AMEBO NEWS

A 42-year-old father of three, Chinedu Michael, has been remanded in the correctional centre by an Akure Magistrates’ Court for raping a 13-year-old girl. Men of the Amotekun Corps, Ondo State Command, arrested the defendant after the incident was reported by the victim’s parents. Michael was arraigned on Thursday, June …

A 100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Salako Treasure was reported to have killed herself by consuming a substance suspected of sniper. The deceased said to be of the Department of Entrepreneur, was found dead inside an uncompleted building around the Lagere area of the town on …

The Nigerian Police, Zone XI Command, Osogbo, has declared one Orowole Adekunle Rotimi wanted. Also, the Command has placed a bounty of N200,000 reward on his head. Orowole was declared wanted by the Command for unlawful possession of firearms. This was made known by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, …

Following the suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by the Federal Government, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission. In a statement today by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission released a profile of the Acting …

Nigeria and India have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to block illicit drug flow between both countries. The MoU was undertaken by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Narcotics Control Bureau of India. Signing the MoU on Wednesday, Buba Marwa, NDLEA chairman, said the move represents …

Enugwu-Ukwu, Anambra State-born actor,Don Brymo Uchegbu reportedly died in his sleep on Thursday. His colleague and friend Mr. Mayor Ofoegbu broke the news on his Facebook page on Thursday morning. Ofoegbu posted a picture of them together and wrote, “Goodbye my friend. Don Brymo Uchegbu takes a bow.” The news …

President Bola Tinubu has begun putting in place a structural approach to make available cheap fuel through compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LPG) to mitigate the effects of the subsidy removal on Nigerians. The Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, stated …

Popular Nollywood actor, also known as the tallest man in Nigeria, Afeez Agoro Oladimeji, is dead Afeez reportedly died on Wednesday night after battling with an ailment known as Acromegaly. The actor was confirmed dead art Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) where he was rushed to, after he developed some …

A 16-year-old girl, Srushti Sudhir Jagtap, has broken the record for the longest dance marathon by an individual, with a time of 127 hours in India, surpassing the previous record of 126 hours by Nepalese dancer, Bandana Nepal, in 2018. According to the Guinness World Record Official Adjudicator, Swapnil Dangarikar, …

President Bola Tinubu has suspended Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Wednesday, Willie Bassey, director of information, office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), said Bawa was suspended to allow for a proper investigation into his conduct …