The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reacted to the allegations that the federal government paid N800 million ransom to bandits to secure the release of the abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara. The Minister said the Nigerian government had no plan to pay any ransom to bandits, adding that they would employ kinetic and non-kinetic measures to secure their release. According to him, bandits worldwide work with the psychology of people and deliberately targets women and children to attract a lot of global outcries. Mohammed opined that the government had put in place various strategies…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI has linked another Cryptocurrency fraud to famous Nigerian Instagram Celebrity Ramon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi. FBI linked Hushpuppi to three North Korean computer programmers participating in a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy to conduct a series of destructive cyberattacks. In a detailed statement, the Justice Department alleged that Hushpuppi took part in a North Korean-perpetrated cyber-enabled heist in February 2019. FBI Fingers Hushpuppi as a collaborator with a North Korean money launderer, Ghaleb Alaumary, 37, based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The North Korean programmers were accused of stealing and extorting over $1.3 billion of money…
A yet to be confirmed report has alleged that the federal government paid the sum of N800 million to secure the freedom of students and officials of the Government Science School, Kagara, Niger State. According to Peoples Gazette’s report, the negotiation was brokered by National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno and famous Islamic scholar Sheikh Gumi. Earlier, Sheik Gumi had demanded blanket amnesty for bandits. He asked the Nigerian government to give repentant bandits amnesty to help tackle the country’s current security situation. The scholar made the demand after visiting the camp of some bandits operating in Niger State as…
Justice Okon Abang has adjourned a ruling on the bail application filed by former Chairman Pension Reform Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina. Maina is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on money laundering charges. During Friday’s session, counsel to Maina, Sani Katu, informed the court that his client was taken to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, because of his deteriorating health condition. Katu added that the Kuje Custodial Centre, where he is being kept, does not have the facility to cater to his health needs. The counsel provided medical reports to buttress his claims regarding the…
Amid reactions trailing the abduction of students and Staff of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, famous Islamic scholar Sheikh Abubakar Gumi has demanded blanket amnesty for bandits. Gumi asked the Nigerian government to give repentant bandits amnesty to help tackle the country’s current security situation. The scholar made the demand after visiting the camp of some bandits operating in Niger State. He asked the Federal government to deal with any bandit who failed to disengage from banditry after the amnesty must have been granted. He explained that some of the bandits’ complaints are that they were being killed and…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it had uncovered another academy designated for grooming internet fraudsters. According to the EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the Yahoo-yahoo academy is located in the Arab Contractors Area of Mpape Hills, an Abuja suburb. Uwajaren said operatives of the EFCC discovered the training centre based on intelligence and stormed the base on Thursday, February 18, where 27 internet fraud suspects were arrested. Everyevery.ng gathered that EFCC operatives identified the coordinator of the centre as 30-year-old Emmanuel Clement, while students arrested at the centre were mostly young school leavers, including ladies within 18…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has directed workers in 18 states to proceed on strike immediately. According to the NLC, the states are where the National minimum wage of N30 000 had yet to be paid. The states include Imo, Rivers, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun, Ebonyi, Kwara, Zamfara, Gombe, and Rivers. The NLC said about half the thirty-six states were yet to conclude negotiations on the minimum wage payment. NLC described the refusal to pay the new national minimum wage by state governments as an act of criminality and betrayal of office sworn oath by state chief executives. Meanwhile, the union…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved Ahmed Abubakar’s appointment as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Everyevery.ng gathered that the newly appointed NSCDC Boss emerged as the top best candidate out of those that went through the selection process initiated by the Ministry of interior. The selection process was initiated through the Board to ensure that the most suitable among the top-ranking officers in the service was appointed to replace the out-going CG. In the same vein, President Buhari has also nominated Haliru Nababa as the new Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. NSCDC Commandant-General…
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The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has disclosed that he does not visit the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja for solutions to insecurity challenges in his State. During an interview on Channels Television, Bello said he acts on information he receives from security agencies in the State and does not pay lip service to such information. Governor Bello noted that he prefered to sit down in his State and profer solutions to security challenges facing it. Bello opined that some Nigerian governors are not serious about dealing with insecurity frontally. The Governor said he does not believe in running to…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has approved Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed this during a Press Conference on Thursday said the agency got the vaccine’s dossier a week ago. According to Adeyeye, the NAFDAC safety committee went to work immediately to evaluate Nigerians’ safety and efficacy. The NAFDAC boss said AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine’s evaluation shows that it is effective against the UK COVID-19 variant reported in Nigeria. Meanwhile, Adeyeye said the South African variant had not been reported in Nigeria and that the agency has…
Reactions have continued to trail the statement credited to Major Gen Bashir Magashi, the Minister of Defence, who advised Nigerians to defend themselves from the hands of bandits. Human right activist, Omoyele Sowore has called for a fresh protest. Sowore said the idea behind the proposed protest is to prove to the Minister of Defence that Nigerians are not cowards. In a viral video, the Minister wondered why Nigerians run away from bandits, adding that security is not for the Military. According to Magashi, it is the responsibility of Nigerians to keep alert and find safety when necessary. Sowore Calls…
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Nigerian Lawmaker, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has raised a motion to ensure the regulation of bleaching cream. During Wednesday’s plenary, Tinubu challenged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC to pay keen attention to cosmetics’ formulation and distribution. The Lawmaker tasked the NAFDAC to wake up to its responsibility to protect Nigerians against harmful cosmetics. She expressed concern with the proliferation of small and medium enterprises and businesses that have flooded the Nigerian market with beauty products whose production are not well-regulated. Regulation Of Bleaching Cream The senator raised concerns that skin lightening products are not indicating…
President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the Armed Forces and Police to Niger State to rescue students and Teachers abducted from the Government Science School, Kagara. According to Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, the team was charged to coordinate the rescue operation, meet with state officials, community leaders, parents, and school staff. Meanwhile, the Senate has condemned the attack on the Government Science School, Kagara. The Senate urged President Buhari to declare a State of Emergency on insecurity in Nigeria. During its Wednesday plenary, the Senate also urged the President to consider and implement the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has reacted to speculations making the rounds on possible fuel scarcity and plans of increasing fuel price from February. NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr Kennie Obateru, who reacted to the speculations, said there was no imminent upward review. Obateru also allayed fears of the scarcity of the product by saying that NNPC has a stock of petrol that can last over 40 days. However, he urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to clamp down the marketers’ hoarding petrol. Fuel Scarcity According to him, the NNPC has not increased its…
Officers of the Osun State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old suspected ritualist, Adeboye Moshood, with human parts. Moshood was arrested in his house at Gbayarin, in Gbongan community, Ayedaade Local Government Area of the state. Everyevery.ng gathered that one of the suspect’s neighbours perceived the odour around his house and alerted others after which they challenged him, but he refused to answer them. He instead took the sack away from the house and hid it in a nearby bush while the neighbours reported the matter to the JTF officials in the area. Police Arrests Suspected Ritualist They discovered the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has countered the report alleging that the Commission’s Chairman-designate, Mr Adulrasheed Bawa was arrested and detained by the Agency under former Chairman, Ibrahim Magu. Earlier, an online media outlet, Peoples Gazette had reported that the EFCC arrested Bawa over illegal sale of 244 forfeited trucks to proxies in Port Harcourt. The publication claimed that the suspended Secretary to the Commission, Ola Olukoyede uncovered the illegal sale leading to Bawa’s detention and subsequent redeployment to the EFCC Academy, Abuja. Meanwhile, Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity, the Commission said Mr Bawa was never arrested…
Representatives of the Lagos State Government have met with the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Lagos State Branch, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo. The Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Mr Oluwatoyin Fayinka presided over a reconciliatory meeting between the NURTW and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN. Fayinka said the reconciliatory meeting was consequent upon the recent clash between both parties at Obalende, Lagos. However, he implored the two parties to agree to enhance the peaceful resolution of their differences and ensure that peace reigns across parks…
Barely 24 hours after he denied reports about his latest appointment as a Manager in the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, the purported employment letter of Bashir Ahmad had surfaced online. Ahmad, the Special Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, had earlier described the reports about his latest appointment as false. In a tweet, the Presidential aide said a friend sent him a link to what he tagged a concocted story from an online news blog that the President has quietly appointed him as a DPR manager. Media Outlet Nails Bashir Ahmad Reacting to a tweet about the reports…
