Five Justices of Federal and State High Courts, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State, respectively have convicted and sentenced 16 internet fraudsters to prison. The convicts are: Abdulsalam Hamid Oladimeji, Odegbile Olufemi Philip, Ajao Taiwo Samuel, Awosanya Babatunde Solomon, Oluwafemi Azeez Abdulazeez, Adeyemo Waliu Adekunle and Aladesanmi Olamilekan Eniola. Others include: Ojumu Ayomide Bamidele, Joseph Anthony Oloche,…
An auto crash involving a white minibus (Suzuki Carry 3) has claimed many lives at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Ilorin, Kwara State. Converseer gathered that the incident happened on Thursday afternoon, with many being injured as well. According to a reliable source, the minibus plummeted into a side pavement due to overloading, killing scores…
By Our Reporter The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the State Government, through the office of the Attorney General, to mandate the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to produce Miss Dorcas Paul Ojong, a missing Corps Member. The House adopted a resolution asking for an immediate investigation…
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced six internet fraudsters to six months imprisonment each for criminal impersonation, love scam and identity theft. The convicts are: Chibo Udoka (aka Zxoya Andric, Kelly Rose, Chimata Harry), John Inimfon Okpokpo (Grace Boar), Emediong Ekerete Bassey (aka Thiwe Ploka), Otu…
Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive standing trial, had to be wheeled into court by his lawyers in a wheelchair today as his health continues to deteriorate in Nigerian detention. For several weeks Gambaryan has been complaining to the prison authorities about pain associated with a herniated disc in his back but they have not provided…
…becomes the 4th member to pass on from the 10th House of Representatives A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Ekene Abubakar Adams is dead. He died in the early hours of today Tuesday, at the age of 39. His death is coming less than a week after the loss of Representative Olaide Akinremi…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Umon North Ward in Biase Local Government Area, has affirmed the indefinite suspension of Cross River State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Helen Isamoh Egodo for gross misconduct. The affirmation of Isamoh’s suspension was announced during a press conference in Calabar, on Tuesday by the APC Chairman, Umon North Ward,…
The trial of Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman before Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, continued on Monday, 15th July 2024, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presenting its seventh Prosecution Witness (PW7). The EFCC is prosecuting Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman on a 10-count charge bordering on money…
Sheik Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Islamic cleric, has urged Nigerians to engage in peaceful protests as a means of conveying their grievances to the President Bola Tinubu-led government, emphasising that protests are a crucial tool for driving change. Sheik Gumi who made the remarks in a video clip attached below, emphasised on the importance of…
Cross River state government has continued its war against quackery in the health sector as the Taskforce on Health Quality and Anti-quackery, recently, apprehended a fake doctor and closed down his facility at Ngarabe, Ekureku, Abi local government area of Cross River State. The alleged quack, Collins Emeka Orji, had operated a health facility at…
