Author: Rashaad Harris

On Thursday, a tanker went up in flames in Ijora Pallete Junction beside Lagos State Homes Estate at Ijora Badiya. The incident which took place around 1:30pm on Thursday, involved a tanker carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas. According to eyewitness, some passers-by noticed a leak in the tanker and notified the driver. The driver responded by using a fire extinguisher on the leaking part, only for the tanker to explode. Although no life was lost in the incident, as fire fighters and some police men from the nearby police station quickly sprung into action. According to Ibrahim…

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni has approved the sub-committees for the conduct of the March 26th National Convention of the party. This was disclosed in a statement made available to SWITCH NIGERIA on Thursday by the National Secretary of the CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe. According to the statement, the under listed sub-committees supersede any other list in circulation. The sub-committees are: Central Coordinating H.E. (Hon.) Mai Mala Buni – ChairmanSen. John James Akpanudoedehe Ph.D – Secretary SecretariatAbdullahi Yusuf Gashu’a – ChairmanBarr. Dare Oketade…

Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday received the endorsement of the House of Representatives Caucus of the All Progressives Congress to contest the 2023 presidential poll. Tinubu, a former senator, received a resounding “ayes” vote from caucus members when he visited and held a meeting with them at the National Assembly in Abuja. House Leader, Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, who moderated the endorsement and spoke on behalf of the members, got not a single “nay” voice when he called for the votes of those against Tinubu’s ambition. “Bola Ahmed Tinubu has everything it takes to be the…

A 22-year-old motorcycle rider, Isaiah Wale, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually defiling a 10-year-old girl. An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court reached the verdict, after the prosecution proved beyond doubt that the convict committed the heinous crime. Presiding Judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye described Mr. Wale as a “sexual lunatic,” after she warned parents against sending their school-worthy children to hawk in the streets of Lagos that are laden with sexual predators. Wale defiled the minor on Sept. 7, 2021 in Magbon area of Badagry, Lagos, an act which contravenes Section 137 of the Criminal Laws…

Mr Festus Okoye, who is the Chairman, Information and Voter’s Education Committee at INEC has assured Nigerians that the Commission will carryout credible elections in 2023. Mr. Okoye made this assurance in Abuja on Wednesday, at a 2-day workshop organised by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) of Germany, which had the theme: The 2022 Electoral Act: Emerging Challenges and Improvements. The Chairman noted that the revised 2022 Electoral Act enhances INEC’s power to conduct hitch-free elections. “There are so many new innovations in the new electoral framework that will assist and aid the Commission in conducting credible elections. “The use of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned one Anthony Uwa along with his companies: Okmar Consultancy limited and Dermo Impex Nigeria limited, before Justice Z. B. Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a four count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and employment scam to the tune of N44, 235,700 (Forty-four Million, Two Hundred and Thirty-five Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira). Uwa was alleged to have, at various times, collected the said sum from fifty two thousand job applicants on the pretext that he will provide employment to them. One of the counts reads:…

Fire on Monday, March 14, 2022, gutted the exhibit dump of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, located at Iriebi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This was disclosed in a statement made available to SWITCH NIGERIA by the Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren. According to the statement, the fire incident which happened in the early hours of the day, affected most of the trucks parked in the facility before the fire was put out by men of the Federal Fire Service. It said Secretary to the Commission, Dr. George Ekpungu, who was at the scene of the incident on Tuesday March…

The Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said about 35 million Nigerian are lack access to telecommunication services. He said this at the 2022 World Consumers Rights Day Celebration with the theme: Fair Digital Finance. “It is a challenge that is attributable to the inadequacy of both wireless and fibre connectivity infrastructure. “We are therefore conscious of the urgency of increasing investment in both fixed and wireless infrastructure. This will make the target of at least 80 percent level of financial inclusion in about four years possible. “The fact remains that more citizens will…

Two artisans, Adeshina Wasiu and Hammed Akorede Hammed and four other men were on Monday, convicted and sentenced to various jail terms by Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State. They were convicted for offences bordering on cybercrime, personation and other internet related fraud, popularly known as “Yahoo Yahoo.” The conviction of the six men were secured by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convicts are Adeshina Wasiu, a welder based in Offa; Hammed Akorede Hammed, who currently operates a barbing salon in Offa; Komolafe Shina David from…

A man, Kolawole Adedayo Erinle, alleged to have defrauded the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) in the United States of America in the sum of $1,410,000 (One Million Four-Hundred and Ten Thousand United States Dollars), is currently cooling his heels in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This followed his arraignment, alongside his firm, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja by the Lagos zonal command of the EFCC on Friday, March 11, 2022. The accused was arraigned on an amended three-count charge bordering on conspiracy,…