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Operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a fake police officer and his accomplice for absconding with N75,000 under the pretence to procure driving licence for their victim. The suspects are Ahmed Patrick, 41, aka Pastor, who posed as Police Inspector and Fashina Olufemi, 37, as chief co-ordinator. Narrating her ordeal in the hands of the fraudsters, the victim (name withheld), said: “It is over a month I gave the money to them to procure driving license, tinted glass permit and vehicle plate number. I gave Olufemi N15, 000 to procure tinted glass permit,…

The Redeemers Men’s Fellowship (RMF) of Lagos Province 49 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God last Saturday held its inaugural programme designed to advance the kingdom of God with an eight kilometer walk in Alimosho local government area of the state. Pastor in Charge of the Province, Pastor Daniel Balogun led the Redeemers men on the walk which coincided with the day set aside globally for evangelism tagged “Global Outreach Day”. Yesterday’s event with the theme: “Good news walk”, saw men in the province distributing gospel tracts and sharing message of salvation to the people in the area. Explaining…

A Makurdi Federal High Court yesterday stopped the Ahmed Markarfi led faction of the People Democratic Party (PDP) from participating in June 3 Local government election in Benue State. Giving judgement earlier yesterday, the trial judge, Justice Aneke, declined jurisdiction of his court to entertain the matter, and dismissed the originating summons brought by the plaintiff. The suit was brought by the plaintiff’s against Dan Ale, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Commissioner of Police and the Attorney-General of the state over the omission of the Markarfi faction led by Mr. John Ngbede in the…

Kogi West Senatorial district on Friday stormed the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lokoja to pick forms to commence the process of recalling Senator Dino Melaye from National Assembly just as he asked them to make sure they spell his name correctly on the INEC form. However, Senator Dino Melaye while reacting to his recalled on Friday said “again I will continue to speak the truth till Kogi is liberated. My people no shaking at all. “Yahaya Bello is carrying money round newspaper houses to give him front page tomorrow that Dino Melaye recall process begins.” The…

Oil exploration in the Benue Trough and the Chad Basin remains a duty that should be accomplish in order to increase the nation’s reserves, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says. The Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, made the explanation when he received an award presented by Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) on Friday. The award was in recognition of NNPC’s “aggressive efforts” in the search for oil in the Chad Basin. The association said that by exploring for more oil in the basin and Benue Trough, NNPC was working hard to grow the nation’s…

Nigerian singer Dammy Krane (Oyindamola Emmanuel), allegedly arrested in Miami, U.S for credit card fraud, has gone philosophical about the situation. In his twitter handle, ENTERKRANER‏, Dammy, told his 215,000 followers that, “In weird situations like this, you go start to see, who is with you and who isn’t. No fake love.” He said: “See ehn… Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth. Make dem talk. “This one, that one, rumor…One time for my fans, new material coming, i go talk everything. God got us, help me say amin o.” https://twitter.com/dammy_krane/status/870764299198709761 According to reports, the…

The US can still meet its commitments to fight climate change, despite President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris accord, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. He argued this could be done “through partnerships among cities, states and businesses”, saying Americans would not let Washington stand in their way. Mr Bloomberg is the UN special envoy for cities and climate change. Mr Trump said the 2015 Paris agreement would cost American jobs. His decision, announced on Thursday, triggered widespread international condemnation. China, the EU and India, which along with the US make up the four biggest emitters of…

Italian football might have looked very different over the last two decades if an impressionable 12-year-old had not been captivated by the Cameroon goalkeeper at the 1990 World Cup. Gianluigi Buffon played as an attacker back then but the performances of Thomas N’Kono – playing in his third World Cup – inspired him to try life as a goalkeeper. “All the eyes of the world were on players like Diego Maradona and Gary Lineker, but I was mesmerised by Thomas N’Kono,” said Buffon. “It was the things he did for Cameroon during that World Cup that inspired me to become…

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud became the first player to score a hat-trick for France in 17 years as his side thrashed Paraguay in Rennes. Giroud was on the scoresheet alongside Tottenham’s Moussa Sissoko and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann. The previous France player to score three in a single match was David Trezeguet in 2000 against a Fifa XI. Nigeria’s June oil exports poised to hit 15-month high France face Sweden in a World Cup qualifier next Friday, followed by a friendly at home to England on 13 June. Giroud’s first goal in the friendly was a volley from Ousmane…

Nigeria issued its first Forcados oil loading plan since 2016, putting the nation’s June oil exports on track to its highest level in at least 15 months. The plan, if realised, would return loadings by Nigeria, normally West Africa’s biggest oil exporter, to levels not seen since militant attacks in the oil-rich Niger Delta first shut down Forcados exports in early 2016. It is also likely to put more downward pressure on oil prices, which are already trading more than 16 percent below the highs reached in January on the back of a persistent global excess. Last week the Organization…