BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Musician Arrested For Internet Fraud The suspects were arrested in sting operations at Disney Park Lounge, Epitome and Tomoso Hotels, all in the Barnawa axis of Kaduna. Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a popular musician on Tiktok, one Crown Uzama, aka ShalliPopi and his manager, Ajayi Abdul Hafeez, aka 21 Badda for alleged internet-related fraud. They were arrested alongside 29 other suspects, including four females: Glory Chinyere Kelvin Ogunwa l, Tina Ochonogor, Favour Baba Dawa and Joseph Judith Iya. The others include Adewale Adedokun, Yakubu Emmanuel…
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DSS Speaks On Fighting EFCC Over Lagos Property The Department of State Services (DSS) said it is not fighting with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a property in Lagos. It denied reports that it barricaded the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos. Spokesman of the Commission, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Tuesday, said the Service is only occupying its facility where it is carrying out its official and statutory responsibility. He said, “The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to some media reports that it…
Less Than 24 Hours After Leaving Power, ICC Set To Probe Gov Tambuwal A civic group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, while demanding the arrest and prosecution of Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, for crimes against humanity over his wilful refusal to follow up the killers of a Christian female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel. Recall that Deborah Samuel was in May 2022, stoned to death by some students believed to be her classmates over alleged blasphemy but the Sokoto State…
EFCC Speaks Over DSS’ Siege On Their Lagos Office The operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrived at their office on No. 15 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, this morning, May 30, 2023, to be denied entry by agents of the Department of State Services, DSS, who had barricaded the entrance with armoured personnel carriers. This development is strange to the Commission given that we have cohabited with the DSS in that facility for 20 years without incident. By denying operatives access to their offices, the Commission’s operations at its largest hub with over 500…
Drama, How Nigerian Ex-Gov Forgotten That He’s No More A Governor Missed His Flight While Seeking VIP Treatment Ibrahim Dankwambo, a former Gombe State Governor, has narrated how an ex-governor missed his flight while awaiting his aides to remind him of boarding time.… Ibrahim Dankwambo, a former Gombe State Governor, has narrated how an ex-governor missed his flight while awaiting his aides to remind him of boarding time. Speaking at a farewell dinner for 18 outgoing governors in Abuja, Dankwambo said the former governor kept sipping coffee in the departure lounge of a Nigerian airport, not knowing that the plane…
How My Cabinet Members Feared Buhari Would Jail Them – Jonathan A former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has claimed that members of his cabinet feared they would be put in jail after the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, won the election in 2015. Jonathan stated this while speaking in an interview aired by Arise TV on Monday. He said some of his cabinet members even thought he would run away but he stayed in the country. “In my own time, especially in the 2015 elections, my ministers, my senior officers, people who worked with me; there was this fear…
FULL LIST: Few Hours To Handing Over, Buhari Makes Massive Appointment President Muhammadu Buhari has made what appears to be his last appointment as he prepares to leave office today, Monday. A statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, appointed Sha’aban Sharada as the first Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out of School Children. Recall that the President recently assented to the National Commission for Almajiri and Out of School Children Education Bill 2023. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of the outgoing Member of the…
‘My Cattle, Sheep Easier To Control Than Nigerians’ – Buhari Blows Hot Few Hours To Go Outgoing Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has said he would need to reduce the number of cows and sheep in his ranch because he would not have enough money to buy feed for them after office. Buhari said his animals are easier to control than Nigerians, whom he ruled for eight years. Buhari has repeatedly said he would return to his hometown in Daura, Katsina State, to look after his cattle. During his speech at a pre-inauguration Gala Night held on Sunday, Buhari re-echoed that…
Gov Soludo Sacks Women’s Leader For Supporting Husband The women in the ancient city of Ebenebe, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, are protesting the alleged sacking of the community’s Women President General, Mrs Favour Nworah, by the state government. Nworah has been the President General of Ebenebe Town Union, Women Wing, since April 2019. She was allegedly sacked by the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, in April 2023 after the general elections. She was sacked as the Women President General of the town on the allegation that she appeared several times at Labour Party rallies and also wore…
I’ll Have No Excuses, Don’t Pity Me – Tinubu To Nigerians President-elect, Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians not to pity him as he faces the huge task of nation building before him. Tinubu stated this on Sunday night during his inauguration dinner and gala night. The former Governor of Lagos maintained he was aware of the task before him and insisted he will not give any excuses. Instead, he urged Nigerians to hold him accountable on his campaign promises. “We have corruption, insecurity and many problems confronting us… but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for…