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A High Court in Ibadan on Friday ordered an internet fraudster, a.k.a Yahoo Yahoo boy, Adewale Tosin, to sweep the court premises for six months. Justice Bayo Taiwo, sentenced Tosin after he pleaded guilty to defrauding an American man, Lylian …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will launch his own social media platform, TRUTH Social, according to a press release by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Trump’s new social network is set to launch a beta version …

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday refused to give approval for media coverage of the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, in the terrorism charges against …

Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged security agencies and political leaders to deal decisively with all those who think they can turn the country upside down through misinterpretation of religious teachings. Speaking at the 2nd National Education Summit …

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-rufai has revealed that his government has been asking the federal government to declare bandits as terrorists since 2017. While receiving a Q3 security report on the state on Wednesday, the governor stated that declaring bandits …

Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has expressed that state governors, not the police are in charge of rallies.and public presentation titled, ‘One year after Endsars, 35 years after Dele Giwa and the quest to remake Nigeria’. Falana stated …

Ahead of the planned commemoration of the #EndSARS protests of last year, the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it will only allow indoor and virtual events. Briefing reporters in Ikeja, the State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said …

No fewer than two traditional rulers have been killed during an attack by gunmen at Nnenasa community Headquarters of Njaba local government area of Imo State. Sources earlier informed newsmen that five of the traditional rulers had been killed but …

19-year-old robbery suspect, Ikechukwu Ubani, who was arrested by the police in Lekki, Lagos, after he was knocked down by the motorist they robbed in traffic, has disclosed how he got into robbery after graduating from pickpocketing in July. Ubani …

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Buba Marwa has stated that public office holders should be made to undergo an integrity drug test. Speaking with NAN on Monday, Marwa stated that the idea behind the call for the …

The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, October 15, 2021, arrested 12 suspected internet fraudsters at Alapata and Awotan areas of Ibadan, Oyo State. The suspects include: Adetola Oluwaseyi Francis, Yusuf Sadam Opeyemi, …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old man, Bisi Omoniyi for murder. The suspect was nabbed on October 15 after allegedly killing a 50-year-old man over a woman he purportedly wanted to pass the night with. …

Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, and his wife Malama Zeenah Ibrahim, have separately taken the Department of State Services and the Attorney General of the Federation to the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, urging the court to “declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the present administration to track, intercept and monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, and text …

The Police Command in Rivers, on Thursday, began community policing in the state, following the launch of the Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC) in the state. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Joseph Mukan made the disclosure …

Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba made the announcement in a statement on Saturday. New information have revealed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Police Service Commission (PSC) have commenced the process of concluding the 2020 enlistment of 10,000 …

The suspects, mostly undergraduates, were nabbed following intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related crimes. 12 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren …

A report by Premium Times has highlighted how much has been budgeted for President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo’s feeding and travel since 2016.This follows the presentation of the 2022 budget estimate to a joint session of the National …

The federal government has released a revised travel protocol into Nigeria, which will be effective from Monday, 25th October, 2021. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee and Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha in a statement issued on …

Funke Felix-Adejumo of Agape Christian Ministry made the statement during a sermon. A Nigerian pastor has urged her members who are rich to dump their poor friends. Funke Felix-Adejumo of Agape Christian Ministry made the statement during a sermon. She …