EFCC Arrests 25 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City By Shalom Oludele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced the arrest of 25 internet fraudsters, at different locations in Benin City, Edo State. The operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the commission made this known on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The suspects…
Nigerian Government Withdraws Criminal Charges Initiated Against Binance Executive The Nigerian government has withdrawn all criminal charges filed against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings, who has been facing a money laundering trial from detention since April. This was pronounced on Wednesday by a lawyer representing Nigerian anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes…
EFCC Arrests 24 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday September 30, 2024, arrested 24 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. According to the statement released by the commission on its X account, the suspects were arrested…
Troops Arrest Gunrunners, Recovers Arms in Plateau Nigerian Army troops of Operation Safe Haven have arrested about 5 notorious gunrunner, in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Bayameni, Jos North local government area of Plateau State. The Military Public Information Officer, Operation SAFE HAVEN, Major Stephen Zhakom, who disclosed this in a statement via its…
Customs Launch Investigation Into Alleged Extortion By Officials The Kano-Jigawa command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has launched an investigation into an alleged extortion involving businessmen at Abubakar Rimi market popularly known as Sabon Gari. The investigation followed a complaint by the businessmen alleging extortion by some officials of the command. According to…
Black Sunday, as herdsmen reprisal attack claims Ondo farmer’s life It was a black Sunday at Uba Oka in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo when a 36-year-old farmer was killed on his farm by men suspected to be herdsmen. A source disclosed to our correspondent that the deceased farmer, Sunday Ayeni,…
A 47 Year Old Businessman Stabbed To Death In Bayelsa. A 47 year old business man known as Mr Cletus Alake, was Yesterday found murdered in his business office, Opposite Ekeki Park, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The deceased, who’s popularly called MTN man was in the business of printing recharge cards for various GSM service…
Two feared Dead As “Yahoo Boy” Hits Four in Akure Tragedy struck in Akure on Sunday as a private vehicle hit four persons on a long Alagbaka road killing two instantly. The incident, which occurred in front of a popular supermarket, involved a Lexus car, two other vehicles and a motorcycle. Eyewitness stated that the…
Abuja Business Mogul Raises Alarm On Illegal Detention Of Husband, Staff By EFCC . . . EFCC Denies Allegation . . . Police Warns Detractors An Abuja based business mogul, Hajiya Bilikisu Ishaqu, has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, Nigeria is detaining her husband, Mr Isaac Ishaku Yusuf…
Notorious Community Youth Kill NDU Final Year Student Over 150 Naira. Amassoma Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, was on Tuesday thrown into pandemonium, after a final year student Francis Palowei, of the Niger Delta University, NDU, was killed by a notorious youth in the community. Francis Palowa, an Indigene of…
