The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has secured the conviction of four internet fraudsters. Three of the convicts – Alimi Azeez Oluwadamilare, Paul Opeyemi Omotunde and Igberase Hope Odianosen – were tried in the Federal High Court, Abeokuta Division, while the other, Okuneye Opeyemi James, got the reward for his criminal…
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Police arrest 3 over alleged child theft in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested three members of a syndicate which allegedly specialises in child theft and sale, and operating an illegal orphanage in Benin. DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement issued in Benin on Friday. Nwabuzor said that the command in its efforts to rid…
Police parade 25 suspected criminals in Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command paraded 25 criminal suspects, who specialise in armed robbery, kidnapping, car snatching and cannibalization of stolen vehicles. Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the command, the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakem Busari, said the arrest was made possible through a proactive strategies rooted in intelligence-led policing and…
Recruitment: NNPC holds CBT for shortlisted candidates June 1
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says all shortlisted candidates for its recruitment will sit for Computer Based Testing (CBT) on Saturday, June 1, 2019 across the Country. Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the corporation’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the scheduled CBT for shortlisted candidates marked the third…
Oil rebounds, not enough to erase losses
Oil rebounded on Friday but it was not enough to erase the roughly 7 percent meltdown seen on Thursday. The trade war is starting to become a top concern to global equity and commodity markets. As of mid-day, WTI was trading above $58 per barrel and Brent moved above $67, somewhat mitigating what has otherwise…
Lagos CP parades 159 suspects, launches Operation Puff Adder
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Lagos State, Muazu Zubairu, on Thursday paraded 159 suspected criminals as he launched Operation Puff Adder, aimed at fighting crimes in the state. Zubairu, while parading the suspects at the state Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, said various arms and ammunition were recovered from the suspects who were picked up…
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Supreme Court reverts APC victories in Zamfara, the full list of affected candidates
The Supreme Court has sacked 35 candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state. With the ruling on Friday the APC victories in the state have now been awarded the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The cause of this massive loss by the ruling party, could be traced to internal crisis that prevented it…
Armed men abduct film maker, demand N10m ransom
A renowned film maker and media practitioner Salisu Muazu, has been abducted by some armed men on Thursday evening on Kaduna-Jos road. Confirming the incidence on Friday, the elder brother of the victim who is also a film maker, Sani Muazu, said they were travelling together with two other persons at the time of the…
NSCDC arrests 2 over intercourse in public
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested two teenagers in Maiduguri, Borno State, over illicit intercourse in public. The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, on Friday, said the suspects were arrested on May 21 at Abbaganaram area of Maiduguri. Abdullahi disclosed that the suspects were 20 year-old man…