EFCC detains VON DG over ‘N1.3bn fraud’
Osita Okechukwu, director-general of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Okechukwu reportedly arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 1:30 pm on Saturday, following an invitation regarding a case of alleged conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds. He is […]
110 abducted girls still missing, says Chibok community
The Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA) in Chibok, Borno state, says 110 girls are still unaccounted for. The girls are among the over 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. Speaking on Saturday at a media briefing held in Abuja, Dauda lliya, KADA president, urged the government to deploy more […]
NCC to Nigerians: Avoid clicking links sent through SMS… malware in circulation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public of TangleBot, a new virus infecting Android mobile devices through short messaging service (SMS). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC spokesman, following a recent security advisory made available to the commission by the Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT). […]
Family seeks FG’s intervention over ‘death of 19-year-old Nigerian in Ukrainian university’
The family of Fadlullah Agboluaje, identified as a 19-year-old Nigerian, has called on the federal government to help them investigate his “death”, which was said to have occurred shortly after he arrived in Ukraine. Rofeeha, Agbolauje’s older sister, had raised the alarm on social media on Wednesday that her family was informed that […]
Did Rotimi Amaechi take an oath of silence?
Has Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, lost his trenchant voice to the serpentine politics of Aso Rock? Has the fabled Lion of Ubima been emasculated and magicked into a wimpy cat? Has Chibuike Nwaamaechi, who defied a sitting president; survived lethal political machinations in his former party — the PDP — and fought against […]
Police arrest teenagers for ‘beheading girlfriend for money rituals’
The Ogun state police command says it arrested four teenagers for allegedly killing a girl for money rituals. According to a statement by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state police spokesman, the police received information on Saturday at Adatan divisional headquarters from the head of the community’s security guards, that the suspects were seen burning […]
PDP: Buhari cancelled trip to Zamfara over fear of bandit attack — he should have gone by road
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled his trip to Zamfara over the fear of being attacked by terrorists. Buhari, who was in Sokoto on Thursday to inaugurate some projects, was billed to proceed to Zamfara to discuss insecurity in the state and also to commiserate with the people over […]
Know The Law: Electricity meter bypass could get you jailed for five years
The trend of bypassing, tampering with electricity meters and cables is not alien to Nigerians. Stakeholders in the electricity sector have continuously bemoaned persistent energy theft and meter bypass, which they say result in loss of revenue and could potentially cripple the power sector. In 2018, the Association of Electricity Distributors (ANED) said […]
INSIDE STORY: Raped, shot, tortured — the scarred survivors of banditry in northern Nigeria
A life disrupted. Normalcy abruptly aborted. A reality filled with uncertainties. Welcome to the everyday life of Nigerians whose existence has been upturned by bandits and kidnappers in northern Nigeria. Since 2013, thousands have abandoned their communities while over 1,000 schoolchildren have been abducted. Victims and survivors now live in fear, traumatised by the […]
Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria reports 72 infections in 10 states — but over 200 recoveries
Nigeria on Friday recorded 72 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday. Morocco begins construction of COVID vaccine plant Morocco has started building a COVID vaccine manufacturing plant in collaboration with Recipharm, a Swedish firm. Sensyo Pharmatech, the manufacturing plant, will manufacture vaccines against COVID-19 and […]