Investors Lose Thousands, Maybe Millions of Dollars to Jesam Michael’s AAS
Ebenezer Udeagha*, a resident of Owerri, Imo State, first heard of Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS), a cryptocurrency trading platform run by Jesam Michael, a self-acclaimed forex trader and expert, via…
UPDATED: Akpoti-Uduaghan Petitions Senate on ‘Sexual Harassment’ Claims
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has formally petitioned the Senate over the sexual harassment claims she made against Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President. The Kogi senator…
JUST IN: Akpoti-Uduaghan Petitions Senate on ‘Sexual Harassment’ Claims
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has formally petitioned the Senate over the sexual harassment claims she made against Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President. The Kogi senator…
UI Law Student Samuel Omofala Wins 7th ‘Fisayo Soyombo Intervarsity Essay Contest
Samuel Omofala, a student of the University of Ibadan, has won the ultimate prize in the 7th edition of the annual ‘Fisayo Soyombo inter-university essay competition organised by the Union…
Tinubu Gives JRB, Known for Poor Project Delivery, N147.9bn to Fix Oyo-Ogbomoso Road
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N147.9 billion for JRB Construction Limited to complete the dualisation of the Oyo-Ogbomoso Road in Oyo State. Sunday Dare, a spokesperson to Tinubu, announced…
UPDATED: Udom Emmanuel in EFCC Net Over N700bn Fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Udom Emmanuel, a former governor of Akwa Ibom, over an alleged N700 billion fraud. TheCable reported that Emmanuel was…
Enugu Policemen Grabbed Radiographer Off Road, Christened Him ‘Yahoo Boy’ to Steal His N551,500
Five policemen from a police station opposite the Federal Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, in Enugu State, are facing human rights abuse and extortion accusations after they abducted and detained Emmanuel Eze,…
Air Peace Abruptly Cancels Journalist’s Flight, Delays N220,000 Refund
On February 1, Nigerian journalist Sam Oma (not real name) booked a flight worth N220,000 with Air Peace for a round-trip from Abuja to Akure in Ondo State. The flight…
Inspector John Taka Assaults Corps Member, Fasting Tricyclist in Plateau
Philemon Isa, a corps member in Plateau State, has recounted how Inspector John Taka, a police officer who stays around the Jos office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
3 Kwara SUBEB Officials on Trial for Fresh N96m Fraud Were Once Suspended for 2020 Ghost Workers Scandal
Three of six officials of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) recently arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for N96 million fraud were suspended in 2020…