By Abimbola Ogunnaike Members of a community vigilante group apprehended a man suspected of being into ‘Yahoo’ Plus, which entails engaging in ritual practices. He was said to have been caught while he was parading the area at night with a bowl containing sacrifice and they forced him to eat its content. A video which surfaced online shows the suspect on his knees begging as the vigilante men were ordering him to consume the fetish substance in the bowl. He began to reluctantly eat what was inside while still pleading with them to be lenient as it seems they wanted…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The amount President-elect Bola Tinubu and other Governors-elect will pocket as monthly salary has been revealed. The revelation was made by the Executive Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu. He said the monthly salary of the Nigerian President currently stands at N1.2 million, while that of Governors is pegged at N1.1 million. According to him, President-elect, Bola Tinubu, would earn the same package unless the the proposed review of the Remuneration Act for elected and designated public officials designed by RMAFC is passed into law before President Muhamamdu Buhari administration winds down on…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigerian Customs Service, Kwara State Command, has generated over N3.5 billion in revenue between January and March 2023, just as it warned smugglers to keep away from the state or be ready to face the full wrath of the law. The Area Comptroller, Kwara State Customs Command, Kehinde Dehinde Ilesanmi, stated this while addressing newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital on Wednesday, 10 May, 2023. He also disclosed that smuggled goods valued at N34.7m were seized within the same period under review. The comptroller said the seized items include 873 kegs of Petrol, six units of used vehicles of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A baby has been born with three people’s DNA for the first time in the United Kingdom, The Guardian reports. Most of the child’s DNA came from the parents but about 0.1 per cent was from a third person, a woman. According to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), less than five babies have been born in Britain, The scientific technique is designed to prevent children from being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases. Such disorders occur when mitochondria fail to carry out their function of producing energy for cells in the body. The symptoms include poor…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has adjourned pre-hearing in the petitions filed by Mr Peter Obi and his Labour Party until Wednesday, 17 May, 2023. The panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned after parties agreed on time to exchange processes and responses. Tsammani said parties have agreed that the matter be adjourned, saying that “On that note, the petition is further adjourned until May 17 for parties to exchange processes and responses. He commended them for their unanimous agreement to hasten the process . The respondents are: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sen. Ahmed Tinubu, Sen.…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested Precious Ojo, aka obago, a suspected internet fraudster in Oghara, Delta State. The 26 year-old was arrested following a petition received from a United States of America citizen, on his fraudulent activities. The petitioner had alleged that the suspect impersonated one Raymond Bush who works in the US Treasury to defraud her of $268,000.00. The suspect was arrested at his hotel in Oghara.He confessed to building the luxury hotel with his alleged proceeds of crime. Other items recovered from him include a Mercedes-Benz car with personalised plate…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has cleared the air over the Senate’s probe of its budgets for 2021 and 2022. In a statement of clarification, the NDDC Managing Director urged the public to avoid jumping to conclusions based on the Senate’s decision and assured them of the NDDC’s commitment to transparency and accountability. He said the NDDC respects the oversight function of the Senate and is ready to cooperate with the investigation committee. He also appealed to the general public to refrain from making hasty judgments based on Senate’s decision. In the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has dismissed a suit filed by the Anambra State Government challenging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s power to investigate its finances, describing it as factually and forensically lacking in merit. The State government had approached the court presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba to determine whether under the Federal System of Government, with the constitutional doctrine of Separation of Powers, “the appropriation, disbursement and or administration of funds belonging to a State Government is subject to investigation by the EFCC being an agency of the Federal Government” In a…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says that it will partner with the United Nations Satellite Centre, UNOSAT, to find solutions to the challenges of flooding in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during a virtual presentation on ways of combating flood challenges in the Niger Delta region by a technical team of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR, at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt. Ogbuku called on UNOSAT, a UN Satellite Centre hosted at the UNITAR, to proffer long-term solutions to environmental challenges such as flooding facing the…
Asiwaju Dele Taiwo JP will be stepping out with gospel act, Esther Igbekele tomorrow Thursday, 11 May, 2023, as the Funky Juju crooner releases a Single to mark his birthday. The Single with the title Funmi Loro So (Allow me to have a say), a collaboration effort with Esther Igbekele is scheduled for release on Thursday, 11 May, 2023, being Dele Taiwo’s birthday. Give Me A Say is a full gospel number. A total departure from his usual Funky Juju and gospel blend, the birthday release is a total gospel package where the act prayed for relevance in every area…