The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 64 suspected internet fraudsters in Osun state, thanks to a tip-off about their shady activities in the area. The suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Ede, Osun state, following actionable intelligence on their suspicious fraudulent activities in their environs Investigators of the Ibadan zonal directorate of the…
In 2022, the Duchess of Sussex revealed that she had discovered via a genealogy test that she was 43% Nigerian. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Nigeria for their 72-hour tour to promote the Invictus Games. They arrived on Friday after boarding the British Airways overnight flight to Abuja which was slightly delayed…
Studies around the world have shown that males everywhere are reluctant to talk about their mental health and are more likely to die by early than females “I’m urging men to prioritize their physical and mental health, as the toll on their well-being is evident. I recently had an encounter with an Uber driver in…
President Tinubu Bola has appointed Chukwuemeka Woke as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority. This appointment was announced in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. Woke, a seasoned engineer and politician, is bringing a wealth of experience to his new…
A 71-year-old man identified as Adesina has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for impregnating his tenant’s 14-year-old child. Adesina was caught having sex with the minor in the bathroom of the house, around 10:15 pm on Tuesday. The septuagenarian was arrested by neighbours and community members who witnessed the scene and also…
A former Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacchaeus Adangor, says Governor Siminalayi Fubara, through his recent actions, is not committed to reconciling with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. “He (Fubara) is not the person people think he is, he is not a peacemaker,” a furious Adangor said on Channels Television’s Politics Today…
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw its directive to banks to charge a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions in the country. The motion to halt and modify the implementation of the cybersecurity levy was moved by Kingsley Chinda, representing Obio/Akpor Constituency. The CBN’s circular, issued…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun Area 1 Command has intercepted banned items worth N380 million in just 23 days.The seized items include 2,922 bags of foreign rice and 1,309 parcels of cannabis sativa, also known as Indian Hemp. This comes as the Command faces challenges with the Republic of Benin authorities, who are hindering…
The Federal Government said yesterday it was aware of attempts by Binance to launder it’s impaired image as an organisation that does not play by the rules and laws guiding business conduct in sovereign nations, insisting the company’s $150million bribery allegation against official was diversionary.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, stated…
Workers under the auspices of three unions: Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities ,SSANU, and Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, were jubilant that the Professor Amgba was suspended by the Governing Council of the University. The spokesman for the Joint Action Committee, JAC, the umbrella…
