Nollywood actress arraigned for stealing, break-in
An upcoming Yoruba actress and film maker, Yetunde Akilapa, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with break-in and stealing valuables worth N7 million. The Nollywood…
Nigerian fan requests asylum in Russia
A football fan from Nigeria has reportedly requested political asylum in Russia, citing fears of political persecution in his home country.Human rights groups say it is difficult for asylum seekers…
Maradona apologises to FIFA for referee rant
Diego Maradona has apologised to FIFA after an outspoken attack on the referee for Colombia’s defeat to England at the World Cup. Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning captain claimed Colombia suffered…
Monarch’s wife kills rival’s 3-year-old baby, sets house ablaze
The Osun Police Command on Thursday arrested the wife of a traditional ruler and two persons suspected to have set ablaze the house of her rival, killing her three-year-old step…
Online crook posing as US military officer gets jail
Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday sentenced to a year imprisonment, an online fraudster, Louis Usiaka, who impersonated a U.S. military officer. The News Agency…
After a long illness, Ciroma dies at 84
Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Adamu Ciroma is dead. Family sources said the elder statesman died in a Turkish hospital, Abuja, on Thursday after a protracted illness….
How two foreigners forged company documents to divert fund – EFCC
Moses Awonusi, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has narrated to an Ikeja Special Offences Court, how two male Beninoise forged documents of a Nigerian company,…
Police quiz four for unsolicited job messages
The Lagos State Police Command says it has invited and interrogated four suspects for allegedly sending unsolicited job interview messages to members of the public. The command’s spokesman, CSP Chike…
ELumelu boosts Okowa’s Wealth Creation Programmes with N500m
THE wealth creation programmes of Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa got a boost Thursday when Mr Tony Elumelu on behalf of the conglomerates under his watch, donated N500…
Oil prices fall on Trump’s tweet
Oil prices fell on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a strident tweet demanding that OPEC cut prices for crude. The escalating trade row between Washington and Beijing, which…