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Otor-Edo: Delta’s forgotten clay goldmine

Today (Tuesday), with banners rising and PowerPoints flashing on Day 2, the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit peaked in Asaba as host Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, other state actors, and CEOs negotiated Unlocking potentials and a Made in Delta agenda for a global audience.
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Court rejects bail for father who allegedly raped daughter in Osun

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A 44-year-old father, Kazeem Olapade, was on Friday remanded at Ilesa correctional facility by an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter (name withheld). Olapade was docked on three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, indecent assault and canal knowledge of his daughter. Police prosecutor, […]

Court remands man, 44, over alleged rape of 14-year-old girl

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 44-year-old man, Kazeem Olapade, in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olapade is facing a three-count charge of assault, rape and unlawful sexual intercourse. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty […]

EFCC arrests siblings, six other suspected internet fraudsters in Osun

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested siblings and six other men suspected to be internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo boys’ in Osogbo, Osun State. Akinrinmade Adepoju Sunday and his brother Akinrinmade Adeniyi were arrested in their room and parlour apartment in Osogbo. The […]

27 wedding guests kidnapped in Taraba

By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo No fewer than 27 wedding guests have been kidnapped by gunmen along Wukari-Takum road in Taraba state. The council Chairman of Takum local government area, Shiban Tikari told newsmen that the 27 were abducted while returning to Takum. He said no contact has been made to the family of those […]

Bandits attack two Niger LGAs, kill one

By Wole Mosadomi – Minna Gunmen stormed two different local government areas of Niger state killing one person. The two local government areas are Lapai and Shiroro. Vanguard correspondent gathered that the gunmen attacked Avu community in Gupa- Abugi ward of Lapai Local government in the early hours of Thursday and opened fire killing one person […]

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