OAU Students Storm EFCC Office To Protest Schoolmates’ Arrest .

 Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Wednesday, stormed the Ibadan Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan, to protest the arrest of their colleagues by operatives of the anti-graft agency.

The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the students, who came in three Coaster buses and three Hummer buses, were said to have stormed the commission’s office to secure the release of their arrested colleagues.

NAN also gathered that the protesting students were led by the leadership of the Students’ Union Government of the institution.

This was even as the institution’s management said that there had not been any communication between the anti-grant agency and the institution alleging or accusing any of its students of financial crime.

NAN reports that no fewer than 70 students of the institution were reportedly arrested by officials of the commission in a midnight raid on off-campus hostels on Wednesday.

Sources in Ile-Ife confirmed to NAN that the EFCC officials stormed Fine Touch and Superb hostels in Oduduwa Estate, Ile-Ife, and rounded up the students.

Though reasons for the arrest could not be confirmed as of press time, the Students’ Union President, Abass Ojo, said the union had details of “72 students picked up from their hostels, with phones and cars taken away.

Sources:PUNCH NEWSPAPERS 

Mohbad started vomiting after he was injected, singer’s DJ tells court

 Late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as MohBad’s Disc Jockey Ajisegiri Ayobami, who was with him before he died, told the coroner inquest in Ikorodu looking into Mohbad’s death on Wednesday that the deceased started vomiting after he was administered an injection by a nurse.

He said he vomited the noodles the late singer’s brother, Adura Aloba, prepared for him.

According to the witness, the previous day, which was on Sunday, they went for a show at Ikorodu, and on their way back, their Prado Jeep was blocked, and he saw Mohbad come down from his Jeep to fight his friend, Primeboy and then he got injured.

Ayobami also told the coroner court that the wound was a small cut on his hand but that by the time they got home at midnight, the hand was already swollen.

Late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as MohBad’s Disc Jockey Ajisegiri Ayobami, who was with him before he died, told the coroner inquest in Ikorodu looking into Mohbad’s death on Wednesday that the deceased started vomiting after he was administered an injection by a nurse.

He said he vomited the noodles the late singer’s brother, Adura Aloba, prepared for him.

According to the witness, the previous day, which was on Sunday, they went for a show at Ikorodu, and on their way back, their Prado Jeep was blocked, and he saw Mohbad come down from his Jeep to fight his friend, Primeboy and then he got injured.

Ayobami also told the coroner court that the wound was a small cut on his hand but that by the time they got home at midnight, the hand was already.

Sources:Punch Newspapers.

20-year-old UNILORIN student commits suicide after lending ‘online lover’ N500,000 — Management

 A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Sanni Hameedat, reportedly committed suicide after lending a boy she met on the social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000.

According to Rubiks, the private hostel management she resided in before her demise, in a statement obtained by PUNCH Online on Wednesday, Hameedat was undergoing her SIWES programme before the incident happened.

The management asserted that the cause of her death was not unrelated to the pressure from the app agents, who were demanding fast repayment, coupled with her brother’s inability to assist her financially, which led to depression.

“The cause of suicide was traced to financial misappropriation. She was entrusted with a significant sum of money by her mother. She crossed paths with a guy on Snapchat and developed a friendship.

When the boy claimed that his mother was battling breast cancer and urgently needed N500,000, the compassionate and emotional lady decided to help him by lending him half of the N1 million she held for her mother. And the boy promised to repay the borrowed money.

“However, when her mother needed the money back, the boy abruptly cut off all contact, blocking her. This left her deeply troubled and in order for her to make up the missing N500,000, she resorted to borrowing money from various apps.”

Hameedat, therefore, managed to gather N450,000 from the loan apps, adding her savings of N50,000 to make up the borrowed N500,000.

The management further maintained that she was reported to have ingested a bottle of pesticide popularly known as Sniper the previous night, and her roommate (name withheld), who had retired to bed early, woke up in the middle of the night to discover her in distress while she was foaming from her mouth and also vomiting.

“Alarmed, the roommate sought help, and she was rushed to UITH before being declared dead,” the statement concluded.

Meanwhile, both the Dean, Student Affairs Unit, Prof M.T. Yakubu, and the Head, Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun of the institution, could not comment on the issue in terse messages sent to them as they both claimed to be partaking in the 37th and 38th combined convocation ceremony which kickstarted on Monday, October 16, 2023.

But when our correspondent contacted the Student Union President, Ologundudu Adesunkanmi, popularly called Royal Prince, he confirmed the incident, corroborating the narration of the hostel management.

He said, “The Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Student Affairs are very much aware of the issue, and they have reported to the appropriate authority to begin a full-length investigation into the matter. It is sad that the university community lost her in such a devastating manner.”

Sources:Punch Newspapers 

Petrol Stations Shut Down As Scarcity, Long Queues Hit Abuja.

The crisis rocking the downstream sector of the petroleum industry went from bad to worse in Abuja, yesterday, as scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) hit the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). 

Coming barely 24 hours after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) denied the return of subsidy on the product, most filling stations were locked yesterday, as long queues were seen at the few that were dispensing fuel to motorists

The development, which followed the meeting of marketers with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), black marketers, who are retailing the products in kegs, also returned to sell for N1,000 per litre.

Prices have also gone up at the pump, as most independent retailers were selling at N625 per litre, while NNPCL was dispensing at N613.This came weeks after President Bola Tinubu said there would no longer be increase in pump price of petrol, despite the deregulation of the downstream market, adding that the present petrol price would remain. 

National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Depot and Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and other stakeholders had raised concerns over the turnout of the deregulation of the downstream sector, insisting that there was need for the Federal Government to make dollar available at a subsidised rate.

The marketers were worried over the rate at which businesses in the sector were going under. They admitted that the current pump price of PMS does not reflect market realities, adding that the NNPCL maintained a dominant role due to availability of foreign exchange, which marketers are unable to access at the Importers and Exporters (I&E) window.

The marketers had also asked the government to end dollarisation of local activities, especially by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

Sources: The Guardian Newspaper 

Inadequate Electricity Supply In Iresi Community

The people of iresi community lamented to the state government consigning the issues of power supply.

The people plead to the Federal Government to assist them with the power supply.

The Iresi villagers and students are heartbroken due to the Insufficient Electricity .They stated that:“The Electricity problem have hindered them in their daily activities.

More so,The Iresi Association of Traders states that the power supply has a lot of Negative effects on their businesses.

However,The People plead and seek to the Federal Government to provide Adequate Power Supply. 

Gunmen Kidnap Five Katsina Varsity Students

 By Olaide Oyelude;                                                               

The Katsina State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the kidnap of five female students of the Federal University, Dutsinma.

The police also confirmed that a man suspected to be an informant to the terrorists had been arrested 

No details concerning the incident were however provided as of Wednesday morning.

The spokesman for the Katsina Police Command command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the incident and the arrest.                                             He said, “Yes, the incident happened. An arrest has been made. I cannot say anything more than that for now as I am on my way to the institution. Our men are already on the ground there and are on top of the situation.”

Residents revealed that the terrorists invaded the private residence of the victims around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, shooting indiscriminately.

Some residents also claimed that all the five kidnapped students were female and were final-year students.

Attempts to get the comments of the management of the institution on the incident were futile.

The university spokesman, Habib Umar, was said to be at a management meeting while his phone continuously rang out.

Only few students were also seen on the main campus as many of them had just finished writing their first semester examination.

The PUNCH reports that a 200-level computer science and Information Technology student, Abubakar Barda, was killed during a brawl with other students over a female student.

Six students are currently being detained in connection with the incident.

Source:Punch Newspaper.