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The unknown armed men in a message sent to the targeted local government areas challenged security operatives in the state to get ready for action in ‘Biafra Land.’ Gunmen terrorising Anambra State have sent letters to nine local government areas, indicating their plans to attack them. The listed local government areas are Ihiala, Aguata, Nnewi South, Awka North, Awka South, Idemili North, Idemili South, Orumba South, Orumba North and Anambra East. The unknown armed men in a message sent to the targeted local government areas challenged security operatives in the state to get ready for action in ‘Biafra Land.’   The letter quoted by The Punch reads, “These local government areas should wait for us soon. We are warning our dear Professor (Professor Charles Soludo, Anambra State governor) that it is time for action and not time to speak big grammar and talking. All the security men occupying should get ready for action.   “Go and tell the President to release our oga (boss), Ony...

                                                           Magu The Police Service Commision (PSC) has promoted a former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, on Monday. Mr Magu’s promotion comes few weeks to his retirement. He was promoted alongside many other senior officers of the force. LIS had reported how the former EFCC boss missed two previous promotions as the PSC said then that it needed clearance from Attorney-General Abubakar Malami His last promotion was in 2018 when he was elevated to the rank of a full commissioner in the Police. Mr Magu was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to head ...

Nigeria’s Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, has been arrested over alleged money laundering and diversion of public funds, LIS can authoritatively report. Those familiar with the development said Mr Idris was intercepted in Kano by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday evening and is being flown to Abuja, the nation’s capital, for interrogation. Our sources said the EFCC has for sometime now been investigating a case of diversion of at least N80 billion in public funds which was allegedly laundered through some bogus contracts. The companies used in laundering the funds have allegedly been linked to family members and associates of the accountant-general, investigators said. Our sources further said after progress was made in the investigation, Mr Idris was summoned repeatedly for interrogation but he failed to honour the invitations. “We kept inviting him but he kept dodging us,” one of our sources said. “We were left with no ch...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu on Thursday witnessed the virtual landing of the Google Equiano Sea Cable System in Nigeria, saying the country will enjoy a boost of 1.6 million jobs and $10 billion in additional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the next three years, on account of the new cable system. He said with the landing of the sea cable system and other investments in high-speed internet, Lagos is about to witness an unprecedented digital revolution that will cement its global reputation as a hub for entrepreneurial innovation.

  ANAMBRA DECIDES........ We will be giving you updates on the ongoing Anambra State Gubernatorial Elections as it unfolds. Please Stay Tuned....  11: 29 am: Voting exercise going on smoothly at PU 013, Ward 01, Onitsha North LGA. 1 10:35 am:  Machine working slowly at Booth 001 Amorji Primary School Isuofia Aguata LGA. Voting started by 9.30am and by 10.30am, only less than 15 voters have voted out of 900 registered voters 10:13 am:  Anambra deputy governor votes, at Umuezu awovu polling unit. 9:49 am:   Voting has commences at Booth 002, Ofiyi Isuofia Aguata LGA 9.45 am:  Biomedical accreditation verification system ongoing at Unit 002, Ofiyi, Isuofia, Aguata LGA 9.25 am :  Accreditation commences at Igwebike primary school,  Unit 008 9:20 am : Booth 002 Ofiyi, Isuofia where the APGA candidate,  Prof. Soludo  is expected to cast his vote. So far in all the polling units, no presence of security operatives, this is allegedly con...

Agency Report A Chinese man was sentenced to death for murdering his ex-wife during her livestream, a court ruled Thursday, in a case that shocked the country and raised nationwide outrage over domestic violence. Amuchu, a 30-year-old Tibetan vlogger known on social media as Lamu, died after being doused in gasoline and set on fire by her former husband Tang Lu in September last year. She died of her injuries in hospital two weeks later. Amuchu divorced Tang -- who had a history of violence towards her, the court said -- in June 2020, only months before she was murdered at her father's home. He was sentenced to death for intentional homicide by a court in Aba Prefecture, a remote rural region of southwest Sichuan province with a large number of ethnic Tibetan residents. His crime "was extremely cruel and the social impact was extremely bad," the court statement said, calling for "severe punishment" in accordance with the law. At the time, her...

Eleven Nigerians were indicted by U.S. Justice Department Wednesday with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service announced the unsealing of the indictment. As alleged in the indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court, some of the 11 Nigerians were identified as Adedayo John, Oluwadamilola Akinpelu, Kazeem Raheem, Morakinyo Gbeyide and Warris Adenuga a.k.a Blue. There were also Smart Agunbiade, Lateef Goloba, Samsondeen Goloba, Olawale Olaniyan, Olawoyin Peter Olanrewaju and Emmanuel Oronsaye-Ajayi. They were all collectively accused of participating in one or both of a money laundering conspiracy and bank fraud conspiracy, which received funds stolen from victims. The charge was in connection with their inv...