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In the early hours of Tuesday July 13, 2021 a team of operatives from the Lagos Zonal Office of the Commission, acting on verified intelligence on the activities of a suspected syndicate of internet fraudsters carried out an operation at Parkitonian Hotel in the Lekki area of Lagos. During the sting operation which was the culmination of weeks of surveillance during which the rooms occupied by the suspects were identified, 30 suspects were arrested with 24 of them already confessing involvement in cybercrimes and related activities. There was no incident as the hotel management served with the relevant Warrant offered access to the operatives, to carry out their lawful duties. However, in the course of the operation, the Operatives encountered women in some of the rooms who pleaded nudity to stop them from arresting their targets. This has lately become the antics of cyber fraudsters who procure ladies to plead nudity as a decoy, to allow their consort destroy incriminating items in th...

In the early hours of today 14th July 2021 as directed by His Excellency Governor Mai Mala Buni, over 150 Windstorm Victims registered and validated by SEMA in Nguru LGA recieved first line support.  This is in line with his Excellency drive to bring succor to the victims majority of whom are  of Low Socio-economic Status. While effort is bieng intensified to bring more support in terms of other materials to the victims and other vulnerable POCs across the state, The Executive Secretary of SEMA said "This is aimed and supporting the victims put something on thier table, reduce burden of household they are transiting and give the household heads opportunities to comfortably go out and work to repair their houses ". Nguru LGA Chairman who led the distribution thank Governor Buni for the timely response during this trying moments. More photos below.

 I Received 900 Text Messages In One Day Over Tampering With Electoral Act – Senate President, Ahmed Lawan The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has stated that he received over 900 text messages in one day over allegations of tampering with the report of the Electoral Act. He described those accusing the leaders of the National Assembly of removing electronic transmission of results from the report as mischievous and rabble-rousers. Explaining that this is the first time the committee is submitting its report on the Electoral Act to the Senate, Lawan said, “There are various accusations and insinuations that leaders of the National Assembly have tempered with the report of the INEC committee. In one day, I received 900 text messages.”

 I was received in audience today, 14th July, 2021 by His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. We had fruitful discussion on various issues relating to our dear State which includes but not limited to the resilient spirit of Imolites while the security challenges lasted. We shall continue in our efforts to sustain a productive network with the central government for the over interest of our people.  - Hope Uzodimma. More photos below.

By Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity. Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday  lay the foundation stone of the Kano-Abuja sector of the Lagos-Kano railway modernization project. The Lagos-Kano rail project is part of the 25-year vision approved by the Federal Government for the rail transportation in 2002. The contract for it was signed on 30th October, 2002 and assigned to a Chinese Company, China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCECC. On October 22,2009 CCECC and the Federal Ministry of Transportation signed a supplementary agreement for the implementation of the Abuja-Kaduna segment, which was completed, commissioned and put to use by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. On 28th August 2012, the government signed another supplementary agreement for Lagos-Ibadan, the second segment of the corridor for the construction of double track railway of 156.8 kilometers.  In addition to this, the CCECC and the government of...

It was a day of glowing tributes as the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday held a valedictory court session in honour of late Chief Babatunde Benson, SAN, who died on the 24th of June, 2021, at his residence in Ikorodu area of the State.  Chief Babatunde Benson, who died at the age of 89 years after serving the nation and the judicial sector meritoriously for 68 years, was conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in recognition of his contributions to the development of law and nation building in 1983. In his valedictory speech in honour of the late jurist, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba described the deceased as a gentleman par excellence and an accomplished Jurist.  He said the late Chief Benson left a legacy of excellent service marked with courage, discipline, integrity and great industry while serving the duties of his office creditably. On his part, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore...

  President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm greetings to Hon. Babatunde Ogala, SAN, former National Legal Adviser of All Progressives Congress (APC), on his 60th birthday, July 15, 2021, joining family and friends to celebrate with the party stalwart, whose knowledge and experience have been most invaluable to the country. President Buhari felicitates with the Nigerian Bar Association, International Bar Association and professional colleagues of the legal luminary as they roll out drums to savour the milestone with the former lawmaker, administrator and counsel to many organisations and governments. The President affirms that Hon. Ogala's admirable profile in his career can only be attributed to his fear of God, love for humanity and passion for showing kindness and thoughtfulness in all endeavours, further evidenced in making sacrifices and working selflessly for the good of others and the country. President Buhari notes the contributions of the former APC Legal Adviser to the growth ...

 Court Jails Man Six Months For $15,000 Romance Scam In Lagos The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Ayeni Emmanuel to six months imprisonment before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The convict was prosecuted on a one-count amended charge bordering on cheating, contrary to Section 321 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. The charge reads:  "Ayeni Emmanuel, between January 2019 and December 2020, in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division of this Honourable Court, by means of fraudulent trick, obtained the sum of $15,000 Australian Dollars from Tuciata Leifi, a citizen of Queensland, Australia, whom you met on POF dating site, wherein you represented yourself to be one Dina Gomez, a US Military officer on peace-keeping mission in Iraq, which representation you knew was false." He pleaded "guilty" to ...

Alleged $1050 Internet Fraud: Court Gives Stringent Bail Condition to Student The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Office, on Monday July 12, 2021 arraigned one Obasi Ugochukwu, a computer science student of the University of Calabar before Justice T. B. Adegoke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for alleged internet fraud. Ugochukwu pleaded 'not guilty' to the two count charge of criminal diversion and impersonation preferred against him by the EFCC. One of the counts reads, “That you Obasi Ugochuwku (a.k.a Mandy Eggwhite, and  Alice) sometime in October, 2020 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to obtain property and gain advantage for yourself, fraudulently presented yourself as Mandy Eggwhite and defrauded one Donald Schmitz in the sum of One Thousand, Fifty US Dollars ($1,050) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2)(b)(i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention Etc) ...

The enforcement team of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) on Tuesday sealed 30 Water Factories across the State for various infractions ranging from unhygienic production environment, failure to comply with regulatory provisions as well as operating without adhering to good manufacturing practices. Executive Secretary of LASWARCO, Mrs. Funke Adepoju, said the enforcement was in line with the mandate of the Commission to protect residents from unhygienic water consumption, stressing that the exercise would be sustained. She said prior to the enforcement, LASWARCO had taken steps to engage and sensitise producers on best practices in the interest of residents, and also the financial viability of their investments. Her words: “In as much as we have the mandate to ensure that operators remain in business, we also cannot fold our arms and allow infractions to fester without being addressed. The primary regulatory mandate of the Commission is to ensure that operators in ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, launched an App, Eagle Eye, designed to ease the process of reporting economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Speaking during the launch, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, described the App, being the first of its kind by any law enforcement agency in Nigeria, as a product of ingenuity by a staff of the Commission, being an application that was conceived, designed and developed by the EFCC. According to the EFCC chairman, the initiative is a clear demonstration of his pledge on assumption of office, to run an agency that is technology-driven. “The Eagle Eye represents a new experience in information sharing and crime reporting between the public and the EFCC”, he said. Apart from complementing the existing channels for reporting economic crimes, the unique advantage of this application, the EFCC Chairman further explained, is that it eliminates direct person-to-person interface...

Schools in Lagos State have been urged to remain vigilant in the wake of what appears to be the start of a potential third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the State, just as all heads and tutors in public and private schools are required to ensure the safety of pupils, students and staff. The State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, who made the appeal on Tuesday while reacting to enquiries on the plans of the State Government to ensure schools remain safe, added that all preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19 or its variants are still being taken across public schools in Lagos State, while private school owners have been constantly kept on alert.   She implored parents to assist the school authorities with prompt reports of children, who exhibit symptoms of the dreaded disease, to ensure the escalation of early signals to health service providers and tracking of all direct and indirect contacts beyond the school system. Adefisayo also directed a...

  Nollywood actress Adunni Ade announced the death of her brother on social media today.She shared several photos with the captions '' No more in pain, sleep well lil bro Know sissy loves you 🕊🕊   '',''  My Dougie Fresh Is that Adunni ? I love Adunni I’m going to Africa to meet Adunni Yea yea I’m just glad you are relieved of all pains. Mom is broken but My God got you! I will always love you Douglas ❤️🕊🕊  ''.May his soul rest in peace,Amen.More photos below.