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Police arrest bank hacker over N1.87bn fraud

Salau Abdulmalik Femi has been arrested for allegedly infiltrating the Flex-Cube Universal Banking System of a first generation bank and scooping as much as N1.87 billion. According to the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, the suspect specialized in hacking into…

Chelsea sign Lukaku from Inter Milan

Chelsea has re-signed Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan. The London club confirmed the return of the 28-year-old strike for a reported club record fee of £97 million ($135 million) in a statement on Thursday. “One of the most…

Lagos Govt Shuts 20 Pharmacies, Patent Medicine Stores

Twenty pharmacies and patent medicine stores at Shomolu, Bariga and Oworonshoki areas of Lagos State have been shut, authorities told Channels Television on Thursday. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi disclosed this after reviewing the report…

Buhari expected back in Nigeria today

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected back in Nigeria today, barring any unforeseen circumstances. Sources within the presidency say the president is likely to be in the State Capital just before nightfall. The President departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom on…

Court dissolves 2-year-old marriage over deception

An Upper Area Court, in Maraba, Nasarawa State on Friday, dissolved a two-year-old marriage between Olikuntuyi Seun and his wife, Elizabeth Mayokun over deception. Delivering judgment, the judge, Abubakar Tijjani dissolved the marriage in the interest of peace. “The parties…

MTN Foundation gets new Executive Secretary

MTN Nigeria on Friday announced the appointment of Odunayo Sanya as Executive Secretary of MTN Foundation. She replaces Nonny Ugboma who held the position from January 2009 to March 2021. Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, Chairman, MTN Foundation, in a statement in Lagos,…