Operatives of Enugu Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters at the Monarch axis of Enugu, Enugu State. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren gave the names of the suspects as: Okoro Anselem, Okoh Chumsdi, Ngwuta Chibuike, Chukwugekwu Michael,Chukwuemeka Victor, Chima Richard, Simon Prosper, Joshua Bomateh and Chukwunonso Henry. Other include Waritimi Fredrick, Ifesinachi valentine, Amadi Michael, Ijere Caleb, Victor Nduka and Joshua Odoemenam. They were arrested based on verified intelligence on their involvement in internet related fraud. Items recovered from the suspects include two vehicles, several…
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has sought greater collaboration with financial institutions in the country as a way of tackling fraudulent election financing, foreign exchange malpractices and money laundering. Speaking on Thursday, during an interactive session with managing directors of banks in Nigeria at the Conference Hall of the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC, he said it was important to bring the financial institutions in the country up to speed with the evolving policies in the Commission, in line with the United Nations’ categorization of the fight against corruption vis-à-vis prevention, enforcement…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, a civil society organisation, has condemned the resurgence of violence in Plateau, saying that the recent attack has set the tempo for identity-related unrests in the state. This is contained in a statement by the Executive Director of the Centre, Auwal Rafsanjani made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday. According to him, “this killing is one too many and must be investigated and perpetrators need to be brought to justice. Every Jos crisis is a reminder of unresolved violent identity-based conflicts that exist in the state. It is also a call to action, dialogue,…
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, Anvisa, said it turned down request by the Brazilian Butantan Institute for approval of Chinese CoronaVac to vaccinate children aged between 3 and 17. Anvisa stated this on Wednesday that the request was not approved due to lack of sufficient data. The Instituto Butantan biologic research centre is producing CoronaVac. “Vaccination of children and teenagers with CoronaVac vaccine is not approved. It was impossible to prove the vaccine’s efficacy and safety for this age group, based on information by the Butantan Institute. “Data on immunogenicity leave unclear the duration of protection provided by the immunizing agent,”…
Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the unconditional release of political detainees from all Afghan prisons. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said on Thursday that the political prisoners will reunite with their families on Friday. “The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate Hibatullah Akhundzada ordered the release of political prisoners from all jails. “The provincial governors will unconditionally release all political prisoners of low and high ranks from the country’s prisons and will hand them over to their families tomorrow,’’ Ahmadi tweeted. The Taliban entered the Afghan capital on Aug. 15, ending weeks-long offensive and…
German news magazine Der Spiegel and the Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported that two U.S. diplomats in Germany had complained of symptoms that point to the so-called ‘Havana syndrome’. Citing unnamed U.S. diplomats, the Wall Street Journal said the diplomats exhibited symptoms including dizziness, severe headaches, earaches, fatigue, insomnia and sluggishness. The phenomenon refers to a mysterious ailment first reported by American diplomats in the Cuban capital in 2016. There was initially no official confirmation for the cases in Germany. The U.S. embassy in Berlin did not respond to dpa’s request for comment. In Washington, State Department Spokesman Ned…
Nigeria Early Recovery Initiative (NERI), a unit of the U.S Agency for International Development-Office Transition Initiative (USAID/OTI), has enrolled 100 children into primary schools in Jema’a local government area of Kaduna state. Eighty of the children are from displaced Fulani communities that resettled in Ungwan Gwandara, while 20 are locals from the host community. NERI also built 10 new homes for the herders in Gwandara and renovated 10 other damaged homes in Ungwan Bido belonging to the locals. Speaking at the enrolment and handing over ceremony of the new homes to the beneficiaries, Programme Manager of NERI, Chikodi Omokide, said…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja, confirmed and ratified International Coffee Agreement, 2007, following the Federal Executive Council (FEC), approval of Nigeria’s membership of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO). Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja. “The FEC meeting had drawn a conclusion on the agreement on October 21, 2020, with emphasis on Conclusion 10, which approved the preparation of the Instrument of Ratification of Nigeria’s membership of the International Coffee Organisation and International Coffee Agreement of 2007. “The 2007 Agreement will strengthen the ICO’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a crucial security meeting with all the nation’s security chiefs and relevant cabinet Ministers in attendance. The meeting was summoned to critically analyzed the prevailing challenges of security bedevilling the country with a view to charting the best way forward. The nation security forces had in the recent times taken the battle more robustly to insurgents, bandits and all other criminals troubling the country. The meeting is expected to discuss successes being achieved in the renewed onslaught against terrorism, insurgency as well as the deadly activities of bandits across the country. Mr Femi…
The Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar has been appointed to chair a stakeholder advisory committee on ways to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the state. Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this to newsmen after a maiden meeting of the stakeholders on insecurity, on Wednesday, in Sokoto. He said the meeting was convened in recognition of the rising security challenges of the state and the need to bring together everybody, irrespective of their political or religious inclinations, to proffer solutions to the problem. Tambuwal emphasized that bandits, kidnappers and other criminals, had subjected everybody to a difficult situation, hence, the need for a…