EFCC arraigns real estate developer, husband over N500m land fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Rebecca Godwin-Isaac Omokamo, a real estate developer also known as Bilikisu Ishaku-Aliyu, over alleged N500 million land fraud and money…
PenCom to blacklist organisations failing to remit pensions from November 10
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says it will blacklist organisations that fail to meet their pension remittance obligations from November 10. Omolola Oloworaran, the director-general (DG)of PenCom, disclosed the…
Man jailed 76 years for porn blackmail that led to Canadian teen’s death
The federal high court sitting in Lagos has sentenced Olukeye Adeayo Olalekan to 76 years in prison after finding him guilty of multiple offences, including child pornography, cyberstalking, fraud, and…
FCCPC seals France, Belgium visa centres for obstructing investigations
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed off the visa centres of France, Belgium and Italy at the Mukhtar El-Yakub House, Central Business District, Abuja. TLS…
Vandals destroyed 178 electricity towers in 42 incidents, says TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has recorded at least 42 acts of vandalism, affecting 178 towers so far. Ali Sharifa, general manager of transmission service at…
Israel-Iran war: Khamenei vows Iran’ll never surrender, warns US against interference
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday, said the nation would never surrender and warned that the United States would suffer irreparable damage if it intervenes, even as Israel…
Tuggar flays planned U.S. visa restrictions for African nations
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has described as unfortunate the United States latest planned visa ban on West African States’ citizens. Tuggar, who spoke yesterday at the…
USSD debt: Subscribers, banks, telcos agree on airtime billing
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria now have direct access to revenue generated from Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services, following a new billing arrangement approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission and…
Trump orders US embassies to scrutinise social media accounts of visa-seeking students
The U.S. Department of State has ordered its embassies around the world to demand visa-seeking students make their social media accounts public for scrutiny of anti-U.S. sentiments as part…
Why Aburi Accord failed, by Gowon
Former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon yesterday gave an insight into why the Aburi Accord, a truce pact reached to stave off the 1966 Nigerian Civil War, failed.…
