Crime

May
14
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Cultism, ‘Yahoo Yahoo’, Social Media Abuse Cause For UTME Failures – Obadeyi

Cultism, ‘Yahoo Yahoo’, Social Media Abuse Cause For UTME Failures – Obadeyi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, Education
Cultism, ‘Yahoo Yahoo’, Social Media Abuse Cause For UTME Failures – Obadeyi South West Secretary of the Police Campaign Against Cultism And Other Vices, POCACOV, Prince Gbemisola Obadeyi, has attributed the recent failure of 1.5 million candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to cultism, internet fraud otherwise known as Yahoo Yahoo, and social media abuse. Obadeyi lamented that these vices had become a major distraction to students, leading to poor academic performance and a lack of focus on their studies. |In a statement issued and signed by him, he described cultism in Nigeria as a prevalent problem,…
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May
08
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Yahaya Bello’s Trial: We’ve 28 More Witnesses – EFCC Tells Court

Yahaya Bello’s Trial: We’ve 28 More Witnesses – EFCC Tells Court

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash, Politics
Yahaya Bello’s Trial: We’ve 28 More Witnesses – EFCC Tells Court The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that it has lined up 28 more witnesses to testify against the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The anti-graft agency made the disclosure at the resumed proceeding on the 19-count money laundering charge it preferred against the former governor. The lead prosecution counsel, Prof. Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, told the court that 10 of the scheduled witnesses would be subpoenaed to testify and tender documents in the matter. EFCC made…
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May
08
2025
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VeryDarkMan Reveals Why He Was Arrested By EFCC

VeryDarkMan Reveals Why He Was Arrested By EFCC

Crime, Human Rights, News Flash
VeryDarkMan Reveals Why He Was Arrested By EFCC Popular Nigerian social critic VeryDarkMan has revealed the reason for his recent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. ATTNEWS reported that VeryDarkMan was arrested on Friday, 2nd May, following a visit to a GTBank branch in Abuja. His detention sparked widespread reactions across the country, as fans and celebrities staged protests at EFCC offices, condemning what they described as an unlawful detention. He was eventually released on Wednesday evening, after spending five days in custody. Speaking after his release, VeryDarkMan disclosed that the authorities suspected him of involvement in…
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May
08
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
EFCC Releases VeryDarkMan After Five Days In Custody

EFCC Releases VeryDarkMan After Five Days In Custody

Crime, Human Rights, News Flash
EFCC Finally Releases VeryDarkMan After Five Days In Custody After spending five consecutive days in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), popular Nigerian social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has finally regained his freedom. The activist, known for his blunt commentaries and online exposés on societal ills, was arrested last week following what the EFCC described as “multiple petitions” lodged against him by unnamed individuals. He was released by the EFCC to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Wednesday evening. Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, who spoke to him on phone confirmed the news.…
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May
05
2025
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NDLEA Intercepts 942 Explosives En Route To Zamfara

NDLEA Intercepts 942 Explosives En Route To Zamfara

Crime, News Flash, Security
NDLEA Intercepts 942 Explosives En Route To Zamfara Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, during a routine patrol along the Kaduna-Zaria expressway, on Saturday, intercepted a commercial vehicle conveying 942 explosives hidden in a sack from Nasarawa heading to Zamfara State. A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday also disclosed the arrest of a 30-year-old suspect over the discovery. “In Kaduna, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Kaduna-Zaria expressway on Saturday, 3rd May intercepted a commercial vehicle from Nasarawa State heading to Zamfara State. “A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a total…
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May
05
2025
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EFCC Confirms Arrest Of VeryDarkMan, Reveals Why He Was Arrested

EFCC Confirms Arrest Of VeryDarkMan, Reveals Why He Was Arrested

Crime, CBN/Commercial Banking, News Flash
EFCC Confirms Arrest Of VeryDarkMan, Reveals Why He Was Arrested Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has confirmed the arrest of social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over multiple petitions. The EFCC, speaking through its spokesperson Dele Oyewale, told BBC News Pidgin on Monday that the activist was taken into custody following complaints from several petitioners. “We arrested him to respond to a series of allegations raised against him by some petitioners,” Oyewale said. When asked if the case was connected to Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Oyewale noted that the petitions…
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May
05
2025
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Youths Plan EFCC’s Office Visit To Demand Release Of VeryDarkMan

Youths Plan EFCC’s Office Visit To Demand Release Of VeryDarkMan

Crime, News Flash, Youths
Youths Plan EFCC’s Office Visit To Demand VeryDarkMan’s Release A group of youths in Abuja has mobilised in support of social media personality Verydarkman, calling for his immediate release. Chanting “Free Verydarkman,” the group announced plans to visit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office today to demand his freedom. Verydarkman was reportedly arrested by operatives of the EFCC on Friday, May 2. VDM’s Lawyer, Deji Adeyanju disclosed this via series of tweet on his X handle. The arrest reportedly followed his public criticism of a new generation bank over alleged unauthorised transactions from his mother’s account.
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May
04
2025
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$3bn Refinery Fraud: N80bn Found In Sacked MD’s Bank Accounts

$3bn Refinery Fraud: N80bn Found In Sacked MD’s Bank Accounts

Crime, News Flash, Oil & Gas, Presidency
$3bn Refinery Fraud: N80bn Found In Sacked MD’s Bank Accounts The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the recently sacked managing directors and some top officials of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The officials were arrested over alleged mismanagement of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of the facilities. The total amount under investigation is $2,956,872,622.36. Findings by Saturday PUNCH showed that the EFCC is probing the sum of $1,559,239,084.36 allocated to the Port Harcourt refinery, $740,669,600 released for the Kaduna refinery, and $656,963,938 approved for the Warri refinery.…
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May
02
2025
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SEC Uncovers Another Suspected Illegal Investment Platform, Tofro; Warns Nigerians

SEC Uncovers Another Suspected Illegal Investment Platform, Tofro; Warns Nigerians

Crime, Economy, News Flash
SEC Uncovers Another Suspected Illegal Investment Platform, Tofro; Warns Nigerians The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has uncovered another suspected illegal investment platform identified as TOFRO.COM (Tofro). The Commission raised the alarm in a notice issued yesterday and made available to newsmen. The Commission warned Nigerians against falling for their tactics to obtain money from them through the promise of unusually high returns. SEC said the suspected investment platform holds itself out as a crypto-currency trading platform, adding that such an investment scheme is not registered by the Commission. It said that based on its investigations, Tofro’s operations exhibit the…
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Apr
29
2025
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EFCC ‘Arrest’ Aisha Achimugu Upon Arrival At ABUJA Airport

EFCC ‘Arrest’ Aisha Achimugu Upon Arrival At ABUJA Airport

Abuja, Crime, Economy, FGN, News Flash
EFCC ‘Arrests’ Aisha Achimugu Upon Arrival At Abuja Airport A prominent business executive and socialite, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, has been “arrested” by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to her legal team. Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, made this known in a statement to Nairametrics on Tuesday, stressing that “Aisha Achimugu, who arrived voluntarily into the country from London, was arrested by the EFCC” around 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Nairametrics previously reported that Achimugu’s lawyer had informed the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday that their client had already stated in her court documents that she would…
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