Court Sends Four Internet Fraudsters to Jail As Convicts Forfeit Over N5m, Car to FG
Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Thursday, May 4, 2023, convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters to jail for fraud. Those convicted are Edemakhiota Osaretin, Ehiaguina Joel, Desmondehator Osarumwense and Jonathan Ibhazeh (aka…
Anti-graft War: Bawa Charges CSOs on Collaboration
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has charged Civil Society Organisations to strengthen collaboration with anti-graft agencies stressing that, with their closeness to the grassroots they are well positioned to assist the Commission…
Massacre: CNG Condemns Killing Of Herders In Nasarawa, Wants Nigerian Military Investigated
The Nasarawa state chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has strongly condemned the recent killing of those it described as innocent pastoralists in the state, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. About 40 herders were reportedly killed…
DSS Nabs Mastermind of Kogi Terror Explosion
The Department of State Service has arrested the mastermind of the explosion near the palace of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Kogi State. The explosion had occurred on December 29, 2022, minutes before the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), was…
AMCON: VP Osinbajo Receives Report Of Committee On Recovery Of Debts
An inter-agency committee set up on the recovery of debts owed to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has submitted its report to the Federal Government and is urging for strict implementation of relevant laws including the AMCON Act,…
NDLEA Operatives Nab David Mark, Blind Nigerien, 2 Pakistanis for Drug Trafficking
A blind citizen of the Niger Republic and Two nationals of Pakistan have been arrested for cocaine trafficking in Nigeria, even as many other suspected illicit drug traffickers have been taken into custody nationwide. While the Pakistanis were apprehended at…
How Gunmen Attacked Ceramic Workers In Kogi, Killed Indian, Police Officers, 2 Others
No fewer than five persons have been reported dead after unknown gunmen attacked workers at a ceramic company, Royal West Africa Ceramics Company, in Ajaokuta, near Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. According to a statement by the police, the attack…
EFCC Operatives, Justice Ministry Officials Trained on Cybercrime Investigation And Prosecution in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the US Department of Justice, DoJ, on Thursday, August 4, 2022 concluded a 4-day training progranme on cybercrime and crypto-currency investigation for operatives of the Commission and staff of the…
Revealed: NPA Illegally Operates Two Secret Foreign Accounts Where Billions Are Looted – Report
Defying the Federal government on matters relating to the Treasury Single Account (TSA), the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) is currently operating two secret foreign accounts were payments are made and the monies looted by the management and supervising Minister, Pointblanknews.com…
Leaked NSCDC Memo Identifies North West, North Central, South West States For Coordinated Terrorists Attacks
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has, in a leaked memo, revealed that two separate bandits groups are plotting coordinated attacks on North West, North Central and South West, The memo, addressed to all commands of the NSCDC,…
