A senior officer of the Nigerian Customs Services (name withheld) has passed on at the National Assembly clinic, Abuja. A statement signed by the spokesman for the House, Akin Rotimi, which confirmed the death, said the deceased collapsed while fielding questions from members of the Public Account Committee of the House. The statement added that…
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has jailed eight internet fraudsters, popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys. They were convicted and sentenced by Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie on Friday. The convicts are Abasiofon Daniel Essien (a.k.a Jason Momoa), Gideon Junior, Edikan Ubong, Harrison Chiemelie, Ndifereke Umoh, Christopher Promise, Effiong Wisdom and Godswill…
A man has found $4 million worth of cocaine while looking for sea turtle nests on Amelia Island beach in Nassau County, Florida. According to police, the 70+ pounds of cocaine bricks are worth $1 million in brick form with a street value of ~$4 million. Police say it is rare to find this much…
Armed attacks have been carried out in Russia on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue, and a police post in Derbent and Makhachkala, the National Antiterrorism Committee stated. As a result of the terrorist acts in Dagestan, preliminary reports indicate that a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church and police officers have been killed. According to…
Multiple fights broke out across a football field at the Westwood High School graduation ceremony, in New Jersey. The incident happened on Saturday when family members were seen having all-out fights on the field. Police eventually intervened and broke up the fights. It’s unclear what exactly sparked them. According to reports, one person was taken…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a syndicate of fake State House Staff in Abuja for alleged criminal conspiracy, false representation and employment scam. The suspects were arrested separately following an investigation on petitions by various victims who were promised jobs as “Directors General” at the Ministry of Communication, Nigerian…
Stefanutti Stocks coastal manager Matthew Horwill survived a hit-style shooting in Pinetown, west of Durban, on Friday morning. A gunman – who was lying in wait at the construction giant’s headquarters in Henwood Road – ambushed the 44-year-old as he approached the office. His Toyota Land Cruiser was peppered with gunfire, with at least seven…
Controversial South African opposition politician, Renaldo Gouws, has been suspended by his party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), less than a week after being sworn in as a member of parliament. According to Africanews, Gouws’ suspension comes after videos he made about 15 years ago, in which he is seen spewing racist language against black people,…
A group of mobs have killed a young man simply identified as Yunusa over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. CONVERSEER learned that the young man was killed in front of the Nigeria Police personnel on Wednesday in the Nasaru village of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. According to SaharaReporters, the mob overpowered the…
Federal workers have given President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government (FG) 72 hours to pay March, April and May 2024 wage arrears. The workers under the aegis, Workers Forum (FWF) stated this in a communique issued at the end of an online meeting of Federal Workers Nationwide in Nigeria on Tuesday 18th June 2024. The communique…
