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  • Angry Mob Beats Up Ondo Commissioner For Hiding Result Sheets At APC Governorship Primary

    One of the witnesses, who pleaded not to be mentioned, revealed that trouble started when the opposing members demanded to see the result sheets for the primary.

    An angry mob has beaten up Banji Ajaka, the Commissioner for Health in Ondo State, during the governorship primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Ajaka, who was at Ugbo Ward 3, in the local council government, was accused of hiding result sheet of the exercise.

    Witnesses confirmed the development in a chat with Daily Trust, alleging that the mob were angry members of the APC opposing to the process leading to the exercise.

    One of the witnesses, who pleaded not to be mentioned, revealed that trouble started when the opposing members demanded to see the result sheets for the primary.

    “They (angry mob) demanded for the result sheet from the electoral officer but he turned on Ajaka, saying that the result was with him.

    “So, they had to beat him in the place, which is even his hometown. People were seriously angry with the situation and it became rowdy.”

    Confirming the incident, Dr Ajaka said he was molested because he was alleged of withheld the result sheets.

    He noted that while trying to explain himself, the mob descended on him and gave him a serious beating. 

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  • Gunmen abduct pastor, 13 others in Oyo

    Gunmen on Friday abducted a pastor with Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Olugbenga Olawore, and 13 others in Oyo State.

    The bus was waylaid by the hoodlums along the Lanlate-Eruwa Road at about 5:00 p.m. on Friday while heading to Lagos State.

    Olawore, a pastor with Heavens Gate Parish, RCCG Lagos Province 73, along Agbara-Lusada Road in Ogun State, was returning from Ipapo town when he was abducted.

    The spokesman for the state police command, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday.

    He said investigations into the incident were ongoing.

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  • EFCC Grills 11 Suspected Oil Thieves in Lagos

    EFCC Grills 11 Suspected Oil Thieves in Lagos

    EFCC Grills 11 Suspected Oil Thieves in Lagos

    Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of 11 suspected oil thieves and one vessel, MT SAISNIL II, handed over to the Commission by the Nigerian Navy, NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos.

    The suspects are: Jimoh Olusola, Akinrodoye Tobias, Idolor Ogun, Blessed Udoh Michael, Fineface Zorte, Victor Ime Edem, Shofela Bode, Adejokun Taiye Emmanuel, Golden A. Javan, Yekini Lukman, and Ajayi Oluwole.

    The vessel and the crew were intercepted and arrested on February 7, 2024 by officers of the Nigerian Navy for allegedly involving in illegal oil bunkering and Automatic Identification system (AIS) infractions at Abo Oilfield, Ogogoro Community, Ondo State.

    The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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  • Man City Defeat Wasteful Chelsea To Book FA Cup Final Slot

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    Manchester City recorded a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday evening thanks to a late strike by Bernardo Silva to qualify for the FA Cup final.

    Guardiola’s men were without the services of Erling Haaland, who missed the encounter due to injury.

    Pochettino made one change to the side that defeated Everton 6-0, Enzo Fernandez replaced Mykhailo Mudryk.

    Manchester City struggled to create any clear cut chances, failing to record any shot on target in the first half as Chelsea showed their wastefulness in front of goal again.

    Nicolas Jackson was guilty of missing numerous chances in the first half to the frustration of Chelsea fans.

    Chelsea had a penalty shout wave aside in the second half after Palmer’s free kick hit Jack Grealish’s hand.

    Jackson missed two more chances in the second half before Manchester City broke away to deliver the sucker punch which sent them to a second consecutive FA Cup final.

    Doku and De Bruyne combined to set up Bernardo Silva who produced a close range finish to put Guardiola’s men.

    Pochettino will once again lament his side’s wastefulness for another Wembley agony following the Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool in February.

    Manchester City will play the winner between Manchester United and Coventry in the final on May 25.

    Man City Defeat Wasteful Chelsea To Book FA Cup Final Slot is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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  • Cleaner jumps from the 7th floor when caught trying to rape a student

    Cleaner jumps from the 7th floor when caught trying to rape a student

    A cleaner at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), reportedly jumped from the 7th floor in a bid to escape being apprehended for rape.

     

    Local news platforms reported the UPSA cleaner jumped from the 7th floor when caught trying to rape a student. This occurred after the female student he wanted to rape screamed and attracted the attention of some persons in the building. 

     

    Cleaner jumps from the 7th floor when caught trying to rape a student

     

    Cleaner jumps from the 7th floor when caught trying to rape a student

     

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  • Violence Breaks Out In Ondo APC Governorship Primary As Hoodlums Steal Electoral Materials

     

    Supporters of two aspirants of the All Progress Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election in Ondo State on Saturday engaged in violence before the poll began at Ward 1 at Stella Maris College, Okitipupa area of the state.

     

    It was gathered that the party members, who had gathered in large numbers to participate in the candidate selection process, fled the scene when violence erupted among the rival factions.

     

    According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the accreditation and election process had not yet begun when violence broke out, forcing the voters to flee for safety. 

     

    One of the accredited voters, who preferred anonymity, revealed that one of the aspirant’s agents entered the ward, stole the validation and accreditation documents and fled.

     

    SaharaReporters earlier reported that some of the stakeholders in the ongoing APC governorship primary election in Ondo State cried foul over how the election committee handled the electoral process. 

     

    The aggrieved party members alleged that the committee which was headed by the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, was biased in the assignment.

     

    Ododo, who arrived in the state on Saturday morning, addressed some of the aggrieved stakeholders at the distribution centre in the Ijapo area of Akure, saying the electoral materials had been sent to the Ondo South and South-North Senatorial Districts remaining that of the Ondo Central (as of 10.30am).

     

    “There was no issue, I just came this (Saturday) morning and I was told that the election materials have been taken to the Ondo South and Ondo North Senatorial Districts,” the committee chairman stated. 

     

    But one of the aspirants, Gbenga Edema, disagreed with the Kogi governor, saying no election materials were taken to anywhere.

     

    He said, “I have been here since 6.30am and I didn’t see any material taken out of this place. The returning officers and electoral officers of my ward, Mahin Ward 2 in the Ilaje Local Government are here and unable to collect any materials.

     

    “What we are asking for is a credible election. So, we are asking the leadership of the party to look into this. If they’re not ready for this election, they should postpone it and the right thing should be done.” 

     

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  • NSCDC arrests two suspected vandals in Katsina

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested two suspected electricity cable vandals in Katsina State.

    The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Buhari Hamisu, who disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Katsina, listed the suspects as Aminu Sani (19) and Ahmed Abdullahi (23).

    He said Sani and his gang specialise in vandalising public infrastructure and theft.

    The spokesman said: “During the investigation, the suspects confessed to committing the crimes.

    “The suspects revealed that on April 6, Sani conspired with one Tasiu (alis Dantasi), who is now at large, and vandalised electric wire and fittings at Federal Housing Estate, Gidan Kwakwa Area, Katsina.

    “Further investigation revealed that they had similarly vandalised and removed electric service wires at the same housing estate and sold to Abdullahi, one of the arrested suspects, and one Samaila Abdullahi (alias Tubali) also at large.”

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  • Internet Fraud Academy Proprietor Bags 10 Years Jail Term in Uyo

    Internet Fraud Academy Proprietor Bags 10 Years Jail Term in Uyo

    Internet Fraud Academy Proprietor Bags 10 Years Jail Term in Uyo

    The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of the proprietor of Uyo Cybercrime Training Centre, Ikemesit Edet ((a.k.a Hustle Kingdom HK).

    He was jailed on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 after pleading guilty to two-count charges bordering on impersonation, love scam, hacking/editing of social media accounts and private criminal tutoring, upon his arraignment by the Uyo Zonal Command of the EFCC.

    Count one reads: That you IKEMESIT EDET IK sometime in January, 2024 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court, being the occupier and a person concerned with the management of the premises situates and lying at No. 57 D-Line, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo Akwa Ibom State, did knowingly permit the use of the entire aforesaid premises as a CYBERCRIME ACADEMY, also known as Hustle Kingdom (HK) where you recruited ten (10) young Nigerians between ages 16-25 and taught them cybercrime techniques for perpetrating cyber crimes to wit: hacking, impersonation, and obtaining money by false pretence (Advance Fee Fraud) and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 3 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 3 of the same Act.

    Count two reads: That you IKEMESIT EDET IK between May 2020 and December 2023 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court did take possession total sum of Fifteen Million Naira Only (-N=15,000,000.00) which you knew forms proceed of an unlawful act to wit: Cybercrime and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)\d) of the Money laundering (Prohibition) Act 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.

    Edet pleaded guilty to both charges preferred against him by the Commission, prompting prosecution counsel, Joshua Abolarin to pray the court to convict and sentence him accordingly. He also prayed that the court ordered the forfeiture of all exhibits recovered from him at the point of arrest. However, defence counsel Francis Ezike prayed the court to be lenient in sentencing the defendant.

    After listening to both counsels, Justice Ojukwu convicted Edet and sentenced him to five years jail term on each count, with an option of fine of N2,000,000 (Two Million Naira) on each count.

    The court also ordered that all recovered exhibits from the convict be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The exhibits include: 13 laptops, a gold- coloured Toyota Corolla, a Lexus Jeep RX 300 and about 3,080.25 square metres of land located at Ibiaku Obio Ndobo Village, Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

    Edet’s journey to the Correctional Centre commenced on January 22, 2024, when investigators from the EFCC’s office in Uyo acted on intelligence and arrested 10 suspects at his Cybercrimes Training Centre at D-Line Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo. All the suspects have been charged to court and convicted.

    In a related development, the same court convicted and sentenced one Michael Melvin Onyekachi (alias ‘Raisa Pedroso’) for being in possession of fraudulent documents.

    He pleaded ‘guilty’ to the one- count charge preferred against him, and was immediately convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment with an option of fine of N50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira).

    The lone-count charge reads: That you Michael Melvin Oyedikachi sometime in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court fraudulently presented yourself as Raise Pedroso on Facebook social media platform with intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(b)(I) of the Cyber crimes (Prohibition, Prevention) Act 2015 and punishable under Section 22(2)(b(iv) of the same Act.

    He bagged his imprisonment when he was arrested for internet-related fraud. He was charged to court and convicted.

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  • Eight Arrested For Constructing Shrine On Main Road In Lagos

    No fewer than eight people have been arrested for constructing a shrine on the main road in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.

    They were arrested with charms and amulets.

    This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, in a post via his X handle on Saturday.

    According to him, the building housing the shrine has been demolished.

    “8 people were arrested for constructing a shrine on the main road at Egbe, Ikotun. They were arrested with charms and amulets and the building has been demolished,” Wahab wrote.

    In January, THE WHISTLER reported how two men were arrested for allegedly trying to set up an occultic shrine named ‘Indian Occultic Temple’.

    Their intention, it was gathered, was to defraud victims by making them believe that the oracle has powers to make them rich and successful.

    They were among 34 suspects paraded at the state’s police command, Ikeja for engaging in varying crimes including armed robbery, stealing, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms, among others.

    “On January 13, 2024, at about 1500 hrs, based on credible intelligence that some boys were seen making occultic pratices around Agufoye area of Ikorodu, operatives of the Command swiftly arrested one Ifeanyi Nwodo ‘m’ aged 39 and Dainel Johnson ‘m’ aged 32.

    “Investigations revealed that they were trying to set up their occultic shrine named ‘Indian Occultic Temple’ with intent to defraud victims by making them believe that the oracle has powers of making them rich and successful. Several occult items including moulded human head, crafted human effigies were found in their shrine,” the Commissioner of Police, CP Fayoade Adegoke, had said at a press briefing.

    Eight Arrested For Constructing Shrine On Main Road In Lagos is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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