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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Command, on Monday arraigned one Precious Williams, a director of Glossolalia Nigeria Ltd and Pelegend Nigeria Ltd, over her alleged involvement in a N13.8 billion Ponzi scheme. Williams was brought before Justice S.I. Mark of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on a 14-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence, advance fee fraud, and money laundering. The EFCC accused Williams of being a key player in an elaborate investment scam allegedly perpetrated between 2019 and 2020 by MBA Trading and Capital Investment Limited (MBA TCIL),…

[ad_1] Police operatives in Rivers State have arrested another two suspects linked to the killing of the Ahoada Divisional Police Officer (DPO), late SP Bako Angbashim in 2023.The two suspects identified as Lovegod Goodluck and Precious Olumini, said to be members of the notorious late 2Baba Iceland cult group, were arrested on May and 13 June, 2025 at their hideouts. Daily Trust recalls that the late Divisional Police Officer and his team, were ambushed by an Iceland cult gang led by Gift Okpara aka 2Baba on September 8, 2023, and gruesomely murdered.SPONSOR AD Some suspects were arrested immediately after the…

[ad_1] For the majority of us, mobile devices impact our daily activities and enable us to do much more than just communicate and listen.  Nowadays, many smartphone users customize their devices.  Your smartphone is protected by skins, which also give it a unique appearance.  It examines a number of aspects of mobile skins, including their advantages, accessible options, attachment methods, and well-known brands.  What does the term “mobile skin” mean?Mobile skins are simple covers made of various materials that attach securely to the outside of your mobile device. They protect your device while also giving you the ability to customize its…

[ad_1] Seven years after they were last promoted, police inspectors attached to various zones and commands across the country have expressed worry over delay in their promotion to the next rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police.Daily Trust learnt that the Force usually sets up a departmental selection board every January to screen confirmed police inspectors due for the next promotion and by June, those found qualified get the ASP rank. But a cross section of the affected police operatives, who spoke to Daily Trust on condition of anonymity, lamented that they had not been invited by the board, urging the…

[ad_1] Clinical lecturers under the umbrella of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) at the University of Calabar have embarked on an indefinite strike, protesting what they describe as deliberate exclusion from the ongoing process to appoint a new vice chancellor of the university. The action, led by MDCAN, University of Calabar and UCTH chapter, followed the University Governing Council’s failure to revise a recent job advert that allegedly discriminates against clinical lecturers. The protest stems from a vacancy notice published in a national newspaper (not Daily Trust) on May 27, 2025, which stipulates that candidates for the…

[ad_1] A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in the case of money laundering.Justice Yusuf Halilu on Monday ordered Emefiele to produce two sureties with properties in Asokoro, Maitama and Wuse valued at at least N2 billion. The judge further directed Emefiele to deposit his international passport to the court’s registrar.SPONSOR AD The judge further ordered that Emefiele be remanded in custody if he failed to complete the bail conditions by Wednesday.Ruling on the bail application by Emefiele’s counsel Matthew Burkaa (SAN), Justice Halilu stated that Emefiele…

[ad_1] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an Abuja high court on Monday tendered the statement made to it by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the trial of Dr Olu Agunloye.Agunloye,  a former Minister of Power and Steel is charged infractions in the award of contract for Mambilla Hydropower Station in Taraba . Agunloye is standing trial on an a seven-count charge bordering on forgery, disobeying presidential directive and gratification brought against him  before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, of Apo high court.SPONSOR AD In the charge, marked FCT/HC/CR/617/2023, EFCC alleged that Agunloye awarded contract for the Mambilla project on…

[ad_1] The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says it will forge a strategic partnership with the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) to ensure compliance of pension remittance by managers of media organisations in Nigeria.Director General of the National Pension Commission, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, made the disclosure in Abuja when she led her management team on a courtesy visit to the President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Malam Kabiru Yusuf, on Monday. She said the purpose of the visit was to seek support for the compliance within the media sector to conform to the Pension Reform Act of…

[ad_1] The Yobe State Government has distributed agricultural inputs to 1000 families displaced by Boko Haram insurgency attacks.The beneficiaries were selected from Mallam Dunari community, to improve their living conditions. Distributing the items to the beneficiaries, Governor Mai Mala Buni, said the state government, through the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), is targeting the vulnerable communities in its initiatives.SPONSOR AD He said the distribution of the inputs was aimed to boost agricultural productivity and support the livelihoods of vulnerable households.He added that the initiative is part of his effort to ensure resilience and enhance food security across Yobe State.Governor Buni…

[ad_1] Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS Pathfinder) have deactivated five illegal refining sites and 50,000 litres of stolen crude at Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Nnabuchi Aniaku, in a statement in Port Harcourt, stated that the illegal refining sites which were used for massive illegal bunkering activities in the area had 62 ovens, 21 reservoirs and 55 dugout pits containing approximately 50,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil, 83,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and 20,000 litres of illegally refined kerosene. He said the successful…