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       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, has arrested 13 suspected Internet fraudsters for conspiracy, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining money under false pretence. The suspects are- Badejo Tobi; Abiola Dimeji; Anthony Godwin; Osoba Adeboye; Adeleken Abiodun and Awokoya Oriyomi Yusuf. Others are: Oyatayo Ismail; Coffie Meschark; Sylvester Amaddin; Olawale Farouk; Adeniran Tolani; Tai wo Michael and OyekanmiAyodeji.They were arrested on Saturday, December 16, 2017 in some parts of Lagos and Ogun States, following intelligence report received by the Commission about their activities.The suspects allegedly confessed to be involved in phishing, love scam, forgery, spoofing and business email compromise, among other offences.Phishing is an attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details (and money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communicat

        Lucky men of the Nigerian police force escape death this morning in Amadim Ukpor, A town in Anambra state as a full loaded sand truck failed to climb a hilly road and resorted to uncontrollable reverse. The policemen who were on duty at the checkpoint implored their colleague who parked the car to rush relocate the vehicle, unfortunately he wasn't fast enough as the truck crashed on it while the police driver entered to ignite and shift the vehicle. It was a sad moment as colleagues and others present thought that a life has been lost but miraculously, The man creeped out slightly hurt. The police vehicle belongs to the Ukpor Police Division.More photos below.

           The Agricultural Production and Industrialisation policy of the Ogun State Government, one of the five cardinal programme of the Senator Ibikunle Amosun led administration, has yielded another landmark result, with the launching of the MITROS rice. The unveiling of the rice was performed by the Presidential Task Force on Agricultural Commodities and Production, led by its Chairman, the Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. The MITROS rice, made up of the Nerica 8 and Faro brands, are the short and long grains, planted, harvested, processed and packaged, exclusively by the Ogun State government and small holder farmers in the Gateway State. Amosun, speaking at the event, said the rice is ready for sale from this festive period, in all the Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas of the State, at affordable prices, ranging from N1,000.00 to N11,500.00. He added that his government would continue to partner with other state governmen

         Customs Officers offloading smuggled Rice covered with sand in a truck at Mubi, Adamawa State.Nawahooo.

     Senator Saraki who posted this photo above on social media that '' Yesterday, it was a pleasure to join Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, the former Governor of Abia State, to celebrate the wedding of his daughter Ogboneya Uzor Kalu to Mr. Lawrence Iyere. I wish the new couple the blessings of the Almighty — now and always''.

      Surviving widows and families of gallant soldiers who paid the ultimate price in the fight against insurgency in the North East have been charged to be self-reliant by making effective use of skills and support kits acquired during the empowerment training facilitated by the North East Regional Initiative (NERI) and its partners. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Nigerian Army, Major Gener al Ibrahim Manu Yusuf gave this charge during the graduation ceremony of 200 beneficiaries who received various training in the production of local soft drinks, tailoring, knitting design and grinding. The GOC represented at the occasion by the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Kingsley Samuel commended NERI for its ceaseless support and partnership with 7 Division and the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) towards providing livelihood support to the widows of Nigerian military personnel. He therefore urged the beneficiaries of the training to maxi

       Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have chosen to release three official photographs to mark their engagement. The photographs were taken by photographer Alexi Lubomirski earlier this week at Frogmore House, Windsor. Prince Harry and Ms. Markle have been touched by all of the messages of congratulations they have received, and hope that everybody enjoys these photographs as much as they do.More photos below.

       An automobile mechanic who works in Enugu has totally transformed an old and abandoned 1975 Peugeot 504 car to a posh luxury semi sports car. It was gathered that the Anambra-born mechanic known as Ejike Francis is very ingenious for his ability to "pimp" vehicles whereby giving them a total makeover. It was said that the car is now the talk of the town and a head-turner in Enugu.More photos below.

        This young man named Udummiri Nwakalu from Onitsha, Anambra State, posted these photos on facebook of him tearing the Holy Bible Bible say this, Bible say that, can’t you think without the Bible. Your brain is obviously useless as without the Bible you can’t make any point. What if I tell you I use the Bible for toilet? He also went further to say "Britain I am no longer afraid of the book you used to enslave my people, I tore it in the public today, I have proven to many that it’s just a book and words of men. "On this day I liberated thousands of people from fear and chains. I am a proud fighter, we must continue to fight modern day colonialism."You Christians have been burning several traditional shrines, you post it on Facebook everybody cheer you and praise your nonsense Jesus. "Today I decided to show what it feels like. I have been using the Bible for toilet about 3 months now just that I decided to make it public today and you talk