Author: Festus Adeloye

The International Criminal Police Organisation has arrested more than 300 people with links to one of West Africa’s most feared criminal networks, Black Axe, and other affiliated groups. The Black Axe is a secretive criminal network involved in trafficking, prostitution and killing operations around the world. However, cybercrime is the group’s largest source of revenue. According to a release by the organisation, the operation has led to hundreds of arrests, the seizure of assets worth $3m, and the dismantling of multiple criminal networks around the world. Operation Jackal III, which ran from 10 April to 3 July across 21 countries…

Police operatives attached to Angwan Lambu Division have arrested one Khadija Umar AKA Naira and two of her sons for housebreaking and theft. A statement by the Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa State Command, Ramhan Nansel on Wednesday, said Khadija uses two of her biological children and two other suspects still at large to carry out their nefarious activities. Upon arrest, two television sets, two 6×6 mattresses, a gas cooker, and 12kg cylinder, a standing fan, a Go TV decoder, cooking pots, an electric jug, a refrigerator and solar panels suspected to have been stolen items, were recovered from the suspects…

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Moji Adeyeye, says the agency has not advised Nigerians not to eat bread. In a statement on Tuesday, Adeyeye labelled as false, a video circulating on social media, which claims that the agency has raised concerns about bread safety in Nigeria. “The video which suggests that NAFDAC advised Nigerians to avoid bread due to the use of saccharine by some producers, does not reflect the observations of NAFDAC during the stakeholders’ engagement on August 16, 2024, in Ibadan, Oyo State,” she said. Adeyeye clarified that…

The Lagos Mass Transit Red Line Rail will begin partial operations today (Wednesday). This was announced by the spokesperson for the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Kolawole Ojelabi, in a statement on Tuesday. According to LAMATA, the Red Line Rail is one of the six rail lines and one monorail prescribed for Lagos in her Strategic Transport Master Plan. The trains will convey passengers freely and run four daily trips between Oyingbo and Agbado. It is also a transport project connecting Lagos with Ogun State, as many Lagos workers and business owners reside in Ogun. Ojelabi said the milestone marked…

Chief Of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila says there is no timeline yet for the implementation of the Steve Oronsaye’s Report. He stated this on Tuesday during an interview after an official visit to the headquarters of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in Abuja. Gbajabiamila, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, debunked claims of the report being stalled. He said the Federal Government is working out all necessary modalities to ensure a smooth run of the policy when implemented. There were some motions without movement on the 12-year-old report during ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to conduct a mock voter accreditation exercise on September 10, 2024, as part of its preparations for the upcoming Edo State Governorship Election. The election is slated for September 21, 2024. The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, announced on Tuesday. The mock exercise is intended to test the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the electronic result upload process to the INEC Result Viewing portal. The exercise will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the designated day. “In continuation of…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that his military had recently carried out the first successful test of a domestically-produced ballistic missile. His announcement in Kyiv came in the wake of two consecutive nights of large-scale Russian bombardments across Ukraine that killed several people and battered energy infrastructure. “There has been a positive test of the first Ukrainian ballistic missile. I congratulate our defence industry on this. I can’t share any more details about this missile,” he said at a press conference in the Ukrainian capital. Ukraine has been attempting to develop its own arms industry and encourage military production…

The impact of high flooding has destroyed crops in the Argungu Local Government Area and other affected regions in Kebbi and Niger States. This was revealed by the Head of Press and Public Affairs at the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), Nura Wakili in a statement on Tuesday, while extending deepest sympathies to the farmers who were affected by the environmental disaster. The commission said it viewed the unfortunate event as a significant setback to the nation’s efforts in promoting sustainability and ensuring food security. The statement said the Commission’s Managing Director, Abubakar Yelwa, expressed deep concern…

Brazil is tightening entry requirements from Monday after a surge in migrants disembarking during stopovers at Sao Paulo’s main airport in a bid to seek asylum in the country. Their goal is to enter Brazil and make their way overland to the United States. “Brazil has become a route for criminal organisations that smuggle immigrants and traffic people. Authorities have identified an exponential increase in the number of nationals mainly from Asian countries,” Brazil’s justice ministry said in a statement to AFP. The travellers buy plane tickets with final destinations in other South American countries, and are advised by people…

The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress will today meet with Benue senators, House of Representatives members, and stakeholders of the party in the state to resolve the lingering feud between loyalists of Governor Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. For over a year, the Benue chapter of the APC has been balkanised and embroiled in crisis by political gladiators fighting for control of the party. While Austin Agada led the Akume’s faction of the party, Benjamin Omakolo was in charge of the Alia faction. The National Deputy Organising Secretary…