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Bandits kill 3, injure 7, and abduct 8 in Zamfara

Kidnappers kill ECWA pastor in Kogi after collecting N1m ransom

November 17, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Pastor David Musa, of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), was murdered by his captors in Kogi State after they obtained a ransom of N1 million. The late Pastor Musa was reportedly assassinated on Tuesday

Governors Wives’ Make Move Against Domestic Violence, Child Abuse

November 17, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Nigeria Governors Wives’ Forum has appealed for the assistance of public and private organizations as well as individuals in order to combat gender-based and domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking in the nation.

Nigerian police drop ₦1.3b fraud charges against son of top Lagos GAC member & four others

Niger Gets New Police Commissioner

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

A new commissioner of police has been appointed by the Nigerian Police’s Niger State Command. The 37th Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, is CP Shawulu Dan-Mammam, the new helmsman of the Command. He succeeded

Kano Tribunal: DSS Refutes Claims on Judge Arrest

BREAKING: Appeal Court Delivers Judgment On Kano Gov Election Tomorrow

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Kano State governor’s race between Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress is scheduled to be decided by the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja

BREAKING: Service Chiefs Ignore Reps Sectorial Debate Invite

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The House of Representatives’ scheduled Sectorial debate for today (Thursday) has been rescheduled because the Service Chiefs were unable to make it in person. According to The PUNCH, the series is a component of the

LP Factional Dispute Intensifies as Abure Refuses Court of Appeal Ruling

No Plans to Merge With PDP – LP Debunks Rumor

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

In an attempt to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress in the general elections of 2027, the Labour Party declared on Thursday that it had no intention of merging with the Peoples Democratic Party. Atiku

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

Peter Obi Knocks Tinubu Over Claims of Inheriting Serious Debt From Buhari Administration

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, has attacked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for allegedly leaving the country in financial ruin during President Muhammadu Buhari’s previous administration. According to Gistlover,

Ex-DSS Officer Drops Charge Made Against Ex–NIMASA DG

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Mr. Ojobokeme Kelly, a retired member of the Department of State Security (DSS), has withdrawn his accusations of brutalization directed at Dr. Patrick Akpogbolokemi, the former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency

Osun PDP declares three-day mourning over death of LG Chairman

PDP Releases Timetable for Edo Governorship Primary Election

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Ahead of the Edo State gubernatorial election, the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee has made public its agenda for events. Following a joint meeting of the party’s Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee

Kinsmen endorse Philip Shaibu for Edo governorship

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo State, has received support from his relatives to run for governor in 2024. At a reception held for Shaibu upon his arrival at the PDP Ward 11, Etsako

Ogun Varsity Clears Student Accused of Poisoning Girlfriend Say It An Unintentional Act

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has been exonerated of charges that he poisoned his girlfriend and another woman. As previously reported by Gistlover Ayomide was taken into custody

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”.

Court adjourns ex-Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji money laundering trial

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

A Federal High Court in Lagos State on Monday deferred the trial of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, over for alleged N338.8 million money laundering. The case, which

Benue Govt Approves N6bn for road construction

Angry Youths Allegedly Attack Governor Alia convoy In Makurdi

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Some young people in the Ugondu village of Makurdi LGA of the state are said to have attacked the convoy carrying the governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday. The governor’s convoy was stoned

AI threatens 3.9 million jobs South Korean- Central bank

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

According to a central bank report released on Thursday, almost four million employments in South Korea could be displaced by artificial intelligence technology in the next 20 years. The world is concerned about a number

World Bank Cancels loan to Uganda over anti-gay law

15M Household Expected to Receive 75k as World Bank Disburses $300m Palliative Loans

November 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The $800 million authorized for the National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up has been paid by the World Bank. According to information obtained by Gistlover on Wednesday, the bank has given Nigeria around $299.99 million