OPERATIVES of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday March 14, 2025 arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters in Asaba, Delta State. The suspects were arrested based on credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. Items recovered from them at the point …
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JUSTICE Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court has convicted and sentenced Bulama Abdulrahman to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine, for posing as an auctioneer assigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to sell some properties forfeited to the Federal Government on the Commission’s …
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MEMBERS of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have announced an indefinite adjournment of the Assembly’s sittings. According to The Nation, the decision was reached during a plenary session presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule. Newsextra24 reports that this …
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THE Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has halted the enforcement of its January 10 judgment, which upheld the Kano State government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirates Council Law, pending the Supreme Court’s determination of an appeal on the same matter. The ruling was delivered on Friday by a three-member …
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GHANA’S government has ruled out providing a $4bn bailout to recapitalise the Bank of Ghana (BoG), warning that using taxpayer funds to cover the central bank’s financial shortfall would jeopardise vital public services. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson made the announcement during an exclusive interview aired by JoyNews TV earlier this week. The BoG …
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AFRICA’S urban population is on course to double by 2050, rising from the current 700 million to an estimated 1.4 billion, according to a new report released early March. This surge will position Africa as the second-most urbanised region in the world, following Asia. The report, Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2025, jointly published by the Organisation …
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A BRITISH national has died following a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle from the motorcade of Kenyan President William Ruto. According to a report by the BBC, the man has been identified as 79-year-old Edgar Charles Frederick, who was struck on a main road in Nairobi on Thursday. Police say the …
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NIGERIAN musicians pocketed an impressive $37.5 million in royalties from Spotify in 2024, according to the platform’s latest Loud & Clear report. While this figure represents a fraction of the $10bn Spotify paid to artists worldwide, it marks a major milestone for Nigeria’s booming music industry. Spotify’s data shows that payments to …
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THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved Max Air to transport intending pilgrims from Jigawa for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The Director-General of the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ahmed Labbo, announced this in a statement signed by the Board’s spokesman, Mr Habibu Yusuf, …
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THE Police Command in Edo says it has rescued Reverend Father Philip Ekeli, who was kidnapped alongside Seminarian Peter Andrew in the state on March 3. CSP Moses Yamu, the command’s Public Relations Officer announced this in a statement in Benin on Friday. Yamu noted, however, that the seminarian tragically …
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