Officials of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) have declared that the former governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, killed Nigeria’s textile and garment industry during his tenure as union president. Oshiomhole is a former president of the NUTGTWN after which he became the president of the Nigeria…
Ahead of the proposed nationwide protest, the Federal Capital Territory police command has deployed a total of 4,200 policemen across the nooks and crannies of the nation’s capital.The command also announced the deployment of explosive ordinance device experts at various strategic locations. The command in a statement on Friday by its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said…
A 34-year-old Nigerian national, Kolade Akinwale Ojelade, has pleaded guilty to charges related to a sophisticated real estate phishing and spoofing scheme. Ojelade, who resides in Leicester, was implicated in a fraudulent operation that targeted numerous victims by manipulating real estate transactions through deceptive email communications. The suspect was indicted in February 2023 for defrauding…
Justices R.M Aikawa and Darius Khobo of the Federal High Court and State High Court respectively, sitting in Kaduna have convicted and sentenced the quartet of Anthony Chukwu (a.k.a Carmelita Luna), Madaki Shamun Ismail (a.k.a Will Beal), Samson Aliyu (a.k.a John Dunwell) and Christopher Israel (a.k.a Bernie Dallas) to various jail terms for internet fraud….
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a popular drug cartel lord, Sulaiman Jimoh, popularly known as Temo. The 57-year-old was apprehended on Monday, 22 July, after a standoff with NDLEA operatives at his Lagos residence in Mushin. According to a statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Wednesday, 50 operatives…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, on Wednesday, demanded the sacking of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Melee Kyari, for his “incompetence and ineptitude in handling the Dangote Refinery and obvious conflict of interest in the fuel racketeering scheme.” The student body also demanded an immediate reduction in the…
A recruitment scandal has engulfed the National Population Commission (NPC) amid claims that 46 new employees were secretly hired from Kaduna State, bypassing established protocols. The NPC Chairman, Mallam Nasir Isa Kwarra, is accused of masterminding the recruitment, allegedly with the backing of influential figures, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mallam Tajudeen…
On Thursday, a 69-year-old man, Charles Aremu, was arraigned before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for defrauding Celestial Church of Christ of N1.7 million. Mr Aremu is charged with obtaining money under false pretences and theft. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Oladejo Balogun, told the court that the defendant committed…
The wife of Sokoto State Governor, Fatima Ahmad Aliyu, has been captured in a viral video where she held a lavish birthday party with some guests. The video seen by SaharaReporters showed the guests flamboyantly spraying Dollars notes on the governor’s wife at a time when Nigerians generally grapple with hardship and hunger in the…
In a significant victory for US law enforcement, Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, the son of notorious cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, have been apprehended in El Paso, Texas. This high-profile arrest has the potential to significantly impact the Mexican criminal underworld, potentially leading to a…
