Author: Oyekanmi Seun

The Yobe State Police Command has disclosed that it recorded a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat the rising trend of phone theft and ATM card fraud in the state. According to a statement issued on Friday night, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, it stated that, “operatives from the State Intelligence Department successfully arrested a highly specialized criminal syndicate notorious for using stolen mobile phones to gain authorized access to unsuspecting victims’  bank accounts and perpetrate various Internet and ATM fraud schemes. “The suspects, arrested at Lale Guest Hotel, included: Abba Ali (23) of Gwange,…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and leading development experts have called for urgent and practical solutions to poverty in Nigeria, stressing that economic growth and national stability cannot be achieved without addressing the deep structural challenges facing the country. They spoke at the 12th Annual Public Lecture of the Foursquare Gospel Church held in Lagos, with the theme “Poverty Alleviation, Economic Development, and Stability of the Nigerian Economy.” According to a communique issued by the church, the event gathered policymakers, academics, business leaders, civil society actors, and members of the faith community to examine Nigeria’s socio-economic trajectory and recommend sustainable…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, appointed a former member of the House of Representatives, Saheed Fijabi, as the Chairman of the Oyo State at 50 anniversary committee. The governor, in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi, announced the appointment of the 11-member committee. Other members include a former state Head of Service, Ololade Agboola (deputy chairman); Z.O. Ajuwon; Mustapha Areo, Fatimah Azeez; S.A. Adejumo; and John Alabi. Also on the committee are A.K. Bello, Ronke Adedayo (secretary), Fatai Owoseni, and the Director General of Protocol, Samuel Badejo. According to the letter, “The appointment is…

The House of Representatives on Monday inaugurated an Ad-hoc Committee to review the regulations and security implications of cryptocurrency adoption and Point-of-Sale operations in Nigeria. Speaking at a ceremony in Abuja, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas said that the committee became necessary following allegations of fraud, cybercrime, and consumer exploitation in the digital finance space by the operators. Recall that the House in November 2024 resolved to summon the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and the Chief Executive Officers of money deposit banks to appear before it to propose solutions to the challenges posed by the lack of documentation of…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Mallam Salihu Isa Nataro, has urged Nigerians to consider a potential presidential ticket pairing Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, with Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, as a pathway to restoring economic stability and driving industrial growth ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Nataro said Nigeria urgently needs leaders who understand economic management and industrial growth to tackle rising inflation, unemployment, and poverty. “If Dangote can step down as chairman of all his conglomerates, as he recently…

The federal police have captured the man by the name Kingsley Nebo who sponsored the killing of 25 years old boy Sochima Onoh in Enugu on July 12th, 2025. He runs an Enugu based real estate firm called Dandatec Real Estate. He confessed on video that he paid the killers N1 million to execute his order. They also captured 5 other accomplices while many others are still on the run. His plan was to kill someone from my community to create an avenue for communal clash which will enable him through ENGIS (Enugu State Geographical Information System) seize and grab…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thunderstorms and moderate to heavy rainfall across several parts of Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in parts of the North and Central regions. The forecast was contained in NiMet’s three-day weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja. According to the report, the rains will affect several states across the north, central, and southern regions of the country, with varying intensities. According to NiMet, thunderstorms with moderate rainfall are expected over parts of Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina States on Monday morning. The agency added that…

According to a statement on Sunday, Aliko Dangote, the group’s founder and president, led the groundbreaking ceremony, which took place recently in the East African nation. The project, a joint venture between the conglomerate and the Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), is expected to have an annual production capacity of three million metric tonnes of urea, positioning it among the largest fertiliser complexes in the world. “Strategically located in Ethiopia’s South-East region, it will leverage the country’s abundant natural gas resources from the Hilal and Calub reserves to boost agricultural productivity, create jobs, and enhance food security across the Horn of Africa,” the…

Fulani herdsmen ravaging communities In Kwara State have brutally killed Reverend James Audu Issa, a pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), His family, church, and community members struggled for weeks to meet the abductors’ demands in the hope of securing his release. The den learnt that all hope prove abortive as the pastor was later found dead.

The price of cooking gas remains high despite the suspension of the strike action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria last week, leaving residents of Lagos, Ogun and other states in the South-West in utter despair. Meanwhile, the National Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers has assured Nigerians that the ongoing scarcity of cooking gas, which led to price hikes across major cities, would ease within days as supply gradually resumes. Nigerians, especially women in the South West, lamented that they started buying gas at prices between ₦1,300 and ₦1,600 per kg since last week…