The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over alleged N6bn fraud. The arrest follows an order from Ahmed Audi, the NSCDC Commandant General, who directed the handover of the officers to the EFCC for interrogation. Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the EFCC previously penned…
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations broke out near the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night, May 6 as celebrities gathered for the annual Met Gala event. The New York Police Department confirmed multiple people were arrested in the protests, though it did not specify a number. Footage on social media showed groups of people marching near the…
More than 10 people have been killed or wounded following an attack at a hospital in southwest China. The attack took place at Zhenxiong County People’s Hospital in the southwestern Yunnan province and authorities are investigating, local media said. “The incident occurred at a local hospital and as of 1:20 pm (0520 GMT), more than…
The FG may reinstate a previously suspended telecom tax and other fiscal measures in order to secure a new $750 million loan from the World Bank, it has been revealed. According to the Stakeholder Engagement Plan for Nigeria – Accelerating Resource Mobilisation Reforms (ARMOR) P-For-R (P177308) program dated March 2024, between Nigeria and the World…
Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the new CBN directive to banks to start charging a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on transactions. The apex bank said the deductions will be put together and paid into the Cybersecurity Fund held by the CBN. In a circular dated May 6, 2024 and sent to…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed deposit money banks in the country to start charging 0.5% cybersecurity levy on some transactions done by their customers. The apex bank gave the directive in a circular dated May 6, 2024, and sent it to all commercial, merchant, non-interest and payment service banks as well…
The prosecutor alleged that he invested a whooping sum of N100m into the defendant business back in 2020. A 300-level female student of Babcock University, Oluwateniola Omidiji has reportedly missed her exam after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed her school and arrested her over an alleged debt her mother, Omoniyi Omidiji owed…
A married man has reportedly died after sleeping with a married woman in Akure, the Ondo state capital. X user, Bolanle Cole, who shared the story online, said the man left his wife at home to go to a hotel to meet with a married woman and, sadly, passed away there. ‘’A man died of…
A church service in Pennsylvania was paused on Sunday, May 5, when a man pulled a gun on the pastor and allegedly attempted to shoot him during his sermon but his firearm failed to discharge. The incident happened at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, shortly after 1:00 p.m. ET, according to the…
The United Kingdom (UK) has stated that only international students who come in for their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies are eligible to bring in dependents to the country. Dr. Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, made this known in an interview with the Newsmen on Sunday, May 5, in Abuja. He said…
Shell Nigeria Gas, SNG, and the Oyo State Government have signed an agreement to develop a gas supply and distribution infrastructure that will deliver gas to industrial and commercial users in the state. A statement released on Friday by Shell Nigeria’s Media Relations Manager, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, disclosed that SNG will build and operate the gas…
The family of a 16-year-old South African girl who died after drinking rat poison has revealed that she committed suicide after finding out she was born out of rape. Musa Tshabalala, a grade 10 learner at East Bank High School in Alexandra in Johannesburg, committed suicide on April 17, 2024 and her 78-year-old grandmother is…
Arise TV anchor, Reuben Abati and a guest clashed while on air this morning, May 3. The guest, Aderemi Adedoye, who is the immediate past Commissioner of Police in Anambra state, has been in the news after claiming that his net worth is now N20 billion. At his passing out parade, Adedoye stated that he…
A 53-year-old man was mauled by a pack of dogs this week in the streets of Philadelphia, USA, after he tried shielding his pet dog from being attacked by the rascal dogs. The incident happened at the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Union Street in West Philadelphia’s Mantua neighbourhood at around 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, have agreed to settle the naira abuse charges slammed against him out of court. The trial of the socialite continued at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, May 2. At today’s sitting, both parties agreed to settle the…
A market in the Ile-Epo area of Lagos state has been set on fire after hoodlums in the area clashed. The fight started on Wednesday night, May 1, and continued till Thursday morning. The cause of the fight is yet to be ascertained. Watch the video below…
A resident of Hopley in Harare, Zimbabwe, has been arrested and arraigned in court for stabbing his girlfriend after she dumped him. The 40-year-old man, who has been identified as Tichafa Mugwaga, was arraigned before Harare Regional Magistrate Mr. Taurai Manuwere, and charged with attempted murder. It was gathered that Mugwaga had been in a relationship…
The fire that resulted from the explosion destroyed properties nearby. Eight people, alongside a yet-to-be identified pregnant woman have suffered serious injuries following a gas explosion that occurred at Alaba Lane, Alayabiagba Community, in the Ajegunle-Apapa area of Lagos State. Reports state that the incident occured at about 12:39 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2024….
Seven Nigerian men who acted as middlemen to receive $8 million in the proceeds of romance scams from the victims of Nigerian Internet fraudsters infamously called Yahoo Boys have been arrested and charged to court. The suspects were identified as Bolanle Christina Odeyale, 39, Forney, Texas; Oghenemine Jeffrey Agbroko, 34, of Nigeria; Charles Owhonigho Emurotu, 40, of…
The Federal Government has approved a substantial increase in salary ranging from 25% to 35% for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures. This augmentation applies to the six remaining consolidated salary structures, namely the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated…
