Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has criticised one of President Bola Tinubu’s flagship projects — the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road — describing it as a “scam” and accusing the administration of failing to work for the people. Lawal stated this during an appearance on Channels Television today. “If you ...
•Former EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has alleged a staggering scale of corrupt practices used to siphon public funds under the guise of fuel subsidy payments. Bawa revealed this in his book, titled ‘The Shadow of Loot & Losses: Uncovering Niger...
•Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (center) Thailand’s Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has disclosed an encounter with a phone scam involving artificial intelligence, where the system mimicked the voice of a prominent world leader to demand money. Speaking about the incident, Paetongtarn recounted, “The voice was very clear, and I ...
•Policemen Prof Kemi Rotimi of the Department of History at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has described community policing as a scam. According to the scholar, talks about community policing gain momentum in Nigeria whenever there are funds from donor agencies who believe in the security of the lives and properties...
•Bobo Chicago The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, known as ‘Bobo Chicago,’ for allegedly being involved in a $2.8 million email scam and money laundering scheme. According to online media outlet, Peoples Gazette, the 25-year-old allegedly terrorised fellow Nigerians living in the Houston metro are...
•Femi Falana Human rights lawyer Femi Falana says the “importation scam” around petrol must be investigated. “It is high time the importation scam was investigated,” he said on Channels Television last night. “I am not talking about the joke that is going on in the National Assembly. The media must help, civil society organisations must [&hell...
A 34-year-old man, Adeola Ogunmolu, who claims to be an employee of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), pleaded guilty today before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court to charges of fraudulently obtaining N338,000 under the guise of supplying prepaid meters. Ogunmolu, a resident of the Ifako area in Lagos, admitted to the two charges against ...
•Ex-Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun With the controversial seizure of three presidential jets on routine maintenance in Paris still raising dust, former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has cautioned the federal government not to negotiate with Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited. In a statement yesterday, the Ogun g...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mrs. Tosin Comfort Olagunju be remanded in Suleja prison (Niger State) pending the hearing of her bail application scheduled for October 9. Justice Binta Nyako issued the order for Mrs. Olagunju’s remand in prison on […]
A Gombe State High Court has sentenced an employee of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Dabiet Gilbert, to one year in prison for a job scam. Gilbert was accused of defrauding Akoh Accoustic of N800,000 with the promise of securing a job placement with the Nigerian Correctional Services, reports The PUNCH. Gilbert’s charge read, “That you [&he...
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