NIGERIA: Buhari Names Abdulrasheed Bawa as New EFCC Boss …Big Loss to Nigeria Police – Observers
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday morning, announced Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Bawa, 40, will…
COVID-19: 109m Nigerians to be Vaccinated in 2 years, says NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that it planned to vaccinate approximately 109 million Nigerians that would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination over the course…
Nigeria Records 29 Cases of UK Variant COVID-19 – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has confirmed 29 cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 of the UK variant in the country.Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Iheakwazu, said…
NIGERIA: Man Kills 38-yr-old Wife over Suspicion of Infidelity
Ndudi Anyim A 38-year-old woman, Momudat Sobola, has been stabbed to death by her husband, Sobola Olatunji, following suspicion of infidelity. Olatunji, 46, and a worker at Remo North Local Government…
NIGERIA: Couple Bags 40-yrs Jail Term Each for N53m Fraud
Ndudi Anyim A couple, Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick and Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle, have been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each over a N53 million fraud. The couple had allegedly fleeced a woman, Dunni…
NIGERIA: EFCC Nabs 28 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
Ndudi Anyim Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in the Abule-Egba area of…
NIGERIA: Court Jails DJ for Cloning Ex-COAS, Buratai, Dangote’s Daughter’s Facebook Accounts
Ndudi Anyim A Disc Jockey (DJ), Blessed Michael, is to spend six months in prison for cloning the Facebook account of immediate past former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen.…
SOUTH AFRICA: Police to Arraign Murderer, as Another Bags Life Jail
Police in Nelspruit, South Africa, are set to arraign a murder suspect over murder.The 25-year-old man will, on Wednesday, appear before the Bethal Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, 17 February 2021,…
NIGERIA: IGP Adamu Flags Off Op. PUFF ADDER II…Says, ‘Special Operation’ Targeted at Reclaiming Public Space from Criminals’
Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, on Monday, flagged-off a reinvigorated special security action plan, code-named Operation PUFF ADDER II aimed at reinforcing the ongoing fight against banditry, kidnapping, armed…
KENYA: Five SIM-Swap Scammers Arrested over Sh2.8m Heist…. Deceased People’ Bank Accounts Their Target
Five suspects have been arrested over a syndicate in which scammers swap SIM cards to steal money from bank accounts of deceased people.This followed an incident in which the late…