Kano State Police Command has arrested suspected fraudsters who specialize in generating false bank alerts. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement, said 22 POS machines, 52 ATM cards, eight jerricans of diesel, and six mobile phones were also recovered from the suspects. According to the statement, the arrest followed directives by Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, to detectives to be on alert to ensure the arrest and...

Two Chief Executives of Telecom Satellites Limited, TSTV have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged tax evasion, money laundering, and advanced fee fraud offenses. Dr Bright Ikechukwu Echefu, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TSTV and Dr Felix Nnamdi Ignoanuga the Executive Director of the telecom satellites company are facing trial alongside TSTV and another company, Briechberg Investment Limited. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned them...

LAGOS – Six suspects and a Chinese national have been arrested following the recent protest by the residents of Ilate-Etido Community in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, over the activities of illegal miners in the area. The protesters lamented the negative and destructive impacts of the illegal dredging of sand in the area, which, according to them, affected their farmlands, environment and their sources of living. The combined team of soldiers from the 35...