EFCC Arrests fake Juju priest for defrauding sick woman of N250m

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested Abayomi Kamaldeen Alaka (a.k.a Awise), leader of a deadly syndicate of juju scammers that operates from a shrine at Ashipa Town, near Abeokuta Ogun State. Awise’s arrest followed a petition by a victim, Bright Juliet who lost N250m to the syndicate after she was tricked to provide money for sacrifices and invocations to heal her of an ailment. She was introduced to Alaka by Akinola Bukola Augustina (a.ka. Iya Osun) whom she met on Facebook in the course of…

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Bandits kidnap eight family members in Kaduna

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Bandits have abducted no fewer than eight family members in a new residential area at Kofar Gayan/Kofar Kona axis of Zaria in Kaduna State on Saturday night. It was gathered that on Sunday the hoodlums released their parents while the six children are still under captivity. Narrating the incident, the daughter of the abductees, Hafsat Habib Kusfa, said 7 bandits holding guns and machetes broke into their home around 12 am on Sunday morning. According to her, immediately they entered their house they were moving from one room asking occupants…

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Middle Belt Forum to Buhari: “You brought hardship, ruined economy”

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The Middle Belt Forum, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of ruining Nigeria’s economy and plunging the people into hardship due to his bad policies. The group, also advised the president to be humble enough to apologize to Nigerians for his maladministration. National President of MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu who made the call Sunday in Makurdi while reacting to President Buhari’s democracy day speech lamented that the president was still being deceived by the people shielding him from feeling and seeing the reality of what Nigerians were going through as a…

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Asari Dokubo accuses Nnamdi Kanu of diverting Biafra funds for personal use

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Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), has released a video online, accusing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of failing to account for some funds donated for the quest for Biafra. Dokubo, in the video, accused Kanu of diverting funds meant for the Biafran struggle. It will be recalled that in March, Dokubo announced the formation of the Biafra Customary Government (BCG) which he positioned himself as the leader. Dokubo said, “This is how they audit accounts. This is what Biafra…

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JUSUN suspends two-month-old strike

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The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (NJC) on yesterday, Wednesday suspended its two months nationwide strike which paralysed activities in the courts. Members of the union had embarked on the strike on April 6 to press home their demand for the financial autonomy of the judiciary. The 64-day-old strike is the longest industrial action the Nigerian judiciary, as a whole, has ever seen. The closest to it which members of the union embarked on in January 2015 for the same reason only lasted for two weeks. JUSUN took the decision…

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Son, father in EFCC net for internet related fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, is investigating an alleged case of conspiracy, computer-related fraud, obtaining by false pretense and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities levelled against one Malik Giles Bakare. Bakare was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police, Force CID, Alagbon, Lagos on May 31, 2021 and subsequently handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution. Investigations revealed that he acts as a middleman, who connects internet fraudsters around the globe with pickers, and receives some percentage on every successful transaction…

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Don’t pay ransom if I’m abducted — El-Rufai’s wife

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Hajiya Asia El-Rufai, wife of the Governor of Kaduna State said that, to put an end to banditry and kidnappings in Nigeria, sacrifices are necessary by citizens, as she said that no ransom should be paid if she is kidnapped. She disclosed this, in Kaduna while addressing participants of a peace and security training, organized for Kaduna women. Mrs. El-Rufai said ”we must sacrifice to bring this to an end. I am ready to die in the hands of kidnappers if it will bring peace to this country.” “As long…

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Wizkid should not parade himself as a Grammy nominee – Seun Kuti

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Late Fela Anikulapo’s Afro beat musician son, and activist, Seun Kuti, has again stirred controversy with his Instagram video post on Tuesday, when he indirectly asked Wizkid to stop parading himself as a Grammy nominee. He claimed that himself, Femi Kuti, Burna Boy, and King Sunny Ade, were the only Nigerian musicians to be nominated by the Grammy. “There are only four artists in Nigeria (to have ever been) nominated for the Grammy, and I am one of them” he added, directly under the video post. He said that, since…

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Nigeria Immigration Service reopens passport application

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), through the Assistant Comptroller for Immigration Service, Amos Okpu, has disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, that it has reopened the passport application and payment portal effective from June 8. The portal will begin to function by 12 midnight to allow eligible passport applicants to apply and make payments for the various categories of passports of their choice. The portal was closed on the directives of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on May 17. The suspension was to allow the service to clear all…

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Open Grazing: Bayelsa government impounds 34 cows for violation

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Bayelsa State Livestock Management Committee (BSLMC) has arrested 34 cows around the Bayelsa Palm area in Yenagoa, the state capital, for violating the state’s anti-open grazing law. The Commissioner for Agriculture, who is also, the chairman of the committee, David Alagoa, stated that the herders chose a convenient time in the night to graze, saying some of the cattle were seen grazing on farmlands. His statement reads: “Over time, communities around the Bayelsa Palm have become open fields for cattle, as the herders move them around the area. Besides. They…

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