A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Transparency and Anti-Corruption Campaign in Africa (TACCA) has called on President Tinubu to restraint from appointing Olukayode Olanipekun as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). TACCA made this known in a statement signed by the Country Director of TACCA, Idahosa Osamhanze on Monday (Oct. 9) and made…
Mr Daniel Aiguokhian, a 300-level student of Philosophy at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) is set to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest hours of writing fiction and non-fiction by an individual. Aiguokhian who christened his expedition, “Write-A-Thon”, following the the popular “Cook-A-Thon” by Chef Hilda Baci and “Read-A-Thon” by Mr John…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, October 6, 2023, continued the trial of one Wilson Daphey (a.k.a Jeffrey Guiseppe) before Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on 9-count charges bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and money laundering. Daphey allegedly manipulated and obtained the sum of £130,000 (One…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, October 6, 2023, arrested 48 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys in Asaba, Delta State. The names of the suspects are Chinonso Nnemeka, Chidenbere Ekwealor, Emeka Joseph, Emmanuel Onyeka Onyeukwu, Solomon Omojewe, Miracle Ogonnaya, Pius Innocent,…
The diplomatic fallout between France and the Sahel countries is causing uncertainty and anxiety among students who intend to go to Paris for their studies. Ophélie Ouédraogo, a first-year medical student in Montpellier, was due to leave for France at the start of the new academic year but now she’s stuck due to visa annulation….
Since September 25, 2023, the trend of Bitcoin-based Ordinal inscriptions has notably waned, hitting its most subdued levels since mid-April. On October 3 and 4, fewer than 17,000 inscriptions made their mark on Bitcoin’s distributed ledger, as both the volume of inscriptions and associated fees showed a marked decline With more than 35 million Ordinal…
LONGi, founded in 2000, is a world-leading solar technology organisation. The company has had a long-term, unswerving commitment to monocrystalline technology, convinced, rightly, that its general adoption would bring about significant technological change for the whole PV industry. With 15 manufacturing bases and more than 30 branches around the world, LONGi produces monocrystalline silicon wafers…
Wayne Rooney and D.C. United have agreed to part ways just a season-and-a-half into the ex-Manchester United star’s tenure as head coach. The two sides announced that they’d come to a mutual decision on Saturday (Oct. 7) following the club’s final game of the MLS season. D.C. United topped NYCFC 2-0 in what ended up…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: “Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG)”, and was endorsed by the WHO Director-General following its regular biannual meeting held on 25-29…
Justice Malami Dogondaji of the Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced Ahmad Abubakar Ahmad, a Fake Bureau De Change Operator (also known as Black Marketer) to 87 years imprisonment, for criminal breach of trust and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N325,800,000 (Three Hundred and Twenty-Five Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira)….
