The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arrested 29 men suspected to be involved in internet-related fraud. The suspects were arrested at Akoto Estate, Elebu area in Ibadan, Oyo State. They were rounded up during an early morning raid carried out by operatives of the Commission. Earlier, the team …

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Wednesday ordered that an 18-year-old applicant, Costly Friday, who allegedly attacked a housewife with a scissors, be remanded in prison. The police charged Friday with five counts of conspiracy, housebreaking, entering, assault and robbery. The defendant, who was not legally represented, however, pleaded …

The Delta Commissioner for Higher Education Prof. Patrick Muoboghare has directed contractors handling projects at the main campus of the State University, Abraka to complete work without further delay. Dennis Medi,the Public Relations Officer (PRO), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba. The PRO said Muoboghare gave the …

The Delta government has advised residents of flood- prone areas in the state to relocate temporarily to upper lands for safety of lives and property as government tackles flood. The State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Chris Onogba made the remark on Tuesday in Igbodo, Ika North East LGA of the …

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the freezing of three bank accounts allegedly belonging to the Lagos State Government over an alleged N9.9bn fraud. The accounts domiciled in First City Monument Bank, Access Bank and Zenith Bank are numbered 5617984012, 0060949275 and 1011691254, respectively. Justice Chuka Obiozor …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved N60 million as bursary for 120 Oyo State indigenes in the Nigerian Law School. Makinde announced the approval on Tuesday evening when a delegation of the students visited him on Tuesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the governor …

The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced a temporary suspension of the ongoing recruitment of teachers into public primary schools in the state. This followed the huge crowd of job seekers that thronged the headquarters of the board in Ado-Ekiti last Monday. A high percentage of the …

Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, Vice-Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada has said that effective research synergy between the academic and the industrial sector will promote national development. Ezemonye stated this on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day research conference for staff and students of the university. He said that universities in the …

Local coordinators for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have assured the organizing committee of healthy competition among all the teams which have registered for the tournament during the various local government qualifiers. At a meeting held on Monday, August 5, 2019, at Laurel Hotel, Ekete-Udu, the local coordinators said the …

A 16-year-old boy, Christhopher Samuel, on Tuesday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl. Samuel, whose address is not provided, faces a two-count charge of rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, ASP. Akpan Nkem, told …