OPERATIVES of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four brothers; Egbo Chukwuebuka, Egbo Favour Chibuike, Egbo Ifeanyi Francis and Egbo Victor for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The siblings were arrested alongside thirty others which include; Great Eze, Ani Callistus, …
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EFCC Arrests Suspected Currency Racketeer in Uyo
OPERATIVES of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Simon Bassey Idio for currency racketeering in Uyo. The 59-year old ‘Naira Trader’ was arrested on Friday February 9, 2024, at the Ibom Tropicana Mall , Udo Udoma way in Uyo, Akwa Ibom …
Read More »EFCC Arrests Four Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
OPERATIVES of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City. They were arrested on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at different locations in Benin-city, Edo State following actionable intelligence on their suspected nefarious activities. The suspects are …
Read More »Tinubu Govt Can’t Pay N100,000 Minimum Wage — Presidency
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information & Strategy to President Bola Tinubu has claimed that it would be difficult for the Nigerian government to peg the new proposed minimum wage at N100,000. According to him, the country’s current financial strength indicated that both the federal and the state governments …
Read More »Court Jails Mama Boko Haram, Two Others For N40m Fraud
JUSTICE Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, February 12, 2024, convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil ( a.k.a Mama Boko Haram) Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Soyade to ten years imprisonment. The defendants were jailed upon being arraigned by …
Read More »FIRS Speaks On Taxing Nigerian Content Creators
THE Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, says it has no plans to tax online content creators. According to a staff of the agency who spoke to NAN anonymously, skit makers are individuals who do not fall within the purview of the FIRS. “FIRS does not tax Personal Income Tax; State …
Read More »Remove Electricity Subsidy – IMF Advises Nigerian Government
THE International Monetary Fund, IMF, has emphasised the need for the Federal Government of Nigeria to eliminate electricity subsidy. This was disclosed in the IMF’s latest country report for Nigeria, in which the global monetary institution insisted that the Tinubu administration’s focus on revenue mobilisation and digitalisation would improve public …
Read More »Why I Can’t Leave My Wife If She Cheats On Me’ – Seun Kuti
NIGERIAN afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has asserted that love isn’t ownership and infidelity is not a deal breaker in his marriage. Newsextra24 reports that the singer made this known during an interview on the Valentine edition of the TVC programme, Your View, alongside his wife, Yetunde. Yetunde said she would not …
Read More »Gunmen Murders PDP House Of Rep Candidate In Anambra
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 House of Representatives candidate from Anambra State, Jude Oguejiofor, has been murdered by gunmen. Oguejiofor was a lawyer who hailed from Orsumoghu in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra, but he lived in Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area. In the 2023 general elections, …
Read More »Transfer: PSG Ready To Pay Victor Osimhen’s Release Clause
PARIS Saint-Germain will offer €120m for Napoli hitman, Victor Osimhen in the summer, according to La Repubblica. According to several sources, Osimhen has a release clause worth €120 to £130m in a new contract he signed with Napoli last year. PSG are reportedly ready to table an official offer for …
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