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Wednesday, 26 October 2022 06:24

Ukraine arms manufacturer charged with treason over business transactions with Russia

Alleged recordings of the head of a major Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer accused of aiding the Russian military – saying he “completely understands” why a Russian missile was fired at his factory – have been released by Kyiv’s security services after his arrest at the weekend. Vyacheslav Boguslaev, the president of Motor Sich, has been charged with treason after a raid at the weekend on his home in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. The manufacturing heavyweight is suspected of selling engines – before and after the invasion – for Russian attack helicopters that have been used extensively against Ukrainian troops.…

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 06:21

Court orders final seizure of houses, cars of former oil minister Alison-Madueke

A Nigerian court has ordered a final seizure of two properties and cars owned by former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Monday, in the latest ruling related to graft allegations against her. Alison-Madueke was a key figure in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan who served as petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015. She has been dogged by corruption allegations since she left office but denies the charges. EFCC said in a statement that High Court Judge Mobolaji Olajuwon issued the final forfeiture of the former minister's $3 million homes and cars in…

Saturday, 22 October 2022 06:09

3 policemen, 3 others were killed by gunmen who attacked Johnson Suleman’s convoy. Here’s how the cleric escaped

Át least six people, including three policemen, were killed when gunmen opened fire on the convoy of Johnson Suleman, General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Auchi, Edo State, on Friday. The cleric, according to reports, was heading for the headquarters of his church when he was attacked at Water Tanker Junction, Warrake road in Auchi. A source said the incident took place around 5pm. In a video of the incident, a bullet-ridden SUV was sighted. A male voice said, “Direct shooting”, and a woman responded, “Jesus, thank you.” Commenting on the incident, one Hilary Ekiegini said, “Lord we are…

Friday, 21 October 2022 06:19

‘Fake NIMC officials’ arrested in Niger Republic registering non-Nigerians

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says its troops have arrested fake officials of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) registering non-Nigerians in Niger Republic. NIMC operates and regulates matters of national identity in Nigeria, including issuing national identification number (NIN). Nigeria shares border with Niger Republic. At a biweekly press conference on Thursday, Musa Danmadami, director of defence media operations, said the fake officials were at Gagamari internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Niger Republic to conduct NIN registration for non-Nigerians. “On October 13, 2022, troops in conjunction with the Nigeria Police and NIS operatives intercepted two suspected fake National Identity Management Commission…

Friday, 21 October 2022 06:18

At least 23 killed in Benue as herdsmen attack villagers

Clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Benue state left at least 23 people dead, a local official said on Thursday, the latest deadly incident fuelled by growing pressure on land resources in Africa's most populous country. Violence between farmers and pastoralists has become increasingly common in recent years as population growth leads to an expansion of the area dedicated to farming, leaving less land available for open grazing by nomads' herds of cattle. Kertyo Tyounbur, chairman of the Ukum local government area of Benue where the violence took place, gave a death toll of 23. Local resident William Samson said…

Wednesday, 19 October 2022 06:19

China runs ‘overseas police stations’ to hunt down its criminally-minded nationals abroad - Report

China’s President Xi Jinping’s government has set up “overseas police stations” in Nigeria to keep track of its citizens abroad, THISDAY learnt yesterday. Chinese Communist Party called them, “110 Overseas Police Service Centres” to crack “down on all kinds of illegal and criminal activities involving overseas Chinese.” According to human rights watchdog Safeguard Defenders in its latest report, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild’, the stations were established across Africa, Europe and America, among others. “Rather than cooperating with local authorities in the full respect of territorial sovereignty, it prefers…to cooperate with (United Front-linked) overseas ‘NGOs’ or ‘civil society…

Wednesday, 19 October 2022 06:19

Gunmen kill many, abduct at least 10 hospital workers in Niger state

Gunmen have abducted at least 10 healthcare workers in Niger state and killed an unspecified number after bandits invaded a general hospital early on Tuesday, a hospital and military source said. Armed bandits operating for cash have kidnapped or killed hundreds across northwest and Northcentral Nigeria. Niger state officials have said that Islamist militant group Boko Haram had taken over multiple communities in the state, offering villagers money and incorporating them in their ranks to fight the government. The hospital source said more than 20 staff were kidnapped, including patient relatives, while the security source said two people had been…

Tuesday, 18 October 2022 06:11

Gunmen attack church during service, kill 2

Gunmen attacked a church in northcentral Nigeria during a service, killing a woman and her young daughter, a government official said Monday as the hunt for the suspects intensified. The motorcycle-riding assailants arrived at the Celestial Church on Sunday and fatally shot the two victims, according to Jerry Omodara, Kogi state’s top security official. The church is located in the Lokoja area of Kogi state, 105 kilometers (65 miles) from Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. Sunday’s violence renewed concerns about safety at houses of worship in Nigeria, where at least seven attacks have targeted churches or mosques so far this year.…

Sunday, 16 October 2022 06:04

Another pipeline leading directly to sea used to steal Nigeria’s oil discovered

Operatives of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL, and security officials have uncovered a key illegal underwater pipeline and platform connected to the 48-inch Trans-Forcados Export Trunk Line in Delta State from which bunkers, together with government and security accomplices, directly siphon cleaned crude oil into ships and export overseas. The unearthing of the criminal pipeline and platform attached to the trunk line, operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, is a major breakthrough in the renewed bid by the Federal Government, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, Ministry of Defense and other stakeholders to stop oil theft in…

Friday, 14 October 2022 05:38

Nnamdi Kanu discharged, not acquitted - FG

PRESS RELEASE Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received news of the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of Nnamdi Kanu. For the avoidance of doubt and by the verdict of the Court, Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted. Consequently, the appropriate legal options before the authorities will be exploited and communicated accordingly to the public. The decision handed down by the court of appeal was on a single issue that borders on rendition. Let it be made clear to the general public that other issues that predated rendition…

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Thursday, 13 October 2022 06:31

Shell conducts investigation on illegal pipelines built atop its facilities used to steal huge quantities of Nigeria’s oil

Oil major Shell's Nigerian subsidiary is investigating reports that an illegal oil tap ran for nine years on a pipeline it operates, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. An NNPC spokesman said on Sunday the theft point extended from the Trans Escravos pipeline and that the Afremo platform, operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), was the suspected exit point of the stolen crude. "We are also conducting an investigation to establish where the theft lines end and whether there have been any breaches of the unmanned platform's security barriers (locks etc.) or any unauthorised use of the…

Thursday, 13 October 2022 06:22

Daughter reveals how father lost $750K online to Nigerian scammers' romantic fraud

The daughter of an elder fraud victim is sharing her story, warning other families of online scammers after her father lost everything to what he believed to be an online romance. Angie Kennard joined "Fox & Friends First" Wednesday to share her story after her late father, Donald Griffith, lost $750,000 to a ring of Nigerian scammers. "Stay as involved as possible, seek an accountant, financial advisors early on as possible so that you understand what they're going through and what their situation is," Kennard told co-host Carley Shimkus. "Keep them away from dangerous Internet sites and just do as…

Tuesday, 11 October 2022 06:25

Nigerian Navy accuses Shell, others of oil theft

Nigerian Navy has fingered International Oil Companies (IOCs) and Multinational Oil Companies (MOCs) as syndicates in the crude oil theft ring in the Niger Delta region. It accused the IOCs and MOCs of deliberately allowing their oil heads open to crude oil thieves to tap into. Aside, it said old oil heads were abandoned all in the guise of it not being economically viable. Specifically, it said each time it alerted the OICs and MOCs of spillage from oil heads, their responses were usually very odd. Recalled that the Minister of State, for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, recently said the…

Tuesday, 11 October 2022 06:24

Tompolo’s company, Navy set fire to vessel caught with stolen crude oil

Operatives of the Nigerian Navy and Tantita Security Services, a firm operated by Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo) last night set ablaze an illegal oil bunkering vessel arrested with stolen crude oil aboard in Escravos area of Delta State. The vessel was arrested last Thursday, with seven crew members close to Escravos in Warri Southwest Local government area of the state. At the point of arrest, between 600 to 650 cubic metres of illegally lifted crude oil in five compartments was said to be on board the vessel with registration number L85 B9.50. Nigerian Navy and Tantita Security Services personnel set…

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