No fewer than 48 people have been killed and over 300 houses burnt down by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gunmen were said to have carried out the coordinated attacks in a stretch of one week. Speaking during a press conference on Thursday in Kaduna, … Read more
The police in Edo State on Friday rescued an 11-year-old boy from kidnappers, authorities confirmed to Channels Television. This followed a report received by the Ososo Divisional Headquarters that the victim was abducted at Ososo in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of the state on July 19. READ ALSO; “Nobody owes you anything other than what … Read more
Justice P. M. Ayuba of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Ogbonda Derrick Subumichi (a.k.a Walter Shepherd) to two years imprisonment. The convict was arraigned by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 17, 2021 on one-count amended charge … Read more
The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC today Friday, July 23, 2021 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Joseph Oladapo Philips to 10 years imprisonment for $18,700 Internet fraud before Justice Mohammed Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court. Read Also: Buhari Confirms Termination Of Bala-Usman’s Appointment As NPA … Read more
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna have convicted and sentenced one Gershon Tenyi Kasham to 10 years prison term on one count amended charge bordering on criminal misappropriation. The convict was jailed over payment he received for a plot of land along Sir Patrick Yakowa Road which he sold … Read more
Justice Darious Kogbo of Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on Thursday July 22, 2021 convicted one Ahmad Tijjani for offences bordering on cheating. Read Also: Retailers, Consumers Lament As Cooking Gas Price Skyrocket – Hit a record high of N500/Kg Ahmad, 77, was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes … Read more
Nigeria confirmed 973 COVID-19 cases in five days, as Chinese authorities rejected a planned relaunch of a probe into the origins of the deadly disease. Figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that the country recorded one of its highest number of cases in months on Wednesday – 238. READ ALSO; … Read more
Bandits have again attacked the Dansadau community within Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing 3 persons and abducting 7 others. READ ALSO; Giannis Antetokounmpo And The Milwaukee Bucks Are 2020/2021 NBA Champions A source in the community told Channels TV that the armed bandits attacked the community around 2:30am and the siege lasted … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned shady politicians, Yahoo boys and Nigerians involved in financial crimes to retrace their steps as the eagle eyes are on them. The anti-graft agency gave the warning in a statement posted via its official social media accounts on Friday, July 23. Read Also: US Sanctions Cuba For … Read more
The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, said on Thursday at least 60 persons have died from a cholera outbreak in the city. READ ALSO; Eid-el-Kabir: Traders, buyers lament high cost of foodstuff, ram in Abuja The minister, who disclosed this during an outreach programme on cholera and acute … Read more
Armed men have killed five persons in Gidan Sule village along Lafia-Makurdi Road in Nasarawa State on Wednesday. Police authorities who confirmed the incident noted that they were informed about the attack late in the day, and explained that the gunmen shot sporadically in the community. READ ALSO; PDP And The Battle Ahead Of 2023 … Read more
Two officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have testified against a former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mr Sakiru Kehinde Ashekun. The former council chief was charged with trafficking a kilogram of cocaine. READ ALSO; NDLEA Arrests Lady With Multiple Identities For Trafficking 296,000 Tabs Of … Read more
For attempting to use forged documents to induce operatives of the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release suspects on bail, the trio of Ughuoshe Adolphus, Ojeifo Godfrey and Lewis Ogenkhewe were today July 22, 2021 arraigned on a three count charge of conspiring to pervert the course of … Read more
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on July 19, 2021 arraigned one Ahmed Soetan Adebola before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Read Also: “The road to his mama burial is untarred, primary schools for oba no get roof” Uche Maduagwu slams Obi … Read more
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday, July 22, 2021 sentenced a self-styled customs officer, Yakubu Azeez Afolayan, to twenty years imprisonment having found him guilty of offences bordering on impersonation and job scam. The convict, posing as a Customs Officer, allegedly swindled a number of unsuspecting job seekers … Read more
The outbreak of Cholera has claimed no fewer than 33 persons in both Yobe and Jigawa states. In Yobe State, three deaths have been recorded with two others hospitalised at Girgir Community in Jakusko Local Government Area of the state. READ ALSO; Sallah: Secondus bemoans state of the Nation This comes less than three days … Read more
At least three police officers have been killed in Enugu. The attack was carried out on Wednesday night while the police officers were on duty along Obeagu-Amechi in Enugu South Local Government Area and Amagunze in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state. The attackers also burnt the police patrol vehicle. READ ALSO; Death … Read more
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical province have said that those representing Nigerians at the National Assembly are saboteurs. According to the bishops, the lawmakers have “perfected the art of sabotaging the progress” of the people they represent. READ ALSO; PDP And The Battle Ahead Of 2023 – Chibuzo Ukaibe This opinion was … Read more
Nigeria has recorded a fresh spike of COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its report on Wednesday night disclosed that the country has recorded two deaths and 238 new cases. Lagos State, which still remains the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria, recorded 181 new cases, while Akwa Ibom recorded 45, … Read more
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Ewa Okpo Edmund, popularly known as ‘ Street Lawyer’ for allegedly presenting forged medical report to procure the bail of his client, Noble Dainge Tamunoateli (a.k.a. Frederick Collins) an alleged internet fraudster currently under prosecution on charges bordering on criminal … Read more
