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EFCC Arrests 48 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Asaba Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Friday, October 6, 2023 arrested 48 suspected internet fraudsters in Asaba, Delta State. The suspects are Chinonso Nnemeka, Chidenbere Ekwealor, Emeka Joseph, Emmanuel Onyeka Onyeukwu, Solomon Omojewe, Miracle Ogonnaya, Pius Innocent, Ebuka Odukwe Osita, Godspower Efe, Chinedu Odiaka, Ogbemudia Wisdom, Okocha Nduka, Victor Chukwuma, Ebuka Ohika and Bright Odinakachukwu,  Others are: Benjamin Kennedy, Abariowei Preye, Odinakachukwu Favour, Ofere Oghale, Micheal Okonkwo, Ezeali Stanley Chinedu, Akaluai Tega, Chibueze Obiozie, Chukwuma Chidimma, Sambo Daibra, Sunday Victor, Favour Ogaga-Oghene, Albert Oluwaleke, Agholor Omobude Simeon and Okeke Chibike. The rest are: Bolum Ogechukwu, Dortimi Obiagulu Abariowei, Michelle Cyril, Adesioye Ajibola, Emmanuel Omezi Chinedu, Sule Courage, Daniel Samuel, Ifeanyi Nwabor, Igalawuye Ifeanyi Emmanuel, Uwaechue Chinedu Stanley and Eboh Ch...

Court Convicts Peer-to- Peer Crypto Trader In Lagos  Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, October 6, 2023, convicted one Lawrence Success Karinate, a Peer-to-Peer, P2P, crypto trader for computer-related fraud. Karinate was prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one-count charge bordering on cybercrimes, an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition etc.) Act, 2015.  The count reads: "That you, Success Lawrence Karinate, sometime in 2023, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, fraudulently held out yourself on social media platforms, as a female, bearing the name "Jessie Randall", a fashion influencer, to unsuspecting members of the public, with intent to gain advantage for yourself and you thereby committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cyber...

Internet Fraud: Court Issues Production Warrant against Naira Marley Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday , October 6, 2023, issued a production warrant against Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley. Naira Marley is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 11-count charges bordering on conspiracy and credit card fraud. At the resumed sitting today, counsel to the defendant, Olalekan Ojo, SAN informed the court that the defendant was unavoidably absent from court owing to his being detained by the Police for interrogation in respect of the murder of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad. Ojo, therefore, prayed the court for an adjournment of the trial. Responding, prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, however, prayed the court to issue a production warrant against the defendant to ensure his presence in court on the next adjourned date. Justice Oweibo granted the prayers of ...

Court Jails Ex-convict 12 Years For $1.4m Fraud in Lagos  Justice R. A. Osodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Kolawole Erinle, to twelve(12) years imprisonment for $1.4m fraud. Erinle and his company, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited were first arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on March 11, 2022. Though he pleaded “not guilty”, the trial could not be concluded before the retirement of Justice Taiwo, thereby prompting the re-assignment of the case to Justice Oshodi.  He was subsequently re-arraigned on October 28, 2022 before Justice Oshodi on three-count charges bordering on conspiracy, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of $1,410,000 (One Million Four-Hundred and Ten Thousand United States Dollars).    One of the charges reads: "Kolawole Adedayo Erinle and Edward Dada (still at large)...

Man, 20, Arrested For Stealing  Bridge Lights In Lagos Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad have arrested one Gbolahan Olarewaju, 20, for removing seven AKT lights illuminating under the Otedola bridge in Lagos. This was disclosed in a post on the official X handle of the RRS on Friday. The post read, "Around 2:00 a.m. yesterday, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad on patrol of Otedola Bridge arrested Gbolahan Olarewaju, 20, for removing seven AKT lights illuminating the under bridge." According to RRS, many of the AKT Light with 24 watt fitting bulbs were removed weeks ago and were replaced a few days later to re-illuminate the under bridge. The post further read that Olanrewaju confessed that he removed the first fittings and also vandalised some of the facilities, after which he handed over the items to his friend to assist him in selling them. The suspect has been charged in court.  

 LAWMA TRAINS STAFF ON MEDICAL WASTE As part of efforts to improve staff capacity, the Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) has trained its staff on improved medical waste operations and management, at the Authority’s headquarters, Ijora-Olopa.  The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to staff training, essential for operational efficiency, compliance with regulations, safety, and sustainability, ultimately benefiting both the organisation and the environment. He emphasised that developing the capacity of staff ensures the long-term sustainability of waste management programs, reducing the negative impact of waste on the environment and public health.   He said: “LAWMA as an agency is saddled with the responsibility of effective management of waste in the state. With our professionalism and efficiency, the Authority has become a role model, other states seek our expertise to set up their waste management system. T...

Nigerian man set to marry two women same day A Nigerian man, Prince Okebulu Ndukwo Nkobi, from Abiriba in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, is set to marry two women on the same day.  The wedding ceremony is scheduled to be held on November 19, 2023, in Nkobi's family compound.  A Facebook user, MC Clockwise from Abiriba, posted the wedding invite on his page, congratulating the groom.  The brides-to-be , Nnenna Okeke and Aluba Itum Kalu, are also from Abiriba community.  

TROOPS OF OPERATION UDO KA II CONDUCT CLEARANCE OPERATION ... recovers locally made rocket propeller launcher Ogbunigwe Troops of  Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II as a follow up to its desire to apprehend the IPOB/ESN terrorists that are on the run from its last clearance operation has on Thursday, 5  October 2023 conducted another clearance operation along Ihioma - Ihittenansa in Orsu Local Government Area and Okigwe - Umulolo in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State respectively. The clearance operations were aimed at identifying and destroying possible camps of  the fleeing IPOB/ESN terrorists killing and maiming as well as extorting innocent citizens of the South East region in the name of agitation.  During the simultaneous clearance operations, at Umulolo, one of the troops' vehicle was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), however, no causality was recorded. Troops also came in contact with the terrorists who fled into the nearby bus...

Kidnappers Free Remaining Ondo Church Members After Ransom Payment The remaining worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke gan in Akure, Ondo State, abducted last Friday have been freed after payment of a huge ransom. Daily Trust gathered that the worshippers were released Thursday evening at a location in the state after a final negotiation for the ransom was reached. Powered By VDO.AI PlayUnmute Fullscreen ad Recall that the kidnappers had demanded N50 million ransom for the release of the 17 victims after eight of the 25 victims escaped from the kidnappers’ den last Saturday. The victims, who are mostly choir in the church, were abducted on the notorious Elegbeka road in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of the state while they were on their way for a funeral. A source in the church disclosed in a chat that the remaining victims were brought to the church premises late Thursday night. “The negotiating team of the church returned with the remaining victims at 11:47 pm to th...

Kogi guber: LP suffers setback as 21 LGA chairmen dump party The Labour Party (LP) in Kogi State on Friday suffered a setback as all its 21 local government area chairmen defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The chairmen defected to the ruling APC with scores of their supporters. NAN reports that they were received by the state APC chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello, at the Lugard House, Lokoja. The leader of the defectors, Mr Awe Kayode, said that they decided to collapse their structure into APC in order to support the party’s governorship candidate, Usman Ododo, in the forthcoming Nov. 11 governorship poll. Kayode also said that their defection became imperative when they realised that LP was no longer viable in the state. “Another reason for our defection is our conviction that the APC candidate, Usman Ododo, has shown that he is a unifier whose nationalist qualities are needed to consolidate on the achievements of Gov Yahaya Bello. “I was in APC before I left to join the...

Inspector, Guards Shot As Robbers, Police Engage In Gun Duel Suspected armed robbers on Friday engaged operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in a gun battle during a robbery operation at a hotel in Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that one Police Inspector and two security guards were shot by the suspected armed robbers in the gun duel. Our correspondent further gathered that the injured policeman and the guards were rescued to the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) in Sagamu. The Police Spokesman, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. She said the Sagamu Area command had received a distress call at about 1am, “that armed hoodlums were operating at Remo Majestic Hotel in Sagamu.” According to her, based on the report, a combined team of policemen were mobilised to the scene. “Immediately the hoodlums sighted the policemen, they opened sporadic firing while the policemen engaged the hoodlums. “Two of the hoodlums were...

FG HANDOVERS 40 HOUSES TO IDPS IN ZAMFARA Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betta Edu has officially handed over 40 houses units to internally Displaced Persons by bandits in Zamfara state. Speaking at the occasion, Dr Edu assured to provide more support to Zamfara state government for upward distribution to displaced persons. According to her, the houses are meant for forty household who have at least eight to nine children and are fully equipped with the needed facilities. She urged the beneficiaries to make good use of it adding that two similar gestures would be provided in the two senatorial districts of the state whenever government provided land for that purposes. Earlier, Governor of Zamfara, Dauda Lawal commended the efforts of federal government and asked for more support from the president. Also speaking, the National Commissioner for refugees ,Migrants and IDPs Comission Alhaji Tijjani Aliyu Ahmad said the commission had provided shelters to intern...

Speaker Congratulates Emir Of Zazzau On 3rd Anniversary  Speaker House of Representatives Abbas Tajuddeen, has joined millions of people from Zazzau Emirate, Kaduna State and Nigeria at large to to congratulate the Emir of Zazzau Malam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR, on his third anniversary on the throne. his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity MalamMusa Abdullahi Krishi, the Speaker described the Emir as an embodiment of peace and unity not only in the Zazzau Emirate but in the entire country. Dr Abbas Tajuddeen, also noted with delight how the Emir who is the Chairman Kaduna State Council of Traditional Rulers, has been providing good leadership in the Zazzau Emirate, Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria and the country as a whole. He said leaders like Emir Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, are needed in the society for peace, unity, growth and development of the people.  Speaker Abbas, who is currently holding a traditional title in the Emirate as Iyan Zazzau maintained that the royal father has ...

  KNSG Bans Queen Primer Other Text Books For Improper Content The Kano State Government has banned the use of some textbooks across Nursery, Primary, and secondary schools in the state, due to harmful and improper explicit contents. This was contained in a statement signed by  the director of planning Research and Statistics office of the Special Adviser on Private and Voluntary Institutions in Kano,  Hamisu Ibrahim and made available to pressmen in Kano According to him,the under-listed textbooks are prohibited for  use in all Nursery Primary and Secondary Schools across  the state. “The Kano state government wishes to notify operators of both private and voluntary schools in the state that the under-listed textbooks are prohibited for instruction, use in all Nursery Primary and Secondary Schools in the state, due to observed inclusion of inappropriate and sexually explicit content that is harmful to the morale of young students" The books include The Queen Pr...

Senate Confirms 3 Additional Ministerial Nominees The Senate has confirmed three more ministerial nominees from President Bola Tinubu. The trio who passed the Red Chamber on Wednesday are:Jamila Ibrahim (Kwara State); Balarabe Lawal (Kaduna State); and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo State). Two-and-a-half hours after the exercise commenced, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio put the nominations to a voice vote. The senators voted in favour of the nominees’ confirmation. Earlier, in a dramatic turn of events, the Kaduna state nominee, Balarabe Lawal, collapsed after concluding his introduction, causing several people present to rush to his aid. Lawal and the other nominees were eventually confirmed by the Senate, but not before a couple of hours was spent resuscitating the nominee.

UNICEF Provides Assistance To Over 14,000 Malnourished Children In Borno  The United Nations Children Fund UNICEF says it is providing life-saving intervention to over fourteen thousand children with moderate and severe acute malnutrition in Mafa Local government area of Borno State.  UNICEF Nutrition Officer Maiduguri Field office Nura Shehu stated this in an interview with newsmen in Mafa town, headquarters of Mafa local government.  According to United Nations, over seven hundred thousand children are at risk of severe acute malnutrition in the three North East states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.  In a effort to respond to this emergency, Borno state government, UNICEF and other partners have scaled up intervention to deliver life-saving assistance to internally displaced persons and other vulnerable people in newly resettled local governments of the state.  At Government Girls Arabic Secondary school Mafa camp which has a population of thirty three thousand I...

Senegal Bans TikTok, Seeks Regulation Deal Senegalese authorities have refused to lift the ban on TikTok, a Chinese social media app, until the company signs an agreement that will allow the creation of the algorithm to delete accounts. The ban was placed in August following the arrest of an opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, saying the platform was being used to distribute hateful and subversive messages that threatened the stability of the country. The government requested for an improved regulation of TikTok, clarification on its algorithm and data protection, and fair compensation for content creators to support young people’s social media livelihoods. Communications minister, Moussa Bocar Thiam, said at a press conference that the restriction is being maintained pending the conclusion of a comprehensive written agreement. Many other events have been happening with the social media platform aside receiving bans from countries like Senegal and Somalia. Also, Irish regulators have fin...

Ember Months: FRSC Partners Key Stakeholders As part of activities to mark this year's ember months celebration, the Federal Road Safety Corps-FRSC is to partner key stakeholders in a bid to minimise road crashes within Kaduna and its environs. State Sector Commander Kabiru Yusuf Nadabo stated this at an interactive session with newsmen in Kaduna. Mr Kabiru Yusuf Nadabo explained that religious leaders, traditional rulers, road transport unions, market women, entertainers amongst others will feature in the official flag off of the exercise at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium next Monday. He pointed out that the aim was to widen the scope of the motoring public on the basic tips of traffic safety in conformity with the new world order. The Sector Commander emphasised that the job of the FRSC was not to intimidate motorists, stressing that 55 percent of its duty is about sensitization on the need to adhere to traffic rules. Mr Kabiru Yusuf Nadabo said the public enlightenment advocacy would ...

Ivory Coast President Sacks PM, Dissolves Government Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara has sacked the prime minister and dissolved his government. The presidency’s Secretary General, Aboudramane Cisse said in a statement on Friday. “The president expresses his gratitude to Prime Minister Patrick Achi and to all members of the government for their commitment to serving the nation over the past years,” Cisse said. They will remain in temporary charge until a new prime minister and government are appointed, he added. Ivory Coast will hold a presidential election in 2025. Ouattara, who was re-elected in 2020, has not yet said whether he will run again.

 Court Trashes APC’s Suits, Affirms Alex Otti As Duly Elected Governor The Governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Abia state has also dismissed the petition brought before it by Chief Ikechi Emenike and the All Progressives Congress against Governor Alex Otti and six other respondents. The other respondents are INEC who are the first respondent, Labour Party who are the second respondent, Peoples Democratic Party, the fourth respondent, Chief Okey Ahaiwe, the fifth, Young Progressives Party, the sixth respondent and Mr. Chima Nwafor, the seventh respondent. Delivering judgement on the petition, a member of the panel, Justice Omolara Adeyemi, disagreed with the petitioners that the petitioners that the 3rd, 5th and 7th respondents were not qualified to contest the 2023 polls, stressing that membership of a political party and candidacy were internal affairs of a party which the tribunal does not have jurisdiction over. It insisted that since the first petitioner was not...

Sir Alex Ferguson’s wife Cathy dies at 84 Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s wife Cathy has sadly passed away aged 84 leaving behind her husband and their three sons, Mirror reports. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing yesterday of Lady Cathy Ferguson, survived by her husband, three sons, two sisters, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family asks for privacy at this time,” a statement issued by the Ferguson family reads. Lady Cathy – formerly Holding – met Alex in 1964 and they were married in 1966 before giving birth to son Mark two years later, followed by twins, Darren and Jason, in 1972. She was supportive of her husband throughout his career at Old Trafford before he stepped down from his role and retired from football in 2013 to spend more time with her. A Manchester United club statement said, “Everyone at Manchester United sends our heartfelt condolences to Sir Alex Ferguson and his family. Lady Cathy was a beloved wife, mother, sister,...