The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) in Lagos State has arrested four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and eight students from Gateway Polytechnic in Sapaade, Ogun State, for alleged involvement in internet fraud. Two additional individuals were also apprehended by PSFU operatives on January 15, 2025, in the Sapaade area of Ogun State. Eyitayo…
Former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has refused to engage in a verbal altercation with the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, after the minister made disparaging remarks about him. During a live television interview over the weekend,…
Officials from the Trump administration shut down a mobile app designed for migrants to schedule appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border just minutes after the new president took office on Monday, January 20. By disabling the CBP One app, officials from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) effectively canceled all pending appointments for migrants without visas who…
Former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has criticized Nigeria’s designation as a partner country by BRICS, asserting that the country deserves full membership in the multinational group. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, January 20, Akinyemi expressed his dissatisfaction with Nigeria’s current status, calling it an insult given the nation’s economic…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a tariff increase for telecommunications companies in the country. This announcement was made by Reuben Mouka, the commission’s spokesperson, who explained that the approval was granted under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA), which empowers the NCC to regulate and approve tariff rates for telecom…
