Tag: Eric Clapton

Alleged N2.7bn fraud: Hadi Sirika and daughter arrive Abuja court for trial (photos)

The immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and his daughter, Fatimah, have arrived at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.  Sirika and his daughter will be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for an...

Police to go after illegal PoS operators over non-CAC registration

The Federal Government has said it will enforce mandatory registration of Point-of-Sales operators nationwide in order to reduce kidnapping and help security agencies arrest recipients of ransom payments from kidnap victims. Recall that the government had through the CAC on...

Nigerian man arrested with 200g of cocaine in Kenya

Detectives have arrested a Nigerian national allegedly found with 200g of cocaine in Mombasa, Kenya.  The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in a statement on Thursday, May 9, 2024, said the suspect, Victor Chinenye Ikonne, was arrested at an apartment...

Victor Oko-Jumbo emerges as new speaker of Rivers State House Of Assembly

The member representing Bonny Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, has emerged as the new Speaker of the House, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, in a move that is sure to deepen the political...

FG denies claims its officials demanded bribe from Binance

The Federal government has denied claims made by the CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, that some unknown persons, claiming to be agents of Nigerian officials, demanded huge payments in cryptocurrency to make their problems in the country “go away”. In...