Nigerian man living in Georgia has been arrested and had his first appearance in federal court in Atlanta on charges of laundering the proceeds of romance scams that targeted victims in the Eastern District of North Carolina and throughout the United States. According to court documents seen by SaharaReporters, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, …
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The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Central Business Districts, Mr. Olugbenga Oyerinde, has reaffirmed the State Government’s commitment to providing an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the State. Oyerinde, responding to questions on a live programme on Lagos Television “Talk Time” today, added that stakeholders …
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The Police in Ogun State have reacted to a viral video claiming that Fulani herdsmen had invaded Professor Wole Soyinka’s house in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. In an attempt to set the record straight, the police said a young Fulani man, Awalu Muhammad, whose cow had got missing entered …
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Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, has allegedly banned students from driving cars within the school premises,Newsextra24 has learnt. Banners to this effect were put up at strategic locations on campus. The school’s management cited security reasons as a motive for this development. @CallMeGiTy wrote on Twitter; “Just hearing they banned student …
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EFCC Raids Yahoo Boys Hideouts in Osun, Ogun; Arrests 39 Suspects The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, arrested 39 internet fraud suspects, also known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’. Ten of them were arrested at Ilesha, Osun State, while Twenty-nine others …
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A Twitter user identified as Sean Kessie on Wednesday revealed a conversation between some ladies who alleged that their female friend was having a secret affair with her boyfriend’s flatmate. The boyfriend is said to be working in a popular bank in Marian area of Calabar. Here are screenshots of …
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A police inspector attached to the Owerri Area command police headquarters, simply identified as Umoh, has shot and killed himself. The incident occurred on Wednesday at the heart of the state capital, Owerri. A source at the Area Command headquarters told newsextra24 the officer shot himself after locking himself up …
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Governor Yahaya Bello has officially confirmed that a former minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Bello confirmed the rumours ion a trending video seen on Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqDDjMrZ4rI The governor made the comment after he revalidated his APC membership in his country …
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A 72-year-old pastor of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Oke-Aseyori, Iyana Church, Monatan, Ibadan, Mr. Jimo Odunayo, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl, Rasaq Aisha. Odunayo was arrested along with Opeyemi Rasaq, who was also said to have played a role in the crime committed by the pastor. …
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Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria on Wednesday disrupted loading of petroleum products at private depots in Apapa as well as Ibadan, Ejigbo and Mosimi depots belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Our correspondent learnt that the marketers picketed the facilities to protest their inability to …
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