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NPF NATIONAL CYBERCRIME CENTRE ARRESTS 10 CYBER CRIMINALS, MEETS BANK REPS FOR SAFER CYBER SPACE - As IGP Re-Emphasizes Collaboration, Technological Advancements In response to the escalating cyber threats aimed at the Banking and Financial sector, as well as unsuspecting members of the public falling victim to High-yield Investment Fraud (HYIF), the Nigeria Police Force - National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) recently convened a crucial symposium. The primary focus of this event, which was attended by Compliant and Fraud desk officers from banks across Nigeria was to foster active collaboration and engagement in the ongoing battle against cybercrime. On the heels of the above, the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre swiftly initiated a coordinated, intelligence-led operation, leading to the arrest of eight notorious cybercriminals. This operation spanned from 16th to 20th August 2023 and was in response to the emergence of a new cyber threat characterized by the creation o...

 Court rejects 10 out of 13 witnesses presented by Obi The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal said it rejected 10 out of 13 witnesses presented by the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Justice Haruna Tsammani, who took over to deliver judgment on the substantive petition filed by Obi and LP, said this on Wednesday. Tsammani said Obi called 13 witnesses, who testified as PW1 to PW13, noting that of the 13 witnesses, only three witnesses whose statements are on oath, were filed along with the petition. The remaining 10 witnesses, the Justice said, were subpoenaed and their witness statements on oath were only filed after the hearing started. Tsammani held that by virtue of section 285 of the Nigerian constitution, section 137(7) of the Electoral Act 2022, and other provisions, every witness statement on oath must be filed along with the petition. He said that based on the Supreme Court authority, once the 21-day window for filing an election petition elapse...

 Court Dismisses LP’s 25% FCT Votes Claim, Says Abuja Like Other States Tribunal dismisses LP/Obi’s Petition on 25 per cent needed to win the presidential election. According to the court, FCT residents have no special privileges as the petitioners claimed. The court has rejected the reports of forensic analyses tendered by LP’s three witnesses. According to the court, they are either made during the pendency of the case or by an interested party. This is as it rejected the European Union report on the polls, arguing that it was not tendered by an official of the body.  

Passport backlogs to be cleared in two weeks, says Minister The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says clearing all passport backlogs shouldn’t take more than two weeks, adding that there is no excuse for passport delay in Nigeria Tunji-Ojo made this known during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday. He also said “clearing all backlogs shouldn’t take more than two weeks”, adding that the scarcity and delay around fresh passport issuance and renewal fuelled corruption in the sector. “After clearing these backlogs, no Nigerian should wait for more than two weeks,” he stressed. The minister said owning the green passport is a right of every Nigerian and not a privilege. He said, “It’s a right and not a privilege, Nigerians want that right to be actually theirs, not by somebody offering you your right.” According to him, it is not excusable for any Nigerian to be treated with disrespect because of passport application. “What Nigerians want ...

TROOPS OF THE JOINT TASK FORCE NORTH WEST OPERATION HADARIN RESCUED SEVERAL KIDNAPPED VICTIMS AND RECOVERED OPERATIONAL MOTORCYCLES The Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) have continued to intensify operations against the marauding bandits, rescued several kidnapped victims and captured equipment in the Northwest region of Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina and Sokoto states respectively. Recently, acting on actionable intelligence report on 5th August, 2023 on massing up of armed bandits at Gidan Jaja of Zurmi LGA in Zamfara state, troops of the OPHD deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zurmi immediately mobilized for a fighting patrol to the general area in order to dislodge the Bandits, during which contact was made with the criminals, but due to troops' superior fire power forced the bandits to flee in disarray with possible gunshots wounds.  After the encounter, 11 Operational Motorcycles were captured from the fleeing Bandits. Similarly,  Tro...

 2024 Hajj: NAHCON Asks Intending Pilgrims To Deposit N4.5m  National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has urged state pilgrim welfare boards to collect N4.5m as deposits from intending pilgrims for the 2024 exercise. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, gave the directive during a meeting with chairmen and executive secretaries for the state’s pilgrim board in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, the fare for the next hajj would be expensive due to the unification of foreign exchange by the federal government. Alhaji Hassan noted that with the dollar currently at N750, the commission is not certain what the price for pilgrims would be owing to the fluctuation of forex. He said the deposit might change depending on the performance of the naira. “I must tell you that next year’s hajj is going to be expensive. This is something we must prepare for, starting from today. “I am not saying we will be able to know the cost today, but what we must be a...

Renowned Justice Who Gave Unpopular Ruling Against Nnamdi Kanu Is Same Member Of Presidential Election Tribunal – Lawyer, Ejiofor Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said that though all eyes are on the Nigerian judiciary, those who are expecting wonders to happen at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday (today) may be disappointed and may have a quagmire to contend with. Ejiofor said this in a statement he personally signed and released on Tuesday night which he captioned, “Elucidation of Fact on the Pun called “Nigeria”: Though Very Unfortunate, But for those still expecting Manna to fall from Heaven tomorrow.” The legal luminary said that “For those expecting wonders to happen in Court tomorrow, you may have a quagmire to contend with.” According to him, in Law School, law students are taught that decisions of the courts on any subject must be predicated on the following: the Substantive Laws...