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"We are transforming into an authoritarian & repressive regime" - Peter Obi raises alarm over threats to life

‘They Are Threatening To Silence Me’ – Peter Obi Raises Alarm

December 18, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Peter Obi, the Labor Party (LP) candidate for president in 2023, has said that some Nigerians are threatening to destroy him if he doesn’t turn

Court Stops INEC From Conducting Election Into 27 Defected Rivers Lawmakers’ Seat

December 18, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been ordered by a Federal High Court in Abuja to hold new elections in order to fill the

Kano Farmers Predict an Increase in Onion Price Before End Of The Year

December 18, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Kano State onion producers are alerting the public to the possibility of a large increase in onion prices this year, which they attribute to the

Two Feared Dead, Eight Injured In Ogun Car Accident

December 18, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

In a car accident along the Idiroko-Ota route, eight people were injured in addition to the two confirmed deaths. The Federal Road Safety Corps said

It’s fake – NLC dismisses plan to begin another nationwide strike on Monday

December 17, 2023 Gistlover Stella 0

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly debunked a purported strike notice circulating widely. A notice circulating widely, purportedly

Tinubu celebrates as Nigeria-born Uchegbu becomes Cambridge University President

December 17, 2023 Gistlover Stella 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian-born Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and top-tier researcher Ijeoma Uchegbu on her election as president of Wolfson College, one

Subsidy Removal: Akwa Ibom Govt inaugurates members of palliative committee

Akwa Ibom Unveilings Model Farms For Food Security

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Pastor Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, began building the Ibom Model Farms (IMF) at Ikot Edibon, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, in

"Everything Worked Fine In My 8 Years As President" - Buhari Brags

President Tinubu Celebrates Buhari At 81

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, on the occasion of his 81st birthday. The former president was hailed by Tinubu as the

ASUU: We haven't been informed of the 25% pay increase

ASUU Offers Scholarship to 10 ABU Indigent Students

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has given ten Ahmadu Bello University Zaria destitute students a N2 million scholarship grant. In an interview with reporters

Abuja businessman arrested again over N500m fraud by EFCC

EFCC Secures 65 Convictions in Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

From January to December 15, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was able to secure 65 convictions of financial fraudsters in the states of Sokoto,

203 Polls: ADP House of Rep Candidate Accused Party Chair, Sec Of Submitting’s Fake Death Notice To INEC

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Musa Mohammed Ali, the House of Representatives candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) for the Nasarawa federal constituency of Kano State in the 2023

Police Arrest 300-Level ATBU Student in Possession of a Gun

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Atim Emmanuel, a 23-year-old Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) 300-level student, was taken into custody by Bauchi police officers while in possession of a handgun

Delta Creeks Raid: Navy Apprehends Two Alleged Pipeline Vandals

Navy Honors 58 Officers with CNS Awards

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Nigerian Navy has awarded the Chief of Naval Staff Commendation Awards to fifty-eight officers and ratings in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the

Enugu govt to increase LG funds by 60 per cent

Enugu to Reopens Collapsed Bridge December 24

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Enugu State Government has stated that one lane of the collapsed Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway bridge will be open again by December 24. Gerald Otiji,

Court Sentence ten ‘yahoo boys’ for fraud,Theft On September 14, 2023, Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, found ten individuals guilty of separate counts of internet fraud. Ikyegh Senenge Bobo, Anum Cyprian Sesugh, Boniface Udoo Aondofa, Utor Stanley Torkuma, Obande Emmanuel, James Ekere, Tony Ochekwu Moda, Ochaje James, Shadrach Ugbu Aondona, and Odumu Michael are the defendants who were brought to justice by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The prisoners were taken into custody in Makurdi at various locations for allegedly participating in cybercrime. According to the investigation, they used various aliases to deceive people into entering into phony social relationships so they could steal money from them. Senenge was found guilty and given a one-year prison term with the possibility of a N500,000 fine by Justice Egwuatu. He was told to hand over two plots of land in Phase 1 of Makurdi's Gboko Road, an iPhone 13 Pro, a Pontiac Vibe 2009 model, and other items to the Nigerian federal government. Cyprian was given a one-year sentence with the possibility of a fine of N500,000. Additionally, he gives up an iPhone 11 Pro Max to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Aondofa was given a one-year prison term with the possibility of a fine of N200,000.00 and was ordered to give up an iPhone 7 to the Nigerian federal government. Stanley was given a one-year prison term and given the option of paying a fine of N200,000.00 or forfeiting an iPhone to the Nigerian federal government. In addition, he must give the victim N97,900 (Ninety Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Naira) in restitution. James received a one-year sentence with the option of a N100,000 fine and forfeited an iPhone 14 Pro Max to the Federal Government, while Emmanuel received the same punishment. Ochekwu and Ochaje received sentences of one year in prison with a possible fine of one million naira and 500,000 points, respectively. Ochaje was given orders to forfeit one iPhone 6 and one HP laptop to the Federal Government of Nigeria, while Ochekwu must forfeit an iPhone 3 and an iPhone 8. Michael and Shadrach were given the option of paying a fine of N200,000 and N300,000, respectively, in addition to their one-year sentences. Shadrach was told to give the federal government an iPhone XR. Some of the charges read: “That you, Ikyegh Senenge Bobo “M” sometime between December, 2022 to May, 2023 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, sent an electronic message to one Daniella Alias Nagako, a female Japanese citizen based in the United States of America vide an Online App where you disguise yourself as a male citizen of Texas, United States of America with the name Nakamora by procuring Apple iTunes Cards valued at N5,662,200.00 from her and converted the proceeds into your Opay Limited wallet, Ikyegh Msendoo Mercy’s GT and Keystone Bank accounts respectively and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22 (3) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under same Section of the Act. “That you, Obande Emmanuel “M” (22 years) sometime between March and April, 2022 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently obtained the sum of $1000 USD from unsuspecting foreign nationals by using Instagram account “taratwithdephina” through which you claimed to be a fortune teller offering consultancy and palm reading service to help them succeed in life and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (1) (iv) of the Act. “That you, Abah James Ekere “M” (33 years) on or about 22 June, 2021, in Makurdi, Benue State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud knowingly sent electronic messages to Access Bank Plc and GT Bank that materially misrepresented the fact that a transaction of N1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) and N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) failed from your Access Bank account No. 0025620094 and GT. Bank account No. 0642871829 (from PoS terminal) which the Banks relied upon by making a chargeback to Accelerex Network Nigeria Limited who suffered a loss and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 14 (2) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under same Section of the Act. “That you, Shadrach Ugbu Aondona on or about February, 2022 in Makurdi, Benue State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, used the identity of one Caitlyn Anderson, an America social media model and created a Gmail account, caitlynaanderson2012@gmail.com linked with your Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat accounts and sent fictitious messages to unsuspecting foreign nationals and obtained the sum of $2,000 (Two Thousand Dollars) only, which was converted and transferred to your Opay Account number 8073746212 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(a) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22(2) (b) (iv) of the same Act”.

N2.7bn Fraud: Court Grants Businessman N250m Bail, Adjourns Wife Case

December 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Businessman Oriyomi Idowu has been granted bail in the amount of N250 million by Judge Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offenses Court. The bail

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