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Following public outcry over the N5.095 billion budgetary allotment for a presidential boat found in the 2023 supplemental budget, the House of Representatives moved to remove the yacht spending. Abubakar Bichi, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, made this announcement and said that the budgeted allotment for student loans has been raised from N5…
Recently, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched a fraud investigation against students at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, which has put the university at the center of controversy. Following the arrest of 69 people by EFCC agents on suspicion of engaging in online fraud, many of whom were students at OAU, the…
In a huge setback for Nigeria’s ambitious plans for petroleum product self-sufficiency, the country’s domestic refineries, notably the high-profile Dangote Refinery, are experiencing production delays due to insufficient crude oil supply. The Dangote Refinery, which has a daily production capacity of 650,000 barrels, failed its October production target for the second time in 2023, extending…
The procedures pertaining to the arrest and bail of suspects have been amended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following the recent arrest of 69 individuals suspected of engaging in online fraud. All EFCC commanders have been instructed to stop their nocturnal sting operations by Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of the…
Nysome Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has made a bold remark claiming that no one can overthrow his political system. During a meeting with governors from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that took place at his office on Wednesday, Wike made these remarks. The governors’ arrival on an intervention mission was intended…
Over seventy students were reportedly taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a late-night raid in the vicinity of the Obafemi Awolowo University campus in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Hostels just beyond the campus limits were the site of the raid. EFCC officials attacked the Fine Touch and Superb…
The Rivers State Police Command has offered an explanation for the events surrounding the recent protest at the state’s House of Assembly complex in Port Harcourt, which involved an unexpected encounter with Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The leadership explained that the acts conducted during the protest were “not deliberate” and that their main goal was to…
The arrest of Sunday Osagie and Ayodele Adeolu by the Lagos State Police Command on suspicion of robbing skit creator Ekwutousi Philo is a noteworthy event. This arrest comes following an incident in the Alapere neighborhood of Ketu, Lagos State, where Philo’s video went viral and she was accused of being robbed by someone, probably…
Destiny Maikarfi, better known as “TudTech,” received a two-year prison sentence for his role in online fraud from Justice A.A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court in a landmark ruling. After Maikarfi entered a guilty plea to a single cybercrime count, the verdict was rendered on October 30, 2023. The only count in the…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Eastern Marine Command, made a huge breakthrough in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade when they seized a substantial amount of pangolin scales, elephant tusks, and old shoes worth a staggering N680 million. This operation, which was carried out in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on October 24, 2023, represents a…