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  • Hotel receptionist jailed 2 years over OAU student’s murder

    Hotel receptionist jailed 2 years over OAU student’s murder

    A High Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday sentenced  Adedeji Adesola, the receptionist that received late Timothy Adegoke when he lodged in the Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife on Nov. 6, 2021, to two years imprisonment for altering the receipt issued to the deceased.

    Adesola was said to had fabricated another receipt as directed by her employer (Rahman Adedoyin ) in order to conceal any traces of the deceased death from the police.

    Delivering judgment, Justice Adepele Ojo, who sentenced Adesola said the two year jail term starts from the first day she was detained for the crime.

    NAN reports that Adesola was arraigned alongside six others on 11 counts bothering on conspiracy, murder felony among others, and they all pleaded not guilty to all the counts.

    NAN further reports that the case file number: HOS / 5C/ 2022 dated Feb.14, 2022, and filed on Feb. 17, 2022, was substituted with: HOS/5C/ 2022, dated Feb. 22 , 2022 and filed on March 2, 2022.

    Adegoke was a postgraduate student at the Obafemi Awolowo University ( OAU) . He left Abuja on Nov. 5, 2021 to sit for his last examination in the university at Ile-Ife.

    The deceased had lodged at the hilton hotels belonging to Adedoyin, where he allegedly lost his life and was declared missing on Nov. 7, 2021, after his classmates discovered that he did not show up in class at Moro Distance Learning Centre of the university.

    Also, the police investigation revealed that he had told his family of his plans to check into Hilton hotels in Ile-Ife, where he usually stayed whenever he arrived Ife, but this was initially denied by the hotel management.

    Police investigation further revealed that one of the white Hilux vans allegedly used in carrying the deceased’s body by the son of the owner of the hotel,  Raheem Adedoyin, was later recovered in an undisclosed place in Abuja.

    Adedoyin’s son was the managing director of the hotel and reportedly supervised the dumping of Adegoke’s body in a shallow grave along Ife highway before it was recovered by the police.

    The owner of the hotel, Adedoyin, and two other staff of the hotel were sentenced to death by hanging by the same court on Tuesday.

    NAN

  • Police arrest 11 over cult clash in Lagos hotel

    Police arrest 11 over cult clash in Lagos hotel

    Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Command, have arrested 11 cult members over a violent clash in a hotel in Agege area of the state.

    This is contained in a statement posted on Wednesday on its official Twitter handle.

    The RRS said that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday in a hotel while attacking one another with dangerous weapons.

    “Around 2:45 a.m. today, our officers on patrol arrested 11 members of rival cult gangs involved in violent clash in a hotel (name withheld) in Agege.

    “Four of them were viciously injured with broken bottles during the fight.” RSS stated.

    It stated that the suspects had been moved to Agege Police Division for investigations.

    “The suspects have been transferred to Oko Oba, Agege Police Division in line with the directive of our Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi.” It said.

  • Nigerian politician, Hon. Olanrewaju dies of ‘magun’ after s3x romp

    Nigerian politician, Hon. Olanrewaju dies of ‘magun’ after s3x romp

    A former political appointee in Ondo West local government area simply identified as Honourable Olanrewaju has died in a hotel after s3x romp with his lover.

    The incident happened at Step Down Hotel.

    Witnesses said they suspected the lady was spiritually laced with ‘magun’ and resulted to a thunderbolt.

    Olanrewaju, 49, was said to have contested for a councillorship position.

    The incident occurred at 9pm on Wednesday.

    Sources said his lover raised the alarm after realising that the man collapsed after taking his bath.

    It was the manager of the hotel that reportedly called in officers from Enu-Owa police station.

    The corpse was deposited at the morgue of the University Of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital.

    Ondo Police spokesman, SP Fumilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident and said it was a suspected case of sudden and unnatural death.

  • Five-storey building collapses in Ibadan

    Five-storey building collapses in Ibadan

    A five-storey building still under construction has collapsed in Ibadan today, Thursday.

    The collapsed building was erected at  Awosika axis within Ibadan North Local Government Area and close to the Oyo State Government secretariat.

    The building said to be a hotel caved in the early hours of Thursday when construction work was still ongoing.

    It was gathered that about seven persons  have been rescued from the rubble of the building.

    Operatives of the State Fire Service, Federal Road Safety Commission, and other security agencies, have been deployed to the scene.

    The rescue teams are still searching for the workers who must have been trapped in the building.

    The casualty figures are still unclear as of the time of filing this report.

  • Islamic militants storm hotel in Somalia’s capital, leave 20 dead and 40 wounded

    Islamic militants storm hotel in Somalia’s capital, leave 20 dead and 40 wounded

    No fewer than 20 people have been killed and 40 wounded after Islamic militants stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces.

     

    It was gathered that the attack occurred at late Friday night and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene at Mogadishu’s popular Hayat Hotel.

     

    The attack started with explosions outside the hotel before the gunmen entered the building.

     

    Somali forces were still trying to end the siege of the hotel almost 24 hours after the attack started.

     

    Gunfire could still be heard Saturday evening as security forces tried to contain the last gunmen thought to be holed up on the hotel’s top floor.

     

    The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest of its frequent attempts to strike places visited by government officials. The attack on the hotel is the first major terror incident in Mogadishu since Somalia’s new leader, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, took over in May.

     

    In a Twitter post, the U.S. Embassy in Somalia said it “strongly condemns” the attack on the Hayat.

     

    “We extend condolences to the families of loved ones killed, wish a full recovery to the injured, & pledge continued support for #Somalia to hold murderers accountable & build when others destroy,” it said.

     

    There was no immediate word on the identities of the victims, but many are believed to be civilians.

     

    Mohamed Abdirahman, director of Mogadishu’s Madina Hospital, told the AP that 40 people were admitted there with wounds or injuries from the attack. While nine were sent home after getting treatment, five are in critical condition in the ICU, he said.

     

    “We were having tea near the hotel lobby when we heard the first blast, followed by gunfire. I immediately rushed toward hotel rooms on the ground floor and I locked the door,” witness Abdullahi Hussein said by phone. “The militants went straight upstairs and started shooting. I was inside the room until the security forces arrived and rescued me.”

     

    He said on his way to safety he saw “several bodies lying on the ground outside hotel reception.”

     

    Al-Shabab remains the most lethal Islamic extremist group in Africa.

     

    The group has seized even more territory in recent years, taking advantage of rifts among Somali security personnel as well as disagreements between the government seat in Mogadishu and regional states. It remains the biggest threat to political stability in the volatile Horn of Africa nation.

     

    Forced to retreat from Mogadishu in 2011, al-Shabab is slowly making a comeback from the rural areas to which it retreated, defying the presence of African Union peacekeepers, as well as U.S. drone, strikes targeting its fighters.

     

    The militants in early May attacked a military base for AU peacekeepers outside Mogadishu, killing many Burundian troops. The attack came just days before the presidential vote that returned Mohamud to power five years after he had been voted out.

  • Man dies in Lagos hotel room after checking in with online lover

    Man dies in Lagos hotel room after checking in with online lover

    A Lagos-based man, Abdulwaheed Lamidi, has given up the ghost while cooling off with his online lover at City international motel in the Ikotun area of Lagos.

    It was gathered that the two lovers met online and arrange to meet physically in Lagos where Lamidi was based.

    The lady whose identity has not been given traveled from her state to meet Lamidi at the motel in Lagos.

    Findings show that the two love birds passed the night together at the motel but the unexpected happened in the morning.

    An eyewitness said the lady suddenly cried out to seek help in the early hours of Sunday morning

    He added that when some motel workers rushed into the room, they found Lamidi lying motionless on the ground.

    “The girl said the man wanted to enter the toilet but slumped and fell on the ground. A doctor that works in a hospital close to the motel was called and when the doctor got to the room, he certified the man dead.

    “The girl said she came to Lagos to meet the man as he promised to marry her; she came with some property and had the intention of moving into his house to be his live-in lover. Instead of going to the man’s house, they went to the hotel and they were in the room when the girl ran out to call for help because the man slumped.

    “So, when people rushed into the room, they found him lying unconscious on the ground. The incident happened around 8.40 am on Sunday but the girl arrived from another state on Saturday. The girl said she met the man online and that they had been chatting,” the source added.

    However, the lady has been arrested by the police for interrogation whilst the corpse was taken to a mortuary in Lagos.

    Meanwhile, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the incident, saying that the suspect doesn’t want her parent involved in the investigation.

    He said, “We have contacted the deceased’s family and they have shown up. They are applying to just get their corpse. They said they were not interested in any criminal investigation but the command is still considering their application through its legal department.

  • 1 dies during attack on JAMB officials in Lagos hotel

    1 dies during attack on JAMB officials in Lagos hotel

    A gateman with Mabila Hotel in Ikorodu, Lagos State, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday by some unknown gunmen and robbed some officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that lodged there.

    The Police spokesman for Lagos Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.

    He said that the JAMB officials had been relocated to a safe place.

    The PPRO said, “One Prof. Odunsi, an official of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) who lodged at the hotel was robbed of his two phones, one HP Laptop and N20,000 cash.

    “Similarly, two female officials of JAMB, who lodged at the hotel, were robbed of their phones and jewellery,” he said.

    The spokesman said that the hoodlums shot the hotel’s gateman, simply identified as Peter, 40, who attempted to prevent them from escaping.

    He explained that the gateman was rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he later died, adding that the corpse had been deposited at the Ikorodu General Hospital mortuary.

    Hundeyin said that the police got a distress call at about 2.40 a.m. on Wednesday that some hoodlums had invaded the hotel located at No. 60, Omodisu St., Asolo-Owutu, Agric area in Ikorodu.

    He said that based on the call, the police from Owutu Division went to the place immediately, adding that when the hoodlums sighted the police van coming, they all fled in a Lexus SUV.

    “The Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi, has assured that no stone will be left unturned. He has ordered a serious manhunt for the suspects,” he said.

  • Why we raided Abuja hotel – NDLEA

    Why we raided Abuja hotel – NDLEA

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it raided and sealed Diplomatic Suite Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja, in a joint operation with men of the Department of State Services (DSS).

    The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

    Babafemi said the raid was an attempt to stop a cannabis party and the launch of a suspected new psychoactive drink.

    He said about 200 attendees, including three young ladies who organised the hemp party, were currently being profiled and interviewed, while bottles of the new drink had been taken for lab analysis.

    He said the hotel was raided at 8.18 p.m. on April 20, following actionable intelligence that some youths were planning to hold a hemp party at the hotel.

    “Quantities of cannabis sativa were recovered from the pockets and bags of those arrested at the hemp party.

    “The audacious party, no doubt, is part of attempts by some elements to create a drug subculture in the Nigerian social space.

    “The NDLEA will, however, continue to work with other security agencies and relevant stakeholders, to ensure abuse of illicit substances is not allowed to get entrenched in the country under any guise,” Babafemi said.

  • Hotelier allegedly rape corps member serving in his hotel

    Hotelier allegedly rape corps member serving in his hotel

    An hotel manager, who allegedly raped a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Osogbo, will appear in court on Tuesday.

    SP Yemisi Opalola, the Police Spokesperson, Osun Command, Nigeria Police, made this known to NAN in a telephone interview.

    Opalola said that police had concluded investigation on the matter.

    “The State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), investigating the matter, has completed its investigation and would, any moment from tomorrow (Tuesday), charge the suspect to court,” she said.

    Opalola said that the management of NYSC in Osun was following up on the case and providing the needed support.

    “They are interested party in the matter, being guardians and parents in charge of the wellbeing of corps members in the state,” she said.

    The manager of an hotel, located around GRA Area in Osogbo, was arrested by the police for allegedly raping a female corps member serving at his hotel.

    The incident was reported to have occurred at about 8:30 p.m on March 25, when the victim was on duty.

    The matter was reported at the Police Station, Dugbe in Osogbo, by other corps members serving in the hotel.

    The victim had explained to her colleagues that, while she was on duty, the manager ordered her to bring a bottle of beer to his hotel room, which she did.

    She further said the manager engaged her in a conversation about her plan after the service year, adding from that point, the manager started touching and rough handling her.

    The victim said she fought and resisted the manager’s move, but was overpowered and had his way.

  • Ronaldo not seen at team hotel ahead of Man City clash

    Ronaldo not seen at team hotel ahead of Man City clash

    Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo was missing from the team hotel ahead of today’s derby at Manchester City.

    The Portuguese player was absent as Ralf Rangnick and 21 players met at the Lowry Hotel for their pre-match routine.

    Tribalfootball reports that Edinson Cavani, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw were also missing as United players entered the plush hotel in Manchester city centre to prepare for Sunday’s crunch Premier League clash with City.

    Ronaldo was seen taking part in full training on Wednesday.

    The Portuguese superstar was not understood to have picked up any injury in sessions since then.

    All eyes will now be on United’s team-sheet which will be released one hour before kick-off at 4.30pm.