archiveJune 2023

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested Fifty Six (56) suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were arrested on Monday, June 5, 2023, in a sting operation at Rivtaf Golf Estate, Port Harcourt following intelligence on their...

In a shocking development, the Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Sources reveal that Emefiele was arrested in Lagos by the Department of State Services (DSS) on June 10 and flown to Abuja for questioning which the security agency has now...

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state said at least 150 people have been killed in Mangu LGA of the state in the last three weeks. Mutfwang disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Friday. According to the governor, four persons were murdered in the LGA on Thursday night....

The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, has advised President Bola Tinubu to stop the payment of severance packages and allowances to lawmakers. Babalola stated this in ABUAD during the 63rd yearly general meeting of the Nigerian Association of Chambers...

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja, on Saturday, struck out an application the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi, filed for permission to interrogate the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the technology it deployed for the conduct of the general elections. Specifically, Obi,...

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, on Saturday, condemned the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). President Bola Tinubu on Friday, approved the suspension of Emefiele as Governor of the apex bank over “an ongoing investigation of his office and...

The operations of Binance Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of the cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, have been declared illegal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a statement by SEC on Friday, the capital market regulator said Binance is not a registered company under SEC, and its operation is not regulated...

Nigeria’s downstream oil regulator has alleged ExxonMobil Corp. was involved in the illegal lifting of petroleum products from an offshore terminal, according to a letter of complaint to the petroleum ministry seen by Reuters. Exxon denied the accusation, saying in an emailed response that its “operations are carried out in...

  PRESS RELEASE EMEFIELE, NOW IN DSS CUSTODY The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is now in its custody for some investigative reasons. The public, particularly the Media, is enjoined to apply utmost caution...

  A former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Sani however said as much as he welcomes the suspension of the embattled Emefiele by President...