A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced a 24-year-old drug trafficker, Sodiq Ramon, to maximum life imprisonment for unlawfully dealing in narcotics. Ramon was convicted of unlawful possession of 57.2 kg of cannabis. In her judgment, Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek held that Ramon was found guilty based on the evidence before her. Abdulmaleek added…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced new charges for customers using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services. The apex bank said effective Tuesday, customers will pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction every time they use USSD services. It said the new charges as part of the agreement reached when banks and telecommunication…
Most petrol filling stations in Kogi State have closed down for business as a result of the non-availability of petroleum products. In Lokoja, the state capital, most major marketers closed down their filling stations, while black marketers took over from the major marketers. Tribune Online gathered that most of the major marketers preferred to offload…
Former Governor of Ogun State and current senator Ibikunle Amosun could be paired with Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami as Vice-President to succeed Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, according to APC and White House powerbrokers. Apart from the fact that both Amosun and Malami are close allies of President Buhari, SaharaReporters has learned that the party hopes to…
A 38-year-old lecturer at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Adebisi Ademola, was on Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment for his involvement in a romance scam. Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, of the Kwara state high court sitting in Ilorin, convicted Ademola. He was among the 33 suspected fraudsters arrested on September 14, 2020 in Offa area of…
A certain Adebowale Babatunde, 41, was on Friday remanded in Ilesha Correctional Center for allegedly presenting himself as a lawyer before an Osun State Magistrate Court 6 in Osogbo. Babatunde (defendant) was arraigned on two-counts bordering on false pretence and unlawfully possession of Call-to-the-Bar certificates before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara of Osogbo Magistrates’ Court. Police Prosecutor,…
Gunmen who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have released a video showing the abductees being flogged. Parents of the students have slso confirmed that the abductors have reached out and are demanding the sum of N500 million as ransom. The video shows the students in what appeared…
Actress, singer and dancer, Cossy Ojiakor, has said it is rather unfortunate that some people think prostitutes would not make heaven. In an interview, she said, “I know that a lot of women look down on themselves because of the way they dress. They think they are destined for hell and that, God cannot forgive. I like to…
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sacked 34 senior staff members over several offences including misconduct. Shuaib Ibrahim, director-general of the NYSC, said the measure was aimed at fostering discipline within the scheme. He said the dismissal followed a report of a disciplinary committee constituted to look into the matter which was ratified by the…
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka in Igabi local government area of the state are missing. Earlier, the state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, had said 30 students could not be accounted for after the attack. However, the Gunmen who abducted the 39 students from the…
