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Hurricane EFCC sweeps up 792 suspected fra¥dsters in a historic cybercrime arrest. The EFCC says it has carried out its largest single-day operation against cryptocurrency and romance sc+m networks, arresting 792 suspects in Lagos. In a press conference on Monday, December 16, 2024, EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the arrests took place at a seven-storey building in Victoria Island, Lagos. Uwujaren said the suspects include 114 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, two Khazartans, one Pakistani, and one Indonesian. He said the foreigners were using the building to “train Nigerians on how to initiate romance and investment sc+ms”. The EFCC spokesperson added that the foreigners created fake profiles for their Nigerian accomplices to engage in romance and cryptocurrency sc+ms. Uwujaren said all the floors of the seven-storey building were equipped with “high-end” desktop computers, adding that over 500 sim cards of Nigerian telecommunications operators were recovered.

Pep: “I’m not good enough”. 8 defeats from his 11 games for his Manchester City side. Guardiola says “I am the boss, the manager, I have to find solutions and so far I haven't. That's the reality.” @NickyAACampbell asks... Manchester City: have the wheels come off? Credit: BBC 

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, on Friday, urged owners of Federal Government lands and houses in Lagos State to remit their ground rent to the government’s coffer. Dangiwa said this during a stakeholder-citizens engagement on land administration and a physical assessment of Banana Island, Osborne Phase One and Two, Park View/ Foreshore estates and shorelines. He said that the ministry planned to optimise its revenue collections by ensuring that all the occupiers of the Federal Government’s assets pay their ground rent to enable it to improve the facilities. According to him, while the Federal Government is committed to renovating, safeguarding and optimising the value of its assets nationwide, it will also enforce strict compliance with its land and estate administration laws. Dangiwa said that the Ministry of Housing under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, had resolved to restore order in federal land and asset management. “The Ministry i...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic will officially cease to be members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) between January 29 and July 29, 2025. This timeline was announced by ECOWAS Commission President Alieu Touray on Sunday during the 66th ordinary session of heads of state and government in Abuja. Earlier this year, the military-led governments of the three nations announced their withdrawal from ECOWAS, citing the bloc’s alignment with the interests of France, their former colonial power. Before their withdrawal, the trio had been suspended and faced sanctions, with Niger and Mali hit particularly hard. Touray explained that the extended exit timeline allows room for final mediations and diplomatic efforts. However, the three nations have described their decision to leave as “irreversible” and have pledged to forge an independent path for their citizens. The announcement came ahead of a critical ECOWAS summit where regional leaders had aimed to negotiate ...

Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima against making further critical remarks about Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British Conservative Party. Igboho’s statement, issued in Osogbo on Sunday, was a reaction to Shettima's comments regarding Badenoch, who had previously spoken out against corruption in Nigeria. Badenoch, a prominent politician of Yoruba descent, had also distanced herself from being associated with Northern Nigeria in her statements. In a personally signed press release, Igboho defended Badenoch, asserting that her criticism of corruption in Nigeria was valid. He urged Tinubu to intervene, emphasizing that Shettima should focus on his vice-presidential duties rather than engage in personal attacks. “It is the responsibility of President Bola Tinubu, who shares a Yoruba heritage, to guide Shettima away from engaging in a needless feud with Badenoch. Her remarks o...