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Twenty-one students of the Osun State University, who were arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission last Thursday, have been released. The arrest of the students in their various hostels in the Oke Baale area of Osogbo by a team from the Ibadan zonal office of…
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By Editor Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Thursday, June 20, 2019 swept on hideouts of suspected internet fraudsters in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, and smoked out 27 suspects among whom were four ladies suspected to be their girlfriends. Officials of the…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested eight suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to a statement from the anti-graft agency on Saturday, the suspects were apprehended by operatives of EFCC Ibadan Zonal Office at the Elebu-Oja area of the town. Those arrested are…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it had in its custody three suspected Advance Fee fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo Boys arrested in Ilesha, Osun. The Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen…
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By Muyiwa Adeyemi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Afolabi Ojo, who allegedly specialised in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through phony online shopping. Ojo, a student of the Polytechnic of Iree, Osun State, was arrested following a petition…
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By Editor The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, in Osun State has called on the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, to use part of the Paris Club refund to pay the salary arrears of medical doctors in the state. The association made the call on Tuesday in a communique signed by its…
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SOMETHING unNigerian, unstudent and unGreatIfe (permit my neologism liberty) is manifesting in the alleged corruption trial of the immediate past Acting Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Anthony Elujoba, by EFCC. I should know because I’m an alumnus. Even men, who had led the institution in various capacity,…
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By Maria Diamond The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jimmy Azeez Enterprises Limited, Alhaji Jamiu Azeez was recently defrauded of the sum of N700, 000,000 by fraudsters through conspiracy and false pretences.His son, Kazeem Babatunde Aremu, manages their company in Ogun State. Azeez said sometime in July 2014, one Kemi…
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By Femi Makinde An Osun State High Court has granted bail to an ex-Acting Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Anthony Elujoba and the bursar of the university, Mrs. Aderonke Akeredolu, who are standing trial for alleged stealing. Justice David Oladimeji granted bail to the two accused persons in…
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