Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned Philips alongside…
Four members of the Anambra Vigilante Services (AVS) were killed on Monday morning by gunmen. Three of the vigilante members were killed in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area, while one was killed in Abatete, Idemili North Local Government Area. The gunmen stormed the area, firing indiscriminately, which led to the death of one person. This…
A Pharmacist identified as Rabe has been arrested for allegedly treating wounded bandits in Katsina State. According to a report by Zagazola Makama, Rabe was apprehended by security operatives for providing medical attention to bandits who are operating in Batsari Local Government Area of the State. The report further said that the arrested suspect admitted…
Not fewer than 40 mobile policemen and soldiers in various states across the country, have been arrested for selling arms to criminals. This is raising serious concerns about breaches in national security. These alarming findings emerged from discreet inquiries conducted by intelligence agencies in partnership with the Theatre Command of North East Operation Hadin Kai….
A 34-year-old dismissed Corporal of the Nigerian Army, Emmanuel Anthony has confessed to his involvement in the alleged conspiracy and armed robbery in Osun State. The suspect who was arrested by the Anti-kidnapping Squad of the Nigerian Police, Osun State Command, was dismissed from the service in January, 2024 over misconduct. Confessing to crime during…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has blamed Nigeria’s struggles on corrupt leadership, declaring that no clean Nigerian can attain political leadership for now. The statement released on Friday through his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, said it will be difficult for a honest person to govern the country. “Corrupt leaders are…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has secured the conviction of one Laminu Ahmed, 36, for the rape of a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 14 in a judgment delivered on Thursday sentenced him to life imprisonment. The trial…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has secured the conviction of one Laminu Ahmed, 36, for the rape of a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 14 in a judgment delivered on Thursday sentenced him to life imprisonment. The trial…
The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor Godwin Emefiele continued on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Maitama, with a fifth prosecution witness, Kingsley Obiora, former CBN Deputy Governor in charge of policy, disclosing that the new naira notes printed and released into circulation under…
The Zimbabwean government has enacted new laws requiring WhatsApp group administrators to acquire The license payments are required of all data controllers, including WhatsApp administrators who manage data related to commercial conversations, per Statutory Instrument 155 of 2024. The new license will apply to several organizations, including churches, companies, and community organisations, with a minimum…
