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Student Arrested For Spending $63k From$1.1m Mistakenly Credited To Her Bank Account.

A South African student who spent more than$63,000 (£47,500) of $1.1m she received by mistake has appeared in court on a charge of theft.

Sibongile Mani, a 28-year-old accountancy student at Walter Sisulu University, was arrested by the police's serious commercial crime unit after she was asked to hand herself in, Anelisa Feni, spokeswoman for an elite police unit, the Hawks, told AFP news agency.

She qualified last year for $110 a month in food allowances from the government's National Students Financial Aid Scheme, which helps underprivileged students.

However, she was mistakenly transferred $1.1m in June and went on a spending spree, using$63,000 to party and to buy expensive clothes.

After the scheme detected the blunder three months later, it recovered the remainder of the money from her bank account.Ms Mani was not asked to plead during her courtappearance yesterday.

She was released on warning and ordered to appear again on 2 July.Ms Mani has gained some sympathy and criticism on Twitter at the same time.

Do you think she is right to have spent part of that money? Just wow!

Pre-Wedding Photos Of Michael Okon & Fiancee...

Nollywood’s heartthrob Michael Okon is traditionally getting married to his fiancee, Kosi Obialor.

The couple have been in a relationship for a while but Okon has kept it away from the public.

The traditional ceremony will takes place at his bride's hometwon with no date mentioned to press.

Oyegun, Mustapha, Others Join Osinbajo For Democracy Day Dinner/Gala Night

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, yesterday attended the Democracy Day - Dinner/Gala Nightin commemoration of the 3-year anniversary of the Buhari administration at the State House Conference Centre Aso Villa, Abuja.

The Sports Minister and the Nigerian team to theCommonwealth games were also at the dinner. Others who participated are Former Chiefs of General Staff Ebitu Ukiwe and Oladipo Diya, APC Chairman John Oyegun, SGF Boss Mustapha and others

Omogecampus: Actress Aisha Abimbola is dead

Photos: One Dies As Agege APC Holds Congress

A member of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos has been shot dead at the party’s local government congress in Agege.

The member, identified as Nurudeen Olanose, was allegedly shot at Central School, Dopemu, during a fracas that ensued after voting had ended on Saturday.

Two others are in critical condition while nine people have been arrested and taken to Area G Police Division in Agege.When contacted, Chike Oti, the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, said “I’ll get back to you.

There are however different accounts of what led to the shooting as some said violence broke out after Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, visited the venue and some said Obasa was never there.

Falae visits Obasanjo, seeks collective effort to unseat Buhari

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Nigeria (SDP) Olu Falae has slammed the Buhari administration for failing Nigeria in the areas of security and the economy.

Falae, who bemoaned the continuous and wanton spate of killings around the country, said he had expected President Buhari to critically appraised the current situation in the country and declared he would not seek re-election in 2019.

He noted that, though the President is a good friend of his, he was duty-bound to point out any government that failed to protect the livesof its citizens, and that based on that President Buhari should be voted out of office.

False urged Nigerians to come together and do everything possible to ease out the APC-led government for the President’s sake and that of Nigeria.

The politician made the remarks in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, while fielding questions from newsmen, shortly after he emerged from a closed door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.