Six internet fraudsters: Kelvin Eghosa Osadebawen, Akhere Jeffery, Akhabue Bright, Destiny Akhere, Erahon Emmanuel Imuentinyan and Ekhator Osamudiamen Favour – were on Monday, August 28 convicted and sentenced to prison by Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City.They were arraigned separately on one count charge of impersonation and possession of fraudulent documents by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Their road to prison began following their arrest by operatives of the Commission based on actionable intelligence. During the investigation, Imuentinyan, 21, was discovered to have impersonated Gary Sinise, an American…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters in Bwari and Dutse axes of Abuja. The suspects were arrested today, August 28, 2023 following an intelligence report on their alleged cybercrime-related activities. They are: Odey John Paul, 25, Greg Ajima Odey, 23, Julius Okpanachi, 21, Ugbede Opaluwa, 25, Okpanachi Emmanuel, 25, and Mohammed Abba, 26. Items recovered from the suspects include two Toyota Camry and one Mercedes Benz C300 cars, twelve mobile phones and three laptops. They will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that one of its operatives was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in front of a Hotel in D-Line, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the sad development in a statement on Sunday, that the officer was shot by a yet-to-be-identified gunman on Friday night. According to Iringe-Koko, the officer, who is an inspector, was attached to the Department of Operations in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State. She added that the hoodlum shot the officer who was on escort duty in the…
A clash between some thugs and one of the soldiers deployed to a construction site along Railway, Otto in Lagos Mainland has left a young man identified simply as Lekan reportedly shot dead. It was gathered that a tarmac is being constructed in the area by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), the operator of Lagos Rail Mass Transit, for the maintenance of railways. It was also gathered that the construction company in charge of the project recently started building a fence to separate the tarmac from the neigbouring communities, but the residents kicked against it, saying the fence…
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has said the state has every reason to appreciate the Almighty God in spite of the upheavals. Speaking on the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the state, the Governor who congratulated the people of the state, said: “The people of the state, have every reason to appreciate Allah (SWT) for the journey in spite of the challenges, tribulations and ugly experiences that bedevilled the state.” He added that: “We appreciate the founding fathers of our dear state for their foresight and commitment in ensuring we became a state 32 years ago. The…
The Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the Red Chambers of the National Assembly, Senator Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni has expressed concern on the danger ocean surge and encroachment portends for residents of Eti Osa and Lekki communities, reports thegazellenews.com. Moving forward therefore, the lawmaker, who is also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, assured residents of the affected communities that the Senate will be adequately informed on this problem noting that the issue will be top priority when the Red Chamber resumes sitting next month. Speaking at the meeting on Ocean Encroachment organized by the Lekki Estates…
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday, 26 August, 2023 advised U.S. Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, to ensure that U.S. policy is intentionally collaborative with independent African democracies at a time when they are under assault by anti-democratic forces within and outside of the continent. The President noted that American-backed development finance and multilateral institutions, which were designed to support war-torn Europe after World War II, require swift and comprehensive reform to meet the developmental requirements of younger democracies in Africa, which operate in authoritarian-crowded environments, such that the legitimate yearnings of Africans…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that new COVID EG.5 and BA.2.86 sub-variants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is not yet in the country, thegazellenews.com reports. The health agency, which stated this in a statement issued on Saturday, 26 August, 2023 signed by its Director General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said the situation is being monitored. Recall that On August 9, 2023, the World Health Organisation designated EG.5, a descendant lineage of XBB.1.9.2, and its sub-lineages as a variant of interest. The EG.5 is a sublineage of the omicron variant and has been detected in…
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed that it has confiscated 820 cartons of suspected fake and expired drugs at Mallam Kato Market in Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The state Command Spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday, 26 August, 2023. Haruna, who said the drugs were recovered from two warehouses at the market, added that the drugs include 514 cartons of eemistxmin/emstifer syrup, 219 cartons of 5mg Lisinopril tablets, 7 cartons of 5mg amlodipine tablets, 87 cartons of 50mg atenol and 40 cartons, 3 cartons of Frusemide injection. He said…
Nigerian striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has made history as the first-ever Nottingham Forest player to score in seven consecutive Premier League games after netting against Manchester United on Saturday, 26 August, 2023. Awoniyi opened the scoring for Forest in the second minute at Old Trafford. The Super Eagles Striker collected the ball inside his own half and ran through on goal before slotting the ball past Andre Onana. The 26-year-old also joined Emmanuel Adebayor and Mohamed Salah as the only Africans to have scored in seven consecutive Premier League games. Willy Bolly scored the second goal for Nottingham Forest. Manchester United recovered…