By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, acting on intelligence on emerging internet crimes involving foreigners, on Thursday, January 9, 2025 broke another syndicate of fraudsters specializing i hotel review job scam, targeting mostly United Kingdom victims. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s of Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The EFCC operatives arrested 105 suspects comprising four Chinese and 101 Nigerians at Naka Hall Plaza in Abutu Garba Street, Gudu, Abuja. 100 compact Work Stations were recovered from the suspects. How the Fraud Works: Hotel Review Job Scam is a globally-entrenched…
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By Miriam Humbe Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana on Friday, visited the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The NiMet Director General, and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Charles Anosike took the visiting Permanent Secretary on a tour of facilities in the Agency including the new digital weather broadcasting studio. Prof. Anosike briefed the visiting Perm Sec on the operations of the Agency and its relationship with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) of which it is a member and NiMet DG/CEO the permanent representative of Nigeria with WMO. Professor Anosike said: “We have strong…
Alleged fake news peddler, Destiny Ekhorutomuen ***Restates Commitment To National Peace, Security The Nigeria Police Force has taken decisive action to curb the spread of fake news, disinformation, and incitement capable of widening the trust gap between the Police and the public who are critical stakeholders in national peace and security. On December 8, 2024, operatives of the Force apprehended one Destiny Ekhorutomuen, a 38-year-old suspect, in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. The suspect allegedly created and operated multiple social media accounts to disseminate false and inciting content aimed at provoking the public against the Nigeria Police. The…
***Charges Nigerians To Respect Law, Policy By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Friday hosted the Commissioner for Insurance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin and his team. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The Commissioner congratulated the IGP on his significant achievements, particularly the establishment of the Police Insurance Bank Limited. He emphasized the need for the Police’s assistance in ensuring public compliance with insurance laws. He also requested the Nigeria Police Force’s support in the nationwide enforcement of compulsory third-party…
EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four Chinese and 104 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The suspects, comprised of 67 males, (including four Chinese) and 38 female were allegedly involved in hotel review job scam targeting victims and hotels in Europe and other parts of the world. The EFCC said the arrests were made in its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and…
The Management of National Youth Service Corps wishes to draw the attention of the general public to a misleading publication by an online medium on the above subject matter. It is pertinent to note that, every Corps Member is at liberty to practice any religion of his/her choice, as allowed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria without coersion. Additionally, the weekly Community Development Service and monthly General Community Development Service are part of the major activities that all Corps Members must partake in, throughout their service year, without which they are not qualified to collect the Certificate…
***As Police Recovers Arms, Ammunition By Miriam Humbe In a bid to solidify internal security and guarantee safety for all Nigerians, the Nigeria Police Force has again re-echoed its readiness to re-strategize operations in curbing kidnapping and similar crimes across the country. Force Public Relations Officer, (FPRO) ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. As a follow-up to the Force’s determination, and in a remarkable display of skill and coordination, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force successfully carried out a hostage rescue operation on the 31st of December, 2024 at Kwande LGA, Benue State, which led…
By Dele Oyewale In recent times, there has been calculated campaigns against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on what its traducers regard as abuses of human rights by its operatives in the arrest of suspects of internet fraud and other acts of corruption. Day by day, such trumped-up claims are littering the media space. False narratives, fictitious scenarios, and fabricated names and identities are being bandied to portray the Commission in bad lights. All these reports ignored the milestones on convictions, recoveries, interventions, and global acclaim of the works of EFCC. It is evident, therefore, that such campaigns…
By Miriam Humbe 45 year old Stella Nwadigo, the teacher who physically abused the 3-year-old Abayomi Micheal of Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu, in viral video has been arrested by the police. The arrest was confirmed by the Force Public Relations Officer, (FPRO) Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday. In the video, Stella Nwadigo was seen hitting the Pupil hard on the head in the course of his learning, and for no just cause, even while the child was attentively doing his assignment. The FPRO said that the teacher was arrested on Wednesday, 8th Jan, 2025, immediately after the criminal act. He said:…
Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, a football club founded in 1956, has signed an official contract with a United Kingdom-based highly-talented, young Nigeria-born footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah. The official unveiling of the young promising footballer was carried out on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Yaqub, born in Nigeria in 2006, is a budding Nigerian talent with unquantifiable promise and potential. Prior to his official contract with Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, he was a student and a trainee player with the Brooke College Football Academy in the United Kingdom. At Brooke College Football Academy, Yaqub had an impressive goal average of 17…
By Miriam Humbe The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has commemorated the successful completion of Operation LAKE SANITY 2 (OPLS 2) with a Presentation of Medals ceremony that celebrated the bravery and sacrifices of its troops. Lt Col Olaniyi Osoba, the Chief Military Information Officer, Headquarters, MNJTF N’djamena, Chad disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The OPLS 2 Medal presentation ceremony held at Headquarters of MNJTF Farcha in N’Djamena, Chad was graced by the Minister of Armed Forces, Veteran and War Victims of Chad, Issaka Maluoa Djamous, as the Special Guest of Honour, (SGoH). Minister of Defence Chad,…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Nkwocha was jailed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. He was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on a two-count charge bordering on cheating by impersonation and money laundering. One of the counts read: “That you, Chima Hyginus Nkwocha (AKA Frank Nils, Frank Cobert, Frank Brown & Chettot), sometime in…