A former executive secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Stephen Oshinowo, diverted the board’s N127 million to his personal use, an EFCC investigator has said. Moday Moley, testifying before an Ikeja Special Offences Court Monday, said the defendant used his account domiciled in the United Bank of Africa (UBA) to perpetrate each of the…
Nigerian Breweries Plc has declared revenue of N337.01 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2020. The revenue represented an increase of 4.3 per cent compared with N323 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2019. The company disclosed this in its audited financial statement to newsmen signed by its Legal Director/Secretary, Mr Uaboi…
100-metre world champion Christian Coleman has been provisionally suspended after he violated anti-doping rules by missing the third test. The American sprinter, who won his first major title at the World Championships in Doha last year, has denied the claims from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Coleman claims he was doing Christmas shopping “five minutes…
A survey has found infection rates of COVID-19 to be higher among males than females in the country. Findings from the survey published on Monday also show higher infection rates among urban residents than rural residents. The household seroprevalence survey was conducted by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Nigeria Institute for Medical…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing mast inverter batteries belonging to a telecommunications company. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Asinim Butswat, gave the identities of the suspects as Preye Perekeme and England Ito. He said that they were incepted on Saturday by men…
The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) on Sunday confirmed the crash of an aircraft belonging to the Nigerian military at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The General Manager, Public Affairs of AIB, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, confirmed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. A Nigerian military…
The Lagos State Government says within the next two weeks it will vaccinate about 1.5 million dogs. The government on Tuesday, Feb 16, said the vaccination will begin during the free anti-rabies vaccination campaign to prevent deaths of animals in the state. Ms. Abisola Olusanya, the State Commissioner for Agriculture made this known at the…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a 23-year-old labourer, Shehu Abbas, be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing a Tecno phone valued at 56,000. Abbas, resident of Kawo in Kaduna State, was convicted after pleading guilty to the charge of theft and begged for leniency. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, said…
Two Internet fraudsters, Ridwan Garuba and Adebayo Agbabiaka, have been sentenced by the Federal High Court in Abeokuta for their involvement in fraud. The convicts were arraigned on separate charges of fraud and impersonation. They pleaded guilty to the charges. Following their pleas, the counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Shamsuddeen Bashir, urged…
A court in Norfolk, Virginia, the United States on Tuesday jailed Nigerian scammer Obinwanne Okeke for 10 years for a computer-based fraud scheme that caused approximately $11 million in known losses to his victims. The sentencing was pronounced by Chief U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith, said the Department of Justice, Eastern District of Virginia….
