JUST IN: Policemen, Suspect Die In Accident Tragedy struck on Friday in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State following the death of three policemen and a female suspect in a fatal auto crash. The police officers and the suspect died when a truck lost control and rammed into the vehicle the operatives were travelling in. With the identities of the victims yet to be known as of press time, the police officers, who were part of the monitoring unit of the police command in the state, left Akure, the state capital, to effect an arrest in Ore before…
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Nigerian Police Says; Raining Curses On Someone Online Is A Criminal, Punishable Offence The Nigeria Police Force has stated that raining curses on someone online is not merely a form of criticism or freedom of expression, but rather an act of cyberbullying, which it described as a criminal offence. This comes in the wake of a recent case involving a viral post by activist Olamide Abiodun Thomas. Thomas, who was protesting the police’s use of tear gas during the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in Abuja, recorded a video following which she was accused of insulting the President’s son,…
Court Orders MTN To Pay Fine Over Unlawful Airtime Deductions The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to pay N15 million damages over the unlawful deduction of a subscriber’s airtime through unsolicited services. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, described as fraudulent, the regular deduction of airtime of customers by the telecommunication giant, for the auto-renewal of services not subscribed to. It further held that the sending of unwarranted text messages by the company amounted to a breach of subscribers’ right to privacy under section 37…
‘Navy Officer’ Arrested For Cybercrime Ahugu Joshua, a 29-year-old man from Keffi LGA, Nasarawa State, has been arrested by the Yobe State Police for posing as a Nigerian Navy officer and defrauding victims. Joshua specialised in using fake receipts on his Kuda bank app to trick POS vendors and provision store owners into believing non-existent transactions had been completed. The police in a statement on Thursday said the arrest occurred during a covert operation by the State Intelligence Department (SID) on December 18, 2024. Joshua was found with a fraudulent Nigerian Navy staff ID card, which he used to gain…
El-Rufai Blasts Tinubu’s 2025 Budget; Says Vehicles, Computers, Utensils Don’t Expire, Ministries, Others Should Stop Buying Them Every Year Bello El-Rufai, the House of Representatives member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has condemned the excessive spending outlined in the 2025 national budget. Speaking during a session on Thursday at the National Assembly, El-Rufai criticised Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) for their continuous purchases of new vehicles and computers, stated that such expenditures are unnecessary as vehicles do not expire. He described the recurring trend of lavish spending in every budget as unsustainable and urged that it should come to an…
Panic As Landlords Reject Igbo, Others As Tenants This documentary uncovers the discriminatory practices faced by tenants in Lagos, where landlords reportedly reject individuals based on ethnicity, particularly targeting the Igbo and other minority groups. Through real-life stories and expert insights, we explore the cultural, legal, and societal implications of these practices, shedding light on the urgent need for change in housing policies and attitudes.
BREAKING: Many Causalities As Explosions Rock Niger One farmer, Dauda Haruna has been reportedly killed while four others, including 3 siblings, were severely injured in suspected bomb explosions in Bassa community, Shiroro LGA of Niger State. It was gathered that the incident happened between Bassa and Gwadara communities on Thursday morning when the victims were going to farm to harvest crops. Residents told Daily Trust that the first explosion went up while the 3 siblings, Mali (20), Nehemiah (14) and Jona (15) were on a motorcycle, while the second one went up when the motorcycle of those coming for rescue…
JUST IN: Okpebholo Suffers Setback Over Suspension Of Edo LG Chairmen The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has faulted the suspension of the local government chairmen in Edo State by governor Monday Okpebholo. The 18 local government chairmen and vice chairmen were placed on suspension on December 17 by the state House of Assembly at the instance of the governor. Okpebholo had accused the chairmen and their deputies of insubordination and misconduct on the ground that they did not submit their statement of finances to him. However, answering questions from newsmen at a public…
Tinubu To Spend N164million On Tyres President Bola Tinubu has said that his government in 2025 will spend N164million on tyres for the State House bullet proof vehicles and the sum of N29.5million on buying and maintaining sports and gymnastic equipment for the State House Sports Club and State House Central Gymnasium. This was contained in the 2025 fiscal appropriation bill (proposed budget) President Tinubu presented before the joint National Assembly – the Senate and the House of Representatives on Wednesday. A review of the 2025 Executive Proposal of the proposed budget by SaharaReporters showed that Tinubu proposed that his…
Panic As Court Grants Yahaya Bello N500m Bail In N110b Fraud Case A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama has granted N500 million bail to Yahaya Bello, former Kogi State governor, over allegations of a N110 billion fraud. Justice Maryann Anenih, ruling on Thursday, approved the bail application on the condition that Bello provides three sureties in like sum, who must be responsible citizens with landed properties in prime areas of the FCT, including Guzape, Wuse 2, Apo, Asokoro, and Jabi. The judge explained that the sureties are also required to submit two passport photographs each and provide…