The Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom has announced plans to refund £50 to passport applicants who paid a £70 administrative fee during the ongoing passport intervention exercise. The refund effectively reduces the administrative charge to £20, following public criticism and scrutiny over the initial £70 fee. The commission announced the decision in…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested two suspected fraudsters over an alleged ATM card swap scam that reportedly resulted in the loss of ₦400,000. The suspects, identified as 50-year-old Yusuf Maika and 52-year-old Abubakar Mustapha, both residents of Jos, Plateau State, were arrested after allegedly defrauding a man identified as Yunusa Usman…
Former Kogi West senator Dino Melaye has warned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against inviting former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for questioning over longstanding allegations of financial crimes. Melaye spoke at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) All Support Groups town hall meeting in Abuja, where he criticised calls for the anti-graft agency to reopen…
The Onigbesi of Igbesi Land, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, has reportedly died days after regaining his freedom from kidnappers in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. The monarch was abducted on August 22 when armed men reportedly invaded Igbesi community and took him away. He was released five days later during a security…
