The Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has secured the conviction of 16 internet fraudsters before Justice F.I Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Akwa, Anambra State. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Monday said its Enugu Zonal Command secured the convicted on June 27, 2023 on a separate one-count charge bordering on impersonation. It noted that the charge against Ukwuoma Mmasi Joseph reads; “that you Ukwuoma Mmasi Joseph (aka Nelson) sometime in June, 2023 in Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Honorable Court, fraudulently impersonated one Nelson a Soldier and citizen of United States…
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has decried the repeated vandalism and theft of expensive gully inlets, manhole covers and other flood containment infrastructure on Abuja roads. The Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Mr. Olusade Adesola stated this Sunday after a flood assessment tour of parts of the city over the weekend. He expressed shock that even the gully inlets and manhole covers made of ductile materials that were of little or no second-hand value, have also been targeted by the vandals, leaving a very worrisome situation in the FCT. The Permanent Secretary lamented that expensive gully inlet and manhole covers that…
Twenty-four hours after terrorists killed a nursing mother on the Pandogari-Allawa road in Shiroro LGA of Niger State, a seven-month-old baby boy named Habibu was found sleeping on his mother’s back. TheHintsNews reports that the terrorists, called bandits by the locals blocked the Pandogari-Allawa road a day to Sallah and shot six passengers to death. Among those killed were an SS 2 student of the Maryam Babangida Girls’ Science College, Minna, Hauwa Aliyu, and the mother of the baby to death. However, the vigilantes in the area who went a day after the attack to evacuate the remains of the…
The Labour Party (LP), says the European Union Observer Mission reports on the just concluded 2023 general election is accurate. TheHintsNews reports that the presidency had earlier said that the yardstick and assessment of the European Union cannot determine the credibility and transparency of the country’s elections. But the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, in a statement issued Sunday noted with dismay, the statement by the federal government discrediting the EU’s conclusion on the 2023 general election wherein it faulted the modalities by which the conclusion was reached. The opposition party noted that the European Union’s report…
President Bola Tinubu, says the yardstick and assessment of the European Union Observers Mission cannot determine the credibility and transparency of the country’s elections. TheHintsNews reports that last Tuesday, the EU mission presented its report on the general election in Abuja, where its Chief Observer, Barry Andrews, faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the operational challenges and glitches experienced with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the result viewing portal, saying the discrepancies severely damaged public confidence in the electoral body. However, the President through a statement by his Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, said…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has disowned one of his aides, Hon. Godfrey Gaiya, for disparaging former President Muhammadu Buhari. Gaiya had in an interview with a national daily accused Buhari of deceiving Nigerians into believing that he was all righteous, but behind his so-called righteousness was hellish corruption Asked what he would tell the former President if they come face to face, Gaiya said: “I will bluntly tell him that he failed. I will tell him Buhari you have failed. He deceived Nigerians into believing that he is all righteous but behind his so-called…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says one Ejikeme Mmesoma, an Anambra pupil celebrated for emerging top Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scorer manually inflated her result. To this end, the examination said it will withdraw her original result and also prosecute her. The Board in a statement issued Sunday said, it was constrained to set the records straight and state unequivocally that many of the results which many of these candidates are parading are fake It stated: “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to several publications in both print and online media…
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy has described the silence of National Peace Committee (NPC) as deafening in spite the avalanche of election petitions and likely far-reaching outcomes that could follow the decisions. The group in a statement issued Sunday and signed by Ifeanyi Okechukwu, recalled that it was public knowledge that the NPC led by General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) had prior to the 2023 elections engaged political leaders on the need for a peaceful and credible election. It said this led to the signing of a second national peace accord —a promise to ensure…
A former governor of old Oyo State, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, says he is elated by the performance of the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke since he assumed office. The elder statesman, who stated this on Sunday when he received Adeleke at his residence in Ibadan, said despite the fact that Osun State is difficult to govern, the governor has changed the narrative. The Spokesman to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, in a statement issued Sunday, said Olunloyo described Adeleke as a man of destiny who was underrated by his political opponents. He said: “Your performance as a Governor…
Manchester United’s bid of £30m for Atalanta’s 20-year-old Denmark forward Rasmus Hojlund has been rejected. (Corriere dello sport, in Italian) Inter Milan chief executive Beppe Marotta has confirmed Manchester United’s interest in signing the Italian club’s Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana, 27. (Mail) Al-Nassr are considering bringing goalkeeper David de Gea, 32, to Saudi Arabia after the goalkeeper’s Manchester United contract expired.(Sun) United are also interested in Feyenoord’s 25-year-old Dutch keeper Justin Bijlow as a back-up in case they miss out on Onana. (Mirror) Roma are interested in signing United forward Mason Greenwood, 21, on loan.(Sun) United have rejected a bid from Borussia Dortmund to take winger Jadon Sancho, 23, back on loan.(Star) Newcastle’s deal to sign 23-year-old Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali from AC…