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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on November 17, 2016 secured the conviction of Chidi Onouha, who was brought before Justice Beatrica Iliya of the Gombe State High Court, on a two-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud. Onouha was arrested by the EFCC following a petition by Joseph Goje on June 1, 2016 which alleged that the convict in partnership with his accomplice, Chinedu, currently at large, connived to hack into his GTBank account, and fraudulently transferred N1,560,735 (One Million, Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty Five Naira). The fraudsters connived to gain access into…

uicide Suicide bombers attacked a checkpoint in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing two of themselves before dawn Friday. Two other explosions occurred hours later. It was the fifth attack in three weeks on the city that is the birthplace of Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremist group, Boko Haram. Before 4:00 a.m. Friday, police challenged two women and a man running toward the checkpoint opposite the Federal High Court, deputy police superintendent Victor Isuku said. One woman detonated, killing herself and the male accomplice. The other woman has been arrested and is being interrogated, he said. No details were immediately available…

The Oyo State House of Assembly has shown its readiness to curb the activities of land grabbers in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed a motion moved by Mr Olalere Safiu (APC-Iddo) on the “Need to Curb Activities of Land Grabbers in Oyo State.” Olalere said that the importance of land to economic development could not be overemphasized. According to him, resources used in generating revenue to develop the country are found on land, as well as underneath it, such as gold, crude oil and many others. He said that miscreants in the state…

Nigeria’s government and private sectors have made a pitch to foreign investors at the 2016 International Telecommunication Union conference, Telecoms World, where they presented the country’s developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) opportunities for future investment. Nigeria’s participation, which was put together by the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was led by the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Nasir El-Rufai, the Honourable Minister, Ministry of Communications, Adebayo Shittu and MainOne’s Chief Executive Officer, Funke Opeke. Speaking during the panel session on “Smart Communities as…

The spread of Globacom’s 4G/LTE network continues to gather momentum with additional 20 locations, including Ikorodu in Lagos, Ota in Ogun State and Zuba in Abuja going live on the network. Globacom announced this in a press statement from its head office in Victoria Island, Lagos on Wednesday, indicating that over 60 locations are now live on the company’s brand new 4G LTE network. Among the new locations are Idi Araba, Idi Oro, Mushin, Apapa and Oyingbo in Lagos; Jikwoyi, Dawaki, Gudu, Karu, Kado, Kuje and Zuba in Abuja and Eagle Island, Chinda, Abuloma, Iwofe, Choba, and Onne in Port…

At least 73 people have been confirmed dead and 110 injured in a fuel tanker explosion in western Mozambique, officials say. The circumstances of the blast on Thursday afternoon in the village of Caphiridzange in Tete province, near the border with Malawi, remain unclear. Some reports say the driver of the tanker was trying to sell fuel to villagers, others that he was ambushed. The blast itself may have been caused by a lightning strike or a fire nearby, reports say. Price hike Dozens of charred bodies lay around the blast site. Some of the badly burned victims had tried…

Frank Lampard has ruled out becoming MK Dons manager after being sounded out over the job, sources have told ESPN FC. MK Dons are still searching for a new manager following the departure of Karl Robinson late last month and reports have suggested Lampard was in the frame to take over at the League One outfit after announcing his departure from New York City earlier this week. Lampard announced he would be leaving MLS side New York City in December once his contract expires, but refused to give away any plans on what he plans to do next in his…

Wayne Rooney will be stripped of the England captaincy after pictures emerged showing him at a wedding at the team’s hotel while on international duty. (Sun) Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has ruled out becoming the next manager of MK Dons after the League One side made contact with the player’s representatives. (ESPN) Spanish giants Real Madrid are planning a £25m move for Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 25, who will link up with Wales team-mate Gareth Bale. (Sun) Chelsea are looking to move for Inter Milan’s France midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, 23, who is unhappy at not playing regular…

Former England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and MK Dons have been in contact over the vacant manager’s role. It is not clear whether the 36-year-old midfielder, who is set to leave MLS side LA Galaxy in December, will retire from playing should he land the role. He would succeed Karl Robinson at MK Dons, who are 21st in League One. Gerrard, England’s fourth most-capped player, left Anfield in 2015 after 17 years in the first team, playing 710 times and winning eight major trophies. MK Dons are exploring a number of opportunities, and Gerrard is understood to be one…

The Premier League has agreed a major new deal for its TV rights in China, which could be worth up to $700m (£560m). The three-year contract with Chinese video streaming service PPTV is set to be the league’s biggest-ever overseas broadcast sale. A PPTV source told the BBC a deal was in place. If the reported value is confirmed, it would be worth ten times more than the league’s current China TV deal. The Premier League is yet to comment. Superpower ambitions PPTV is owned by Chinese retailer Suning, which is already invested in European football after it bought a…