The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arrested a fake Senator, Ifechukwu Tom Makwe for alleged €5.7million (Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand euros) internet fraud. Makwe was arrested at the Guzape area of Abuja following credible intelligence about his internet- related fraud activities.   Upon arrest, it was discovered …

Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, has announced the suspension of further work on the ongoing reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, in order to reduce possible gridlock during the Eid-el- Kabir, Sallah celebration.   The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos Engr. (Mrs) Olukorede Kesha, announced this in a statement on …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has decorated the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adeniyi was named the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs by President Bola Tinubu last Monday with other newly appointed security heads. The decoration of Adeniyi came some days after Vice President Shettima …

Cross River Commissioner Gyogon Augustine Grimah has confirmed three medical students who went missing after their boat capsized during a cruise on Saturday in Calabar dead. Thirteen medical students across different universities in Nigeria were involved in the boat accident. Ten of them were rescued alive as soon as the …

The Labour Party (LP) candidate in the November governorship election in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu, at the weekend, said he will defeat other candidates, including the incumbent governor, Hope Uzodinma. Achonu said the last general elections in the State, is a clear pointer to what is expected in the …

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered Governor Abba Yusuf to stop demolishing structures and property. The government, upon assumption of duty on May 29, embarked on demolition of buildings approved by former Governor, Umar Ganduje, branding them as illegal structures. The demolition is causing disturbances in the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of two Ghanaians, Monday Saba and Hakeem Kwana, and 11 other suspects for drug-related offences in different parts of the country. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, confirmed the development, said officials …

French footballer Benjamin Mendy will return to a UK courtroom Monday for the start of his retrial for two alleged sexual offences, five months after a jury cleared him of multiple other counts. Manchester City player Mendy, 28, will be back in the dock at Chester Crown Court in northwest …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of a full-time Postgraduate Diploma, MSc, and PhD in Mass Communication for Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State. This is contained in a June 14 letter directed to the vice chancellor of the university and signed by the NUC’s Director of Academic …

An irate mob in Sokoto has killed a butcher, Usman Buda, after he accused of making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad.   The incident occurred at the Sokoto metropolis abattoir around 10:00 am yesterday.   A witness, who only gave his name as Aliyu, told Premium Times on phone that …