A suspected fraudster and his herbalist known as Ike, aka Ogenesu, have been arrested after policemen attached to the Obiaruku Police Station recovered suspected human parts at the herbalist’s place in Obiaruku, Ukwuani Local Government Area, Delta State.
The suspect was driving around 5.20pm on Friday, October 28, when five policemen who were on a stop-and-search duty flagged down his vehicle.
The suspect refused to park and sped off instead, so the policemen chased after him and finally caught up with him. The policemen, while searching the vehicle, found a note specifying the need for human parts, Punch reports.
“The instruction on the note was that the man should provide a human head, hand and leg. After recovering the note, the policemen asked what he wanted to use the specified items for and out of fear, he said it was for something,” a source told the publication.
“So, the policemen embarked on full investigation by visiting the Obiaruku Police Station to obtain a warrant to search his three-bedroom flat and while searching his house, they obtained another written note requesting the same items in the first written note that was found in his car.”
The police officers detained the suspect and during interrogation, he mentioned the herbalist Ike.
The suspect led policemen to the herbalist’s place, and while searching the premises, a decomposing corpse was found beside a fish pond. However, Ike claimed the corpse is that of his child. He said:
“It was my child that was buried; I dug the grave and removed the corpse from where it was buried.”
Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, and songwriter, Burna Boy has inked an ambassadorial deal with Nigeria’s leading smart accessory brand, oraimo.
The oraimo brand is known as the No.1 TWS and Smartwatch brand in Africa and clearly a partnership with the ‘Giant of Africa’ is a solid win for both parties.
With this partnership, oraimo hopes to show every African that they can achieve their dreams.
The brand is trusted by over 200 million users and sold in over 60 countries in 100000+ retail stores worldwide.
The Last Last crooner acknowledged his status as the new oraimo brand ambassador via his social media page and said:
“This is a big win for my generation of Africans all over the world, and this should be a lesson to every African out there: no matter where you are, no matter what you plan to do, you can achieve it, no matter where you’re from, you are a king.”
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu ”Burna Boy” who won the World Album Category at the 2021 Grammy Awards for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ was recently given the award of Member of the Federal Republic, MFR and the National award.
The Grammy award winner has also been nominated for over 47 awards locally and internationally. He is an inspiration to many young Africans. Speaking to oraimo’s Country Marketing Manager, David Onyeneke, he said:
“Burna Boy is a huge inspiration to many young people. His consistency in the music industry and his journey to becoming one of Africa’s biggest artists is something we, at oraimo, find very relatable to our journey as a brand. We are confident that Burna Boy is a perfect fit for the brand.”
Oraimo is known for being ahead of other industry players with innovative solutions like the HavyBass™ technology.
The HavyBass™ is a sound-tuning technology which tunes all oraimo audio products like Wireless Stereo Earbuds, Wireless Headphones, Wireless Earphones, Wireless Headsets, Wired Earphones, and Wireless Speakers to provide Afrobeats fans with an amazing bass experience.
Hence, this partnership is a win for all Afrobeats music lovers. As fans get to enjoy out-of-world music experiences from their favourite artiste using this amazing sound technology.
That’s not all there is to the oraimo brand, innovative accessories like earphones, watches, and power banks; personal care products such as trimmers, toothbrushes, body fat weight scales, and vacuum cleaners are also available.
Nigeria’s mobile accessory brand has expressed confidence in their choice of Burna Boy as their brand ambassador and the perfect candidate to promote the brand and its products.
Fans are happy about this and can’t wait to see to see how this new partnership with Burna Boy will improve the HavyBass™ technology experience for all Afrobeats lovers across Africa.
TikToker, Jasmine Chioma Okafor, popularly known as ‘Ibu’s daughter,’ has revealed that she is separated from the man she met on TikTok and married just two months after.
Jasmine went viral earlier this year when she announced that she was getting married to a US-based man whom she met on TikTok just weeks prior.
The man proposed to her on the same day he flew down to Nigeria to meet her for the first time. Their wedding held in February.
Just last week, Jasmine announced on TikTok that she is expecting twin girls with her husband.
Today, Nov. 14, she took to Instagram to reveal that they are separating. She added that she has filed for divorce.
Taylor Swift was the top winner at the 2022 MTV EMAs, which took place at PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Sunday, November 13.
Swift took four awards; best artist, best video, best pop, and best long-form video for “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version).”
This is Swift’s second win for best video. She won it three years ago for her “ME!” collaboration with Brendon Urie.
Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, and SEVENTEEN each won two awards. Minaj was awarded best song for “Super Freaky Girl” and best hip hop. Guetta won the best collaboration for “I’m Good (Blue),” a collab with Bebe Rexha, and best electronic. SEVENTEEN won best new and best push.
An 8-year-old boy who was kidnapped by his stepfather has been rescued by operatives of Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
DCI said the boy’s distraught mother Everline Nandera reported his “disappearance” at Embakasi police station, adding that her husband identified as Nemwel Ondari, 32, had left her a note demanding Ksh50,000 as ransom to release the minor.
She also revealed that he threatened to kill the boy should she delay paying the said ransom.
The DCI report read;
“Nandera told detectives that she had left their home in Embakasi’s Tel Aviv area at the crack of dawn, headed for Muthurwa market. But upon coming back at around 9:20 am, she found her husband and son missing.
“A note had been left behind by the husband Nemwel Ondari, 32, demanding a ransom of Sh50,000, for the release of the boy. In the note, the man also warned his wife that he would kill the boy using a kitchen knife which he had carried, should she try any monkey business.”
After security operatives embarked on a rescue mission, the suspect was nabbed at the NMS Green Park matatu terminus off Haile Sellasie Avenue in Nairobi.
The report added;
“Immediately the woman filled her report at Embakasi police station, detectives from the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) based at DCI Nairobi area were assembled and a manhunt for the suspect was launched.
“The detectives assisted by their Embakasi counterparts traced the suspect and arrested him at the NMS Green Park matatu terminus off Haile Sellasie avenue, a few hours later as he eagerly waited for the ransom to be deposited into his Mpesa account.”
A preliminary investigation established that the couple had engaged in a heated disagreement the previous night leading to the incident.
A 26-year-old man identified as Victor Samson has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing bread and other items worth N679,000.
Samson who was arraigned before an Ore Magistrate Court in Osun state, pleaded guilty to the charges against him.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Martins Gbenga, told the court that the convict was not a first-time offender and that he broke into several shops at Major Sawmill Junction, Ondo Road, Ore.
Some of the items he stole include packs of soft drinks, table water, a carton of wine, and 50 loaves of bread, among others.
Magistrate, O. A. Omofolarin convicted Samson and sentenced him to three years imprisonment following his guilty plea to the four counts.
The Delta State Police Command has paraded a 22-year-old man, Emmanuel Ujedibe, who allegedly killed a commercial s*x worker in a hotel room in Asaba and faked his own kidnapping.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, said the suspect claimed that he killed the s*x worker identified as Peace for stealing his iPhone 11 pro max.
According to the PPRO, the suspects set the hotel room ablaze, lied to his father that he was kidnapped and extorted over N4m from him.
“Following the murder of a lady named Peace surname unknown, suspected to be a commercial s*x worker, who was killed by one Emmanuel, and the room set ablaze by the suspect,”
“Operatives of ‘A’ Division Asaba and Anti-kidnapping section embarked on an intelligence led investigation, during which the victim’s phone that was stolen by the suspect was recovered from the receiver who bought from the murder suspect,” the statement read.
A Nigerian woman, Patience Adesuwa Ajao is celebrating after she was promoted as the Branch Manager of a leading bank in Canada.
Taking to Facebook on Saturday, November 12, Mrs Ajao recalled how people said she would never be promoted when she was employed as a Customer Service Representative with the bank eight years ago.
“Upon relocating to Canada eight years ago, I was told to abandon all thoughts of building a career, and just, survive. A few months later, I accepted the Customer Service Representative role with one of Canada’s top five Banks,” she wrote.
Talks in my ears sounded like: you will not get promoted, you will be a teller for life, remember you are black, a woman and an immigrant from Nigeria, three strikes against you.
Forging on, I moved through four roles: Financial Services Representative, Financial Advisor, Manager of Customer Experience, and Assistant Branch Manager.
In addition to having my 3rd child, pregnancy and maternity did not prevent my climb up the ladder. Needless to say, I have since distanced myself from those that never believed in me.
I am blessed to be a part of an organization that has provided a level playing field for everyone. In this month of November 2022, I accepted the promotion to the role of Branch Manager, thank you TD!!
Finally, Dear Immigrants: seek an organization that will accept your potential and believe in yourself that you can attain whatever height you aim for.
Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Porsha Williams, has released stunning pre-wedding photos with her Nigerian husband-to-be and businessman, Simon Guobadia.
In her caption, she wrote: “Mr. & Mrs. Guobadia loading… Love wins 2022.”
This comes after reports surfaced that the 41-year-old reality star and her entrepreneur beau, 58, secretly got a marriage license last summer.
Public records obtained by the outlet revealed the couple secured the document on August 19 in Georgia’s Fulton County.
A court clerk where the couple got their license said there is no expiration date attached to the paperwork, and that the document has not yet been signed and returned.
Nigerian singer, Blaqbonez has revealed that he stopped watching people’s Instagram and Snapchat stories 4 years ago.
The ‘Commander’ crooner explained that he did this because watching always made him feel less of himself.
He tweeted: “4 years ago i stopped watching people’s IG & snapchat stories, because it always made me feel less of myself, people always seemed to have this perfect life, i told myself I won’t let then tension me. I still don’t watch people’s stories.”
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Falomo Tolulope, who shot at protesting students of the Osun State College of Education in Ilesa.
The students were on October 27, 2022, protesting against what they called insincerity by the state government on the conversion of the College of Education to a full-fledged university, when they were shot by the suspect.
Three students of the institution sustained different degree of injuries on their arms and legs.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, November 10, 2022, said Falomo shot at the victims with a pump-action gun over an argument that ensued between him and the protesters and afterwards fled the scene.
According to the PPRO, the suspect was arrested on November 7, 2022, in his hideout at Odo Oro Area, Ilesa, and the pump-action gun was recovered from him with one expended cartridge.
“This is to inform the general public especially the students of Osun State College of Education Ilesa that, Falomo Tolulope ‘m’ aged 32yrs alias Ifa who shot at some of the protesting student has been arrested,” the statement read.
“It would be recalled that, on 27th October, 2022 at about 1100hrs while the students were on peaceful demonstration/protest, Falomo shot at the protesters with Pump Action gun over an argument that ensued between him and the protesters and flee the scene.
Three (3) students of the institution sustained different degree of injuries on their arms and legs, treated and discharged,”
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that 11 persons were burnt beyond recognition in a multiple crash along Ejule-Ochadamu by Olofu Bridge, Ochadamu area of Kogi State.
FRSC Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem in a statement released on Thursday, November 10, said the unfortunate mishap involved 20 vehicles.
Kazeem who noted that the crash was avoidable and unfortunate, called on drivers to regularly maintain their vehicles.
The statement read;
“The crash investigation team revealed that the fatal crash involved a total of 18 people. Out of the number, a total of seven victims comprising three males and four females sustained various degrees of injuries, while the remaining 11 whose sexuality could not be ascertained at the time of carrying out the rescue were burnt beyond recognition,” the statement read.
“The investigation further revealed that the main causes of the crash and subsequent fire outbreak that claimed the innocent lives of the victims are road obstruction and break failure; a mechanical deficiency that impacted negatively on the functionality of the braking system of the vehicle.
“As at the time of this statement, the emergency rescue team of the Corps has concluded the rescue of the injured persons to the hospital while the burnt victims were also evacuated.”
Ex-BBNaija housemate, Ese Eriata, has issued a stern warning to online fashion vendors.
In a post shared on Instastories, Ese stated that nothing annoys her more than fashion vendors using the photo of a person wearing an expensive outfit and then selling the expensive outfit far less and not indicating that what they are selling are replicas.
”Fashion vendors should stop that nonsense” she wrote
The Federal Road Safety Corps has denied the use of Point of Sale machines to receive payment for fines of traffic offenses on patrol points.
This was contained in a statement signed and made available by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, on Thursday November 10.
FRSC explained that rather, they make use of a digitalised E-ticketing device to enhance ease of doing business.
The statement read in part,
“As an ISO certified organisation with global recognition for lead role in road safety administration and traffic management, the Corps has over the years developed transformational initiatives focused on People, Processes and Technology.
This development is strategic to the introduction of technology into its operations to fade out the use of booking sheet which is a manual way of recording traffic offenders information and replace it with a digital booking device.
“In addition to the above and for better clarification on this technology, the Corps wishes to let the public know that the E-Tablet is a three in one android device that was brought into the operational front in compliance with global best practices on electronic ticketing.
“The introduction of the device targets at improving robust data collection and speeding up on-the-spot synchronisation of traffic offenders information into the national database.
The device is a one stop shop for verification of the national driver’s license and the vehicle number plate as well as other FRSC products and services.
“The Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, is by this medium reiterating that the motoring public should note that the Corps does not use POS machines but a digitalised E-ticketing device which at the moment enhances ease of doing business.”
Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, has said that petrol will cost N410 in the country if subsidy is removed.
Speaking at the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Summit organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja on Wednesday, November 9, Kyari also noted that there is nowhere today that you can land a litre of PMS to the pumps at the N445 exchange rate.
He said;
“It is not possible for you to buy fuel at N170 when your actual cost is thrice that value. For instance, today, when PMS comes into this country, we transfer to marketers at N113 per litre for us to ensure N165 at the pump, so you must sell at N113 to them to be able to deliver at N165.
“That means whatever the cost, anything after that value, that is subsidy. Somebody has to pay for it. Everyone knows the price of PMS around the world. There is nowhere today that you can land a litre of PMS to the pumps at the N445 exchange rate, it is not possible.
“In some places, you are subsidizing up to N290 on every litre. With this regime, it is impossible for you to avoid all the wrong things that are happening. Round tripping, cross-border smuggling, document forgery-anywhere you have arbitrage, you will have these issues.”
Kyari also justified the engagement of private security contractors to secure its facilities in an effort to fight against oil theft in the country, adding that it has paid off.
A member of vigilante group in Jada Local Government Area, Adamawa state identified as Yusuf, has been shot dead by his stepson, Suugbomsumen Adamu, while testing gun charms’ efficacy at their home on Sunday November 6.
Yusuf, who was said to be drinking a gin known whiskey, sighted the accused on his way back home on that fateful day when he called him and turned his dane gun on himself and asked him to fire it.
The deceased who allegedly acted under the influence of alcohol was believed to have fortified himself with the protective charms, but the charms woefully failed him.
Adamu claimed his stepfather turned the loaded dane gun on himself by putting it on his stomach and asked him to hold it and shoot it.
Adamu said he refused but the deceased insisted that he must do as he had commanded him.
In obedience to his stepfather’s command, the young man pulled the trigger of the gun which penetrated and fatally wounded the vigilante.
He was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the police command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said whoever is found wanting will be charged to court.
The Nigerian Army said its troops conducted a search and rescue operation to extricate a soldier from captivity and never invaded Amangu community in Abia State, as reported on social media.
Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, said the soldier, Bassey Ikunugwan, a staff sergeant, was abducted in Ohafia on November 2.
Nwachukwu said during the search and rescue operations for the missing soldier in Amangu forest, troops clashed with gunmen.
Nwachukwu said weapons and materials belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were recovered from hideouts during the operations.
According to the army spokesperson, a soldier died during the gun battle while one of the criminals was neuralized.
“The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to some publications making the rounds on social media and some mainstream media alleging that troops of Headquarters 82 Division NA invaded Amangu community in Abia state.
Considering the weighty nature of the allegation, the Nigerian Army deems it necessary to clear the air on this atrocious incident,” the statement read.
“On 2 November 2022, a soldier named Staff Sergeant Bassey Ikunugwan, who was officially on leave pass, was abducted along Road Okwu-Ebem Ohafia in Abia State.
Consequently, on Thursday 3 November 2022, acting on credible intelligence report, troops embarked on a Search and Rescue Operation at Amangu Village/Forest, having confirmed same as an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) enclave, where the soldier was reportedly held hostage.
During the search and rescue operations, contact was made with members of the proscribed armed groups resulting in exchange of fire.
“In continuation of the search and rescue operations, on 4 November 2022, troops deployed at Okon Aku in Abia State came in contact with members of the armed groups, during which troops neutralized one of the criminals and recovered one AK 47 rifle with a magazine loaded with 7 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) and one mobile phone.
“In a follow up operation on 5 November 2022, troops raided another enclave of the groups around Amangu Village in Abia State.
During the operation, troops neutralized two of the criminals, while some fled with gunshot wounds.
Troops recovered two locally fabricated AK 47 rifles, four Pump Action guns, one locally made Pistol, one Sniper rifle, six magazines, 13 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) and one Motorcycle.
“Other items recovered from the dissidents are 2 CCTV cameras, one solar panel, flags, one walkie-talkie, 2 mobile phones, two pamphlets of Biafran anthem, one INEC box, 12 face caps, machetes, pairs of combat boots, pairs of rain boot, camouflage uniforms, one transistor radio, two jungle hats, two knee guards, one power bank, one INEC image capturing machine and a PVC. Sadly, during these engagements, one soldier paid the supreme sacrifice.
“The NA will leave no stone unturned in the search of the abducted soldier. The NA assures the general public that all operations will be conducted within the ambit of the law and in line with global best practices, Rules of Engagement and Code of Conducts guiding NA operations.
“It should be clear to all that criminal acts of attack on and abduction of service personnel is an act against the State which will not go without consequences.
The recourse to employment of propaganda by these criminal elements will not deter the Army from carrying out its constitutional mandate.
“Law abiding citizens of Amangu community are also advised to go about their legitimate businesses without panic, as the military is always on ground to protect lives and properties.”
The Auditor-General for Local Governments of Yobe State, Yahaya Idris, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly misappropriating N19,900,000.00.
EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwajuren said Idris who was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Lawan of the Yobe State High Court, Damaturu, pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge leveled against him.
The charge against him read;
“That you, Yahaya Lawal Idris, being the Auditor-General for Local Government, Yobe State, between 20th to 21st day of May 2017 at Damaturu, Yobe State, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, received the sum of N19,900,000.00 via your personal account number 1001480930 with account name Alhaji Yahaya Idris domiciled with United Bank for Africa Plc from the Local Government Audit account number 5030030060 domiciled with Fidelity Bank Plc for the purchase of a brand new Toyota Corolla 2015 model, did dishonestly misappropriated the gross sum of N10,100,000 only, being the money made for the purchase of the said brand new Toyota Corolla 2015 for the office of the Local Government Auditor-General, Yobe State, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Penal Code Cap. 102, Laws of Yobe State of Nigeria and punishable under Section 309 of the same law.”
While counsel for the prosecution, J. A. Ojogbane, who appeared alongside M. A. Ahmed, prayed for a trial date in view of the defendant’s plea, counsel for the defendant, Baba Zau, through an application for bail, urged the court to admit his client to bail pending the determination of the case.
Justice Lawan thereafter admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N2m with one surety in like sum.
The case was adjourned till November 30, 2022, for the commencement of trial.
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