EFCC re-arrests Mompha for alleged money laundering
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha (Mompha), for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. Mompha was arrested on Monday, January 10. The suspect is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited on an amended 22-count charge bordering on cyber fraud...
EFCC quizzes 22 suspected oil thieves
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have quizzed 21 suspected oil thieves. The suspects were arrested along with a vessel: MT. TIS IV by the Nigerian Navy in connection with alleged illegal dealing in petroleum products. The suspects, arrested by the Nigerian Naval Ship (NNS) Soroh, Naval Base, Camp Porbeni, Yenagoa along Akassa Rivers, Bayelsa State, on December 6, 2021 and handed...
2023: Tinubu briefs Buhari on his presidential ambition
Ahead of the 2023 elections, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday formally informed President Muhammadu Buhari on his Presidential ambition. Tinubu, who spoke after a closed-door meeting with Buhari at the State House, Abuja, said though he made his intention known to the president, he would continue to consult with Nigerians. He dismissed...
Veteran Juju musician, Dayo Kujore, is dead
Veteran Juju musician, Dayo Kujore, has been pronounced dead. The ‘Soko Extra’ crooner, TheStar gathered, died on Monday at the age of 63. Kujore was among the pioneers of the Nigerian styled musical art form. READ ALSO: Coutinho joins Aston Villa from Barcelona Meanwhile, the daughter of the deceased, Dayo Kujore, who confirmed the demise of her father, failed to disclose more details on...
Year 2022: A peep into the political crystal ball
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE The year 2021 is gone. Political intrigues and manoeuvres were commonplace and sometimes deliberately stifling and exuberating. Political gladiators often played hide and seek games with critical political issues and gave undue attention to political inanities. Some of the key highlights of 2021 were the interests displayed towards the amendment of the Electoral Act, the emergence of the PDP...
TUNDE ODESOLA: Buhari’s disastrous interview
By TUNDE ODESOLA The waves washed the blue whale ashore at midnight, an abomination that daybreak must not see. Sadly, not a thousand hefty men can secretly push the big fish back into the receding sea; what is left is a lie to tell that the shore was a better habitat for the fish than the deep. The washed-up blue whale...
2023: South-West leaders should streamline presidential aspirants – Daniel
A former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, on Sunday, called on leaders, elders and traditional rulers in the South-West geopolitical zone to streamline presidential aspirants from the region ahead of the 2023 general election. Daniel noted that the pruning of aspirants seeking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari would brighten the chances of Yoruba politicians in the next presidential...
Drug baron excretes 48 pellets of cocaine in Kenya, 10 pellets in Lagos
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 48-year-old Iloduba Augustine, a passenger of Ethiopian airline that arrived Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on new year eve after excreting pellets of cocaine. The suspect was placed on observation during which he confessed to have swallowed 58 pellets of...
NDLEA arrests grandpa, fake security agents with illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 76-year-old grandfather, Osagie Robert, in Edo State for importing drugs into Nigeria. Director, Media and Advocacy of NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja said that a suspected fake security agent, Godwin Ilevbare, a.k.a Edwin Agbon, was also arrested for importing drug chocolates and cookies from Canada into Nigeria. He...
Ogun gov vows to jail vandals of public property
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Sunday sent strong warning to vandals of public infrastructure and utilities in the state, declaring that anyone found culpable will be punished according to the law. The governor also disclosed that he would send a bill to the House of Assembly for a punitive measure for anyone caught vandalizing public utilities. Abiodun, who gave the...
