Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Gabriel Ohaohakara to one-year imprisonment for $30,000 crypto investment fraud. Ohaohakara was said to…
EFCC reportedly arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Benin Zonal Command, says it has arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters. The commission disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X…
BREAKING: ICPC tracks N1.8bn projects in Kwara
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday, in Ilorin, began the tracking of N1.802 billion executive projects in Kwara State. Mr Nathaniel Sikpi, the Principal Superintendent…
Niger govt: Despite banditry activities, we are committed to actualising Bobi Grazing Reserve
The Niger State Government has reiterated its commitment to actualising the Bobi Grazing Reserve located in Mariga and Mashegu Local Government Areas of the state, inspite incursion of bandits into the reserve….
Akpabio: Senate will review EFCC Act
The Senate has vowed to review the Act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this while noting that the EFCC was more of…
JUST IN: Troops neutralise three suspected bandits, recover arms, ammunition
The Nigerian Army said troops of 2 Battalion, acting on actionable intelligence, staged an ambush against marauding insurgents at Udowa general area in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State….
You’re not alone, U.S.’ll walk with you in dark days— Biden Assures Israel
President Joe Biden says Israel is not alone as the the United States will stand with them in these dark days after Hamas bomb the country. Biden, who spoke in Tel…
X begins charging $1 annual for new, unverified users
VAM News Update X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced a new programme requiring new and unverified users to pay a $1 annual subscription fee to sign up. This was contained in…
20-year-Old UNILORIN Student Commits Suicide After Lending ‘Online Lover’ N500,000
VAM News Update A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Sanni Hameedat, reportedly committed suicide after lending a boy she met on the social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000….
Gaza: Trail strike on hospital, kills hundreds— Report
A blast at a hospital in Gaza City killed some 500 Palestinians on Tuesday in the deadliest single incident since Israel launched an unrelenting bombing campaign in retaliation for the Oct. 7…