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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Saturday, October 23, 2021 arrested and handed over two suspected internet fraudsters to the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The suspects are Eze David and Onyia Chika Steven. At the time of their arrest, Steven had in his possession 68 (sixty- eight) blank GTB ATM Cards. Other items recovered from him include mobile phones, a Lexus IS350 Salon car with registration number, BWR 977 BR The suspects were handed over along with the recovered items including written statements recorded at the office of the NDLEA. Preliminary…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has met with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Friday. The duo have been reported to be at loggerhead over the 2023 election, a claim that has been debunked by the Office of the Vice President. Why Fayemi was absent during visit to Asiwaju Tinubu – Akeredolu More to follow…

Assembly takes report of recent stakeholders’ meeting Says residents’ concerns would be captured in 2022 appropriation bill Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Mudashiru Obasa, and members of the House, on Thursday, called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, to intensify enlightenment against drug abuse. The House also tasked the Office of Civic Engagement in the State to regularly sensitise Lagosians and school students on the effect of drug abuse. The Assembly made the call while taking reports of the 7th Annual Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting held simultaneously in all…

By Femi Adesina My first intervention some months back on the war against hard drugs use in the country was under the headline ‘Buba Marwa and the Bad Guys.’ And here I come again today, armed with facts on how the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has suddenly come alive under its Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, and is giving a bloody nose to traffickers, peddlers and users of narcotic substances in the country. On Thursday last week, Gen. Buba Marwa was our guest at the weekly State House Press Briefing. And what an illuminating session it…

Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration crisis. Afghanistan parked billions of dollars in assets overseas with the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks in Europe, but that money has been frozen since the Islamist Taliban ousted the Western-backed government in August. A spokesman for the finance ministry said the government would respect human rights, including the education of women, as he sought fresh funds on top of humanitarian aid that he said offered only “small…

An Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, struck out the case filed by Prince Uche Secondus, the suspended chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the party’s national convention scheduled for Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October, 2021. The two-day national convention will hold at the Eagles Square in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The three-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani on Thursday adjourned the matter for continued hearing on Friday. Delivering the judgement on Friday, Justice Gabriel Kolawole said Secondus’ suit before it was as after-thought and abuse of court process. The court blamed him for not acting…

Publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has formally joined Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Momodu on Friday announced his political move in a press statement, stressing that, his decision was based on the need to contribute meaningfully to the growth of Nigeria. “I have consulted widely. And it is clear to me that given the dangerous and disastrous drift that our nation has experienced in the past six years, the only party from which amends can be made to rectify our situation is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” he said. “This accords with my vehement opposition to…

Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, October 28, 2021 convicted five internet fraudsters for criminal impersonation. The convicts, Ogunbayo Peter Oluwatobiloba (aka Racheal Brinkley), Charles Jude Albert, Kolawole Bankole Opeyemi, Bello Tobiloba Abdullahi and Obitokun Olugbade Solomon were found guilty of impersonation, an offence which contravenes section 22(2)(b)(1) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015 and punishable under section 22(2)(b) of the same Act. Bello and kolawole were convicted and sentenced to ten months imprisonment each; Ogunbayo, nine months; Obitokun, eight months, while Albert was sentenced to five months in…

Gas should be a transition fuel, says Tony Blair VP explains Nigeria’s plan Joins Tanzanian President, Former UK Prime Minister, UN ECA official to discuss Africa and Climate Change Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says with the commencement of the COP26 holding in the United Kingdom in a few days, Nigeria’s expectation is that more developed countries will change the direction of the conversation around energy transition in favour of Africa at the global summit. He stated this Thursday at a virtual panel discussion on “A Just Transition: Balancing Climate Mitigation with Africa’s Development”, organized by the Tony Blair Institute for…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has congratulated the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Oba Rilwan Akiolu, on his 78th year birthday. He said Oba Akiolu, a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, who clocks 78 on Thursday, October 29, has brought quality leadership to his subjects since his ascension to the throne of his forefathers in 2003. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile on Thursday, described Oba Akiolu popularly referred to as ‘Olowo Eko’, as a traditional ruler, who has used his wealth of experience and knowledge to contribute to…