The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of seven internet fraudsters. The Kaduna Zonal Command of the agency in a statement issued Thursday said they were convicted by Justice N.U Sadiq of the Kaduna state High Court on separate count charges bordering on cybercrime and cheating by impersonation. It said those convicted included: Felix Chidebere Gabriel, Hayble Wisdom, Joseph Yusuf, Amos Emmanuel, Solomon Haruna, Joshua Peter Bello and Abraham Adewale Ajoboh. It explained that six of the convicts met their waterloo when operatives of the Command raided their hideouts at Narayi and Barnawa in Kaduna metropolis,…
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has mocked the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso for trying to hijack his party. Although, Ganduje did not specifically mention the name of his erstwhile boss, but the event of the past few days showed categorically that he was aiming a subtle dig at him. Ganduje disclosed this Thursday when he received the Forum of Concern Presidential Candidates who paid him a courtesy visit at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja. TheHintsNews reports that the…
President Bola Tinubu, says all diplomatic options will be exhausted with the military junta in Niger Republic before any last resort of military intervention comes into the picture. The President, however, insisted that any forceful removal of a democratic government remains “wholly unacceptable.” Tinubu made this known in Thursday in Abuja while receiving the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House. He noted that the alternative of kinetic intervention in Niger Republic had not been jettisoned. The President was of the opinion that Nigeria, under General Abdulsalami…
The Presidential spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Dele Momodu, says the Minister to Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is on a vengeful mission to collapse the main opposition party and over its remnants to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Momodu in a statement issued Thursday while reacting to the interview the former Governor of Rivers State had with Seun Okinbaloye on Channels television on Wednesday. He added that Wike seems to know more about the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal verdict ahead of the rest by saying on television that he and his…
In continuation of the ongoing counter-insurgency operations across the country, the Nigerian military has neutralised 39 terrorists, arrested 157 others, while 109 kidnapped hostages were also rescued. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this while giving report on the ongoing military operational activities by the Armed Forces of Nigeria as of 31 August 2023 at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. He said the ongoing counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations across the country remain critical to the armed forces’ efforts to achieve peace and ensure that violent extremist groups do not find safe haven in the country. …
The crisis rocking the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) assumed a different dimension with the expulsion of 84 members of the party loyal to the former Governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola. The State chairman of the party, Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued Wednesday accused those expelled of misconduct and actions that embarrassed and also brought the party to disrepute. He said: “Following complaints of anti-party activities, the State Executive Committee of the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress constituted a Disciplinary Committee to investigate the allegations against some members. “This disciplinary measure…
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on Wednesday met with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo over the audit of the nation’s airports and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCCA) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). Keyamo said Nigeria no doubt recognises the role of ICAO which is aimed at constantly addressing and enhancing the global aviation safety through coordinated activities. He was of the opinion that the accomplishment of the audit is a shared national responsibility and as such, has been the focus of the federal government. The minister stressed that in its bid to ensure…
The House of Representatives Wednesday summoned the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of insurance companies over non remittance of over N267 billion workers investment in the National Housing Funds (NHF) in 2019. It added that the insurance companies should come along with all the amount they had remitted to the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), insisting that they should also provide evidence of sanctions to those who had defaulted. The Chairman of the Ad hoc committee investigating non-remittance to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and utilisation of the funds from 2011, Hon. Dachung Bagos, issued the summon following their failure…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abass, says the House will expose corruption and identify challenges hindering the implementation of the Great Green Wall (GGW). He said the Green Chamber would also guide the new administration in the continued implementation of the policy which is crucial to both the well-being and the security of the nation. The Speaker disclosed this Wednesday while declaring open investigative hearing on the Utilization of Ecological Funds Released to Great Green Wall. He noted that this hearing was coming at a time of heightened public expectations, given the experiences with the management…
The crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) assumed another dimension on Tuesday, as a faction loyal to the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam suspended the presidential candidate in the February 25 general election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. However, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, loyal to Kwankwaso has expelled, with immediate effect, Aniebonam, who is also the founder of the party and some members for anti-party activities. The Secretary of BoT, Babayo Abdulahi announced the suspension of Kwankwaso for six months over anti-party activities at the end of special general assembly held in Lagos…