Another student from Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, has committed suicide for what he described as his ‘financial misfortune’. The 29 year-old student, whose name was given as Solomon Benedict, was said have mixed insecticide with yogurt and drank it. One of his friends, who spoke to our correspondent said “We noticed he was…
A public servant in Osun State, Mr. Adenipekun Ademiju, was shot dead on Wednesday by gunmen on Ife-Ibadan expressway. The gunmen suspected to be herdsmen were said to have attempted to rob motorists at Ikire when the victim’s vehicle ran into them. Ademiju aka Okere, a staff of Atakunmosa West Local Government, reportedly boarded a…
Adewuyi Adegoke (pictured left), a pastor at Methodist Church, Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, has been arrested by the police for allegedly organising his own kidnap. TheCable gathered that Adegoke had arranged with one Oluwadare Sunday to demand N3 million ransom from his congregation. He reportedly went into hiding on Sunday evening while there were…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday promised that the APC government will take 100 million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity in the next 10 years. Buhari disclosed this in his opening speech at the inaugural June 12, Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday in Abuja. The President said that his administration would ensure rapid and positive growth…
The police in Ekiti have confirmed the alleged beheading of a lady in Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, by a herdsman believed to be the deceased’s husband. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Caleb Ikechukwu who confirmed the killing, said the suspect had been arrested while…
President Mohammadu Buhari Wednesday renamed the Abuja National Stadium after acclaimed winner of 1993 General Election Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. The honour is coming 26 years after that historical election adjudged to be the fairest since the country’s independent in 1960. The President had earlier signed into the law the recognition of June 12 as…
Former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, on Wednesday recalled some of the ugly memories he has about the June 12 struggle. He said the late Moshood Abiola, by his struggle and death in the course of holding on to his mandate, paid the price of the 20-year-uninterrupted democracy Nigeria enjoys today. Osoba spoke…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences Court, Lagos State has been told how a suspected armed robber, Babatunde Oluwaleke, sexually assaulted a teacher in her home, using polythene bag as a condom. NewTelegraph gathered that the teacher, names withheld, working with a Catholic Secondary School in Lagos, told the court how Oluwaleke raped her in her home….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rejected the plea of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oloye Jumoke Akinjide to transfer her case to new judge in a money laundering suit. She was arraigned last January 16 before Justice Muslim Hassan but the matter was transferred to Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke at…
Lionel Messi has been named as the world’s highest paid athlete over the last 12 months, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, in the Forbes top 100 list. The Barcelona and Argentina star earned $127m in the last year – more than Juventus forward Ronaldo ($109m) in second place and Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar ($105m) in…
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