Author: Alechenu Anyebe

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned meetings of its National Caucus and the long-awaited National Executive Committee on August 2 and 3 respectively. 

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, monitoring the presidential and national assembly polls made some arrests of suspected vote buyers. One Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa, a lecturer with the Sarwuan Tarka University (formerly known as the University of Agriculture), Makurdi, Benue State, was arrested at the RCM Polling Unit in Daudu, Guma Local Government Area of the state with the sum of N306, 700 in various denominations stashed in his car. Luck ran out on the suspect when he drove to the voting centre which was different from his polling unit and tried to run upon sighting operatives…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, secured the conviction of one Olanrewaju Temitope before Justice A. A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on cybercrime. The charge reads, “that you, Olanrewaju Temitope ‘M’ sometimes between January 2022 to July 2022 in Kaduna within the Judicial Division of this Honourable Court dishonestly induced one Elexis McCrills ( on Instagram, a social media application) to deliver to you the sum of 400 USD ( Four Hundred U.S Dollars) when you portrayed yourself to be Lisa Marie Boothe (a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, arraigned one Ali Bello, a nephew of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court Abuja. Bello was docked alongside Abba Adauda, Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege, Iyada Sadat, and Rashida Bello (at large) on 18 count charges bordering on criminal misappropriation and money laundering to the tune of N3,081,804,654.00 (Three Billion, Eighty-One Million, Eight Hundred and Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty-Four Naira. Count one of the charges reads “That you, ALI BELLO, ABBA ADAUDU, YAKUBU SIYAKA ADABENEGE, IYADA SADAT, RASHIDA BELLO (at large)…

An Operations Manager of a leading Commercial bank in Abuja Central Area was on Monday, February 6, 2023, arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, for refusing to load the Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, of the bank despite having N29million of the redesigned Naira notes in the branch’s vaults. A statement issued by the EFCC said before he was whisked away for further questioning, the anti-graft agency operatives ordered the loading of all the ATMs and the payment of the stipulated amount across the counter to the delight of the distraught customers who had spent hours on…

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced an investigation of Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress and cosmetologist, for allegedly tampering with the redesigned Naira notes, an offcence contrary to Section 21 (5) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Act, 2007. Omoseyin was arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Fraud Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, along Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, following an intelligence report. The 31-year-old was arrested after the video of her spraying and stepping on the newly redesigned Naira notes at a party…

Justice Maryam Muhammad Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto has convicted and sentenced Isiyaku Umar Yusuf to one-year imprisonment for impersonation.  He was jailed on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, after pleading guilty to two- counts of charges bordering on impersonation, forgery, and obtaining money by false pretence. Count one reads: “That you, Isiyaku Umar Yusuf (Male), sometime in December 2022 in Sokoto within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court impersonated Hajiya Fatima Jikan-Danuwa on your WhatsApp account with the intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence of impersonation contrary to and punishable under Section 144(1)…

Some Twitter users have argued that women are more loyal to their feelings than sacrifices a man makes for them. The Twitter users stated this in reaction to a post made by a Twitter influencer, John Doe, also known as “Agba”. Doe in his post opined that any good done to a woman does not last long in their memory. According to him, when it’s time to pay back, women will justify their actions with the bad things a man did to them. He added that a man can never compensate a woman for the bad things he did, noting…

Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced an oil thief, Onichabor Jude, to two years in the Correctional Service for illegal dealing in petroleum products. The offence contravenes Section 1(17) (a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is punishable under section 1 (17) (b) of the same Act. Jude was convicted on Thursday, January 19, 2023, after pleading “guilty” to a one-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Command, for illegal dealing in petroleum products.…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Benin Zonal Command on Thursday, January 12, 2023, arrested 12 (twelve) suspected internet fraudsters in Benin- City, Edo State. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. Among those arrested is Okunrobo Smart who was convicted in 2022 for internet fraud. Others are Edobor Francis Tobilola, Peace Omo Bartholomew, Justice Osagie Beggedo, Samuel Okosun, Uche Divine, Christopher Lawani Iwinosa, Osayi Gregory, Anthony Irabor, Olaleye Favour, Osagie Hope Godstime, and Desmond Ehator Osorumwense They were arrested at their hideout in Benin City, following actionable intelligence. Items…