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A Federal Court in the United States has found Olusegun Adejorin, a 32-year-old Nigerian, guilty of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and unauthorised access to a protected computer, following a sophisticated cyber fraud targeting two US-based charitable organisations. Adejorin, who was extradited from Ghana to stand trial, was convicted for offences committed between June and August 2020, according to prosecutors. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said Adejorin orchestrated a scheme against a Maryland charity that provided investment services to other organisations. Through the same operation, he also defrauded a New York–based charity by unlawfully accessing staff…
A fire incident broke out on Saturday at a Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) office in Abuja, sparking alarm after videos of the blaze surfaced online. The inferno affected the FIRS facility located at No. 15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, according to a statement issued by Sikiru Akinola, technical assistant (print media) to the executive chairman of the agency. “The fire, which broke out on the fourth floor of the building, was promptly responded to by our security personnel on duty,” the statement said. Akinola noted that officers of the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service, alongside other emergency responders,…
Earlier this month, the Trump administration ordered USCIS to pause all immigration petitions from nationals of countries listed under the travel ban first announced in June.
President Bola Tinubu has cautioned state governors that he may invoke executive powers to enforce direct disbursement of funds to local governments if they fail to comply with a recent Supreme Court judgment granting councils financial autonomy. The president issued the warning on Friday while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s 15th National Executive Committee meeting held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Tinubu’s remarks were directed at governors accused of withholding statutory allocations meant for local councils, despite the apex court’s ruling. He signalled that continued non-compliance could compel him to order…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has claimed that the number of opposition lawmakers in the Senate has dwindled significantly, leaving only about four or five senators outside the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpabio made the remarks on Thursday while speaking at the APC national caucus meeting in Abuja, where he disclosed that even the few remaining minority senators are considering crossing over to the ruling party. “When we came in, the opposition had almost 50 members, but today, when I counted, there were about five or four left in the opposition,” he said. According to him, some of the remaining…
The Kwara State House of Assembly has placed Saba Gideon, who represents Edu State Constituency, on a three-month suspension over allegations of contempt and violation of legislative privilege. The decision followed findings that the lawmaker secretly recorded a private session of the assembly and circulated the audio to an unauthorised person. The issue was raised during Thursday’s plenary, where Gideon reportedly admitted to making the recording. Leading the motion without prior notice, the House Leader, Abdulkadir Magaji, cited Order 4, Rule 14 of the Assembly’s Standing Orders and Section 14(2) of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017. “I…
The House of Representatives has given the green light to significantly raise campaign expenditure limits for candidates vying for elective offices across Nigeria. The decision was taken on Thursday during plenary after lawmakers concluded clause-by-clause consideration of a report proposing amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. Under the revised thresholds, the maximum campaign spending allowed for presidential candidates was doubled from ₦5 billion to ₦10 billion. Gubernatorial candidates will now be permitted to spend up to ₦3 billion, up from the current ₦1 billion limit. For National Assembly races, senatorial candidates’ spending cap was increased from ₦100 million to ₦500…
Farouk Ahmed has resigned from his position as chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). His resignation followed a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. Ahmed was summoned by the president amid allegations bordering on corruption and economic sabotage linked to the operations of the regulatory authority. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, also resigned. This was made known in a statement on Wednesday by Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga. “Tinubu has asked the Senate…
A member of the House of Representatives, Abdussamad Dasuki, has raised concerns over what he described as discrepancies between the tax bills approved by the National Assembly and the version currently gazetted and in public circulation. Dasuki brought the matter before lawmakers during Wednesday’s plenary under matters of privilege, claiming that certain provisions in the officially published tax laws do not align with the harmonised bills passed by both the Senate and the House. “I’m here today because my privilege has been breached as a member of this all-important House,” he told his colleagues. “What was passed on this floor…
