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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Benin Zonal Command on Thursday,  January 12, 2023 arrested 12 (twelve) suspected internet fraudsters in Benin- City, Edo State. Among those arrested is Okunrobo Smart who was convicted in 2022 for internet fraud. Others are Edobor Francis Tobilola, Peace Omo Bartholomew, Justice Osagie Beggedo, Samuel Okosun, Uche Divine, Christopher Lawani Iwinosa, Osayi Gregory, Anthony Irabor, Olaleye Favour, Osagie Hope Godstime, and Desmond Ehator Osorumwense. They were arrested at their hideout in Benin City,  following actionable intelligence. Items recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest include mobile phones, laptops and a Mercedes Benz C300. The suspects will be arraigned in court soon. Meanwhile,  Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court, Benin City on Wednesday January 18, 2023 convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters to six years imprisonment for fraud. The duo of Osemudiamen Aganjile and Ekoh Gods

Nigerian professor in the US, Marinus Iwuchukwu, and a woman identified as Charce Dunn were found dead in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on Tuesday, 17 January. Their bodies were found along Thorncrest Drive, Wilkins Township, Pittsburg after an alleged “domestic disturbance” around 10 am.  According to the Allegheny County Police, neighbours called officers to check on the well-being of a couple inside their home. The police said it received information that the male occupant had been stabbed while the female occupant had a gun on her. The SWAT team made entry into the home and found the 59-year-old man identified as Iwuchukwu and the 50-year-old woman dead. Read Also: http://trendscopenews.blogspot.com/2023/01/30-years-after-1st-marriage-ado-bayero.html Both of them appeared to have sustained lacerations, and the woman sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound According to the police, the incident is being investigated as a suspected m¥rder-su!cide. Reacting to the development, Duqu

Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, took his campaign tour of local governments to Lagelu Local Government, where he declared that his administration will localise industries in the area if re-elected. The governor said that doing so would help to boost the state’s economy.  While addressing the traditional council of the local government in Lalupon, Governor Makinde berated how notable industries such as the Nigerian Gas Cylinder, Exide Battery, Leyland, among others, have gone moribund in the local government, saying there was the need to revive industrialisation in the local government and that his government would see to that under Omituntun 2.0. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor appreciated the traditional rulers for supporting his government since he was sworn-in as the governor of the state. He pledged to follow due process and promote lower grade Baales that are due for promotion in the state,

Without mincing words, Sahara Reporters has consistently presented itself as a cesspool of deception and unethical journalism practice where spurious lies, satanic content, invective and repugnant tirade are fabricated against prominent figures who are not considered ''friends'' or those who fail to pay ''ransom'' for the platform's cheap blackmail. Yet, the height of reckless and irresponsible journalism was again exhibited in a new year which is the falsehood recently published by Sahara Reporters particularly in a story of a purported paternity tussle between Nigerian seasoned and reputable businessman and former Chairman of defunct Skye Bank, Mr Tunde Ayeni and a female lawyer in Abuja identified as Adaobi Alagwu were involved. How on earth will Sahara Reporters or anyone else link Tunde Ayeni with such a distasteful scandal? There is no nexus at all. This is an individual known to be a true family man, always building and living an unblemished a