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The Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says its operatives have arrested 13 suspected internet fraudsters in Sokoto State. The spokesman for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Oyewale said the arrests were made on Saturday in the Gidan Yaro and Dandima areas of Sokoto, following actionable intelligence suggesting the suspects’ involvement in internet-related offences. “All 13 suspects claim to be students at Usmanu Danfodio University in Sokoto. Once investigations are concluded, they will face charges in court. “This recent crackdown is part of the EFCC’s ongoing efforts…

Troops from Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe have apprehended three suspects in possession of weapons. According to a statement from Major Emmanuel Onoja, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, dated Friday, September 27, 2024, the suspects were identified as Abel Festus, Ramsey Akporoyibo, and Stephen Omah. They were arrested while travelling in a Lexus RX 350, with registration number, YAB 347 CQ, in Oghareki community, Ethiope West local government area of Delta State. “The operation yielded a significant cache of weapons, including five pump-action rifles, a Dane gun, a battle axe, and 51 cartridges. “The…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, on Saturday, in Abuja said the production of 3 million barrels of crude oil per day is achievable from the 1.7 million it is presently producing. Making the declaration at the Stakeholders Engagement Session the NNPCL had with journalists covering the National Assembly, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the company, Olufemi Soneye said the feat is attainable with support from all stakeholders. He said the political will in that regard, is already provided by President Bola Tinubu with directives to relevant security agencies to stem the ugly tide of oil theft and…

A group, Good Development and Accountability Advocacy, has advised dog and cat owners in the country to vaccinate the animals against rabies, saying that the disease is a big threat to humanity. This is even as the group has warned Nigerians that consumption of dog meat infected with rabies can end their lives. The President of the group, Chukwunazom Cyra Obi gave the warning in Umuahia, Abia State, during the World Rabies Day celebration in the state. He expressed concern over the nuisance constituted by stray dogs in urban streets and within rural communities across the country but noted that…

A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has disclosed that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would have been better than President Bola Tinubu. Galadima made the remark while lamenting over the level of development in Nigeria. Featuring on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Galadima recalled how Indians used their foreign remittance to develop their country. According to Galadima: “Rabiu Kwankwaso would have done better than Tinubu because we can even export Seun to CNN or Aljazeera to earn dollars. “All these Java that you people are shouting about, we will train Nigerians deliberately and send them out.…

Determined to maintain peace in the Niger Delta region, over 30,000 ex-agitators have opposed the planned protests across the country on October 1. The repentant agitators, mostly youths, vowed not to allow any protest to take place in the region on October 1. Speaking through their leaders at a stakeholders’ meeting, organised by the Presidential Amnesty Programme led by Dr. Dennis Otuaro, in Warri, Delta State, they called on the people of the Niger Delta region to avoid protests on October 1, assuring that the region’s challenges would be addressed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The youths disclosed this…

A man has been arrested by operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly pretending to be a policeman and extorting money from people. The suspect, Shafiu Abdulkadir, 26, a resident of Anguwan Yelwa in Yola North Local Government Area, was arrested on Thursday, September 26, according to a statement released on Friday by the police. The statement, signed by spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the suspect was found extorting money from tricyclists along Aliyu Mustapha Flyover and around Jimeta Modern Market, both in Yola North LGA. “The arrest was a follow-up to…

The chairman of Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Emmanuel Ajah, has banned all forms of public gatherings in Ihie Autonomous Community due to the rising cases of insecurity in the area. He said the five-day ban on public gatherings began on 26 to 30 of September 2024, saying it was to safeguard lives and properties of the community. The council boss, on Friday in a statement he signed, also banned any form of media coverage, musical entertainment, and cultural display within the stipulated period. He said: “Due to some serious security threats to the peaceful co-existence of the…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the just concluded Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has registered his dissatisfaction with the election results, stressing that he intends to seek redress in court. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Ighodalo claimed his mandate was stolen by the All Progressives Congress, APC, with the help of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. DAILY POST had reported that Ighodalo finished second in the election with 247,274 votes, while the APC’s Monday Okpebholo was declared the winner with 291,667 votes. Labour Party candidate, Olumide Akpata, secured 22,763 votes. Ighodalo cited…

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has called for immediate action to prevent further loss of skilled professionals. NCC made this call worried by the alarming rate of talent migration from Nigeria’s telecommunications sector. It disclosed that over 500 software engineers and more than 2,000 trained telecom professionals fled the country in 2022 alone, posing a significant threat to the industry’s future. NCC Executive Vice Chairman Aminu Maida, while speaking at the fifth edition of the Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum, TSSF 5.0, themed “Mitigating the Effects of Talent Exodus and its Impact on the Growth of Nigeria’s Telecommunications Industry,” urged telecom…