Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 63-year-old man, Ernesto Chukwudum Chukwukamma, for alleged extortion, impersonation, and obtaining the sum of ₦2m under false pretence to influence the investigation of a $4.5 billion alleged Petroleum Trust Fund fraud. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Chukwukamma is accused of intimidating a petitioner and taking financial enticement from him in exchange for terminating the investigation into the suspected $4.5 billion fraud. The suspect was reported to have falsely identified himself as an EFCC journalist and stated that other…

President Bola Tinubu conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic on American billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in Lagos on Tuesday. This was announced in a post on X by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to a statement from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the philanthropist is in Nigeria this week to meet with Tinubu and discuss initiatives to strengthen the country’s primary healthcare system. Details later…

The suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos State on Tuesday. Photos shared by the State House showed Fubara in a closed-door meeting with Tinubu at his residence in Lagos State. At the time of filling out this report, details of their meeting have not been disclosed. Tinubu suspended Fubara from office amid political tensions in the oil-rich Rivers State. This meeting makes it the second time the Rivers governor and Tinubu would be meeting behind closed doors, after his suspension on March 18. The Rivers governor, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has temporarily relocated to Benue to tackle the ongoing security challenges in the state. The COAS, who arrived at the Government House, Makurdi, at about 1:35 pm, went straight into a closed-door meeting with Gov. Hyacinth Alia and left at about 2:45 pm. Upon his arrival, the COAS did not address the media, traditional rulers, and heads of other security agencies in the state. However, the Benue state governor told the Benue Traditional Council and state security council members the purpose of the visit of the army chief. Alia stated…

The Niger State Police Command says it has detained for prosecution a dismissed soldier for alleged impersonation and fraudulent acts. This was revealed in a statement by the command’s public relations officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Tuesday in Minna. According to Abiodun, on May 27, at about 2:30pm, a case of criminal breach of trust, fraud and theft was referred for police investigation from a magistrate court to Tudun-Wada Police Division. He stated that the matter was reported by three victims. Abiodun mentioned that on May 12, at about 10am, a suspected soldier went to a Point of Sale (PoS)…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has authorised deposit money banks to begin charging fees for unstructured supplemental service data transfers straight from users’ mobile airtime. According to an email sent to customers by United Bank for Africa on Tuesday, the charges will no longer be debited from their accounts. The UBA stated that the directive will take effect on Tuesday, June 3. The statement reads, “In line with the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), please be informed that effective June 3, 2025, charges for USSD banking services will no longer be deducted from your bank account. “Going forward,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two men, Shehu Abdu and Isah Saidu, for allegedly standing as fake sureties to Ji Zhou, a Chinese national wanted for illegal mining and economic sabotage. On Monday, June 2, 2025, the suspects were arraigned before Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court on charges of providing false information to a public servant, which is punishable under Section 105(a) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law of 2017. According to a statement issued by the EFCC on Tuesday, Abdu and Saidu claimed to be close acquaintances of Zhou and…

The regulations for penalty kicks have been changed following the controversial disallowance of Atlético Madrid striker Julián Álvarez’s spot-kick against Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League shootout in March. The previous regulation, which declared the goal ineligible owing to a ‘double touch’, has been reversed. Going forward, if a penalty taker mistakenly strikes the ball with both feet and scores, the penalty will be retaken rather than ruled invalid, a significant change from the previous rules, which treated such efforts as misses. The original ruling contributed to Atlético Madrid’s elimination from the competition, causing the club to file a…

No fewer than 200 prisoners in Karachi, Pakistan have escaped after they were permitted to leave their cells following a series of earthquake tremors. Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, the provincial law minister, told reporters at the scene that hundreds of prisoners were allowed into the jail courtyard due to the tremors. “There was panic here because of earthquake tremors,” said Lanjar, adding that it was hard to control a throng of up to 1,000 people. Accorrding to officials, the jailbreak began just before midnight on Monday and carried on till the early hours of Tuesday, he said. Pakistani police said the detainees…

The All Progressives Party, APC, has refuted claims that the leadership of the party has granted automatic tickets to all National Assembly members seeking re-election. Describing it as ”fake news”, the party in a statement on Tuesday signed by Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, urged all and sundry to disregard the claims. Morka also described the news as the handiwork of ”mischievous” elements seeking to cause confusion in the ruling party. Morka’s statement reads, ”The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a purported breaking news report tagged “APC Grants Automatic Tickets…