Kanu Idagu To Nigerian Students: Focus On Self-development And Redirect Their Energy Into Positive Activities
As part of efforts to engage the student community in the campaign against cybercrime, the Ibadan Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC who also is the Assistant Commander of the EFCC, Kanu Idagu, has advised the youth to desist from cybercrime, warning that it could ruin their lives. He gave this […]
EFCC Arrests Ten Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command has arrested ten suspected internet fraudsters. They were apprehended in the Kubwa axis of Abuja on Wednesday following verified intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. The suspects are: Victor Onyemachi, Okolo Abdulganiyu, Williams Ebenezer, Victor Ejike, Ojonugwa V. Adama, Ejeh Michael, Bala Ogecha […]
Two Journalists, Russia’s Muratov And Phillipines’ Ressa, Win Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. They were cited for their fight for freedom of expression. The winners were announced Friday by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Last year’s prize went to the World Food Program, which was established […]
Senate Approves Bill To Raise Debt Ceiling And Avert Default, For Now
The Senate passed legislation on Thursday to raise the debt ceiling through early December, after a small cluster of Republicans temporarily put aside their objections and allowed action to stave off the threat of a first-ever federal default. The action came the day after Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, partly backed down from his […]
Nigerian central bank to launch digital currency within days – governor
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will launch the eNaira, its digital currency, in a couple of days from now, Governor Godwin Emefiele told a conference on Thursday. He said this would make Nigeria “one of the first countries in Africa, and indeed the globe, to adopt the digitisation of its national currency”. The CBN […]
PTD Commence Nationwide Strike Over Bad Roads, Safety Among Others
There are significant signs that the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), section of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG) may go on strike at any time today over the poor state of federal roads across the country, as well as two other unresolved problems. The tanker drivers’ other grievances include the federal […]
UNIZIK Female Undergraduate Killed In A Gas Explosion
Precious, a female student at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, has been killed in a gas explosion. According to reports, the incident occurred on Thursday in one of the university’s off-campus hostels in Ifite, Awka. The inferno is said to have injured some of the occupants of the hostel. “The young lady […]
FG Publish Details Of 2022 Budget
The estimates in the 2022 Appropriation Bill, which the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), lay before a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, will be published by the Federal Government on Friday (today). Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, will provide the facts that were noticeably absent from […]
Taiwan Seeks International Support After Chinese Incursions
Taiwan will ensure regional peace and stability and seeks to work with other like-minded democracies, President Tsai Ing-wen told senior French and Australian dignitaries on Thursday, days after a dramatic spike in tensions with China. The trips by four French senators and former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott come after four straight days, beginning last […]
Convicted Serial Killer Who Lured Victims On Dating Apps Sentenced To 160 Years
A convicted serial killer who used dating apps to lure his victims in New Jersey was sentenced to 160 years in prison on Wednesday. The families of the victims still live with the weight of loss and suffering. Sarah Butler was the last known victim in a murderous crime spree. Her body was found buried […]
