Day: September 5, 2018

No Hiding Place For Defecting Politicians- EFCC

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Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, says politicians defecting from one party to another would not be shielded from prosecution by the anti-graft agency. Magu said there is no hiding place for such politicians in the fight against corruption by EFCC. “The fact that a politician jumps from one party to another will not stop EFCC investigation; we don’t stop investigation until it is concluded. “It is only the courts that have the powers to decide on whether to exonerate or convict any indicted…

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Face Robberies And Kidnappings, Leave Yahoo Boys -IGP Orders SARS

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The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has asked operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) to desist from running after internet fraudsters otherwise known as ‘yahoo boys’. He said they had the mandate of curbing armed robbery and kidnapping, warning that any officer caught arresting cybercrime suspects would be sanctioned appropriately. Idris gave the warning yesterday at the FRARS headquarters at Magbo in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The IG was represented by the team leader of South West Monitoring Fact Finding Committee on SARS Reform, DCP Adepojulo Ilori. He…

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Couple arrested for using 2-yr-old son as collateral for N180,000 loan

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A couple has been arrested by the Cross River Police Command for allegedly trafficking their two-year-old son to an agent in Port Harcourt in exchange for money. They were said to have given out the boy as collateral for N21,000 house rent, because the father could not afford it and he did so without his wife’s consent. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, while parading the suspects yesterday, at the Command Headquarters in Calabar, said they were arrested on July 23 in Calabar, after a report by the…

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Uganda cancels MTN sponsored music festival over Sex, homosexuality

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Due to scheduled open sex, noise, homosexuality, LGBTI, Uganda’s Nyege Nyege international music and arts festival sponsored by telecom giant, MTN, has been banned. “Let foreigners not come to Uganda for sex. If you are coming for sexual reasons worse still homosexuality and LGBTQ, stay away.” “MTN Nyege Nyege will not be accepted… it will not take place. I wanted Nyege Nyege cancelled last year but they escaped,” Uganda’s minister of Ethics and Integrity, Mr. Simon Lokodo warned. The three-day festival slated to begin on Thursday, Sept. 6, has been…

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Raid of Edwin Clark’s Abuja house stirs criticism

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The Abuja residence of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin was yesterday raided by Police for alleged possession of arms and ammunition. The policemen stormed the 43, Haile Selassie Street, Asokoro, residence of the 91-year-old elder statesman at 12.30 and left at 2.30 pm, after carrying out a search of the entire house for two hours. The Ijaw leader, who described the incident as unfortunate and moving Nigeria into a police state, however, vowed that he will not stop commenting on national issues as well as…

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