Author: Naija Daily News

By Deborah Nnamdi The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has apprehended Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, also known as Bobo Chicago, for allegedly defrauding various companies and individuals of $2.8 million. Bobo Chicago was arrested on November 20 in Chicago, Illinois, and is facing multiple charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and unlawful monetary transactions. His fraudulent activities reportedly targeted Nigerians residing in the Houston metro area before he fled to Chicago. Federal agents tracked the illicit funds and found that over $300,000 had been funnelled into a well-known liquor store. Bobo Chicago, alongside his…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FOB, Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested three suspected drug dealers and impounded illicit drugs worth N500m. The Commanding Officer of the Base, Capt. Uche Aneke disclosed this on Thursday while handing over the contraband drugs and industrial chemicals to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and Nigeria Customs Service. Aneke said the suspects were arrested in a boat on Monday at about 11:50 am during a routine patrol around the Bendero and Uta Uyata general area. “The boat was laden with over 125 sacks of industrial chemicals (crystalline ammonia) and…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 40-year-old Monday Obakpian for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. Yamu said the suspect, who resides at Odo Quarters in Ibillo, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of the state, lured the innocent girl into his room under the guise of sending her on an errand. He said the suspect took advantage of the situation and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. Yamu explained that a neighbor who heard…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated all licensed telecommunications operators to update their contact details by January 9, 2025, in compliance with the Licensing Regulations 2019. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, stated that this directive aligns with the NCC’s efforts to enhance regulatory processes, improve industry oversight, and strengthen Nigeria’s telecommunications sector. The Commission cautioned that non-compliance could attract penalties such as fines, license suspension, or revocation. While specific sanctions were not outlined, the NCC underscored the critical role accurate contact information plays in fostering industry responsiveness and engagement. Mouka noted that operators must…

Photo: DESOPADEC MD Festus Ochonogor, and Executive Director, Social Services, Favour Izoukumor, with a beneficiary By Deborah Nnamdi, Special Correspondent The Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) Skill Academy has presented multi-million naira worth of startpacks and N500,000 start-up capital each to 200 entrepreneurs in the 5th edition of its Skill Acquisition Program (DSA) for indigenes of its mandate areas in the state. At the ceremony, which was held at the PTI Conference Centre, in Effurun, Uvwie council area of Delta State, the commission also presented a one-off N100,000 grant to 500 hundred women drawn from its mandate…

By Deborah Nnamdi A woman, Wuraola Surajudeen, on Wednesday, prayed to an Area Court in Ilorin to grant her divorce two weeks after her marriage to her husband, Surajudeen Iya-Onitasi, on the grounds of “lack of love and affection.” “I was introduced to my present husband, and we got along smoothly, but immediately after the marriage, I developed a hatred for him,” she said. She told the court that she was once married before her wedding to Iya-Onitasi. ”I divorced my former husband due to pressure from my mother. “My former husband became a religious fanatic after our marriage and…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has ordered the remand in the correctional facility of a 27-year-old tiler, Qudus Kazeem, for allegedly raping his employer’s wife. The prosecutor, Insp Reuben Solomon, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in December 2022, at No, 8/10, Kola John, off Feyintola Giwa Street Surulere, Lagos. Solomon alleged that the defendant, who was employed to lay tiles in the apartment of one Mr Damilare Gbadamosi, left his work and forced himself on his employer’s wife. According to him, the defendant threatened to ruin the victim’s marriage if…

The fitness community in Ashaimam, Ghana, has been hit by a shocking scandal, as a local gym instructor has been accused of impregnating at least three of his female clients. The allegations, which have sparked widespread outrage and debate, claimed that the instructor engaged in consensual relationships with the women during their fitness sessions. The women had reportedly enrolled in the instructor’s program seeking to achieve flat stomachs and improved physiques ahead of the Christmas season. However, their pursuit of fitness allegedly led to intimate relationships with the instructor. While the exact number of affected women remains unclear, with some…

Photo: Yahaya Bello, a Governor in the Dock By Deborah Nnamdi The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has been remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory ordered the remand of Bello, who is facing multi-billion naira money laundering charges, to be remanded in custody along with two co-defendants. Justice Maryanne Anenih said Bello and others should remain in EFCC custody until December 10, when she plans to rule on the ex-governor and the co-defendants’ bail applications. The embattled former governor pleaded not guilty on…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced the arrest of 15 suspected internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. Photo: 15 alleged internet fraudsters paraded by the EFCC on Tuesday But confusion persists over the fate of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of a multibillion naira money laundering infractions during his tenure. The hide-and-seek game between the former governor and prominent All Progressive Congress, APC, member continued on Tuesday after reports surfaced that he drove himself to the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja. It would be recalled that the EFCC had severally declared Bello…