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Tuesday, 17 March 2020 05:55

13 Nigerians arrested in US over $30m cyber fraud

United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested thirteen Nigerians, over alleged $30 million money laundering scheme in the United States. Disclosing this in a statement, US department of justice said federal agents arrested 24 suspects for their involvement in the large-scale fraud which targeted citizens, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the country. Those arrested and charged to a federal court in Atlanta include: Blessing Oluwatimilehin Ojo Afeez Olaide Adeniran Matthan Bolaji Ibidapo Obinna Nwosu Benjamin Ibukunoluwa Oye Christopher Akinwande Awonuga Ahamefule Aso Odus Paul Chinonso Anyanwu Chineda Obilom Nwakadu Chukwukadibia Ikechukwu Nnadozie Uchechi Chidimma Odus John Ifeoluwa Onimole…

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 05:49

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survives assassination attempt

The Sudanese man tapped to head the country's transitional government following the overthrow of longtime President Omar al-Bashir said Monday he survived an assassination attempt after his convoy was attacked in the capital city of Khartoum. "I would like to assure the people of Sudan that I am safe and in good shape," Abdalla Hamdok tweeted. "Rest assured that what happened today will not stand in the way of our transition, instead it is an additional push to the wheel of change in Sudan." The political climate in Sudan, located in east-central Africa, remains unstable following last year's political transition…

Saturday, 07 March 2020 05:46

Saudi Arabia arrests 2 princes for allegedly plotting coup

Saudi officials arrested two members of the royal family early Friday for allegedly plotting to oust King Salman and the son he has designated to succeed him, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Wall Street Journal reported. Quoting unidentified sources, the Journal said guards from the royal court detained one of the king’s brothers, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al Saud, and one of his nephews, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. Both men were arrested at their homes and charged with treason, it said. There was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities on the report. Mohammed bin Nayef, a once powerful figure…

Friday, 06 March 2020 05:18

Jihadists kill five police in Leah Sharibu’s hometown

Jihadists have killed five policemen in an attack on a northern Nigerian town where more than 100 schoolgirls were abducted two years ago, residents said Thursday. Fighters aligned to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in four trucks fitted with machine guns stormed Dapchi town in northeastern Yobe State late on Wednesday, sparking intense fighting with security forces, according to local residents. "This morning, we collected the bodies of five policemen killed in the fight with the insurgents," a resident told AFP on condition of anonymity. "The attackers came around 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) and started shooting indiscriminately which made…

Tuesday, 03 March 2020 06:01

Gunmen kill 51 in Kaduna villages

Suspected bandits have attacked four communities in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed 51 persons. The incident which which took place on Sunday affected Kerawa, Zareyawa and Marina all in Kerawa Ward of the local government. According to a report by Daily Trust newspaper, the attackers stormed the villages around 6a.m.shortly after Muslim morning prayer. The Hausa Service of Voice of America reported that new born babies, Almajiris and others were not spared by the gunmen. Many residents reportedly fled as the assailants also set many houses ablaze and carted away foodstuffs. Councillor of Kerawa Ward, Mr…

Tuesday, 03 March 2020 05:59

Kaduna killings: We won’t negotiate with bandits - El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State yesterday vowed to rout out bandits from the state, saying he would not negotiate with terrorists. The governor, who spoke against the backdrop of Sunday night’s killing of over 50 people in Giwa and Igabi Local Government Areas by bandit, was told by the locals who lost their loved ones in the attack that casualty figure from the invasion was over 50. A visibly disturbed El-Rufai reiterated that there would be no negotiations with bandits, as the dead were yesterday buried according to Islamic rites. “El Rufai has visited the invaded communities which…

Sunday, 01 March 2020 05:17

Benue arrests 400 herdsmen, seizes 600 cows

Benue State Government says it has arrested 400 herdsmen for flouting the state’s anti-open grazing law. The state government also seized over 600 cows belonging to herdsmen. Governor Samuel Ortom, who revealed these in Makurdi on Friday, ordered livestock guards to impound any cows seen openly grazing in any part of the state. Ortom gave the instructions while inspecting impounded cows at the quarantine unit of the state Ministry of Agriculture. He said enforcement of the ranching law would continue to enable those who wish to do livestock business to comply with its provisions. He said, “There has been influx…

Wednesday, 26 February 2020 05:34

N400m fraud: Court sentences Olisa Metuh to seven years in prison

Mr Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a former spokesperson of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Olisa Metuh, to 7 years in prison for laundering N400 million. Abang who delivered the judgement had earlier declared Mr Metuh guilty of the seven-count charge, which includes fraudulent receipt of N400 million from Office of the National Security Adviser in November 2014 and use of the money for political activities of PDP and for his personal purposes. The matter had been on for four years. The judge also convicted Metuh for doing transactions with $2 million in…

Wednesday, 26 February 2020 05:31

NECO sacks another set of 19 workers for certificate forgery

National Examinations Council (NECO) has dismissed 19 of its workers for allegedly forging their certificates. Their dismissal was approved by the council’s Governing Board after approving report of a Staff Certificate Verification Committee it set up at its 52nd regular meeting. NECO’s Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Mr Azeez Sani, announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja. The statement said the committee wrote the institutions some of the affected workers claimed to have attended and the institutions denied issuing them certificates. It reads: “The Governing Board of NECO has approved the dismissal of 19 staff members from…

Tuesday, 25 February 2020 03:37

Bandits impose curfew on Niger communities, demand petrol as ransom for those kidnapped

Armed banditry in Niger State has taken a different dimension as the bandits have warned the people in some communities in Rafi local government to stop moving between the hours of 4:00 pm and 7:00 am, the period which the people said the bandits operate. As a result of this development, no member of the communities is seen outside during this period, leaving the bandits to always have a field day in carrying out their operation, mostly cattle rustling. The bandits according to a source close to one of the communities, dropped the warning after they (bandits) killed three people,…

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Tuesday, 25 February 2020 03:33

Ogun CJ frees 21 inmates from jail

Chief Judge of Ogun State, Mrs Mosunmola Dipeolu, has released 21 inmates from the five Nigeria Correctional Service across the the state. Release of the inmates was part of the quarterly jail delivery exercise of the Chief Judge in accordance with Section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice Release from Custody Special Provision Act. Dipeolu said the objectives of the exercise were to decongest the correctional service in the state, as well as ensure justice. She urged the released prisoners to reform themselves and refrain from crime and criminality. “I encourage those released now and those released in previous exercise to…

Sunday, 23 February 2020 04:59

Boko Haram burns army general’s home, police station, church in Adamawa

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect in gun and pickup trucks have attacked Garkida Community, Gombi Local Council of Adamawa State, burning the town’s police station, church and houses on Friday. The community, situated south of Sambisa Forest, had been attacked several times with loss of lives and property in the last six years. Confirming the incident, yesterday, in Maiduguri, Wakchal Borgu, a resident, said: “The terrorists burst from Sambisa Forest valley of River Hawul on mounted trucks and torched many of our houses and shops. We had to flee to the eastern hill and nearby bushes for safety.”…

Saturday, 22 February 2020 05:27

Court orders SSS to investigate Bayelsa deputy gov over alleged certificate forgery

An Abuja Area Court in Lugbe has ordered State Security Service the (SSS) to investigate an allegation that Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, forged a National Youth Service Corps certificate. . Mr Douye Diri and Mr Ewhrujakpor of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were, on February 14, declared winners of the election and sworn in as governor and deputy respectively. Prior to their swearing-in, they were senators representing Bayelsa Central and Bayelsa West respectively. Alleged certificate forgery An APC official in Bayelsa State, Mr Benjamin Youdiowei, had approached the court to seek redress. Youdiowei alleged that Mr Ewhrudjakpo…

Friday, 21 February 2020 06:12

Court jails ex-UNILAG lecturer 21 years for raping admission seeker

A former lecturer at University of Lagos, Mr Azeez Baruwa, has been sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment by Lagos State High Court for raping an 18-year-old admission seeker. Baruwa, charged with one count of rape, was sentenced by Mrs Josephine Oyefeso. It would be recalled that the victim scored 211 in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and nursed the ambition of studying Mass Communication at UNILAG. After she failed to meet the varsity’s cut-off mark, her father approached Baruwa for help. Baruwa, a former part-time lecturer in the Department of Accounting in UNILAG, reportedly agreed to help and took the victim…

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