The All Progressives Congress has faulted the claim by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, that hired miscreants masquerading as protesters looted some ‘sensitive documents’ relating to the corruption trial of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu. Recall that on August 14, the governor in a statement after he paid an on-the-spot assessment visit to the court, which was vandalised by hoodlums during the recent nationwide anti-hunger protests, said ‘enemies of the state hired undesirable elements’ to vandalise one of its historic…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Crime Commission has denied its X account (formerly Twitter) had been hacked. There are speculations that suspected internet fraudsters who threatened to wage cyber warfare against the EFCC had hacked the anti-graft agency’s X account. According to reports, some internet fraudsters had accused the anti-graft commission of disregarding constitutional norms in cracking down on dubious activities among Nigerians online. Checks on the account on Thursday morning showed that the account was not available. However, the agency’s website and other social media pages, such as Facebook and Instagram, were functional. Speaking in an interview with our…
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has confirmed an attempt to compromise its website domain. The hacking attempt occurred on Wednesday, just a day after the bank renewed its domain name, causing a temporary disruption to the website, which left customers unable to access online services. This led to widespread concern and media reports suggesting that the bank’s website had been cloned, potentially putting customer data at risk. In a statement on Thursday signed by its management and sent to our correspondent, the bank stated that the incident was unsuccessful and its website was not cloned. It also allayed concerns about customer…
The Presidency on Thursday said the efforts by a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, to take over some jets on Nigeria’s Presidential Air Fleet are fraudulent. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday read, “The Federal Government is not under any contractual obligation with the company. “The case in which Zhongshan is trying to use every unorthodox means to strip our offshore assets is between the company and the Ogun State Government.” The statement is titled ‘Chinese company’s fraudulent attempt to strip Nigeria’s assets abroad.’…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command said it intercepted a total of 12 containers of expired and controlled pharmaceutical products worth N1.8bn. In a statement on Thursday, the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this while displaying some of the seized contraband at the command in Apapa, Lagos. Adeniyi stated that if the drugs were allowed to exit the ports, it would undermine the security of the nation by influencing the behavior of individuals involved in criminal activities often fueled by illicit drugs such as tramadol. “I am here to present seizures made by our officers at the…
President Bola Tinubu and his Equatorial Guinean counterpart, Teodoro Mbasogo, on Wednesday in Malabo signed an agreement on the Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project, further affirming the partnership for mutual development. “The agreement covered legislative and regulatory measures for the gas pipeline, establishment and operation, transit of natural gas, ownership of the gas pipeline, and general principles,” a statement signed by Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday read. The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu and President Mbasogo sign agreement on the gas pipeline for the Gulf of Guinea.’ In his remarks at the event, Tinubu, who is on a three-day…
Newcastle has confirmed that Sandro Tonali has been cleared to join the rest of the squad for the new season from August 28, 2024 according to a statement obtained from Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Thursday. Newcastle have received confirmation from Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio that Tonali’s ban runs up to and including August 27, allowing him to return to action from August 28. But when Tonali will return is not quite clear just yet as Newcastle have a Carabao Cup second-round match at Nottingham Forest that week which could be scheduled for either Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Tonali would…
Former Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau, on Wednesday said that he never collected bribes from any contractor throughout his tenure as governor. Shekarau said this in Abuja at a news briefing to unveil the activities marking the 70th Anniversary of the Muslim Student’s Society of Nigeria. He also said he never touched local government funds throughout the eight years. He said, ”I may not be the only one but you may be very sure I’m one of very few governors that, for eight years, never touched local government money. ”And in my 44 years of public leadership, I…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has disclosed that Bayelsa State would experience a long duration of blackout due to the recent vandalism of 13 transmission towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission line. The blackout will also affect some communities in Rivers State. A team led by the General Manager of the Port Harcourt Transmission region, Emmanuel Akpa, to the site, discovered that all 13 towers from T52 to T64 were affected by vandalism. Of these, nine towers have collapsed completely, while four are hanging precariously and could collapse at any moment, according to a statement issued on Wednesday…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed that another 63 illegal refineries were discovered and confiscated in the past week. It was revealed in a documentary that the fight against oil theft was yielding results. According to the NNPC, about 177 incidents were recorded between August 3 and 9 by different incident sources, like Tantita Security Services, four; Shell Petroleum Development Company, 11; Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, 26; Maton Engineering Company, 20; NNPC 18 Operating Ltd, one; NNPC Command and Control Centre, 51; and government security agencies, 64. It noted that during the week under review, 19 illegal pipeline…