•Embattled former Gov Yahaya Bello The American International School of Abuja (AISA) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi State. The children are in grade level 2 to 8 at the school, [&he...
•NSCDC operatives Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ondo State Command have arrested a middle aged deportee, Megbowon Olumide Taiwo, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, over an alleged visa scam. The suspect was said to have duped unsuspecting number of people in Okitipupa, in Okitipupa local government area of [&hel...
A middle-aged man, Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley, has been arraigned for allegedly defrauding an American, Nicole Kierulff Sayers the sum of $373,000 on the pretext to marry her. Kingsley was arrested by the crack detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sometimes in May 2022 at a secluded location in Abuja following an int...
•Blinken and Tinubu The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has assured of the country’s companies’ readiness to partner with and invest in the Nigerian economy. Blinken, who is on an African tour, made the remark in Abuja during his visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, reports Channels TV. “American entrepreneurs and [&...
•Tems and ATL Jacob Grammy award-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, and American record producer ATL Jacob engaged in a public exchange on social media over a lingering issue. The dispute arose when ATL Jacob, in a recent podcast, asserted that Tems initially resisted clearing her sample on ‘Wait For, U,’ a track [&helli...
•FCCPC boss, Babatunde Irukera The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has imposed $110 million fine on British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited and other affiliated companies. A statement issued today by the management of the FCCPC led by Barr. Babatunde Irukera, said the fine was prompted by a range of infringement...