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Sat, 29 May 2021 05:40:38 +0000Man Seeks Justice As Edo Police Commissioner Allegedly Released Suspect Who Shot Him
Vincent Aiyeki, a man from Orogho community in the Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, has accused the state Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, of releasing a suspect who shot at him and two others some weeks ago.
Aiyeki alleg...
Fri, 28 May 2021 20:54:59 +0000
EFCC Arrests Youth For Money Laundering, 7 Others For Internet Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of eight suspected internet fraudsters, one of whom was allegedly involved in money laundering.
A statement by the EFCC's Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uw...
Fri, 28 May 2021 20:54:56 +0000
Tinubu Takes N9billion From Lagos Internally Generated Revenue Account Monthly, Says Bode George
Bola Tinubu
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says excessive leakages of revenues and monumental corruption are responsible for slow growth in Lagos state.Speaking in an interview with Yoruba Tooto TV, George acc...
Fri, 28 May 2021 20:54:54 +0000
Over 4,500 Nigerians Already Killed In 2021 By Bandits, Others—NLC, Civil Societies Say On National Mourning Day
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and a coalition of civil society organisations have decried the ongoing and increasing violent killings nationwide.
They said over 4, 500 citizens were killed in 2020 alone and that a worse episode is ...
Fri, 28 May 2021 20:54:53 +0000
Man Recounts Ugly Ordeal In The Hands Of Chinese-Owned Quick Loan Companies In Nigeria
A young man has alleged that some fintech companies known for giving quick loans operate in an unprofessional manner.
The companies, he said, were established to help Nigerians access loans easily considering the procedures involved ...
Fri, 28 May 2021 18:09:14 +0000
Nigerian Students Vow To Disrupt Flights At Abuja Airport
Some students under the umbrella of National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) have threatened to storm Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with the aim of interrupting domestic and international flights starting from Monday...
Fri, 28 May 2021 17:38:33 +0000
Benue State Needs Their Own Igboho To Resist Killer Herders, Reno Omokri Says
A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has asked indigenes of Benue State to unite and raise a leader like Sunday Igboho that can confront killer Fulani assaults in their territories.
Omokri said this on his verified Facebook page on Friday...
Fri, 28 May 2021 17:37:55 +0000
19 CSOs Storm Lagos House of Assembly, Demand Emergency Session On Insecurity
A coalition of 19 civil society organisations has asked the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to convene an emergency session of the Assembly over insecurity in the state.
They also demanded that the Speaker shou...
Fri, 28 May 2021 17:37:26 +0000
EFCC Arrests Fleeing Operator Of Ponzi Scheme, InksNation, Months After He Was Declared Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a Ponzi scheme operator and founder of InksNation, Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu.
This comes six months after the EFCC declared him wanted.
In a Twitter post on Friday, ...
Fri, 28 May 2021 17:32:49 +0000
825 Packets Of Food Worth N3.4million, 353 Bundles Of Clothes Were Distributed To The Poor During Ramadan, Says Boko Haram
The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād says it distributed $8, 800 (N3,420,000) and 825 packets of food for the poor ...