Category: Breaking News
EFCC probes 10 senior NSCDC officers over alleged 7.5bn fraud
08 May 2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing 10 senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over an alleged N7.5bn fraud. The anti-graft agency has also invited 10 contractors linked with the alleged fraud. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had on April 26, 2024, written a letter to the NSCDC cG, inviting […]
Continue ReadingBandits abduct 13 people,
08 May 2024
Gunmen in the early hours of Monday abducted 13 residents of Piko community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT. A resident of Shere, a neighbouring village, who craved for anonymity for security reason, told City & Crime yesterday that among the victims is a pastor in the village and an assistant head […]
Continue ReadingUnion to protest the sacking of 391 staff at Lagos water corporation
08 May 2024
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council, the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, and the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies will on Wednesday protest the sack of 391 staff members by the Lagos Water Corporation. The LWC disengaged them on […]
Continue ReadingBolt Nigeria sacks 22 workers
07 May 2024
Bolt Nigeria, a technology-driven ride-hailing platform, on Tuesday said its restructuring efforts affected 22 employees that were laid off. The firm’s Communications Manager, Femi Adeyemo, confirmed this to our correspondent on the telephone on Tuesday. Adeyemo emphasised that Bolt Nigeria is not facing financial difficulties but is instead undergoing a restructuring process. “22 people out […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft shuts down centre in Nigeria, 200 jobs at risk
07 May 2024
In a significant setback to Nigeria’s burgeoning tech industry, reports suggest that Microsoft is considering the closure of its African Development Centre based in Lagos. This move, if confirmed, would have profound implications for the country’s technological landscape, potentially impacting job opportunities and innovation in the sector. According to industry insiders, Microsoft informed staff on […]
Continue ReadingPolice arrest fake doctor in Lagos
07 May 2024
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested a 37-year-old fake medical doctor and practitioner, with suspected forged certificates. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Olatoye Durosinmi, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday while parading the suspect before newsmen in Lagos. Durosinmi said that operatives of the Zonal Anti-Piracy Unit arrested […]
Continue ReadingNAF aircraft crashes in Kaduna
04 Apr 2024
A Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Super Mushshak trainer aircraft crashed in Kaduna on Thursday. The Mushshak aircraft crashed at about 2:35 pm. A statement issued by NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said no casualty was recorded as the two pilots escaped unhurt. “The accident, which occurred at about 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna […]
Continue ReadingElectricity tariff rises to 300 percent
04 Apr 2024
The federal government has reportedly approved power companies’ move to raise electricity prices to N200 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour from N68 for urban consumers this month. Bloomberg news agency reported that these customers represent 15% of the population that the government says consume 40% of the nation’s electricity. The report added; “Nigerians will now have to […]
Continue ReadingEFCC arrests Bobrisky
04 Apr 2024
Popular social crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, famously known as Bobrisky, has been apprehended by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Sources within the EFCC, who opted for anonymity due to unauthorized disclosure, confirmed the arrest to Peoples Gazette on Thursday. The circumstances surrounding the arrest remain unclear, as detailed information was […]
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