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A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. Justice D.E. Osiagor delivered the judgment on Monday, July 7, 2025, after the convicts pleaded guilty to a one-count charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The nine were among 792 suspected members of a cyber fraud syndicate arrested in Lagos on December 19, 2024, during a sting operation codenamed “Eagle Flush” conducted by operatives of the EFCC. They were arraigned separately in February 2025 by the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned two suspects – Abel Sokari and Nkeiruka Chukwuma – before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly attempting to fraudulently obtain €49 million from First Bank of Nigeria (FBN). Sokari and Chukwuma were arraigned alongside a company, Zakah Global Investment Ltd., on a six-count charge bordering on attempted fraud, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. Following their plea, EFCC counsel, Ms Hanatu Kofarnaisa, requested the court to fix a trial date. She also urged the court to remand the defendants in…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has urged Enugu State Government and airlines management not to allow bureaucracy destroy the state airline. Keyamo gave this advice on Monday at the inauguration of Enugu Air, calling for its effective management and sustainability. DAILY POST reports that the three aircraft were acquired by the Enugu State Government, financed by Fidelity Bank PLC and being operated by XEJet, a privately-owned Nigeria airline. The aircraft were also said to have commenced operation with one flown in with passengers from Lagos to Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. According to Keyamo, the initiative…
The Ogun State government said it has ordered a full investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the road accident that claimed 10 lives and left three others severely injured on Friday. DAILY POST reports that a bus conveying 15 passengers plunged from the Omu bridge located at the Awa Ijebu axis of the expressway. Reacting to the development, the Commissioner for Transportation, Olugbenga Dairo, on Monday expressed his condolences to families of the victims, describing the incident as a painful occurrence that could have been averted. He said, “We are saddened by the tragic accident that occurred, our…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared that it’s not afraid of the opposition coalition under the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said President Bola Tinubu has confronted challenges that none of his predecessors attempted to address, hence the party is not scared of the coalition. In an interview with Arise TV, Morka insisted that Tinubu is doing what Nigerians voted him into office to do. “The All Progressives Congress is not jittery; we have no reason to be jittery at all. “We are not jittery because the President of the Federal…
Pope Leo XIV has offered condolences to the victims of the flash floods in Texas, which have claimed the lives of at least 51 people, including young girls swept away while attending a Christian summer camp in Kerr County. Speaking at the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus from St. Peter’s Square, the Pope addressed the tragedy directly, shifting briefly to English to express solidarity with grieving families across the United States. “To all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters who were at summer camp in the disaster caused by the flooding of the Guadalupe River…
Immediate past National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Ralph Nwosu, has said that the formation of the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general election is not targeted at President Bola Tinubu. He stated that the political alignment ahead of the 2027 elections is against the worsening culture of bad governance under the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nwosu, who stated this when he appeared as a guest on Arise Television also said that the new coalition adopted the ADC as its political platform to offer Nigerians an alternative to the current administration, which he said has presided over…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, is dead. DAILY POST gathered that Olakulehin died at the age of 90. According to Vanguard, the monarch died in the early hours of Monday. Olakulehin died during the ongoing 90th birthday and first anniversary coronation celebrations. The late Oba Olakulehin received the staff of office from Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on July 12, 2024, as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland.
Police in Anambra State has said that it will not allow any illegal gathering in the state. This is coming as there have been reports that July 7 every year is used for the recruitment of new members in the Neo-Black Movement of Africa, a secret cult. In a press release by the state police command, which was signed and distributed to journalists by the spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, he said that the command had deployed operatives to various parts of the state. “The Commissioner of Police Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu has ordered a clampdown on…
The Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, has revealed that 58 inmates are currently sitting for the 2025 National Examination Council Senior School Certificate Examination. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Musbahu Kofar-Nasarawa revealed in a statement on Sunday that the Kano state government had paid the registration fee for the inmates to support their reformation and reintegration efforts. “The NCoS Kano State Command remains committed to providing a conducive environment for the rehabilitation and reformation of inmates,” the statement added.