Of all the development programmes which the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has undertaken in the Niger Delta region, the one that brings tremendous relief and makes immediate impact on the lives of the rural people is the free health care programme. The free health missions have gone round virtually […]
Day: May 4, 2024
BORI INTERNAL ROADS: RETURN TO SITE OR…, GOV FUBARA ORDERS CONTRACTOR.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has frowned at the nonchalance with which the contractor handling the Bori Internal Roads project had approached the work after more than 80 per cent of the agreed contractual terms had been paid. The Governor, who said the contractor’s approach was unacceptable, ordered him […]
EFCC Reveals Names of Ex- Governors on N2.187 Trillion Embezzlement List.
By Our Crime Correspondent As the fight against corruption gathers momentum in Nigeria, the anti corruption agency has released names of 58 former governors allegedly involved in the misappropriation, embezzlement, or laundering of approximately N2.187 trillion over a span of 25 years. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) reports […]
Internet Fraudster Bags 7years in Port Harcourt.
Justice P.M Ayua of the Federal High Court sitting in PortHarcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Odinakachi Prince Onyeoziri to seven years imprisonment. He was jailed after pleading guilty to three-count charge bordering on internet fraud contrary to Section 14 (1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, […]
MONARCH WARNS YOUTH AGAINST POLITICAL FIGHTS IN FOUCHEE.
The Amayanabo of Fouchee Community in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, HRH , King, A. C. Blakk-Iwerima has warned youth in his community not to hide under the political crisis in Rivers State to cause trouble in Fouchee Community. The king who invited youth leaders for a […]
Defence Chief Seeks CBN Intervention To Enhance Military Operations.
By Goodluck B Ikiebe The Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has visited the Central Bank of Nigeria as part of engagement with critical stakeholders to curtail contemporary challenges facing the nation. In his remarks at the occasion, General Musa applauded the CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, […]
Port Harcourt Court Jails Internet Fraudster Two Years.
The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 secured the conviction and sentence of an internet fraudster, Kpalap Dorka to two years imprisonment before Justice S.D. Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He was […]
Interpol Appoints Nigerian Police Commissioner As Chairman CyberCrime.
By Goodluck B Ikiebe The International Police Organization, INTERPOL, has appointed Nigerian Police Commissioner, CP Ifeanyi Henry Uche, as the Chairman of the African Heads of Cybercrime Units, comprising heads of 54 countries. CP Uche, who heads the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF -NCCC), succeeds Ratjindua Tjivikua […]