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By Femi Alabi The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters in their hideout in Nasarawa. Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa State Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel in a statement on Thursday, said the criminals were sniffed out when Police operatives attached to Angwan Lambu Division raided the hideout of the cybercriminals located in Government Reserved Area, Keffi. During the operation, while 10 suspects were arrested; two laptops, 10 sophisticated mobile phones of different brands, three WIFI routers, charms, black soap, hard drugs (Loud weed and dried leaves suspected to be marijuana), and other items were recovered at…

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed his displeasure at the manner which the Nigeria Police operatives handled the arrest of the party’s National Chairman, Mr Julius Abure, on Wednesday. Obi in a statement on his official X handle said the Police could have effected the arrest in a more civilized manner that could have portrayed we are in a democratic society. He said: “Like many Nigerians, I observed the distasteful national television news reports detailing the humiliating arrest of the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure,…

Nigeria’s economy grew 3.46% in the fourth quarter (NGGDPQ=ECI), opens new tab, a similar pace as it did a year earlier, data showed on Thursday, as oil output picked up and government reforms to boost growth began to take effect. Gross domestic product grew quicker than in the two previous quarters of 2023. GDP grew 2.54% in the third quarter and 2.51% in the second. Growth in the final quarter of 2022 was 3.52% in annual terms. The pickup in growth came as reforms instituted by President Bola Tinubu, who pledged during his inauguration in May to expand the economy by…

Africa is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty. While many countries were successful in reducing poverty during the years before the pandemic, its economic disruptions coupled with climate disasters and food and fuel inflation caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have put spanners in the wheels. Growing vulnerabilities to climate events like droughts and floods, food insecurity as well as widening fragility in several parts of the continent darken the outlook. A burgeoning youth population faces poor prospects for productive employment, raising social tensions and robbing countries of their demographic dividend. Meanwhile, high…

By Femi Alabi Lagos State environmental task force.has arrested 110 suspected miscreants along the Redline rail track. Lagospedia on its official X handle said that arrest was made around Pen Cinema- Iku Fagba axis of the State. “As part of the ongoing operation to enhance safety on the Redline rail track around the Pen Cinema – Iju Fagba corridor, initiated by Lagos State Governor, Mr. @jidesanwoolu, the Environmental Taskforce team, led by CSP Shola Jejeloye, arrested 110 individuals overnight. “These individuals will face prosecution as they are charged to court”.

By Femi Alabi The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has said that his administration has released the sum of 3.4 Billion Naira Cooperative loan for Small and Medium Enterprises in Osun SMEs. Adeleke on his official X handle held that government is targeting forty five thousand SMEs as beneficiaries of of the revolving loan scheme. He said, “This loan scheme tagged “State Special Ward Level Cooperative Loan Programme” will benefit 46 SMEs in each of the 332 political wards across the nine federal constituencies in three phases making a total of 45,816 beneficiaries. “The disbursement is expected to take…

By Halimah Olamide The embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party Julius Abure has regained his freedom. He was released along others who were arrested on Wednesday in Benin the Edo state capital. Abure was manhandled before he was whisked away to the Zone 5 headquarters of the Police. Acording to a Spokeman for the zone 5 of the Police, Tijani Momoh, Abure and others were released on bail on Thursday around 2am. Also, LP national spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, confirmed on a monitored Channels TV beeakfast show said that the national chairman, who was arrested by policemen in Benin City,…

Despite the technique’s popularity, experts have long warned against it, with tests suggesting it doesn’t work. And now the tech giant itself has published guidance telling users it could result in small particles of the grain damaging their devices. The firm said people should instead gently tap out any liquid, with the phone connector facing down, then leave it to dry out. Despite the increasing sophistication of smartphones, popular approaches for fixing them if they have been dropped in water remain rather unsophisticated. Apple has taken the opportunity to steer users away from several of them. As well as avoiding…

Two teenagers have been arrested for breaking into a Secret Service car assigned to US President Joe Biden’s granddaughter late last year. An agent tasked with protecting Naomi Biden fired his weapon at the thieves during the incident in Washington DC’s wealthy Georgetown area. Ms Biden, 30, was not with the agents when the attempted robbery took place on the night of 12 November. Vehicle thefts and car-jacking have risen dramatically in the US capital. According to court records cited by the Washington Post and ABC News, one of the two suspects – 19-year-old Washington resident Robert Kemp – was…

President Joe Biden’s dog Commander bit US Secret Service agents on at least 24 occasions, new documents show. US Secret Service records show the extent to which the German Shephard caused chaos for the presidential bodyguards. One senior agent noted the bites meant the Secret Service changed tactics, advising agents to “give lots of room”. The warning came months before Commander was removed from the White House. The documents were revealed through Freedom of Information requests and posted online. They are heavily redacted to protect the identity of Secret Service agents and secrecy of their security tactics. They show at…