Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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Four Nigerians Jailed For Issuing Over 2,000 Fake Marriage Certificates In UK
A four-man Nigerian gang member has been jailed for a total of 13 years after forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates that allowed people to live in the UK illegally. According to a UK news platform, Evening Standard, Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 41, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 38, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, 31, and Adekunle Kabir, 54,…
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16 burnt to death in Ondo auto crash
Sixteen persons were on Tuesday night burned to death in an accident that occurred along the busy Ore-Ondo highway in the Ajue area of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The accident occurred when an 18-seater Toyota Hiace passenger bus had a head-on collision with a heavy-duty truck, which resulted in fire. With three…
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IG vows to rescue all Nigerians currently in captivity of kidnappers
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, gave the assurance that the police would rescue all Nigerians currently in the captivity of kidnappers. Egbetokun, according to a statement by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this at the Force Headquarters while reflecting on and appraising the effectiveness of the well-coordinated operations for the…
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Ondo Poll: APC members dump party to support Akingboye’s aspiration
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The defectors joined SDP at a rally held at the party secretariat in Akure. They dropped their APC membership cards and collected those of SDP. The former APC members…
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Naira crashes to N1,615 in parallel market
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,615 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,610 per dollar on Monday. However, the Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,594.27 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,594.27 per dollar from N1,596.6 per dollar…
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U.S. Embassy in Nigeria moves to new visa services provider
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos have transitioned to a new visa services provider. The decision was announced through the Embassy’s official website. It was earlier disclosed that for those with non-immigrant visa interviews scheduled on or before August 16, 2024, no additional action is required; and that individuals…
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BREAKING: Tinubu appoints new NIA, DSS directors-general
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency and the Department of State Services. Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed has been named the new Director-General of the NIA, while Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi has been appointed as the Director-General of the DSS. Ambassador Mohammed, who joined the NIA in 1995,…
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IG gives account of rescue operation as VCs receive kidnapped students
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Sunday, said a notorious kidnap kingpin was killed and two abductors arrested during the operation to rescue 20 medical students in Benue State. The students who are from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos were travelling to Enugu for the Federation of Catholic Medical…
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Policemen, Shi’ites killed as Abuja procession turns bloody
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shi’ites, has alleged that the police attacked the peaceful Arba’een symbolic trek in Wuse, Abuja, killing and injuring many of the mourners. This was as the police, in a quick reaction, also accused the IMN of carrying out an unprovoked attack on its personnel, killing two policemen…
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BREAKING ! 20 Medical Students Kidnapped In Benue Rescued – Security Sources
Security sources, on Friday night, confirmed that twenty medical students that were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued.According to the sources that spoke with Channels TV, the operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser. Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the…