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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested two blood brothers for extorting internet fraudsters with promises to shield them from arrest by the Commission. The siblings – Olatunji Joe Beyioku, 35, and Oluwayomi Beyioku, 37, were arrested in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, November 15, 2019, during a sting operation. … Read more

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Alex Akinyele, who passed away on Thursday night. The president commiserates with the government and people of Ondo State, friends and professional colleagues of the departed, urging them to take solace in the lasting legacy of the former colorful minister, according to a statement from presidential … Read more

Jigawa State Hisba command has arrested six women for allegedly trafficking nine children to Federal Capital Abuja for child labour. Deputy Director State Hisba command Malam Yunusa disclosed that the children were taken from villages in Roni local government areas of Jigawa state. Yunusa said the suspects were arrested while attempting to traffic children to … Read more

The Police Command in Kaduna state has confirmed the death of four persons allegedly killed by cattle rustlers at Marbar Agban in Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura Local Government Area . The command` s Public Relations Officer , DSP Yakubu Sabo confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. He … Read more

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged students in the country to imbibe the culture of integrity, transparency and honesty in their daily lives. Read Also: Publisher In Court For Alleged N4m Fraud The EFCC boss, represented by the Head, Creative Communications Unit, EFCC, Hajiya Aisha Larai-Musa, advised on … Read more

A 42-year-old publisher, Benjamin Adedoyin, on Friday appeared in a Kubwa Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, over alleged fraud involving N4 million. According to the prosecutor, ASP Ejike Peters, the complainant, Stanislaus Ntekop, in April gave the defendant N4 million to use as a down payment for an N6.4 million contract for the supply of books to … Read more

Gunmen, on Tuesday, abducted a worker with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Abiodun Adenuga, from his residence in Aiyepe, Odogbolu Local Government Area, Ogun State. According to family sources, the abductors who opened negotiations with members of the family demanded a ransom of N15 million for his release Read Also: US Charges 10 Nigerians Over … Read more

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office has arraigned a Councillor, Theophilus Madami on a two-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and obtaining by false pretence before Justice Mohammed Tukur of the State high court in Kaduna State. Read Also: Tanker Explosion Kills 2 In Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway The defendant, a … Read more

Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been called upon to join hands with the Nigerian Law Enforcement Agencies in the fight against corruption. Read ALso: Internet Fraudster Bags Six Months Imprisonment The Head of Land and Property Fraud Section of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Mrs. Adeola … Read more

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin, Ilorin Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Abolarin Kayode who is being prosecuted on offences bordering on internet fraud and other fraud-related Offences. Read Also: AKA Seeks Burna Boy Apologies Ahead Of Performance In South Africa Abolarin was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment by … Read more

To block leakages , the federal government has inaugurated a 14 -member ministerial committee, to ensure that revenues generated by artisanal miners are properly streamlined in the country. Inaugurating the committee in Abuja, Wednesday , the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, explained that blockage of mineral revenue leakages would boost the economy. … Read more

Police in Texas arrested a 20-year-old man Eyitoluwa Olayeye, on Wednesday for murdering his mother in a downtown Austin hotel. 48-year-old Kehinde Olayeye, was found by Police face down on the floor with her son lying on her back with his arms wrapped around her body. On Oct. 6, at 4:44 a.m. police were sent … Read more

Youths from Nigeria,Tanzania and Kenya have been awarded first prize for a youth video competition they researched on nuclear energy technology, a statement from ROSATOM Central and Southern Africa says. The statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, said that the winners received the highest number of votes from the jury and the general public … Read more

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Edo Sector Command, has said that no fewer than 159 people died in road traffic crashes in the state between November 2018 and October. Mr Anthony Oko, the State Sector Commander, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin during the commemoration of the 2019 World Accident Victims Remembrance week, NAN  … Read more

Fire on Thursday destroyed three buildings and four shops in Abeokuta, Ogun State, leaving victims to count their losses. The inferno was said to have started in one of the buildings but later spread to others around 1:00am. It took firefighters about three hours late to put out the fire, which cause is yet to … Read more

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has neutralised some of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), fighters at Malam Fatori, on the fringes of the Lake Chad, Northern Borno. The NAF said this was in a joint counter offensive operation mounted by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, and troops of 89 … Read more

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Thursday, called on Nigerians to shun corruption for a better future. He was speaking while on a live Hausa Radio Phone-in-programme, Vision FM, “Kowa Yaci Ladan Kuturu”, a programme specially designed for Heads of Government Agencies in Kaduna state to highlight activities … Read more