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The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has arrested twenty (20) suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at three different locations in Calabar, Cross River state. While some were arrested at Parliamentary Extension, others were arrested at Ikot Ene Obong 8 miles and Ekorimim Housing Extension. The suspects are: Sylvester Lucky, a 30-year- old car dealer from Yala LGA of Cross River State; Samuel Uwanikone, 20, from Sapele in Delta State; Samuel Olofu, 21, from Benue State; Christopher Apuya, 20, from Obudu LGA of Cross River State; Esiso Mathew,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 1, 2021 l, arraigned one Amusa Abiodun Azeez before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on four counts bordering on possession of fraudulent documents and retention of proceeds of criminal conduct to the tune of N88, 187,773.64 (Eighty-eight Million One Hundred and Eighty-seven Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-three Naira Sixty-four Kobo). One of the counts reads: “Amusa Abiodun Azeez, between the 24th of October 2021 to the 20th day of August 2021 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, retained the control…

· Nine rescued alive, 14 dead · Deputy Governor visits site Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday suspended the general manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr. Gbolahan Oki. Sanwo-Olu has also order that an independent panel be set up to probe the collapse of the 21-storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi. Members of the panel will be drawn from the Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA), Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) and other professional bodies. “It will independently investigate the remote and immediate causes of the incident and make recommendations on how to prevent…

A London High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench, United Kingdom, has dismissed an appeal filed by a blogger, Ms. Maureen Badejo, against the judgment of the court which ordered her to pay the sum of £65,000 and £35, 000, to the founder of Mountain Of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya and his wife, Folashade, for defaming their character. The court presided over by Mrs. Justice Tipples, also dismissed an appeal filed by Badejo, challenging an order mandating her to publish the court judgment on 10 social media used in defaming the Olukoyas. The church, MFM, it’s…

Tottenham have appointed former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte as their new manager until summer 2023. The Premier League club sacked Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday after just 17 games, with Spurs eighth in the table. Tottenham says there is “an option to extend” 52-year-old Conte’s deal with them. “I am extremely happy to return to coaching, and to do so at a Premier League club that has the ambition to be a protagonist again,” said Conte. The Italian returns to London after winning the Premier League in his first season at Chelsea (2016-17) and the FA Cup…

Troops of Joint Security Team have raided a suspected Indigeneous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) hideout located in Mgbowo, Awgu Local Government Area on 1 November 2021. It was gathered that during the night operation, two top commanders of the separatist group were arrested. The suspects were reportedly being interrogated at the time of filing this report. The operation was revealed in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director Public Relations of the Army, Major Abubakar Abdullahi. He said: “It should be noted that, contrary to IPOB/ESN propaganda video, there was no incident of indiscriminate firing or unprovoked burning…

Nigeria’s top scorer Odion Jude Ighalo has been invited by the Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, to participate in the closing Group C games of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African race against Liberia and Cape Verde in November. Ighalo had announced his retirement from international football in 2019 after the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Rohr also invited team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Leon Balogun; midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi; forwards Moses Simon and Victor Osimhen for the competition this month. Nigeria is billed to face Liberia at…

The Nigerian Army has discredited reports that the current military exercise in South East Nigeria is aimed at forcefully occupying the region. Speaking on behalf of the Army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a briefing at the AHQ Conference Room in Abuja on Monday. “Before we proceed with the press briefing, it is crucial to dispel the unfounded narrative that the ongoing exercises are aimed at the military occupation of the South East,” he added. “Contrary to this insinuation, the deployment of troops of the Nigerian Army is not only in South East Nigeria but also in the…

One of the leading aspirants for the national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mallam Saliu Mustapha wants the ruling party to go a step further than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by opting for a younger, more vibrant politician to lead the party in the 2023 general election. He said at a forum put together by the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN) in Ilorin, Kwara state, that the public reaction trailing the emergence of a 25-year old politician as PDP’s new national youth leader is a clear pointer to the national mood. Mustapha who was represented at the…

A pan-Igbo socio-political pressure organisation, the South East Revival Group (SERG) has demanded the immediate release of socialite and business tycoon, Obinna Iyiegbu, who is popularly known as Obi Cubana. There were media reports on Monday that the Anambra State-born philanthropist was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations bordering on alleged money laundering and tax evasion. However, in a statement signed by its President and National Coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu, the SERG queried the rationale behind Obi Cubana’s, saying that sons and daughters of the South East have target by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.…