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Oba Joseph Oloyede, Apetu of Osun State’s iputumodu, Nigeria’s pastor Edward Oluwasanmi, has pleaded guilty to the U.S. Covid-19 relief fraud charges, $4.2 million in the U.S. According to court records, Oluwasanmi used properties including Dayspring Transportation Limited, Dayspring Holding Incorporated and Dayspring properties to illegally obtain and transfer funds intended for businesses struggling during the pandemic. The two were charged with 13 counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, fraud deception, money laundering and engaging in currency transactions involving criminally derived property. Oluwasanmi, represented by attorney Henry Hilow, pleaded guilty to the indictment on April 10, pleaded guilty to…
Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni denied that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other opposition figures have reportedly led the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 election. In a statement issued by Mamman Mohammed, director of news and media affairs in the governor’s office, Buni dismissed plans that he and four other four Progressive Party Congresses (APCs) are finalizing plans to violate the plans to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The statement describes the report as “unfounded imagination, and assumptions that do not transcend reality in any way, shape and form.” According to Mohammed, the author of the news lacks…
DSS operators discovered and foiled the map to inspire unrest in Worry, Delta. A foreign army professional in Itsekiri was arrested for suspected involvement. Grab more than 50 AK-47 rifles, 6 pump shotguns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition. The State Services Department foiled the alleged plot to spark unrest in Worry, Delta State, leading to the arrest of foreign Army specialists and several other people. Itsekiri Origin’s army officers were allegedly recruited by a Collins to procure weapons and ammunition to fuel tribal tensions in oil-rich areas, according to sources. During a covert operation near Asaba, Delta State, DSS agents…
Meta announced its intention to appeal the decision of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT), which upheld a $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCP) on its data practices. The fine comes after a 38-month investigation by the FCCPC in collaboration with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), which was between 2021 and December 2023. The investigation found that unauthorized data sharing, inadequate user consent mechanisms and evidence of discriminatory practices differed from Nigerian consumers compared with consumers in other regions. In July 2024, FCCPC violated Nigeria’s data protection and consumer rights laws…
Six months after Kemi Badenoch was elected as the leader of the British Conservative Party, internal discussions have turned to the possibility of replacing her. As local elections in England approach, many conservative MPs and officials are increasingly dissatisfied with Badennock’s leadership and expressed concern that she is not the right person to lead the party in the next general election, which is scheduled to be held in 2029. More than 20 sources who spoke to Bloomberg on anonymous terms said there is growing support within the party to replace Badenoch with right-wing shadow judicial secretary Robert Jenrick. The dissatisfaction…
Federal Minister of Capital Territory NYESOM WIKE has ordered a comprehensive restriction on unregistered hospitals and quack medical staff operating in the FCT. He warned that anyone working or working in an unregistered medical facility will be prosecuted. Wick said:After that, anyone who finds operating or working in an unregistered medical facility should be arrested and prosecuted. ” The minister explained this in response to the death of Afomi Hospital, a private health care facility that had a caesarean section. Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Public Communications and Social Media, FCT Participate in the event, Despite unfortunately, despite…
A man considered a “sex pest” was forbidden to make friends with his girlfriend without telling her social workers. Andrew Thomas, 49, was arrested and recorded his 65-year-old neighbor changing an iPhone in his bedroom, hanging on a small bottle of artificial flowers at his home near Pitlochry, Scotland. He was said to have met the victim and built a camera phone on artificial flowers in the bedroom to film her changes for months. The 49-year-old patient was caught when the horror victim discovered the device while rescheduling artificial flowers. It was found that its memory held her intimate recordings…
The suspicious Boko Haram terrorists have two alert people and ten firewood keepers in the Bokko Ghide community in the Borno State Gwoza local government area. Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta, confirmed the incident, saying that the Vigilantes (civilian JTF) was ambushed by attackers along Kirawa Road below Pulka district. He also said the other 10 victims were those who entered the bushes to find firewood. The monarch said: “When the boys (rebels) ambush them, k!luitd ten, and left 2 years old, causing life-threatening damage, they went to the nearby bushes for firewood.” “We buried 10 people and…
WhatsApp fined $220 million for anti-competitive behavior for WhatsApp competes for FCCPC. The court confirmed the FCCPC’s authority to regulate data privacy and consumer protection. WhatsApp appeals potential service interruptions. WhatsApp said its intention was to make the latest judgment on the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, which upheld the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCP) authority to approve anti-competitive conduct by Message Platforms and its parent company, Meta Platforms Inc. The court imposed an administrative fine of $220 million on the technology company, and $35,000 to cover the investigation costs. The court was chaired by Hon. Thomas Okosun…
The gunman kidnapped seven people, including two senior officials along the OMU-ARAN/ILORIN ROAD. The victim was identified as barrister Elizabeth Arinde, who is the head of the local government legal department of Oke-Ore and was unable to confirm the head of personnel management of the council. On Friday, April 25, 2025, Corner Eleyin along Omu-Aran/Ilorin Expressway, kidnapped his name. The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. and involved five gunmen who ambushed two private vehicles before leading passengers into the bush. Kwara State Police spokesman SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi confirmed the incident on Saturday. “The Kuala State Police Department confirmed that it…