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NESG Faults Timing Of Cybersecurity Levy, Says Nigerians Battling High Food Prices

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2024

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has faulted the timing of the introduction of the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a statement on Thursday, NESG asked the Federal Government to reconsider the levy as

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17-year-old hacker stuns EFCC chairman with impressive IT skills

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2024

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, narrated an incident where a 17-year-old successfully hacked into his personal computer and bank account while being interrogated at his office in Lagos. The anti-graft agency chairman made this known in a chat with editors at the EFCC Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, last Tuesday. Olukoyede […]

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Just In: Kenya Police Arrest Binance Executive Who Escaped From Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 22, 2024

The Kenya Police Service has apprehended Nadeem Anjarwalla, a high-ranking executive at the cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance, who reportedly fled Nigeria amidst allegations of financial misconduct and fraud related to his activities. It was gathered that the International Criminal Police Organisation have moved to extradite him to Nigeria. Nadeem, was one of the two

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Nigerian Immigration declares Yahaya Bello wanted

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2024

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), on Thursday, placed Yahaya Bello, immediate past governor of Kogi State, on watch list amid allegations of N80.2 billion money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This development occurred shortly after the anti-graft agency had issued a wanted notice for Bello, in relation to allegations of laundering.

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N84bn fraud: EFCC lay siege to Yahaya Bello’s house in Abuja

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2024

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed the residence of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Abuja over alleged N84 billion fraud. The Star had reported that the EFCC on March 14, 2024, dragged Bello before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in […]

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Just In: Obaseki swears in Shaibu’s replacement

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2024

Godwin Obaseki, Edo state governor, has sworn-in Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as the new deputy governor of the state. Omobayo replaced Philip Shaibu who was impeached earlier this morning by the State House of Assembly. He was impeached by the House of Assembly after the adoption of the report of the Justice S. A. Omonua (rtd)-led impeachment […]