The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised the alarm over its findings that some internet fraudsters had funded some politicians into elective positions. The agency also vowed to release names of such politicians and their internet scammer sponsors. The Zonal Head of EFCC, Port Harcourt Zone, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a special envoy to President Cyril Ramaphosa, to register his displeasure over the killing of Nigerians in South Africa. In a statement just released by the Presidency in Abuja, it said the envoy was expected to land in Pretoria by Thursday. The statement, which was …

Some northern youths under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Youth Groups on Tuesday said the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike never demolished any mosque at the Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt as being alleged in some quarters. According to the Coalition, they investigated the alleged demolition and found that …

Delta Assembly on Monday assured the people of the state of laws that would enhance the growth and development of the state. Mrs Pat Ajudua, Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee set up by the Assembly to scrutinise the Delta State Judiciary Fund Management Financial Autonomy Bill, gave the assurance during …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as the ongoing U.S.-China trade war cast a pall over markets, with soft South Korean data adding to concerns over emerging markets and a rise in OPEC output. U.S. crude CLc1 was down 26 cents, or 0.5 per cent, at 54.84 dollars a barrel by …

OVH Energy Marketing Ltd. has retrenched about 100 of its workforce in order to overcome the problem of salaries payment due to the ongoing challenges in the downstream oil sector. A top official of the company, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed this to the Newmen in Lagos on Tuesday. The official …

A group in Delta state, Niger Delta Advocate Initiative, NDAI, had laud President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of Bernard Okumagba, as the new Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC,saying that the President choice for Okumagba is bone out of his love for professionalism, experience, integrity and competency. …

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party’s primary election in Bayelsa State on Tuesday, September 3,a governorship aspirant, Mr. Keniebi Okoko has accused the state party chairman, Mr. Moses Cleopas, of bias. Okoko expressed dismay that Cleopas was already taking sides instead of being neutral in the political contest involving 21 …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Benin Zonal Office, on Monday announced the arrest of 113 internet fraudsters in Edo, Delta and Ondo states. Those arrested, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, include a female suspected cyber fraudster who allegedly worked in collaboration with foreign counterparts on the …

The Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State says Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has nothing to show for his 100 days in office. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Lagos State, Taofik Gani, said this during an interview with. Gani said the only people who can boast of benefitting from the …