Indian national attempts suicide during arrest for N116m fraud
Lagos—An Indian national, Lokesh Parwani, who attempted suicide by swallowing rat poison to escape prosecution over alleged fraud of N116 million, was, yesterday, arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Igbosere.
IPOB says FG supports killing in South-East over rejection of RUGA
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, alleged that since the rejection of RUGA, and National Life Stock Programmes, NLSP, by the people of South-East, the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been supporting unprovoked attacks and killings in the region.
NCC crashes telcos’ USSD charge to N4.89k per session
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued an order to all telcos to bring down their Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services to not more than N4.89k per session.
Practise female circumcision in Imo, spend 14 years in jail
Persons still practising female genital mutilation, FGM(girl-child circumcision) have been warned to desist from it or risk 14 years imprisonment and/or N250,000 fine.
Student’s rape by soldiers causes outrage in Ondo
AKURE—RAPE cases involving minors and the recent rape of a 300 level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, in the state by soldiers had infuriated Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of the Ondo State governor and many other concerned people in the state.
Why we can’t afford violent election – Ijaw elders, stakeholders
WORRIED by the previous experience of violence and electoral malfeasance in Bayelsa State, some concerned stakeholders, recently converged on Yenagoa to brainstorm on peaceful way to achieve a free, fair and credible governorship election in November 16.
Leganes to unveil Omeruo soon
Greece international Dimitrios Siovas has claimed that Kenneth Omeruo’s proposed switch to CD Leganes is a done deal.
DR Congo targets Rohr
Florent Ibenge has quit as coach of Democratic Republic of Congo national team after five years in the role.a
Buhari receives update on Taraba killing
ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, met with security heads on the aegis of National Security Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he was updated with the incident leading to killing of three police officers and a civilian by soldiers along Ibi-Wukari Road in Taraba State.
Abia govt orders Aba market leaders to refund N150,000 collected from traders
Abia State government has ordered the leadership of the Traders Association at the Ekeoha Shopping Centre, Aba, to refund illegal levies collected from traders at the market.
Amapakabo starts work on U23 AFCON title defence
Last season’s NPFL joint top scorer, Ibrahim Sanusi as well as Ndifreke Effiong and Sunday Adetunji top the list of invited players by Coach Imama Amapakabo for next month’s AFCON U23 qualifying matches against Sudan.
