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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo-Yahoo boys, in Abuja.
EFCC’s Acting Head, Media and Publicity Mr Tony Orilade made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the suspects were arrested by the Advance Fee Fraud Section of the commission on Nov. 30 through an intelligence report received on the fraudulent activities of the suspected fraudsters.
“The fraudsters are residing somewhere along Airport Road, as they were obviously living above their means.
“Operatives of the EFCC had carried out surveillance for days on the activities of the fraudsters before they swooped in on them.
“The suspects are: Edwin Ogbomwan, Okouromi Franklin, Oseji Collins, Collins Onyekwuluje, Anyanechi Ekene, Tony Oviasuyi, Chidi Emeshili, Osaigbovo Aiseos and Osaigbovo Ikponmnosa.
“The suspects had turned their residence into a safe haven for fraudulent activities.
“They use it as a place of abode and an operational office with computers, laptops, phones, modems, sim cards and so many other tools used to defraud Nigerians and foreigners alike of their hard earned money and valuables.”
Orilade said that the suspects had created an identity using the names Thomas Jerry Star and John Ben.
He further said that the suspects who were aged between 19 and 26 years were arrested with two GLK Mercedes Benz cars, one Toyota Camry, Lexus Jeep and other valuables worth millions of naira, which they acquired through proceeds from their fraudulent activities.
“They are currently cooperating with the commission and will be charged to court after investigations are concluded,” Orilade said.
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From left; Engr. Prosper Okafor, President and Convener of National Youth Summit on Peace and Security (left), posing with a military personnel

Mr Prosper Okafor, President, National Youth Summit on Peace and Security (NYSPS), says that only synergy between the military and civilians, especially youths could guarantee lasting victory over insurgency and insecurity in the country.
Okafor told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that security of life and property must not be left alone to the military.
He urged Nigerians, especially the youth to work in synergy with the military for a stable and peaceful Nigeria.
Okafor also explained that it was time for youth to take security as a major factor in making their choice of leadership.
“We must work in collaboration with our military in fighting crime, especially insurgency and insecurity.
“Nigeria belongs to all and must be protected jealously with all our might. Security should also guide our choice of leadership,” he said.
He commended the armed forces for fighting gallantly in defence of the country, saying: “We are grateful for your sacrifices”.
Okafor particularly thanked the Chief of Army Staff as well as the Inspector-General of Police for rising to the demands of securing the country.
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Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, The Bayelsa Government says it has spent about N7.9 billion from the N24.1 billion of the Paris Club refunds accrued to the state in October, 2018.
The state said the amount was used to settle the backlog of 2016 salary arrears of workers in the state.
The Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gborigbogha John-Jonah, (rtd) disclosed this during the monthly `transparency’ briefing for the government expenditures in the month of October 2018.
He said the salary arrears settled was for the months of March, June and July 2016, which the state could not pay due to recession that ravaged the country.
The deputy governor said that the total balance of funds available to the state as at October 30, 2018 stood at N18.5 billion from the federal allocation.
He explained that the amount consisted of funds brought forward from September and N1 billion balance of funds at the end of October.
According to him, gross inflow from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month stood at N14 billion, comprising 13 per cent derivation of N10.7 billion, statutory allocation N3 billion and Value Added Tax of N1 billion.
He said that the total FAAC deductions gulped N1.6 billion, including restructured commercial bank loans (N741 million); bond obligation (N421 million), restructured refund of overpayment (N128 million) and Excess Crude Account facility of N170.7 million.
He said: “Civil servants in Bayelsa have been paid half salaries owed them in March and June 2016, and the full month salary  owed in the same year, due to recession, and the remaining one month will be paid when the final tranche of the Paris refund comes.
“The total outflows stood at N1.9 billion consisting of contractual guarantees of N2.8 billion, civil servants’ salaries of N2.7 billion and that of political appointees stood at N472 million.
“Other components of the outflows include; salary grants to tertiary institutions amounting to N630 million while 10 per cent contribution to payment of primary school teachers was N45 million,” he said.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said the government briefs the people on its expenditure to show transparent and accountability policy. NAN
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Police in Zamfara on Wednesday confirmed that 16 of its personnel were killed in the Nov. 29 clash between the command and bandits in the state.
The clash was sequel to a raid on criminals’ hideouts in the state by the police during which 104 bandits were killed by policemen.
The death of the policemen was confirmed in a statement in Gusau by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Muhammad Shehu, Superintendent of Police.
Shehu debunked media report that 50 policemen were killed in the attack.
According to him, on Nov. 29, 2018, there was serious onslaught on bandits by the police which resulted in the killing of 104 bandits.
He said in course of the confrontation, 36 policemen got missing after which 16 of them were found dead and 20 recovered alive.
“After search and rescue operations embarked upon by police Joint Intervention Force to rescue the missing policemen following the heavy attack on the bandits, 16 police officers were found dead while the remaining 20 were rescued alive.
“Over 50 bandits’ hideouts in three camps had earlier been destroyed while over 500 cattle and 79 sheep were recovered from the bandits,” Shehu said.
He said that Police Special Forces Personnel, Counter-Terrorism Unit, Police Mobile Force, Federal Special Anti-Rubbery Search personnel, with three surveillance patrol police helicopters, had been deployed to the state.
“The Police Joint Intervention Force operations in the state under the command of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Operations, are making progress.
“There is serious ongoing operation by the police to root-out the remnants of armed bandits and other criminal elements in the identified hideouts in the state.
“The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, condoled the families of the deceased policemen.
“He directs a befitting burial for the gallant officers, prompt processing and payment of life assurance benefits and other entitlements to their families.
“The IGP is saddened with the death of the gallant officers whom he described as heroes of the force.
“Their demise is a great loss to Nigeria Police Force and our dear nation. The supreme price they paid for the security and safety of the country will not be in vain.
“In spite of this unfortunate situation, the police will not relent in efforts at ensuring that armed banditry and other crimes are brought to the end in Zamfara and Nigeria at large,” he said.
The spokesman appealed to communities in the state to continue to support police with information on security in order to enhance their operations.
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Two months after lecturers embarked on strike, their union, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), has suspended the action.
President of the union, Mr. Nuhu Ogirima, said on Wednesday at a briefing in Abuja after its expanded National Executive Council meeting.
Ogirima said the suspension became necessary following reassurances from government to meet some of the key demands of the workers.
According to him, the suspension is to enable the government implement the agreements.
Ogirima, however, said the union will reconvene in January to re-access the government’s commitment and will not hesitate to resume the strike if it reneges in the agreement.
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives at plenary

The Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Joseph Akinlaja, has urged the federal government to pay oil marketers arrears of subsidy to avoid disruption in the sector.
Akinlaja made the appeal when the committee visited the NNPC Towers on an Oversight function .
Akinlaja in a statement signed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, on Wednesday in Abuja commended the corporation for ensuring adequate supply of petroleum in the country.
“The Federal Government should do everything within its powers to pay up the arrears to forestall any crisis,” he said.
The lawmakers expressed confidence with the elaborate measures put in place by the corporation to avert fuel supply shortage and execution of the zero-fuel scarcity strategy.
“We are impressed by the presentation and we are sure there will be no war room here again because of products scarcity, you have done very well and I’m happy that Nigerians are going to travel effortlessly at this period of the year,” Akinlaja said.
He also expressed satisfaction with the improvement on the integrity of the pipelines and urged NNPC to expedite action on the remaining ones, especially those linking the Ore Depot from Benin City and to the Ibadan Depot.
In his presentation Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, reassured Nigerians of the corporation’s preparedness to ensure zero-scarcity of petroleum products during the upcoming festive season and beyond.
Baru represented by NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Downstream, Mr. Henry Ikem Obih, lauded the Committee for its support during the last fuel supply hiccups that occurred in the country from November 2017 to the early part of this year.
He disclosed that adequate measures have been deployed to avert any form of supply challenge, stressing that even if NNPC were to stop importing fuel as from today, there was enough stock of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country to last for 45 days.
Also, Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company Limited, Mr Umar Ajiya, disclosed that the company had returned to profitability with a trading surplus of N32 billion between January and November 2018.
The PPMC boss also stated that as part of the zero-scarcity strategy, the company had over 170 million litres of PMS in stock at some NNPC Depots across the country following their successful rehabilitation along with connecting pipelines to forestall dependence on private sector depots.
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The war of words between the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, and some party stalwarts appears not to be abating any time soon.<
This time around Oshiomhole has said with the popularity of the APC in Imo and Ogun States, the party would win the 2019 elections despite the alleged anti-party activities of their governors.
He described the governors as poor students of their own history who had forgotten they lost elections before winning on the platform of the APC.
Oshiomhole spoke after receiving the APC women leaders from Edo State and Abuja, who paid him a solidarity visit in his office in Aso Drive, Abuja.
Governors Rochas Okorocha, Ibikunle Amosun and their Zamfara State counterpart Abdul-Aziz Yari are at loggerheads with the APC national chairman for not recognising their preferred governorship candidates.
The preferred candidates in Imo and Ogun and some aides of the governors had since defected to other political parties to pursue their ambitions.
“Some of these people who talk as if they are invincible, they have forgotten that they have run elections in the past and lost until they abandoned their parties and joined us. So if they return back, history will repeat itself.”
Oshiomhole said, “Those who think our political future is tied to them; they are poor students of their own political history
“Some of these people who talk as if they are invincible, they have forgotten that they have run elections in the past and lost until they abandoned their parties and joined us. So if they return back, history will repeat itself.”
“Whether you are a big or small man, the rules are not supposed to discriminate. Our popularity in Imo and Ogun today is much higher. It is not that once you are a governor you have high electoral value.
“Yes in APC, our governors have high electoral value but we also have a few who are electoral liabilities.”
The former Nigeria Labour Congress President said Nigeria needed to go back to the era where institutions were respected and protected and not powerful individuals.
He added that the actions of the two governors would not affect the fortunes of the party in the elections.
“In Imo state today, APC will win more votes. My focus is on ordinary Imo voters because on that day, the governor would have only one vote, his son-in-law would have only one vote while his Commissioner for Happiness would have only one vote.
“But artisans, traders, teachers and workers whose salaries are not being paid have the same weight of vote and they are excited about the renewed possibility of a new government coming with fresh ideas free of all the encumbrances of the present system. So in Imo I’m very confident.
“Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is from Ogun State. The state is one of the most enlightened States in Nigeria. They have a huge history; they are not in a political kingdom headed by one person.”
“If they were looking for true reconciliation, they wouldn’t have done what they did (defection of aides). That is not how democracy works. Nigeria must grow beyond this syndrome ‘I’m the governor, I will decide.’ You have only one vote. With due respect, I was once a governor. Overall APC is much stronger now.
Stating that the party would review if any of its rules had been breached, Oshiomhole added that the real sanction was with the electorate.
He, however, said the efforts of the Peace and Reconciliation Committee were already yielding fruits in some places while those with negotiable grievances were being sorted out.
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