The Nigerian police have arraigned a young man, Joshua Adeyinka Kayode, (22), before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, for allegedly using a fake investment scheme to defraud 170 people to the tune of N10.7 billion. He was arraigned on Thursday before Justice Tijjani Ringim on 170 counts ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Acting Comptroller of the Katsina State Customs Area Command, Deputy Comptroller Dalha Wada says, the command will continue to counter the new strategies being adopted by smugglers operating around the border towns in the state. Dalha was speaking to newsmen when he took them round itemsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria has received a boost, as the country received 26 ventilators and other equipment from the World Health Organisation. Nigeria also took delivery of 3,560 fingertip oxygen pulse oximeters as authorities step up efforts to curb the spread of the disease inContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has discovered a warehouse containing 524 bags of Cannabis Sativa, popularly called Indian Hemp. It was discovered at the boundary between Ondo and Edo States. Officials of the NDLEA said, two suspects have been arrestedContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The Nasarawa State House of Assembly NSHA on Monday mandated its committee on Education to investigate the purported employment of 366 secondary school teachers by the office of the state Accountant General. The Speaker of the House, Ibrahim Balarabe gave the directive after Daniel Ogazi of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Muiz Banire has described the indictment of a Deputy Commissioner for Police, Abba Kyari, in the case of international fraud, as a dent on the image of the country. Mr Muiz who was speaking to newsmen on Sunday, made the comments whileContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade has called on other Governors and various local government council heads in Nigeria to unite in joining the federal government’s fight against insecurity irrespective of political, tribal, and religious differences. Ayade stated this shortly after the exemplification, commissioning, and anContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Over 200 houses were reportedly burnt by suspected herdsmen on Saturday night in Jebbu, Miango, Bassa Local Government in Plateau State. The attack, according to sources, was triggered by agelong tussle for land in the area between Miango community and Fulanis. It was gathered three persons wereContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi Former President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegations of theft and money laundering. Sources within the agency who confirmed this development to Frontline Reporters explained that the former Kwara State Governor was detained onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Zamfara has given the state government a two-week ultimatum to urgently address rising insecurity. NMA issued the warning on Saturday after its State Emergency Executive council meeting in Gusau, the state capital. He said should the government fail to address theContinue Reading