Author: David Great

Hundreds of Nigerians in Canada woke up to the realisation that they have been scammed on an eCommerce website, OBA Global. The website crashed in the morning of Wednesday as users could not access the website or their funds. OBA Global is not a money doubling platform like MMM and others similar to it, OBA Global comes off as believable because users are designated to carry out tasks on a daily basis. The WhatsApp administrators of the scam quickly left WhatsApp groups where they were stationed to convince people that the scam was real. The inundated the groups with evidence…

Inter Milan reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in more than a decade after surviving a late barrage of pressure at Porto to escape with a 0-0 draw which took them through 1-0 on aggregate on Tuesday. It was a disappointing night for the home fans at a sold-out Dragao stadium as the Portuguese champions tried in vain to wipe out the narrow deficit from the first leg in Italy. A disciplined Inter side seemed content to hold onto their lead and did not face a serious threat until added time. Then Ivan Marcano’s effort was blocked…

Erling Haaland became the third player in Champions League history to score five goals in a game as he led Manchester City to an unrelenting 7-0 rout of RB Leipzig in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday. The victory, which equalled City’s biggest European win, sent Pep Guardiola’s side into the quarter-finals 8-1 on aggregate, with Ilkay Gundogen and Kevin De Bruyne also on target for City in a devastating display at the Etihad Stadium. It was a record-breaking night for the 22-year-old Haaland, who became Manchester City’s top goalscorer in a season as he took his…

Justice Daniel Osiagor of a Lagos Federal High Court on Tuesday dismissed the application to quash criminal charge and extradition order, filed by two Lebanese, Nabil Maukarzel and Halawi Fidaa, who were accused of defrauding Ecobank Plc of the sum of N9, 441, 824, 102. 14 billion, for lacking in merit. The two Lebanese, who are currently residing in Spain, were charged before the court on charges bordering on alleged conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and fraud of N9, 441, 824, 102. 14 billion, by the men of Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID) Annex Alagbon-Ikoyi Lagos, in a charge marked…

Justice Tijani Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, admitted in evidence several documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a former acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Haruna Baba Jauro, and two others. Jauro alongside Dr. Dauda Bitrus Bawa and a company, Thlumbau Enterprises Limited, is being prosecuted on a 19-count charge bordering on stealing and money laundering to the tune of N304, 118, 500( Three Hundred and Four Million One Hundred and Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Naira). At the resumed sitting…

Funding by AfDB, France, Islamic Devp. Bank, BOI for young Nigerians ages 15-35 VP calls on African Governments, private sector to invest more in innovation, targeting job creation AfDB President commends VP’s dynamic leadership, says “you are an amazing leader in our nation, you are very focused, very determined…” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday launched a $600 million programme for young Nigerians in the technology and creative sectors with a call on African governments and the private sector to do more to support the growth of innovation in the continent. The Vice President spoke at the presidential launch of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 14, 2023 arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects include Joseph Boniface, Emmaneul Okwara, Elijah Iwebie, Moses Hassan, Abdulrahman Lawal, Azu Chidubem Eugene, Abdullahi Adebola and Elijah Simon. Others are Terfa Lincoln, David Kome, Chukwudah Martinez, Adie Matthew, Canice Agabi, Abbas Aminu, Damilare James and Christopher Simon. Also arrested include Mohammed Abdulhamid, Ifeanyi Bosah, Ayuba Aminu, Godwin Terkura and Victor Ademola. EFCC arraigns Abdulkarim for $1.320m fraud They were nabbed in the Lugbe and Kubwa suburbs of Abuja, following actionable intelligence on their alleged internet-related fraud activities More than 25 high-end…

Bassey Akiba, a Labour Party House of Representatives member-elect in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, says his victory caught the All Progressive Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River by surprise. Akiba, a former lawmaker in the Cross River House of Assembly, disclosed this in an interview on Tuesday in Calabar, Cross River capital. Akiba, who is the only candidate that won the National Assembly seat in Cross River on the platform of Labour Party said he received the news of his victory at the polls with excitement. He said that he won his election free and fair…

Christopher Nkunku will be a Chelsea player next season after the Blues reached a full agreement with RB Leipzig to sign the 25-year-old France forward. (Football Insider) Tottenham are interested in Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez and may make an offer for the Argentina goalkeeper, 30, in the coming weeks. (TyC Sports, via Goal) La Liga president Javier Tebas says he wants to see Paris St-Germain’s France forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, play for Real Madrid. (Sport – in Spanish) Brazil forward Neymar, 31, is not looking to leave PSG as he wants to finish his career with the French club. (Athletic) A Real Madrid representative recently visited Germany to meet Jude Bellingham and his family after making Borussia Dortmund’s England…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday evening said old N500, and N1,000 banknotes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023 following a Supreme Court ruling. Acting director of corporate communications, Isa AbdulMumin communicated the apex bank’s decision in a statement following widespread controversy. “In compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance of the Rule of Law Principle that characterized the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, and by extension, the operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as a regulator, Deposit Money Banks operating in Nigeria have been directed to comply with the…