Author: Yetunde Ogunmola
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Japa: Address Health Workers Demands to stop brain drain, NARD, JOHESU
By Miracle Ogunde The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD) and the Joint Health Sector Unions, (JOHESU) have called on the federal government to address the demands of health workers to stop brain drain in the health sector. The two unions also berated the ban on the issuance of leave of…
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17-year-old Teenager Commits Suicide over allegations of theft
A 17-year-old boy, Ojibe Chibueze, who was allegedly accused of stealing his boss’ money has committed suicide in Lagos. The late Chibueze was accused of stealing N100,000 belonging to his boss. The image maker in charge of the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin said that investigations had commenced into the circumstances surrounding…
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Suspect Dies After falling off moving police vehicle
A yet-to-be-identified man in handcuffs has reportedly fallen off a moving police vehicle in Anambra and died instantly. The incident, it was gathered, happened on Wednesday along the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market, by Port Harcourt Road in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. This was corroborated by a video currently trending…
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My Govt won’t pay ransom to secure release of kidnapped students’ – Tinubu
By Miracle Ogunde President Bola Tinubu has ruled out payment of any ransom to kidnappers. Addressing a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa Abuja, Tinubu vowed to rescue all the children and other victims kidnapped by terrorists in Kaduna and Sokoto states without any payment of ransom.…
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30yr-old man docked over alleged N1.8m fraud
A 30-year-old man named Israel Makinde was presented before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan by the Police on Wednesday, facing charges related to an alleged N1.8 million fraud. Makinde, whose residential address was not disclosed, was accused of obtaining money under false pretense and theft. According to the Prosecutor, Philip…
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Court jails man for stealing car battery, beanie, others
Nathaniel Danjuma has been handed a two-year prison sentence by an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, after being found guilty of theft. Danjuma and his co-accused, Japhet Habila, were charged with three counts including criminal trespass, theft, and possession of stolen property. Inspector Esther Bishen, the Police Prosecutor,…
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26-year-old lawyer lands in court for assaulting commercial sex worker
A 26-year-old lawyer named Ekunife Emmanuel was recently arraigned in a Lugbe Grade I Area Court in Abuja, accused of assaulting a commercial sex worker. Mr. Emmanuel, who resides in Jahi Abuja, faced charges of criminal breach of trust, assault, causing hurt, and inciting disturbance, all of which he denied. According to the prosecuting…
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ONDO; Aiyedatiwa inaugurates new permanent secretaries
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has inaugurated new permanent secretaries and tutors general in the state. It would be recalled that on the 5th of March, 2024, 16 permanent secretaries, made up of 14 in the core civil service and 2 in the local government service. Were appointed, following…
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BREAKING: Tinubu Opens Land, Air Borders with Niger Republic
NIGERIA OPENS LAND AND AIR BORDERS WITH REPUBLIC OF NIGER, LIFTS OTHER SANCTIONS President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. This directive is in compliance with the decisions of the…
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Alleged N4.8bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Cletus Ibeto’s Case till Apr 15
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, March 11, 2024 adjourned the alleged N4.8 billion fraud brought against a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto, till April 15, 2024. The case, which was initially before Justice I.O. Ijelu, of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, suffered…
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Alleged N201m Fraud: Court Opens Trial of Four Abuja Company Executives, Company May 6
Justice K.N. Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Zuba has fixed commencement of hearing of a N201,000,000( Two Hundred and One Million) alleged fraud involving four Abuja company executives and their company for May 6, 2024. The defendants, Harry Ositadinma Samuel, Ayodele Raymond, Gowon Usman Egbunu, Alhaji Nuhu Amanabo and…
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Police nab three suspects over Tricycle riders chair’s death
The Kwara State Police Command has announced the arrest of three individuals in connection with the alleged murder of the chairman of the tricycle riders’ association, also known as Keke riders. According to the State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun, the suspects were apprehended in Ilorin, the state capital, on…