The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as declared two individuals wanted in connection with an online trading platform, Crybto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). The two wanted individuals are Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun. The last known address of the two wanted persons is No 17, Oremeta Street, Allen, Ikeja, Lagos. The commission has urged…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the former running mate to the 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, Weekend Trust has learnt. Baba-Ahmed, who is the founder of Baze University, according to a security source, was invited Friday evening for allegedly sustaining views perceived as inciting against the…
Men of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Service on Monday arrested a suspected serial phone thief, identified simply as Francis, at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex, Yenagoa, the venue of Governor Douye Diri’s defection to the All Progressives Congress. The suspect, who reportedly confessed to travelling from Rivers State to take advantage of the large political…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that tertiary institutions in Nigeria can admit students who will turn 16 years old by August 31, 2025, for the 2024/2025 academic session. This flexibility, as outlined in a circular issued on Thursday, permits institutions to enrol qualified candidates who meet all other admission criteria, regardless…
Hoodlums in Ipetumodu, Osun State, ambushed a team of detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), leaving several officers and a vigilante injured. Sources said the incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday when SCID operatives, led by DPO Johnson Olajonrin, moved to arrest two principal murder suspects whose case had been taken…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied claims of selling adulterated petroleum products at its retail outlets. The company made this clarification in a statement issued by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Thursday. Soneye’s statement was in response to a video in which a man alleged that a dark liquid in…
As Tinubu Confers Posthumous CFR Honour On Lagbaja Tears and tributes flowed freely as the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja was laid to rest in Abuja on Friday, November 15. The burial took place at the National Cemetery in the nation’s capital marking an end to two days of funeral…
A group of public interest lawyers has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order compelling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State due to the worsening security situation and political crisis in the region. The plaintiffs in the suit are Reuben Boma Esq.,…
The Managing Director and CEO of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Abdulaziz, has disclosed that Nigeria supplies 24-hour electricity to neighbouring countries Togo and Benin, amid ongoing discussions in the country following a recent power grid collapse. “We supply Togo, Benin, and Niger. They get power from Nigeria on a 24-hour basis, and they…
The Yoruba Nation Youths, both within Nigeria and in the diaspora, have strongly opposed plans to introduce Sharia law or establish Sharia courts in the South-West region of Nigeria. This stance was expressed in a joint statement by the Yoruba National Youth Leader (Diaspora), Prophet Ayodele Ologunloluwa, and the Homebase Leader, Comrade Oyegunle Oluwamayowa Omotoyole….