Author Archive for: SeanGibby

Socialite Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, on Friday, April 5, pleaded guilty to the allegation of ab¥sing the Naira brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was originally arraigned on a six-count charge, but two of the charges were dropped following a discussion...

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Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has thr£@tened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation. This comes following proposals in Berlin to restrict the import of hunting trophies. The President on Wednesday, April 3, said that Germans should try living among elephants. He claimed that an explosion...

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Kano State Censorship Board has issued directives banning movies that portray or promote cross-dressing and thuggery in the state. The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Censorship Board, Abba El-Mustapha, announced the ban on Wednesday, April 3, during a briefing with journalists after a meeting between the board’s management...

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American pop star Taylor swift has been named among the world’s richest people in 2024 by Forbes magazine. The 34-year-old singer on Tuesday, April 2, entered the Forbes World’s Billionaires List for the first time with $1.1 billion. According to Forbes, the list was compiled using stock prices and...

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Gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to investigate and prosecute four persons who he accused of criminal def@mation and cyberstalking. The singer submitted the petition to the IGP on April 1, 2024, through his lawyers, Channels Television reports. Last week, four social...

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  The Federal Government has said security agencies will go after individuals with fake university certificates in the country. Education Minister Tahir Mamman disclosed this at an event in Abuja on Tuesday, April 2. The minister said for proper planning to be done in the sector, particularly from a...

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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase of 300 per cent electricity tariff for Band A consumers in the country. With the increase, customers will now pay N225 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour as against N68 previously. Accordingly, power distribution companies (DisCos) will be allowed to raise electricity...

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A Deputy Commissioner of Police at the Lagos State Police Command, DCP Gbolahan Oyedemi, has been found d£ad in his house in Ogbomosho, Oyo State. The 50-year-old officer, who had gone home to celebrate the Easter holidays, was found d£ad on Tuesday, April 2. Sources privy to the incident...

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Police operatives in Adamawa State have arrested a 32-year-old man, Roland Raymond, at the point of collecting N600,000 ransom. The command in a statement on Monday said the suspect was arrested for the offence of criminal intimid@tion associated with kidn@pping. The police said the suspect was arrested following a...

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A lecturer in the Department of Physical Health Education, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, has been br¥tally m¥rdered by unknown g¥nmen who stormed his office on Sunday, March 31. Dr. Kamar Abdulkadir was att@cked and k+lled by the a§§ailants who also carted away his car and laptop. It was...

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