OPERATIVES of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 32 suspected internet fraudsters in simultaneous sting operations in Awka, Anambra State and Enugu township, Enugu State. The suspects were identified as Stanley Okechukwu, Chukwudi Michael, Nnaife Onyedika, Nnamdi Christian, Pascal Akachukwu, Ekeme Christian …

FOUR persons have been arrested in Osun State by the operatives of the Amotekun Corps for allegedly breaking into the Ola-Oluwa Local Government Secretariat, vandalising and stealing property government’s property. Confirming the arrest in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, the Osun Amotekun Commander, Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, said the …

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited has reacted to speculations that it is nursing a plan to increase its pump prices. Reports earlier emerged that the landing cost of the Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, jumped from N651/litre to N720/litre. This fueled speculations that the pump price of …

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti Alex Otti’s election victory has been upheld by the Abia State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. Newsextra24 reports that the court sitting in Umuahia, the state capital, dismissed three of the prayers brought forth by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Okey Ahaiwe, against Otti. The tribunal, which …

GRAMMY-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has said he doesn’t like users of the microblogging platform, X, formerly known as Twitter because they are “mad.” He said he used to think it was just Nigerians on X exhibiting “madness” but later discovered that it was a “global …

THE Federal Government Thursday began opening bids from 47 companies for the supply of 1.25 million electricity smart meters funded by the World Bank’s $155 million loan. The bid opening is part of the Federal Government’s National Mass Metering Programme started in 2021 with the supply of one million meters …

Don’t twist History @atiku: In 1993, Atiku as usual contested our party then, SDP Presidential Primary in Jos. 2: First Ballot, Atiku scored 2,066 votes. kinigbe scored 3,225 while the big elephant then scored 3617. 3: A second ballot was the next thing as the vote between Kinigbe and MKO …

THE Lagos State Task Force has impounded 35 vehicles for illegal parking and road obstruction along the Jibowu corridor in the Yaba area of the state. The task force’s spokesperson, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a statement on Thursday, said the operation took place on Wednesday and was coordinated by the agency’s …

THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has told his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, that he actually won the 2023 election and he is in the Supreme Court to reclaim his mandate. Obi said this in response to the appeal by Atiku that he should …

THE Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has met with rescued students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State. Naija News reports that two weeks ago, some gunmen suspected to be terrorists kidnapped some students of the school. The gunmen, who had invaded the students’ hostel …