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<strong>Kwara Poly Denies Student Who Scammed US Lady</strong>

15Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Education, News, Nigeria

Kwara Poly Denies Student Who Scammed US Lady

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has distanced itself from Awoleye Joshua, a student of the institution suspected to have defrauded a United States of America lady, Volapolonius Moss, after he tricked her to come to Nigeria. Joshua, aged 23, alleged that he was a Higher National Diploma student of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the institution. Reacting, Kwarapoly in a statement issued on Saturday signed by Halimat Garba, the Public Relations Officer for the institution on behalf of the Registrar said, “the Management wishes to disclaim this malicious news about the polytechnic with the fact that Awoleye Joshua Oluwatofunmi is not a student of the institution. “Please, note that the said Awoleye was once a student of the institution, and had gradua...

<strong>How ‘Yahoo Boy’ Lured Me Into Nigeria – US Victim</strong>

14Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Finance, News, Nigeria

How ‘Yahoo Boy’ Lured Me Into Nigeria – US Victim

Vonapolouis Moss, a United States citizen has narrated to the Kwara State Police Command how she was lured into Nigeria by a 23-year-old suspected internet scammer otherwise known as “yahoo boy”. Moss who lives at 2962, W 64th Court, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, USA stated that she was tricked into the country on January 9, 2023, by the suspect, said to be a yahoo boy who defrauded her of thousands of dollars since her arrival. She added that she met him on TikTok, a social media platform and he claimed to be an American by the name of Howard Adams and is currently working in Nigeria, claiming to need 1,000 USD which she was first ripped off. The state police command while giving an insight into the incident said the suspected fraudster identified as Joshua Awoleye, a Higher ...

<strong>Don’t Hand Over A Sick Country To A Sick Person, Peter Obi Warns Voters</strong>

13Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Nigeria

Don’t Hand Over A Sick Country To A Sick Person, Peter Obi Warns Voters

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has cautioned Nigerians not to hand over the country to a sick person. Obi stated this on Thursday when while interacting with students and stakeholders at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Business School in Enugu, during his presidential campaign in the state. The LP presidential candidate also frowned at the decision of some aspirants to shun presidential debates, noting that character and competence are key considerations that should be used to evaluate candidates. He said, “This country is sick and should not be handed over to a sick person. I am not saying that anyone is sick. We have been here for over two hours; we don’t want people who can’t stand for 30 minutes. “In the United States, during ele...

<strong>Why Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Construction Has Delayed – Fashola</strong>

13Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Finance, Infrastructure, News, Nigeria

Why Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Construction Has Delayed – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing has said that the challenge of insufficient funds and the hike in the price of construction materials were behind the delay in completion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Minister blamed the past administration for neglecting critical infrastructure. He stated this when he featured on the Television Continental programme, Your View, where he said crash barriers returned to the site because of the volume of vehicles plying the road, as he asked for patience and cooperation with the contractors. Fashola assured that the last mile of the project would be completed in the first quarter of 2023. He said, “Let me first appreciate commuters who use that road, a major transport artery in Nigeria for their understanding. Thi...

<strong>Breaking: DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe At Airport</strong>

12Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Breaking: DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe At Airport

A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Doyin Okupe has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Okupe was arrested on Thursday in Lagos at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. See Also: 2023 Election: “I Can Bet With Anything Precious To Me That Obi Won’t Win” – Keyamo His arrest was confirmed by the DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, stating that Okupe was intercepted at Terminal 1 of the airport at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Details later. Source: Cable

<strong>Be Prepared For The Worst, Buhari Tells Intending Leader</strong>

11Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Be Prepared For The Worst, Buhari Tells Intending Leader

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned those who are interested in serving the country to be prepared for the “worst”. This was contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, quoting the president to have said this on Monday at a state banquet in his honour in Damaturu, Yobe State. Commenting on his administration’s fight against corruption, the president said curtailing the menace has “not been easy” under the current system operated by Nigeria. Buhari said, “In the north-east, God has helped us to clear Boko Haram; the economy has picked up, and some people are asking me about the achievements of my promise to fight corruption. “Well, under this system, fighting corruption is not easy. When I was in the military, as head of state, I locked up ...

<strong>Four Killed In Anambra As Police Intensify Patrol</strong>

11Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Four Killed In Anambra As Police Intensify Patrol

Yet-to-be-identified gunmen killed at least four persons on Nzomiwu Street in Eziani community, Ihiala Local Government of Anambra State. Reports say the gunmen stormed the community on Tuesday and started shooting into the air, thereby killing the victims – three males and a pregnant female. The reason for the attack was still sketchy at the time of filing this report but a source in the area said the assailants immediately left the scene after killing the victims. According to the source, the armed men shot indiscriminately as bullets hit four persons. The incident was confirmed in a statement by the State police spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, noting that the bodies of the victims had been deposited at the mortuary. See Also: Kogi Confirms Explosion D...

<strong>Dokpesi Incident Connected To ‘Rape Allegation’, Report Says</strong>

10Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria

Dokpesi Incident Connected To ‘Rape Allegation’, Report Says

The London metropolitan police have opened up on the incident involving the founder of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi. A report by Punch stated that an email from the London Police confirmed a “71-year-old man” was nabbed on an allegation of rape at Heathrow Airport on Sunday. According to the police, the rape allegation took place in August 2019, and the date for further probe into the case has been fixed for early April. However, the correspondence failed to confirm Dokpesi’s identity. The email reads, “On Sunday, 8 January, a 71-year-old man was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of rape. The arrest relates to an allegation of rape in August 2019. The man has been bailed, pending further enquiries, to a date in early April. Enquiries into the circumstances ...

<strong>FG Orders NNPC To Reduce Petrol Pump Price</strong>

10Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum

FG Orders NNPC To Reduce Petrol Pump Price

Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, on Monday said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, is selling petrol at a loss due to its mandate from the Federal Government as regards petrol subsidy. The minister’s remarks came on the heels of oil marketers' claim that the supply hitches currently being experienced in the petroleum sector that has resulted in fuel scarcity could linger till June, based on the government’s plan to end petrol subsidy in that month. Sylva stated this in Abuja at the resumption of the scorecard series (2015-2023) of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Recall that Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning had last week stated the Federal Government had budgeted about N3.6tn f...

Opinion: Southern Nigeria and the Delusion of 2023 Presidency

9Jan

By Guest ContributorNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Opinion: Southern Nigeria and the Delusion of 2023 Presidency

Sometime in early 2021, news filtered out that Bola Ahmed Tinubu had assured the northern APC leaders that he would sell a Muslim/Muslim ticket to the Southwest and they would buy it. Report has it that at the meeting where the commitment was made, they asked him how he was going to convince the South-east to vote for same ticket. He was alleged to have responded that the Southeast did not really matter in the calculation, that as long as he could convince his people in Yoruba land and they (northerners) could get the northern support, they would cruise to victory (without the votes of the southeast). We later got to know that the original idea behind the Muslim/Muslim ticket was an attempt to frustrate his presidential ambition. Their thought was that he would object to a Muslim/Musli...