Day: November 4, 2024

Police Arrest 130 Chinese, Nigerians For Alleged Cybercrime In FCT

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The arrested Chinese nationals and their Nigerian counterparts   About 130 foreigners have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, for alleged high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities against national security. The foreign nationals who are mainly Chinese and Malaysian consisting of 87 males and 26 females were arrested in the Jahi area of Abuja. A statement by the Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Sunday, said 17 others arrested were identified as Nigerians. The statement reads partly: “This strategic operation was conducted through a coordinated raid on a building at the…

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Man Shoots Boy Dead For Playing Football Near His House

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A 70-year-old man, Mr Stephen Irobunda has escaped being lynched in Ohokobe Ndume, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State for allegedly killing a young man, Mr Bright Odizuru. The victim, Odizuru, was shot dead on Saturday by the suspect during an altercation between the aged man and some youths in the community. Community sources said that the victim, together with other youths, were playing football near Irobunda’s house during the local government election, which infuriated the suspect. It was gathered that the man fired in the air to scare away the…

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UNIZIK New Vice Chancellor Odoh Not Sacked University Council Insists

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Professor Benard Ifeanyi Odoh The Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University has refuted claims regarding the dismissal of its newly appointed Vice Chancellor, Prof. Benard Odoh. The Council asserted that they strictly adhered to due diligence, established guidelines, and due process during the appointment of the seventh substantive Vice-Chancellor on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. In response to a widely circulated letter from the Federal Ministry of Education, dated November 1, 2024, and signed by Mrs. R. G. Ilyasu on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, which alleged that the UNIZIK Council’s…

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My Position On Church Vigils Mischievously Distorted – Peter Obi

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…Says Anyone Claiming To Receive Credit Alert Through Prayer Should Be Investigated The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Sunday, said his recent suggestion to convert ‘church vigils into night shifts’ has been misrepresented. The former Anambra State governor came under heavy criticism following his interview on the Honest Bunch podcast released on Saturday. While emphasising that Nigeria suffers from poverty and is unproductive as a result of two factors – politics and religion, Obi argued that too much time was being spent…

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