Author: Abiodun A.

Nigerian rapper identified Olawale Hassan aka Goldie 1 has bagged 10 years Prison term for repeatedly raping a woman. It was gathered that the UK-based Nigerian rapper, Olawale approached the woman; after they met in an Essex nightclub in Southend back February 2017. MailOnline claimed that the 34-year-old said he would safely get her home; however, he drove her to a car park, where she was overcome and raped by the Nigerian rapper. Hassan was found guilty of three counts of rape and one of sexual assault at Basildon Crown Court, according to the Crown Prosecution Service ( CPS). The…

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Gunmen abducted the immediate past Nasarawa State Higher Education Commissioner, Chief Clement Uhembe, at his residence early on Tuesday night, demanding N30 m ransom to secure his freedom. At around 8:30 pm, kidnappers who were said to be armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the residence of the senior lecturer in the political science department of the Federal University of Lafia. Narrating the incident to the newsmen, the victim’s wife, Mrs. Amarya Uhembe said the abductors, numbering around ten, invaded their home and broke into one of their apartments where, after returning from work, her husband was watching his rest and…

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Gunmen kidnapped about 20 people in volatile central Mali, with nine remaining in detention Wednesday after their captors released the other hostages, local and security officials said. According to Boukary Coulibaly, the village chief, the kidnapping took place on Tuesday during a weekly market in the village of Farabougou, near the central Malian town of Niono. A youngster was killed during the kidnapping, he said, adding that the “armed men” afterwards released some hostages, mostly women and children. “At the moment, they’re holding nine people,” Coulibaly said. jihadist insurgency that began in 2012 and has since spread to neighboring Burkina…

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The launch of the Tech Experience Centre, a groundbreaking technology project led by TD Africa, the leading distributor of technology, lifestyle and solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, to bridge the gap for millions of Nigerians with cutting-edge technology, was celebrated in Lagos on Thursday 1 October 2020. The Tech Experience Centre is home to a convergence of world-renowned technology giants, including Cisco, HP, Microsoft, Dell Technologies, Zinox, Schneider Electric, Samsung, Apple and Bosch, all under one roof to create an immersive experience of the latest technology. Equally significant, the official unveiling of the centre provided invited guests with a rare opportunity…

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In the Niger Delta, five abducted foreigners were saved as they were rescued by Operation Delta Safe troops. The troops also dislodged a hideout of known sea pirates / militants at Ibiakafemo, Idinkiri, Tombie and Ogboma. The Supervisor, Defence Media Activities, Maj.-Gen., confirmed this. John Enenche, in a Tuesday quote. In particular, Enenche said that some expatriates on board MT RIO MITONG and MT DJIBLOHO were kidnapped in Yellow Island on May 9, 2020 by an unknown group of militants. He reported that the Forward Operating Base Bonny Joint Team, Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, and 146 Battalion troops combed the…

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The powers of Operation Safe Haven have neutralised a notorious bandits leader along with some of his gang members. Bandits The incident took place in Tafawa village in the Plateau State Local Government Region of Barkin Ladi. The Supervisor, Defence Media Activities, Maj.-Gen., disclosed this. John Enenche, on Tuesday in Abuja, in a quote. Following reliable and actionable intelligence from local sources, Enenche said the soldiers recorded the achievement. He said the intel revealed the whereabouts of the notorious hibernating bandit leader in the area. Enenche further stated that the troops had engaged armed bandits during a foiled robbery at…

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In conjunction with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Associated Offenses Commission (ICPC), Minister of Education Adamu Adamu ordered a full-scale investigation into the accusation that N2.67 billion meal grants were discovered in individual accounts for 104 Unity Colleges. This followed the ICPC study on the fund published during the COVID-19 lockdown for meal subsidies to schools. In a statement signed on Tuesday by Mr Ben Goong, Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry in Abuja, Adamu gave the order. He claimed that the object of the investigation was to determine the veracity of the allegations; to ensure that…

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A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment after he was caught having sex the body of a woman who died of Coronavirus. The 50-year-old man named Leroy Chacon was found guilty of having committed a sexual assault at the mortuary on a woman’s body. On Friday, October 2, Leroy Chacon was sentenced by a magistrate court chaired by Dylon Bess, via zoom. On September 26, 2020, there was a sexual harassment incident. Leroy who slept with the dead body of a woman who died of coronavirus broke into a mortuary to carry out the horrific act. He…

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A Russian groom has beaten his wife to death after she reportedly acted incorrectly with the guests on their wedding day. Their wedding ceremony ended up in tragedy as the groom bashed his wife till she gave up the ghost. Stepan Dolgikh, 33, has been arrested on suspicion of beating wife Oksana Poludentseva, 36; to death on the day they got married in Novosibirsk. Witnesses at the wedding said the beating began when the groom became ‘jealous’ of another guest at their alcohol-fuelled wedding party in a private house in Prokudskoye village, Novosibirsk region. It was alleged the groom accused…

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The police has arrested a security guard who was plotting an operation with armed robbers to rob and kill his boss. The InfoStride discovered that in the Matogun area of Agbodo in Ifo Local Government Council Area of Ogun State, the suspect identified as Adamu Ibrahim employed as a security guard at Inspiration Fuel Station; allegedly contracted two street urchins, Ajibola Yusuf and Bakare Ifakayode, to rob the N3million manager of the station in his possession and kill him. The suspect gave the area boys the description of the man, according to the report; the motorcycle the manager was to…

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