Bank Robbery: Two Policemen, Bankers Arrested
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command has arrested two policemen in connection with the recent armed robbery attack of the Alaba branch of Mainstreet Bank. The robbery…
FG Withdraws N100.38Billion Stolen Fund Charges Against Muhammed Abacha
The Federal Government has withdrawn charges on the alleged N100.38Billion stolen property case against the scion of the late former Head of State, Muhammed Abacha. Sources connected to the case…
Aero Contractors Airline Staff in Recruitment Fraud
Some 200 unsuspecting job-seekers, mostly tertiary institution graduates, who went in search of employment at Aero Contractors Airline have been swindled of hundreds of thousands of Naira by a gang…
NCC Begins Process for Selection Of Infracos for Open Access Broadband
The plan by the Nigerian Communications Commission to deploy affordable and pervasive broadband services across Nigeria has begun with an invitation to Infrastructure Companies, otherwise known as Infracos, to submit…
British Authority Fines GTBank for Money Laundering
Britain’s financial services regulator said it had fined the UK subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GUARANT.LG) (GUARq.L) 525,000 pounds ($815,000) for failing to have adequate controls to prevent money…
Why Plot Against Jonathan will Fail…
Ken Ugbechie No single human has defined the treachery of Nigerian politics than President Goodluck Jonathan. For some uncanny reasons, Jonathan has become the prime target of a legion of…
Covenant University Student, Unekwu Opaluwa, Sister Kidnapped
Suspected robbers on Sunday evening stormed the residence of an engineer, Mr. Samson Opaluwa, in Karmo, Abuja, kidnapping two female members of the family after robbing them. While the elder…
Jonathan May Extend IGP Abubakar’s Tenure as Lobbyists Kick
There is a crack on the wall of the Nigeria Police Force. The Force management is divided since news of President Goodluck Jonathan’s plan to elongate the tenure of the…
Broadband Council pushes for Smart States and 50% 3G-coverage
The Broadband Council is pushing for increased 3G coverage to 50% of the Nigerian population by 2015. This was one of the outcomes of the 4th Broadband Council meeting held…
World Cup: Hackers, Prostitutes Snoop on Visitors
As soccer fans around with globe prepare for the World Cup, hackers are getting excited, too, according to a new report on cybersecurity in Latin America from Symantec. The tournament,…
