The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) said it has arrested 69 suspected internet fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Wednesday said hey were arrested on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at Oduduwa Estate area of Ile-Ife, Osun State. It added that their arrest followed actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in fraudulent internet-related activities. It stressed that credible intelligence linked Oduduwa Estate with activities of suspected internet fraudsters. The agency said Items recovered include exotic cars, 190 mobile phones and 40 laptops among others. It noted that the suspects have made useful statements to…
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The House of Representatives has directed the Inspector General of police to set up a crack team to conduct a holistic investigation with the sole aim of unmasking the cartels behind ritual killings and bringing them to justice. The decision of the House was sequel the adoption of an urgent public importance moved under Order 8 Rule 4 moved at the plenary on Wednesday, Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante. Presenting the motion, the lawmaker decried the recent wave and sustained killings of our young girls who are mostly undergraduates by their supposed boyfriends for ritual purposes. Abiante stressed the need to protect…
The Governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintinri, his Bauchi state counterpart, Bala Muhammrd and Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang are currently meeting with the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in Abuja to resolve the fight between him and the Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara. TheHintsNews reports that the cold war between Fubara and Wike culminated in the moves by 24 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Wike to impeach Fubara. However, the governor’s loyalists stormed the assembly complex in protest against the plot after the bombing of the state House of Assembly…
Terrorists on Tuesday unleashed mayhem on Ungwan Baka, Agunu Ward, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killed a farmer, injured two and abducted 25 others. TheHintsNews reports that the terrorists, who were populary reffered to as bandits by the locals invaded the community with guns and machetes in early hours of while the residents were sleeping. Although the Kaduna State Police Command was yet to react to the incident, a survivor of the attack who pleaded anonymity said those injured have been rusher to the hospital. He said: “We rushed those that were injured to the hospital, we…
President Bola Tinubu has proposed to spend the sum of N4 billion budgeted for the renovation of his residential quarters of the president. Also, the renovation of Dodan barracks, the official residence of the president in Lagos would gulp N4 billion. This was contained in the Supplementary Budget Tinubu sent to the National Assembly on Tuesday for approval. The breakdown showed that the federal government plans to spend the sum of N2.5 billion for the renovation of Aguda House in Abuja, while N3 billion is budgeted for the renovation of official quarters of the vice president in Lagos. In addition,…
The Governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf has commended the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of King Salman Bin Abdul’aziz for sponsoring the surgery of Kano conjoined twins at a Saudi based hospital in Riyadh. Speaking while bidding farewell to the parents of conjoined twin babies at Aminu Kano International Airport, the governor described the kind gesture of King Salman as a God rewarding venture worthy of emulation by others. Yusuf in a statement issued Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Tofa recalled that recently Saudi Arabian Doctors were at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, to treat patients…
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has said that there is no more backdoor victory for Governor Duiye Diri following the Appeal court judgement. Recall that the High Court in Abuja, had on October 9, declared that Sylva was not eligible to participate in the gubernatorial contest having already spent five years in office as governor of the state. Nabena stated this in a statement on Tuesday while reacting to the Court judgement reinstating the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipreye Sylva as APC governorship election in the November…
Following the Appeal court verdict reinstating the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November election in Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva has said that the judiciary has vindicated itself. Recall that the High Court in Abuja, had on October 9, declared that Sylva was not eligible to participate in the gubernatorial contest having already spent five years in office as governor of the state. Sylva stated this on Tuesday in Abuja after meeting with the Deputy National Chairman, North, Bukar Dalori and the National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Bashir. Reacting to the judgment, recalled that when…
A group under the auspices of Advocate for Social Justice, has called on the Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state to to avail the people of Zamfara with facts and figures behind his financial deposit declarations to the tune of over $5 million with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) without further delay. It said it was important to note that this plea was not open ended, sayung if the sources of these figures declared are not made public within one week, it would mobilise Nigerians and people of Zamfara state to march to the National Assembly and ensure a…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviate, Betta Edu, to give detailed policy documents adopted in allocation and distribution of N1.1 trillion for the conditional cash transfer to 15 million households in order to ensure transparency and accountability. Adebayo decried the lack of transparent handling of the previous conditional cash transfer programmes have led to corruption and fraud, where funds intended for vulnerable people were misappropriated by individuals. The House, therefore, mandated, “the committee on constituency outreach and committee on poverty Alleviation to invite the honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation…