A suspected kidnapper has confessed that he planned to travel abroad with his share of the ransom his gang demanded for the release of a victim. Musa Shaibu, 25, was arrested in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State after he and four others allegedly abducted the 14-year-old son of a Bureau De Change operator, identified…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the agency has recovered some money from the digital investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange trading platform. Olukoyede also disclosed that the EFCC has made arrests in connection with the CBEX fraud.The EFCC boss revealed this in an interview with TVC…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an on-site investigation into the crash-landing of a training aircraft in Ilorin. The incident occurred at approximately 5:28 p.m. on Friday, May 23, during a simulated instrument approach on Runway 05 at the General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport. The aircraft, a Diamond training plane operated by the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have arrested no fewer than 20 suspects in connection with the hacking of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) computer-based test (CBT). The 2025 UTME was conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. AIT reports that the suspects are part of…
The truck driver who survived the lynching of 16 travellers of Kano State extraction, by a vigilante group in Uromi, Edo State, has recounted the harrowing experience, refuting claims that the incident was tribal-related. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday when the travellers, believed to be hunters, were journeying from Port Harcourt,…
The Dangote Refinery has slashed its ex-depot price for premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, from ₦950 per litre to ₦890. In a statement, the company said the move is “effective from Saturday, 1st February 2025”. The Dangote Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer Anthony Chiejina said the reduction is based on market…
