The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, have arrested a suspected female fraudster for allegedly defrauding a 50-year-old German national of $220,000, after promising to marry him. The unit spokesperson, SP Eyitayo Johnson, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, 19 April, 2023, said the suspect lured the victim on Instagram by allegedly feigning romantic intentions towards him. The statement read in part; “The suspect, a 2019 graduate of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka; who claimed to be a Model and Proprietress of a Massage Spa known as The-Chi-Place, lured the 50-year old victim on Instagram…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his administration’s readiness to partner with would-be investors and distribution companies (DisCos) on sustainable power in the State. He said his administration will continue to collaborate with investors to improve power generation, transmission and distribution in the State, ensuring that quality power supply is provided for Lagos residents. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Wednesday, 19 April, 2023, during a courtesy visit by the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and its investor group, WPG, at Lagos House, Marina. The team was led by the Chairman, Board of EKEDC, Mr. Dere Otubu. Sanwo-Olu, who…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Rising insecurity in the country, import ban and others factors have caused the price of one kilogramme of local rice to rise by 201.52 per cent in seven years, an Ogun State based national newspaper findings revealed.. This happened despite a multibillion naira funding support of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the nation’s rice value chain aimed at boosting production. Data from the Selected Food Prices Watch Report of the National Bureau of Statistics analysed by the newspaper showed that the average price of 1kg of local rice rose from N172.74 as of February 2016 to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has warned that bandits could take advantage of the transition period to launch bloody attacks in the country. Rufai, therefore, advised that security operations against bandits should be increased in the remaining days of the current administration and beyond. El-Rufai spoke during the presentation of a security report by the state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, the state capital on Wednesday, 19 April, 2023. The reviewed 2022 annual and first quarter 2023 security reports indicated that 1,266 and 4,973…
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has extended his warm felicitations to Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his election victory. The Ukrainian leader, in a congratulatory letter he personally signed, expressed his gladness at the peaceful conduct of Nigeria’s just-concluded general elections and particularly praised the victory of Asiwaju Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria, adding that his country is determined to further strengthen cooperation with Nigeria. Zelenskyy used the opportunity of the goodwill message to extend his invitation to the President-elect to visit Ukraine on a State Visit as soon as he settles down in office after…
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today, Wednesday, 19 April, 2023, rescued seven passengers with various degrees of injuries after a painted commercial bus had serious head on collision with another bus belonging to Lagos Bus Service Limited at Ifako inward Ogudu area of the State. The commercial bus somersaulted twice and the driver died instantly following the seriousness of the collision which was as a result of loss of control due to over speeding. In a press statement released by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that preliminary investigation…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Hiba Abouk, the ex-wife of Paris Saint-Germain defender, Achraf Hakimi, has spoken up. She has has broken her silence following her divorce from the Moroccan footballer. Abouk said she was calm about the situation despite the rape charges against Hakimi, adding that she needed time to digest the shock. Hakimi was accused of rape back in February, and Abouk later disclosed that the couple were in the middle of a divorce as a result.Speaking to ELLE, Abouk said, “I am fine. There are days when it is like this, and others in which you’ve to know how to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A father of three, identified as Ogun Fadeke has been apprehended by the OgunState Command of Amotekun Corps for starving two of his children to death. Ogun Fadeke was arrested by operatives of the command in Ibiade, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the State. His arrest, it was gathered, followed a complaint lodged by the suspect’s estranged wife, Busola Otusegun, who alleged that the man killed two of their children. The Ogun State Amotekun Commander, David Akinremi, said the complainant narrated that her former husband insisted on having custody of the three children when their marriage…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, 21 and Monday, 24 April, 2023, as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-il-Fitr celebration The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government He congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan. Ogbeni Aregbesola calls on all Muslims to imbibe and practice the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, sacrifice and good neighbourliness, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him). “The self-restrain, self-denial, sacrifice and deep spiritual consciousness that accompanied the fasting period should not end…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Director-General of the Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN) Andy Ekwelem, has disclosed that an increase in Nigeria’s local rice production led to a drop in foreign rice importation from 1.2 million metric tons in 2014 to 438 tons in 2022. Ekwelum, who made this disclosure disclosed this on Tuesday,18 April, 2023 in Abuja, said over 100 large-scale integrated rice processing facilities are domiciled in Nigeria to boost the production of the product. “The factory price of local rice remains at N31,000, and Nigerians may purchase it at higher prices because of the high cost of…