PHOTO : Nigerian Bank Manager Jailed 121 Years For Stealing Customer’s Money Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced a former manager with First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Onitsha branch, Nwachukwu Placidus, to a cumulative 121 years imprisonment for diverting fixed deposit funds of a customer to the tune of N112,100,000 for his personal use. He was arraigned on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 on 16-count charges bordering on forgery, stealing, obtaining by false pretence and uttering, by the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
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Banditry Is Now ‘Business Venture’, Nigerian Governor Exposes Top Government Officials, Security Personnel The Katsina State governor, Dikko Radda, has revealed that some security personnel and government officials had turned the insecurity situation in Nigeria to business ventures. The governor mentioned this when he appeared on Friday’s edition of Channels TV’s Politics Today, adding that this was one of the reasons why it was difficult to end the menace of banditry and insecurity generally. He said, “Now it has turned out to be a business venture. A business venture for the criminals, some people who are in government; and some…
Fear Grips Northern Leaders, Warns Tinubu Not to Allow US, France To Establish Military Base In Nigeria Some eminent leaders in the country as well as civil society organisations on Friday cautioned President Bola Tinubu against allowing the United States and the French governments to relocate their military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria. In an open letter to Tinubu and the leadership of the National Assembly, the leaders said the Nigerian government should not succumb to such pressure. Those who signed the letter obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday evening include Prof Abubakar Siddique Mohammed of the Centre for Democratic…
Man Rapes One-year-old Stepdaughter Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Rapes One-year-old Stepdaughter Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a man over alleged s3xual assault on his infant stepdaughter Thirty-year-old Idi Adamu allegedly assaulted his one-year-old stepchild s3xually. In a statement on Friday, the Command said that Adamu was arrested on Wednesday, following a complaint by the baby’s mother who happens to be his wife. According to the statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Ngurore, the suspect is a resident of Wuro Ardo in Mubi North Local Government Area where he committed the…
Tension As OPay Moves To Shut Customer Accounts OPay, a leading financial technology company, has warned its customers against trading in cryptocurrency or any virtual currency on its app. In a notice issued on Friday, the company said it would block any account found engaging in such trading and also forward the details of the account owner to the regulator. “In compliance with the CBN directive, please note that OPay prohibits any cryptocurrency and all virtual currency trading. Any account engaging in such activities will be closed, and customer information will be shared with regulatory authorities. “Please ensure that your…
Human Head Is Sold For N45,000, Says Suspect A gang of suspected ritualists who specialise in killing people and harvesting body parts for sale in various states has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. Benjamin Hundeyin, the command Public Relations Officer while confirming the arrest on Friday, identified the suspects as a woman who is an Osun priestess, a community chief, an Ifa priest, an Islamic cleric, and a trado-medical practitioner. Hundeyin explained that the suspects who operate in Lagos were arrested through intelligence reports from the public, adding that the leader of the gang, a 33-year-old man,…
BREAKING: Many Feared Dead, Houses Razed As Another Tanker Explosion Hits Nigeria No fewer than eight persons have so far been confirmed dead in a fire incident involving an oil tanker in Ometan community, in Okpe local government area of Delta State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday when the ill-fated tanker coming from Effurun reportedly lost control while overtaking another truck a few metres away from the boundary bridge between Uvwie and Okpe Local Government Area. According to eyewitnesses, the front part of the oil tanker suddenly detached from the rear compartment while on motion, leading…
Impeached Edo Deputy Governor, Shaibu Join New Party The immediate past deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, says he is fully ready to pinch his political tent with Senator Adams Oshiomhole’s political camp. Ibom Focus reports that Shaibu, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, was recently impeached by the Edo State House of Assembly, after falling out with Governor Godwin Obaseki. Speaking in an interview with The Punch, Shaibu, who was a loyalist of Oshiomhole-the leader of the All Progressives Congress in the state and former national chairman of the party, said he is now ready to return…
Tenant Burns Down Landlord’s House Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Tenant Burns Down Landlord’s House For allegedly setting his landlord’s house on fire, an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Dickson Peter, be remanded in a correction facility. According to reports, the police charged the defendant with two counts of felony and arson. However, the Magistrate, Mr M. Mudashiru, who did not take his plea due to lack of jurisdiction, ordered that he be remanded in the Abolongo Correctional Facility, Oyo Town, adding that the remand is pending legal advice from the…
How Nigerians Can Monetise Their Facebook, Other Social Media Activities Ekwutosi Okeh, popularly known as Digital Witch and Ada Nsukka on social media, is a digital content creator, social media influencer. In this interview, she speaks about her life after graduation, her journey into tech, and how young Nigerians can leverage social media as a source of income. Which course did you study and where did you study it? How is the course impacting the work you do now? I studied Literature at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. This background in literature has proven invaluable in my current roles as…