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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has sounded a warning to potential Nigerian migrants seeking employment in the UK. Highlighting a fraudulent scheme distributing counterfeit employment letters, the IOM revealed that over 260,000 Nigerians sought their guidance on migration last year. Unfortunately, many fell victim to these false assurances, leaving them stranded in the UK….
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has taken into custody a 55-year-old lawyer, Sunday Ebong, for reportedly assaulting his wife. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Odiko MacDon, made this disclosure in a statement issued in Uyo on Monday. MacDon revealed that the arrest followed advice from the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is gearing up for an unrelenting battle against corrupt elements and financial looters in Nigeria. Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, affirmed this resolve during a Road Walk event held in Abuja on Saturday, December 9, 2023, marking the 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day. Olukoyede emphasized…
Over 1,000 residents from 20 villages in Awka community, Anambra state, expressed their grievances on Wednesday, November 22, staging a protest without clothing. The demonstration was fueled by the indiscriminate killings of their fellow community members. Carrying placards, the protesters accused certain high-ranking police officers of complicity in bribery and corruption within the locality. A…
The Enugu State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has reported that over 10 doctors fell victim to kidnappings and violent crimes within a span of less than two months. This revelation came during an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) held on November 14, 2023, at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, as stated in a…
In a recent legal development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command arraigned eleven Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State. The EFCC has charged these students with several counts of their involvement in cyber fraud. The accused faced a variety…
Bandits Strike Again, Claiming Five Lives and Abducting Seven in a Recent Assault on a Katsina Community The assault took place on Monday night, closely following a similar occurrence in the adjacent Musawa Local Government Area of the state the day before at approximately 10:00 pm. In the Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State,…
In a recent update, it has been reported that troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have successfully neutralized three terrorists and recovered an AK-47 rifle in Kaduna. The announcement was made by Musa Yahaya, the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of 1 Division Nigerian Army on November 6, 2023. Troops have made positive results…
In a remarkable joint operation, the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), effectively thwarted an impending terrorist attack on Kano. On Friday, November 3, 2023, an early morning raid was painstakingly carried out in Kano State’s Gezawa Local Government Area. The mission’s principal goal was to locate and detain suspected…
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…