The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of eight suspected internet fraudsters, one of whom was allegedly involved in money laundering. A statement by the EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, on Friday listed the suspects as Tobiloba Aramide Ogundiyan, Samson Alabi Afolabi, Adebayo Dolapo Olumide, Daniel Boluwatife Akinwunmi, Moses…
A suspected internet fraudster who allegedly tried to buy a Range Rover worth N44million with Bitcoin has been arrested by the EFCC. The suspect identified as Tobiloba Aramide Ogundiyan is accused by the EFCC’s Advance Fee Fraud Section of committing online fraud and converting his loot into cryptocurrency. A statement released by the agency read; Ogundiyan acquired his ill-gotten wealth from…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested 25-year-old Musa Shamsudin, for aiding and providing medical services to bandits in Katsina State. The command’s spokesman, Gambo Isah, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday while parading some hoodlums arrested for various offences from across the state. The Police PRO said in the course of investigation some quantity of drugs were recovered from the suspect,…
Nigerians in South Africa on Tuesday protested at the Nigeria Embassy in Johannesburg over what they described as continued extortion by diplomatic officials working in the consulate. According to the Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) in a communique obtained by SaharaReporters, Nigerians in the rainbow nation are extorted through the collection of diplomatic charges, hence…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, has explained the reason why President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend the burial of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died a in plane crash along with 10 other officers in Kaduna on Friday. Recall that COAS Attahiru and the…
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Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, CGCC, on Saturday said some youths in their 20s and 30s are responsible for Nigeria’s current woes. Bakare said these youths once trusted with power messed up the system in Nigeria. He said the older generation of leaders are not responsible for the…
Gunmen numbering over twenty invaded Kuchiko Relocation Development Area in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory and abducted a resident and his son. According to a report by Daily Trust, the gunmen, stormed El-Rufa’i Estate, in the early hours of Sunday and started shooting sporadically. Having overpowered security guards on night duty,…
A 41-year-old Nigerian man, identified as Chieuikem Daniel, has been arrested in South Delhi’s Khanpur area for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of supplying them Remdesivir injections meant to treat COVID-19 patients at a higher rate. According to a police source on Friday, Daniel was arrested from his rented house on a victim’s complaint…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says Governors in the country lack the powers to fix petroleum prices. He stated this on Friday evening while featuring on a PUNCH Live interview programme. Recall that a committee set up by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum led by Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, recommended a petrol price of between N408.5 per…