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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) agents detained six alleged online fraudsters in Abuja. They were detained on Tuesday in Jahi and Dawaki axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in the early hours of the morning after a sting operation based on reliable information about their suspected illegal activities according to Chronicle NG. The accused are: Samson Iffy, Benedict Akor, Okotie Kingsley, Emmanuel Ndubuisi, Solomon Tochukwu, and Samuel Anosike. Two Lexus RX350s, a Toyota Camry, and a Mercedes Benz are among the items retrieved from them. Other items include computers, cell phones, one passport good for travel abroad,…

Following days of power struggles and violent skirmishes with the army, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed on Wednesday to a 24-hour ceasefire beginning at 6 p.m. (1600 GMT). The RSF also said in a statement, “We reaffirm our entire commitment to a complete ceasefire, and we hope the opposing side will abide by the treaty according to the specified time. Whether the army will declare its own adherence to the treaty was not immediately evident. On Tuesday, the adversaries agreed to a 24-hour peace, but a media reporter in Khartoum reported hearing tanks fire after the peace was scheduled…

The German-Nigerian Hydrogen Office and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Nigeria have intensified their efforts to promote low-carbon hydrogen for industrialisation and economic development. This was said during  NIES 2023) in Abuja by Mrs. Annett Gunther, the German ambassador to Nigeria. A discussion titled “Low-Carbon Hydrogen: A Key Piece for a Just Transition” was held in the two offices. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is in charge of implementing the offices, which are funded by the Federal Foreign Office. Gunther asserts that there is no doubt that the process is shifting from oil to…

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) interim administrator, retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu, has been praised by the Niger Delta Rights Assembly (NDRA) for his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari. This is said in a statement sent to the media on Tuesday and signed by Chief Israel Bokromo, President of NDRA. The organisation regarded Ndiomu’s selection as a gift for the Niger Delta and the country as a whole. Bokromo thanked the president for the appointment on behalf of the organisation. “We congratulate President Buhari for choosing Ndiomu, who it stated has restored sanity and order into the Programme, despite baseless emotions…

A Point of Sale operator (POS) who allegedly went on a shopping spree after N280m was mistakenly transferred to his account by a commercial bank has been detained by police. The police detained Alfa Rafiu, a POS operator, on Monday in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. The suspect resides in the Akuji compound, which is part of the Abayawo neighborhood in the state’s Ilorin West Local Government Area. Rafiu embarked on a buying frenzy after receiving the notifications in batches a few weeks ago, according to local individuals who are familiar with the situation. “But instead of him to…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed in detail that there are 3,298 prisoners in Nigeria’s prisons who are on death row. However, it claimed that the word “condemned criminal” had been abolished in a statement made to the media on Wednesday in Abuja by its public relations officer, Mr. Abubakar Umar. The word “condemned criminal” was abolished with the passing of the NCoS Act 2019 because it is stigmatizing and turned jails into correctional facilities, he said. He claimed that the organization liked to refer to inmates on death row (IDR) in a more cordial manner. He emphasized that…

Block A of the 20-room female postgraduate hostel on the University of Benin’s (UNIBEN) Ekehuan Campus in Benin, Edo State has been destroyed by fire. No one died. According to eyewitnesses, an electric spark in one of the rooms caused the flames, which swiftly spread to the other rooms due to plywood used as a line of demarcation. The electricity spark, according to students in the postgraduate hostel, has long been a source of worry. They also noted that they have brought various electrical defects to the hostel porters’ attention. Three firefighters, according to a student named Okoh Cynthia, arrived…

As the Nigeria Police Force tasks officers on professionalism and respect for fundamental rights, Chronicle NG reports that the following officers in Rivers State were found wanting and punished for public assault: Inspector Adejoh Siaka was deranked to Sergeant, while Sergeant Ndiwa Kpuebari was severely reprimanded, according to the statement communicated by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Public Relations Officer. Following the complaints and findings on video evidence widely circulated on Sunday, April 9, 2023, on social media of assault, discreditable conduct, and incivility to members of the public at Emouha, Rivers State, and a follow-up orderly room trial of the affected…

Yemi Osinbajo, vice president, called the nation’s energy transition plan “bold and innovative.” This was said by Osinbajo on Tuesday in Abuja when he opened the exhibition for the ongoing 2023 Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) at the International Conference Centre. “Our energy transition plan is bold and innovative; it calls for the expansion of solar cells and we are going to produce 5.3 gigawatts annually until 2060, and we think the plan is perfectly achievable,” he added. To ensure a smooth transition to renewable energy sources for the nation’s energy plan, Osinbajo said efforts had been made to enhance…

In a letter sent to IGP Usman Baba Alkali on Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) requested that Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, its resident electoral commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, be looked into for possible criminal charges. A review of the REC’s appointment was also asked by the electoral umpire due to the REC’s “unwholesome behavior” by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The conclusions were reached by the commission following its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. INEC suspends Adamawa REC following illegal declaration of result “The collation process shall resume at a time to…