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In a heart-wrenching incident that has shocked the community, Jamima Shetima Balami , a 24-year-old National Diploma II student of the Department of Mass Communication at the Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa State, has tragically taken her own life. The daughter of prominent figure Shettima reportedly consumed a substance believed to be rat poison at her residence in Vinikilang, known as Hayin Gada in the Girei local government area of the state. Jamima, the only daughter of her father, was undergoing Industrial Training (IT) at Adamawa Television (ATV), Yola, when the unfortunate incident occurred. The news has sent shockwaves…

Ogun State Police Command has dismissed three officers for alleged armed robbery and extortion. The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu disclosed this on Tuesday while parading suspects at the state headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta. The Police officers were paraded alongside 27 other suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, and cultists. Alamutu told journalists that the three police officers and a civilian were arrested following a report by one Kashimao Emmanuel, a student of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode. The suspects are Inspector Taiwo Kolawole, and Inspector John Ogbe both were attached to the Ijebu-Ife division, Cpl Idowu Sunday…

The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is reportedly in hiding and has canceled a planned trip to Okene town to avoid encountering operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who are said to be seeking him for questioning. Top government sources suggest that Bello is currently at the Government House, Lokoja, enjoying the “protection” of his predecessor and godson, Usman Ododo. Sahara Reporters quoted government sources saying Bello canceled his trip to Okene upon learning of the EFCC’s presence,. Some sources claim he is still at the Government House in Lokoja, while others suggest…

A student of a private health technology institution in Ogun State, Adebayo Adeyemi, has been apprehended by men of the Ogun state police command for stabbing his girlfriend and schoolmate identified as Mercy, to death after she seized his phone over an alleged relationship with another girl. BEYOND AFRICA learnt that it all started in September 2023 when Mercy took Adeyemi’s phone and kept it after discovering that he was cheating on her. When she refused to return the phone, Adeyemi left for Lagos State to do the practical of his course. On his return to Ijebu Ode in…

Three suspects have been arrested over the alleged murder of a pastor in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The pastor, identified as Evangelist Adegboyega, was allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen in the Gege area, along the Ogbomoso-Iseyin road. The victim allegedly challenged the herdsmen who invaded his farm with their cattle to graze on his crops. This angered the herdsmen and they attacked him with a dagger, leaving him with stab wounds in about six places. The suspects were apprehended by the villagers and were immediately taken to the palace of Soun of Ogbomosho, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye. They were subsequently…

Hon. Oludaisi Elemide has been sworn in as the speaker of Ogun State house of assembly. Report reaching this newspaper revealed that Elemide who is representing Odeda state constituency was sworn in during today’s plenary. Details

Femi Gbajabiamila Caught Negotiating A Percentage From $30billion, 66 Properties Traced To Buhari’s Aide, Sabiu Yusuf. Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila is alleged to have been negotiating a huge percentage from a $30billion and 66 properties traced to Sabiu Yusuf, an aide to former President Mohammadu Buhari. The deal is said to have caught the attention of Tinubu who with many other allegations against his chief of staff, has decided to place him on a security watch while a discreet investigation is carried out on him. Gbajabiamila has turned out to be Nigeria’s most corrupt…

The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday has revealed that one Olumide Openaike, a staff member of a Microfinance Bank, Kemta Oloko, reported to have been missing and found in Mokwa, Niger State staged his abduction over N1.7m debt. Making this disclosure to Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, detailed that Openaike, who was diverting the bank’s fund for personal use, faked his abduction after failing to remit money paid by a customer to the bank. The wife of the banker, Temitope, had told journalists how her husband, Olumide went missing on…

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the auspices of the Civil Society Joint Action Group has stated that at least 2,423 people have been killed, while 1,872 were abducted within eight months of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani revealed this while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja on behalf of the coalition, urging the President to declare a state of emergency on the current security situation in the country. He added that there should be a timeline that the president would…

Rapper Gabriel Oche Amanyi, popularly known as Terry G, has linked the decline of his music career to his ‘deceitful team,’ alleging that they undermined his endeavours. In an Instagram post shared via his account on Sunday, January 28, Terry G accused his former management of confirming bookings without his knowledge and failing to reimburse for shows he didn’t attend. He extended apologies to affected show promoters and Disc Jockeys, commonly referred to as DJs. The ‘Akpako Master’ crooner wrote: “To all show promoters. I worked with a dubious team (managers) which created a false narrative about me. They accepted…