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Operatives of Rivers State Police command have arrested a leader of the disbanded OSPAC vigilante group, Nyeche Ajuru, two months after he was declared wanted over alleged murder of two soldiers and seizure of their two rifles . The incident occured at Ndele community, Emohua LGA of the State. The Police also arrested an alleged member of a gang, ThankGod Aruka, who kidnapped and murdered a protocol officer to Emeka Woke, former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Justice Azunda. Briefing journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday, Rivers Police Commissioner, CP Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka said Ajuru was arrested in…

Two security guards, Abubakar Adam and Gambo Bukas have been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment for sleeping on duty and paving way for the theft of two vehicle engines worth N900,000. An Area Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday, slammed them with the imprisonment . The police prosecutor, Inspector Ibrahim Gowkat, told the court that the case was reported at the Laranto police station on May 10, 2023, by one Segun Peter. Gowkat said the convicts, who are security guards at Peter’s mechanic garage, slept off on duty and paved way for thieves to steal two…

Operatives of the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a fake Senator, Ifechukwu Tom Makwe, for alleged €5.7 million internet fraud. Makwe was arrested at the Guzape area of Abuja following credible intelligence about his internet- related fraud activities. PLATFORMS TIMES gathered that the suspect, bearing many aliases (Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, Dr. Bran), defrauded a Spaniard of €5.7 million. Makwe allegedly claimed to be a US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent and diplomatic solicitor, and succeeded in defrauding his victim using fake identities. The suspect allegedly started defrauding the victim since 2013 when he…

The Chief Financial Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Mukhtar Adam, has been named ‘Chief Financial Officer of the Year’ at the 11th All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) in partnership with CNBC Africa. The award ceremony took place at the King’s Ballroom, Sun City, South Africa, on June 23, 2023. This honour places Dr. Mukhtar alongside other celebrated professionals across Africa. Dr. Mukhtar while expressing gratitude thanked the judges and organisers of the award, expressing his appreciation for being deemed a fitting recipient of the ‘Chief Financial Officer of the Year’ for 2023. He dedicated the award to the…

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied granting the owner of Hilton Hotel, Dr. Rahmon Adedoyin, who was sentenced to death by hanging over the murder of a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke, state pardon. Justice Oyebola Ojo sentenced Adedoyin and two staff to death by hanging on May 31, 2023. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke denied speculations he has perfected plans to release Adedoyin. He maintained his administration has never and will never intervene in the judicial process, labeling those behind the fake news as public enemies. According to him: “Those who concocted…

Barely 18 hours after announcing a tariff hike, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on Monday backtracked. The management, in a public announcement to its customers, urged the customers to ignore its previous announcement of an upward tariff review. AEDC noted that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was yet to approve such an increase for the company. It said: “Please disregard the communication circulating in the media regarding the review of electricity tariffs. Be informed that no approval for such an increment has been received. We regret any inconvenience.” The Company on Monday night issued a public service announcement saying…

Speaker Tajudeen Abbas has appointed Mr Leke Bayiewu, a correspondent with Punch Newspaper, as his Chief Press Secretary. Abbas also appointed Mr. Ahmed Musa, a correspondent with Daily Independent Newspaper, as his Special Assistant on Print Media. Both were members of the House of Representatives Press Corps until their appointment on Monday. This was made known in a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Abdullahi Krishi. According to the statement, Nura Adamu was also appointed the Special Adviser, Broadcast. The Speaker made 30 other appointments. They all take immediate effect. The list of appointments tagged…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the renaming of 15 of the country’s airports after some prominent Nigerians. The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs. Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday. The statement noted the President renamed the airports “as part of reforms of the Aviation sector.” The Maiduguri Airport was renamed after the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari and the Port Harcourt Airport after the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo while the Nasarawa Airport immortalised the late founder of…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday June 28 and Thursday June 29, 2023 as public holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The government felicitated with the Muslim Ummah at home and in the diaspora on the occasion of the celebration. The declaration was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade. The statement reads: “In the spirit of this special occasion, during which we commemorate the great virtues of obedience, sacrifice and faith as exemplified by Prophet Ibraheem (Peace of Allah be upon him), Muslims, and indeed all Nigerians are…

By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has ordered the demolition of all buildings erected along waterways in the State. Oborevwori gave the order on Monday, during an inspection tour of Phases I and II of the Warri/Effurun Storm Water Control Projects in Warri South and Uvwie Local Government Areas of the State. The Governor said there was no place in the world where people were allowed to build on waterways and directed the Ministries of Housing, Works, and Lands to identify and pull down all such buildings to allow the free flow of water on natural…