Nigeria Police Return Staggering $23,000 Recovered From Romance Scammer To Victim
He said the repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance of the INTERPOL NCB Abuja to investigate a Nigerian national, Achufusi Obioma Ikenna, who defrauded a resident of the Cayman Islands through an online romance scam.
US, UN, AU Condemn Mass Killings In Kwara
The United States, United Nations, the African Union and the Republic of Türkiye have vehemently condemned the senseless attack and killings of people in Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Nasarawa LGA Secretary Sacked Over Social Media Posts
The Secretary to Keffi Local Government Council (LGC) in Nasarawa State, Ibrahim Bala, has been dismissed from his position over alleged unethical social media activity and disrespect to authority. The decision was announced by the Executive Chairman of the council, Idris Ahmed Damagani, in a letter signed by the Director of Administration, Usman Zubairu Egya. […]
Love On Board: Oshiomhole Didn’t Provide Explanations To Trending Video, Says Aide
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Senator representing the Edo North Senatorial district at the national assembly, Adams Oshiomhole has refuted issuing a statement alleging that the viral video in which he was seen massaging a lady’s foot in a private jet was AI-induced. Recall that a statement was attributed to the Senator and was circulated on […]
Ex-Bank MD, Robert Orya, Jailed 490 Years Over N2.4B Fraud
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice F.E. Messiri has convicted Robert Orya, the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), over a fraud to the tune of N2.4 billion. He was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment on each of the 49 counts, amounting to a […]
Akwa Ibom Police Arrest Fraud Syndicate, Rescue Pensioner, Three-Year-Old Child
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has intensified its crime-fighting operations with the arrest of a suspected fraud syndicate in Uyo and the rescue of an abducted child in Abak Local Government Area.
Reps summon FCT Councils over Alleged N100bn Financial Irregularities
Nigeria’s House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the chairmen and finance directors of the six Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils over alleged financial irregularities totalling more than N100 billion. The move follows the submission of an audit report by the Auditor-General for the FCT Area Councils, which highlighted widespread breaches of […]
Group Fumes Over Rejection Of Mandatory Transmission Of Election Results In Real-Time By Senate
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A group on the platform of Connected Advocacy – the South-south partner on the Youth Electoral Reform Project (YERP-Naija), has expressed its resentment on the decision by the national assembly to throw aside the Mandatory Transmission of Election Results in Real-Time, describing the act, a betrayal of Nigerians trust. The Executive Director, […]
Wike’s PDP Faction Seizes Plateau Chapter, Installs 13-Man Caretaker Committee Ahead of 2027
The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary of the faction’s National Caretaker Working Committee (NCWC).
Police Admit Being Overwhelmed in Deadly Kwara Terror Attack that Claimed Over 100 Lives
Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, made the admission while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’ programme on Friday.