Daniel Aidamenbor on Thursday, 13th of July 2023. The suspect was apprehended by the collective effort of the community, who observed the strange movement of the suspect around his residence on daily basis. The statement reads “Nweke Peter will always lure his victim from…
Author: Balogun Damilola
The Acting Governor of Ondo State , Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has lamented the hardship residents, particularly workers in the state, are facing since the removal of the fuel subsidy. Hon. Aiyedatiwa, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the government is concerned at how the hardship unleashed by the removal of the fuel subsidy is deepening pains on the people. “It is important to reiterate to our people that the State Government is as well not oblivious of the hardship and inconveniences attendant to the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government,” he said . President Bola Tinubu had,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is seeking approval from the National Assembly to dole out N500billion as palliatives for Subsidy removal to Nigerians. The president seek amendment to the 2022 supplementary appropriation Act to allow the Federal Government source N500 billion for palliative to cushion the effect of subsidy removal. President Tinubu had during his inauguration announced the end of subsidy regime in the country, a development that is inflicting hardships on many Nigerians. However, in a letter read on the floor of the House during Wednesdays plenary by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday, Tinubu stated that the sum N500 billion has…
The General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has lost his dear wife, Joy, to the cold hands of death. This is reportedly the second time the clergyman will be experiencing the loss of a wife. The deceased devoted her life to helping her husband in his ministerial work and brought positivity to everyone around her. May her soul rest in peace!
There was a mild drama in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, as a nominal complainant, James Bassey, broke down in tears to beg for leniency for a drycleaner, Puis Savoir, who was sentenced to one month for stealing a pressing iron and N20,000. Chief Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya sentenced Mr Savior, following his guilty plea and presentation of the facts of the case. The chief magistrate, in sentencing the convict, held that as a first-time offender, the court would be lenient. He thereby sentenced Mr Savior to one month imprisonment; seven days in prison, and the remaining three weeks…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ondo State Command has reunited a minor, Aminat Muritala, female, 9 years, with her parent, Mr Muritala Mohammed. This was disclosed in a Statement signed by the Corps PRO DSC Aidamenbor Daniel on Wednesday July 12, 2023. Aminat Muritala an indigene of Ilorin in Kwara State was reported to the Command to have been found in an uncompleted building and brought to the Nawarrudeen Mosque in Iro, Akure. Alfa Adegbayike Isiaka Badmus brought the child to NSCDC on Friday, 7th July, 2023. The Anti-Human Trafficking and Irregular Migration Unit of the command facilitated…
In a turn of events, the Guinness World Record have announced a halt to the flood of record-breaking attempts in Nigeria. This is coming after Several records have surfaced after Hilda Baci’s Cook-a-Thon Record. Responding to a Netizen, Guinness World Record said “Enough of the Record-A-Thons”. They expressed concern about the well-being of participants and emphasized the importance of ensuring that records are not pursued at the expense of people’s safety. Guinness World Record, known for recognizing and documenting extraordinary achievements worldwide, has become increasingly popular in Nigeria. However, recent attempts to break records have raised eyebrows and sparked debates…
A judge in the United State court has sentenced Woodberry to eight years and three months in prison over a multimillion-dollar fraud. The judge who sat on the case at the District Court of the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago has been identifed as Judge Robert Gettleman. The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 100 months as to count,” Mr Gettleman said. Mr. Ponle was sentenced after being convicted on one count of fraud. Seven other counts were dismissed following a plea bargain in…
An intercepted vessel carrying barrels of stolen crude oil has been set ablaze by security personnel of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe in the Escravos region of Delta State. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Limited, Garba Deen Muhammad, in a statement had said, “Following the receipt of credible intelligence, a Private Security Contractor engaged by NNPC Ltd., Messrs. Tantita Security Services, intercepted a suspicious Vessel with Cargo of Crude oil on board on July 7, 2023. The Vessel, MT TURA II (IMO number: 6620462), owned by a Nigerian Registered Company, HOLAB MARITIME SERVICES LIMITED with Registration Number…
An unexpected disaster has reportedly struck the Warri Refinery, one of Nigeria’s major oil refineries located in Delta State. A sudden and devastating fire outbreak engulfed the facility on Monday 10th July 2023, causing damage and leaving industry experts and authorities puzzled as to its cause. Staffs and workers were assembled to muster point as at the time of the incident. As firefighting teams continue to contain the inferno, concerns arise regarding the refinery’s capacity to bounce back, national fuel supplies, and the potential for economic repercussions. More Details Shortly.