BREAKING: Foreign fraud syndicates targeting Nigeria, says EFCC chairman

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has raised concerns over the increasing presence of organized foreign fraud syndicates setting up operations within Nigeria’s major cities. He revealed that these criminal groups are actively recruiting young Nigerians into cybercrimes, including fraudulent cryptocurrency activities. In a statement issued on Wednesday … Read more

BREAKING: Man Scammed $28,000 By AI Girlfriend

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated girlfriend has been used to scam a Chinese man to the tune of $28,000. Naija News reports that Chinese state media, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Wednesday, that the Chinese man, identified as Mr. Liu, lived in Shanghai. According to state broadcast station, CCTV, scammers used generative artificial intelligence … Read more

BREAKING: Nigeria Expecting Fresh $2.2 Billion Loan From World Bank

The federal government of Nigeria is anticipated to secure new loans from the World Bank amounting to $2.2 billion in 2025. As outlined in the project list from the Washington-based financial institution, this funding will be allocated across six distinct projects. The World Bank has designated $500 million for the ‘Community Action (for) Resilience and … Read more

BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo, Other Top Founding Members Who Shun APC NEC Meeting

FCT, Abuja – Former President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo, were conspicuously absent at the maiden National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which was held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, February 26. Buhari and Osinbajo topped the list of notable founding members and former … Read more

BREAKING: Gunmen raid Benue University campus, kidnap female students

Gunmen have abducted female students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University in Makurdi, Benue State. The students, reportedly numbering up to four, were kidnapped on Tuesday evening at the university’s North Core campus while heading for a “night class.” The attackers stormed the hostel area of the campus before seizing the students. Shortly after the incident, … Read more

BREAKING: NAFDAC DG raises alarm over death threats, calls for death penalty for fake drug dealers

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, raised an alarm over threats to her life and that of the agency’s staff. This comes as the NAFDAC boss prescribed the death penalty for counterfeit and illicit drug peddlers in the … Read more

BREAKING: Psquare’s Brother Remanded In Court Over Alleged ₦1.3 Billion Fraud

Jude Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of the popular music duo P-Square, has been remanded in prison over allegations of financial fraud involving ₦1.38 billion, $1 million, and £34,000. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Okoye and his company, Northside Music Ltd, before Justice Alexander Owoeye at the Federal High Court … Read more