Day February 19, 2023

Mozambique pastor dies attempting 40-day Jesus fast

A pastor in Mozambique, Francisco Barajah, has died after attempting to fast for 40 days like Jesus was said to have done after his baptism, according to a report shared on Thursday. Barajah, who founded the Santa Trindade Evangelical Church…

EU election observers visit Olumba Obu

The European Union Election Observation Mission led by the duo of Robert Hall and Diana Ferrari has pledged that they will not violate their mandate or the oath taken not to be participants in Nigeria’s general election holding on 25…

Again, EFCC Recovers N900m For NHIS

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered an additional sum of N900,000,000 (Nine Hundred Million Naira) for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. The sum was part of monies which some Deposit Money Banks fraudulently withheld since 2015,…

EFCC, ICPC probe depositors of old naira at CBN branch

Depositors of millions of old N500 and N1,000 notes are under the scrutiny of anti-corruption agencies at the Ilorin branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria, DAILY POST reports. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Independent…

EFCC denies recovering N400bn from Tinubu’s home

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied raiding the home of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Sunday, Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission’s Spokesperson, debunked the report. The Commission advised Nigerians to…

Two cousins arrested for robbery and murder in Ogun

Operatives of Ogun state Police Command, on February 9th, arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo, 34, and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun, 31, for allegedly robbing one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka of his tricycle, killing him and dumping his corpse at a riverbank in…