The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced the compulsory retirement of all management staff with less than 15 months to statutory retirement. In the announcement made on Tuesday, September 19, the company said the retirement of the affected workers is with immediate effect and also in line with its business objectives. The…
A teenager who r@ped six women 22 times after meeting some of the victims on social media has been convicted of 22 counts. Kevarnie Queen, now 19, ‘treated the women as objects to use for his own gratification’ and attacked them in dank communal stairwells, Inner London Crown Court heard. Jurors heard…
Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala visited Kyiv, capital of Ukraine on Thursday, August 17. The visit was her first to the war torn country in 15 years. She met Ukranian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who thanked the WTO for its political support and assistance in overcoming the challenges…
Police have arrested two suspected livestock thieves who allegedly specialized in stealing goats from Osogbo, Ikirun, Obagun, Iree, Eripa, Otan-Ayegbaju and Ila communities in Osun State. Safer Highway patrol police operatives while on stop and search of vehicles in Odeomu-Sekona axis, apprehended the two suspects; Naheem Ibrahim, 46; and Suraju Isiaka, 33, while they…
15 girls have died in a boat mishap at Dandeji village in the Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered that the girls were said to have been on their way to a nearby bush to fetch firewood when the boat capsized on Tuesday morning, May 9, 2023. According to…
15 occupants of a Toyota bus were burnt beyond recognition in a fatal accident on the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway. The accident occurred at Ituku in Awgu Local Local Government Area of Enugu State at about 8:30pm on Saturday, April 8, 2023, when the ill-fated 18-seater bus, which was travelling from Aba, had a head-on…
Delta State High Court sitting at Effurun Criminal Division, has sentenced a 38-year-old serial paedophile, Godspower Ojakovo, to 15 years imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. The court, presided over by Honourable Justice Michael Nduka Obi, convicted the defendant on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, for defiling the minor. The defendant was arraigned before…
Shamima Begum, the British girl who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15, has lost her appeal against the decision by the UK government to revoke her British citizenship. The ruling does not determine if Begum can return to Britain, but whether the removal of her citizenship was lawful. …
A Singaporean woman who was recruited by a Malaysia-based Nigerian love scammer, Awolola Oladayo Opeyemi, has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for her role in the scam. 32-year-old Suhaili Suparjo fell in love with Opeyemi and had a daughter with him. Persuaded by him and “blinded by love”, she acted as his money mule…
15 persons were injured on Friday, February 10, by hoodlums who attacked supporters of lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun state in the House of Representatives, Mr. Wole Oke. Oke said in a statement, that the attack took place shortly after some northerners living within his constituency, visited him and pledged their support…
Matt Taibbi dropped Twitter Files #15 on Friday. The files have shown us a lot of things including the effort by some in the government to try to censor things they don’t like, even to censor journalists and political opponents. But this latest set shows how much the “Russia, Russia, Russia” theme was being pushed…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested four members of a fraud syndicate in Ogwashi-Uku town. The suspects were arrested by operatives of Decoy Squad led by ASP Julius Robinson based on credible intelligence. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, said the suspects specialize in…
One person has been killed by gunmen who attacked a cattle ranch in Awba -Ofemili, Awka North local government area of Anambra State. Southeast chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN, Alhaji Gidado Sidikki, told reporters that one Usman Haruna was abducted during the invasion. The suspected gunmen stormed the cattle ranching hub…
Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have rescued 15 persons abducted by bandits along Gusau -Tsafe Road. Addressing newsmen at the command headquarters in Gusau on Thursday, January 5, 2023, police spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu said the victims, comprising seven women, six men and two children, were kidnapped on Monday, when bandits blocked the highway. The PPRO…
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested seven suspects including a notorious female gunrunner supplying arms and ammunition to a bandit leader, Dawa. Addressing newsmen on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the command headquarters in Gusau, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, said the police tactical team also rescued 15 kidnapped victims after spending…
The rescued victims Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command repelled a terrorists attack, rescued 15 kidnapped women and six children in Matazu Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 28, said police operatives killed some of the terrorists and also recovered 20…
Relationship expert, Lara Kudayisi has narrated how her ex-boyfriend dumped her after she underwent 15 abortions for him. Kudayisi who shared her story in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, said her ex-boyfriend dumped her exactly 7 days after the last abortion. The relationship expert who disclosed that she went into denial…
Cardi B has spoken out on Instagram after she was given 15 days of community service as punishment after she took a plea deal. The rapper was in court on Thursday September 15, where she agreed to plead guilty to 3rd-degree assault and reckless endangerment, both misdemeanors. The deal means she avoids a trial and a…
A self-appointed Nigerian football coach who was found guilty of abusing his position by sexually assaulting seven teenage boys has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. 35-year-old Emmanuel Igwebuike was also given a lifelong sexual harm prevention order and will also be on the Sex Offenders Register for life. The Inner London Crown Court sentenced him…
A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified on Thursday, August 18 that the R&B singer had sex with her ‘hundreds’ of times before she turned 18 years old, starting when she was just 15. Jane – the pseudonym for the now 37-year-old woman at…
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a new contract with AC Milan that ties him to the Serie A champions until next year. Zlatan who turns 41 in just three months has defied the odds to still play at the top level and helped AC Milan win the serie A title last season. According…