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Court sends 15 internet fraudsters to prison in Benin

Fifteen internet fraudsters have been jailed by an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. The court, presided by Justice M. Itsueli, sentenced the fraudsters after convicting them of offences bordering on internet fraud and obtaining under false pretences.…

Trader arraigned over alleged power bank theft

A-24-year-old trader, James Ovie, on Friday appeared before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, over alleged theft of an Oraimo power bank worth N35, 000. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a one-count charge of stealing.…

Food prices soared in July – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics has announced how Nigeria’s food prices fared for July. The NBS recently disclosed this in its ‘Selected Food Watch (July 2023)’. The average price of boneless meat increased by 30.17 per cent to N2,758.13 per…

Stray bullet kills UNIZIK student

A stray bullet suspected to have been fired by cultists has killed a year-one student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State. News Men gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday evening at Miracle Junction in Ifite, Anambra State.…