The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of 59 internet fraudsters to various jail terms before five State High Court Judges and a Federal High Court Judge. The anti-graft agency said they were prosecuted on one-count separate charges bordering on impersonation, cheating, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining by false pretense. They all pleaded “guilty” to their charges when they were read to them, upon which prosecution counsel: Oluwatoyin Owodunni, Modupe Akinkoye, Oyelakin Oyediran, Sanusi Galadanchi, Lanre Suleiman, Mabas Mabur, Shamsuddeen, Umar Abiso, Abiddeen Muhammad, Adamu Sahabi, Fatima Baba,…
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A network of over 45 pro-democracy civil society organizations in the 15 West Africa countries, the West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) have condemned police crackdown on Nigerians protesting against harsh economic conditions and the state of governance in the country, resulting in the loss of lives. This was contained in a joint statement made available to the media in Abuja by the Communications and Digital Platforms Officer of the network, Mr.Jonah Eledi. The network, however, denounced the reported acts of lawlessness and destruction of private and public properties by some protestors, cautioning protesters to express their grievances by all…
Ahead of the September 21 Edo state governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that only three political parties out of 17 participating in the election uploaded the details of their agents for all levels of polling and collation. The electoral body also revealed that one party has no single agent for any level of voting or collation. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Thursday the 17 political parties nominated 44,687 agents out of the expected cumulative figure of 80,410. The number of party agents nominated, he…
The Federal Ministry of Education, the National Board for Technical Education, and stakeholders in the education sector have said that the establishment of National Polytechnic Commission was long overdue. The stakeholders stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a public hearing on a bill to establish the National Polytechnic Commission. Speaking at the public hearing, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sani Gwarzo commended the House for initiating the bill. He was of the opinion that the proposal should have come from the Ministry, adding that apart from coming at the right time, the commission when established, would bring the…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje has said that President Bola Tinubu was working assiduously to revamp the ailing economy, saying Nigerians should expect positive results soon. Ganduje disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during courtesy visit by APC USA team led Prof. Adesegun Labinjo. His words: “So, it’s not surprising that Nigeria is having its own shell of the problem. This is not the first time. “You’ll recall that whenever there is a reform agenda, obstacles must be on the way, as a result people must suffer in one way or the other.…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Niger State Police Command have arrested armed robbery suspects specialised in car snatching at gunpoint. He added that two other suspects named Bolaji Yusuf, 34years and Abubakar Umar were also arrested at Heart Plaza, Maraba, where two Vehicle Master keys were found in Bolaji’s possession with three stolen phones and a bunch of car keys. Abdulkadir noted: “The Zone 7 Police Command Headquarters which supervises the FCT and Niger State Police Command, in a bid to rid the Capital Territory of crimes, following intelligence gathered, arrested four suspects; Solomon Nuhu ‘M’ 22yrs, Faruk Umar…
The troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have captured suspected Boko Haram commanders, logistic suppliers and collaborators in Borno state. In a statement issued Tuesday, the army said, the troops have also successfully rescued kidnap victims from various locations and recovered looted items from hoodlums posing as protesters. It said: “On August 4, 2024 in Borno State, while acting on credible intelligence regarding terrorists’ movements, troops apprehended two Boko Haram commanders who infiltrated the Damasak Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Mobbar Local Government Area. “The suspects, Bana Yamode and Babagana Usman, who claimed to be visiting their families in…
Barring any last minute change, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided to write the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio with a view of reinstating the senator representing Southern Borno at the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip. The National Chairman of the ruling party, Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje gave the hint on Tuesday in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with the embattled Senator. TheHintsNews reports that Ndume had accused the government of President Bola Tinubu of running a solo government despite the hunger in the land. Not stopping at that,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday said a total of 4,682,086 registered voters will participate in the forthcoming Edo and Ondo states governorship elections. TheHintsNews reports the Electoral body had scheduled Edo state governorship election to hold on September 21, 2024, while the Ondo election will be held November 16, 2024. INEC National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja said Edo State now has 2,629,025 registered voters, adding that of this figure, 1,370,061 (52.11 per cent) are male; while 1,258,964 (47.89%) are female. He explained that…
The federal government Tuesday wielded a big stick on the sponsors of #EndBadGovernance protests by blocking their bank accounts and also placing some of them on watchlist. The Comptroller-General of Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), Kemi Nandap, made this known at Defence Headquarters, Abuja, after a strategic meeting convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. TheHintsNews reports that the Defence Chief, Service Chiefs, heads of intelligence agencies and heads of paramilitary agencies were in a closed-door meeting aimed at implementing the crackdown order given by President Bola Tinubu. Nandap added that the sponsors of the protests, most of whom…