Authorities arrest man accused of stealing 100 vials of COVID-19 vaccine

A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing 100 vials of a COVID-19 vaccine and other property in Washington state, authorities said.

The burglary happened last week at a dental office in Purdy, about 30 miles southwest of Seattle. The owner called 911 in the early morning on April 30 to report that someone had entered the building overnight and stolen 100 vials of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, a vial of Botox and more than $100,000 in medical equipment, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.

While its deputies searched for the person responsible, the sheriff's department put out an alert reminding residents that "COVID-19 vaccines are always free" and to only access them "through legitimate sources."|||READ MORE

EFCC Arrests 30 Suspected Yahoo Boys in Kwara

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested 30 internet fraud suspects, also known as Yahoo-Yahoo Boys, in Ilorin, Kwara State.

An EFCC statement listed the suspects as Adigun Oladapo, Olamilekan Ogunsola, Fuad Abidemi, Haastrup Samuel, Olamide Adeyemi, Akinola Abideen, Ebenezer Haastrup, Kehinde Adeyemi, Quadri Kareem, Abubakar Abdulbashit, Damilola Akinola, Ola-Oluwa Samuel, David Oyewole, Mojereola Toheeb, Isaac Chikezie, Joshua Chiekezie, Abdulsalam Opeyemi and Abawonjo Abdulazeez.

Others are: Ganiyu Olanrewaju, Adeleke Ibrahim, Taiwo Ganiyu, Oke Gideon, Olakunle Adebisi, Ajani Samuel, Joshua Ogizien, Sodiq Olasupo, Olamilekan Mubarak, Adeniyi Olashile, Rotimi Adeyemi and Rasaq Olanrewaju |||READ MORE

Painter impersonates Oba Elegushi, defrauds Facebook lover of N51m

The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded a painter, Moses Olaitan, and his accomplice, Segun Omoshola, for allegedly impersonating the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi, and using his image to defraud a woman they met on Facebook of N51m.

The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, while parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Ikeja, said after a report was made, detectives tracked down and arrested Olaitan and Segun three months after perpetrating the crime.

“She told me to send my account number, but because I didn’t have an account number, I contacted Segun, who provided the account used for collecting the money |||READ MORE

Sexual assault: Lagos lists possible charges against Baba Ijesha

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team has waded into the sexual assault allegation against Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha.

Baba Ijesha who is currently in police custody is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

 In a statement shared by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Lagos, Gboyega Akosile, the LSDSVRT revealed the possible charges Baba Ijesha could face if legal action is carried out against him.

The statement read, “This is to inform members of the public that the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Team is actively following up on the Baba ljesha’s case, we are also in direct contact with the complainant with a view to providing the necessary support |||READ MORE

Abducted agric varsity students in Benue regain freedom

The students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State who were kidnapped last Saturday have been released.

A terse statement by the Director, Information, Protocol and Public Relations of the University, Mrs. Rosemary Waku, revealed that the students were returned to campus on Tuesday.

She identified the released students as Israel Farren Kwaghgee and Solomon Salihu |||READ MORE

Iyabo Ojo, Yomi Fabiyi fight dirty over Baba Ijesha’s sexual assault case

Popular Nollywood actors, Iyabo Ojo and Yomi Fabiyi, have taken to their respective Instagram accounts to throw jabs at each other over the defilement of a teenager by their peer, Baba Ijesha.

Both actors are trending on the Nigerian Twitter space. While Iyabo is trending at the number one spot with over 7,500 tweets, Yomi Fabiyi is trending at number seven with over 2,000 tweets.

Fabiyi, who first made a comment, shared a cryptic message, urging his colleagues not to be in a hurry to crucify Baba Ijesha. He added that before they castigate their colleague, they should ensure that law enforcement officers have done their investigation |||READ MORE

How Baba Ijesa Defiled My Foster Daughter – Comedienne, Princess

Popular comedienne, Oluwadamilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, has narrated how fellow practitioner in the Nollywood, Olarenwaju Omiyinka, a.k.a. Baba Ijesha, was caught sexually molesting her 14-year-old adopted daughter.

The comedienne cum actress narrated the incident in a video from an Instagram live broadcast obtained by LEADERSHIP.

Princess explained that she was rendering help to Baba Ijesha, and that it was during one of his visits to her house that the actor molested one of five children living with her |||READ MORE

2 more Greenfield varsity students killed; bandits insist on N800m ransom

Two more students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, kidnapped over a week ago by bandits have been killed by their abductors who are insisting on payment of N800 million ransom.

Remains of three of the students, a male and two females, had earlier been found in a village close to the university.

Mr.Samuel Aruwan ,Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, who confirmed the killing of the two students yesterday, said the state government would update the citizenry on further developments |||READ MORE

Outrage Over New Viral Video Of Assault On Policeman In Lagos

An undated viral video which surfaced on Wednesday involving a motorist and a policeman is currently causing public outrage on the social media after the motorist was seen assaulting the armless policeman over an argument in Lagos.

The policeman had apparently insisted on impounding what looks like a mini-truck. Argument ensued between the policeman and a man holding a bottle at the back of the vehicle, who was trying to force the security man to come down from the truck.

Onlookers were also heard from the backgroud prodding the man with the bottle, who is apparently the owner of the vehicle, to assault the policeman and the latter brazenly did by hitting the policeman with the bottle on the head |||READ MORE

IPODO…where drug dealers harvest pleasure, profit from little girls’ bodies

This is the dream of a Lagos crack dealer: to see the sun rise daily in its silvery splendour while the city stirs to hustle and thrill seekers pursue a new kind of “jonzing.”

His name is Kola but “customers” call him O’ngbana. At 49, O’ngbana swaggers through Ipodo like a cocky prince of the barrio. Amid the shanty in Ikeja, Lagos, he made a killing everyday until COVID-19 struck, dwindling patronage to a trickle.

Business is at a scary low. A dribble here, a trickle there, makes O’ngbana very worried. “People don’t have money to eat let alone smoke crack (adulterated cocaine). But I have my loyal customers. Come rain or shine, they will always show up,” he said, and forlornly recalled the glory days of his hustle, when he made as much as N10, 000 in a day and about N50, 000 in a week, dealing crack and Indian Hemp |||READ MORE

How I was raped five times, by Iyabo Ojo

Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has shared how she was raped five times.

She recalled the first incident was when she was just 14.

She spoke during a recent episode of her YouTube series titled ‘Bare it all with I.Y‘monitored by THE NATION.

The actress explained she decided to share her story to encourage others who have had a similar experience to speak up with a view to tackling rape and sexual violence in society |||READ MORE

Sex-obsessed teacher, 35, jailed for sleeping with a 15-year-old pupil 'left a former partner because he refused to go swinging with her'

A teacher who was jailed yesterday after having sex with her 15-year-old pupil had split from her former partner after he refused to go swinging with her, it has been claimed.

Married mother-of-three Kandice Barber, 35, was jailed for six years and two months and branded 'despicable' by a judge after sleeping with her student.

The supply teacher from Wendover, Buckinghamshire, sent him nude images of herself and later threatened to 'take him down' if he told senior staff about their illicit sex encounters.

And now it has emerged she dumped the father of her children Carl Greeves after he refused to partner swap |||READ MORE

 

FG To Pay N53m For Unlawful Detention of German

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Nigerian Government to pay over N53 million to a German national, Mr Martin Gegenheimer, for unlawful arrest and detention.

The Court’s Communications Department disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, following the judgment of the court on the matter on Thursday.

According to the statement, the court ordered the payment of N53 million as special damages to Gegenheimer for various losses suffered |||READ MORE

Trump To Face Another Lawsuit Over US Capitol Attack

A Democratic congressman filed a lawsuit on Friday against former president Donald Trump, his son Donald Jr, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and a Republican lawmaker for allegedly inciting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Trump, 74, and the other defendants waged a “campaign of lies and incendiary rhetoric” which led to the assault on Congress, Representative Eric Swalwell of California charged in the civil suit filed in a US District Court in Washington.

Another Democratic congressman, Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, filed a similar suit against Trump last month |||READ MORE

Corruption fight will be driven by intelligence, says Bawa

The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the agency under his watch will embark on an intelligence-driven fight against corruption.

Bawa who assumed duties today said a full-fledged directorate of intelligence would be created towards spearheading intelligence gathering for proactive response against corruption.

According to him, “We are going to digitalize our processes, and we are going to create a new full-pledged directorate of intelligence to enable us to gather intelligence so that we will be proactive in our fight against economic and financial crimes; and by so doing, we will also provide the government with necessary quality advice that will lead to good governance” |||READ MORE

No Fly Zone Order: NGO’s Kick Against Singling Out Zamfara

Two non-governmental organisations have raised concerns on the singling out of Zamfara State for declaration of “no fly zone” saying the escalated kidnapping, banditry and terrorism are also witnessed in many northern states.

The two organisations, in separate statements, alleged that the order was aimed at declaration a state of emergence in the state and cautioned against politicising the situation.

They also stated that the no-fly zone cannot be arbitrarily declared without a recourse to the National Assembly |||READ MORE

 

Two Kirikiri Inmates Allegedly Arrested For Taking, Selling Pictures of Genesis Global, Pastor Ogundipe

 

Two Inmates of Kirikiri Medium Security Correctional Centre at Apapa, Lagos; have been allegedly arrested for taking and selling pictures of inmate, Prophet and Shepherd-in-Charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Global Genesis Parish, Israel Oladele Ogundipe.

The Two Inmates , who are currently being interrogated, explained that the pictures were taken for an unnamed persons outside the facility.

The inmates were sent by one dismissed officer.He allegedly gave the inmates #3, 000 each for the job |||READ MORE

Police parade 110 suspects as Okowa inaugurates ‘Operation Delta Hawk’

 

The Delta State Police Command has paraded 110 suspects for various criminal offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, jail-breaks, murder, among others.

Parading the suspects at the command headquarters on Thursday in Asaba, the Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, said the recent #EndSARS protest which was hijacked by hoodlums had a devastating effect on the general security of life and property.

He said, “The command has been confronted with the challenges of enforcing and ensuring compliance with regulations and measures put in place |||READ MORE