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  By Asare Asare A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has ordered the Inspector General of Police not to rearrest cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Obol Jesam Michael, after failing to show cause why he should not be released. Michael was arrested over issues surrounding cryptocurrency and had been in police detention. However, he filed an action for the enforcement of his fundamental rights. In suit no. FCT/HC/CV/14/2024 and Motion No. FCT/HC/8W/M/139/2025, Honourable Justice M.A. Madugu of the High Court ordered his release on February 18, 2025. The judge further restrained the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 9th respondents from rearresting or detaining Obol Jesam Michael without recourse to the court. The order for his release was duly served on the Inspector General of Police and all officers involved in the matter, but they refused to comply. Instead of obeying the court order, sources confirmed that the police took the entrepreneur to the headquarters of the Ec...

  Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in  Calabar has  convicted and sentenced  the Chief Executive Officer, Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society,  Uno Michael Eke to one year imprisonment  for conspiracy, obtaining property by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N2 ,000,000,000.00 (Two Billion Naira) He was jailed after pleading guilty to four-count amended charges preferred against him by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Count One reads “That you, Uno Michael Eke (being the President/Chief Executive Officer of Micheno Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society); Registered Trustees of Micheno Multi Purpose Cooperative Society, MMCS,  Aya Kanu Aya,  (Alias Mbakara) being the Vice President of Micheno Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (now at large), sometime between June and August 2018 in Calabar within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired ...

  Hon. Cyril James Omini, the Member representing Yakurr 1 State Constituency at the Cross River State House of Assembly, has issued a warning to the public regarding a fraudulent Facebook account impersonating him. The fake account has been falsely claiming to offer ₦50,000 to 50 individuals. In a statement released today the 26th Day of September 2024, Hon. Omini clarified that the account in question is not associated with him and urged constituents and the public to disregard any such posts. "I want to make it clear that this account has no connection to me. I would never engage in such activities or solicit personal information or funds in this manner," he emphasized. The public is advised not to interact with this fraudulent account and to report it immediately to Facebook to prevent further deceit. Hon. Omini, known for his commitment to transparency and integrity, continues to prioritize the well-being and trust of his constituents. For any concerns or further inquiri...

  Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested forty-eight (48) suspected internet fraudsters in Umudike, Abia State. They were arrested on Friday,  August 30, 2024 at different locations within Umudike,  following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items recovered from them include 12 exotic cars,  15 different brands of laptops and 68  expensive smartphones. They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Copied from EFCC X platform 

By Gbenga Odogun   The Kogi State Police Command has paraded four suspects linked to the death of Damilola Olowoyo, a 19-year-old first-year student at the Federal University, Lokoja. The suspects, Jeremiah Paul, Emmanuel Otitoju, Banabas Olugbenga, and Ajayi Ayomide, were presented at the police headquarters in Lokoja on Friday. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, the prime suspect, Jeremiah Paul, lured the victim into the bush and killed her for ritual purposes. Aya explained that the police received a report about Damilola’s disappearance, which led the state Commissioner of Police to assign the case to the State Intelligence Department. With the help of the technical unit at the Force Headquarters, the police were able to track and apprehend Jeremiah Paul. “Jeremiah Paul confessed to luring Damilola on September 4, 2024, by pretending to be interested in her. He gave her a drink spiked with codeine, making her weak. “He then took her to ...

  Hoodlums have just attacked a bus, loaded with palliatives, belonging to Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council. The Pen Professionals, upon receiving information from the Director of Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), Rev. James Anam, as beneficiaries of the present phase of distribution, hurriedly moved to the government warehouse and successfully conveyed the food items. The palliative-ladened vehicle, enroute to the NUJ Secretariat, was attacked, about an hour ago, with hoodlums raining hales of stones on the slowly moving vehicle, carting away food items from the broken windows. The bus driver, Joseph Akpaenin, whose phone was stolen and himself left with a battered shoulder from the attack, narrated that their saving grace was when the booth of the bus flung open with several bags of rice and garri dropping off. He said the mob's focus shifted from the bus to the items dropped off the both, giving enough way for him to scamper to ...

By Emma Una AN armed robbery suspect, simply identified by his nickname, Bob Jay fell into an open well on Friday night after he and other gang members raided student’s hostel in Unicross, Okuku campus. The robbers, according to a student of the school who gave her name as Regina, attacked students in their hostel at about 12 midnight and carted away laptops, phones and money and after the robbery,  one of the hoodlums fell into an open well while trying to escape with their loot. They were many that came around 12 midnight. They robbed all the students in the Okuku hostel. They stabbed one student, broke the head of another with a stick before escaping with phones, laptops and other valuables”. She told Vanguard on phone. She said the  well was used by students to fetch water to bathe and wash clothes and has no cover. Nobody knew that one of the robbers fell into the well until dawn   when students went to fetch water  and saw the man inside dead. They raised...