Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)As denials go, it was extraordinary and more than a little surreal. The sitting president of Africa’s largest democracy was forced to refute repeated claims that he had died and a clone was now running his office. “This is the real me,” said Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, dismissing the allegation as “ignorant rumors” […]
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Early December 2018, a lady got murdered at Alaka estate, Surulere, by the driver who had copied their keys & came to burgle the house when he knew her husband & herself had gone out for a wedding. Unfortunately, she forgot the envelope she wanted to give the bride’s mother and they had to turn
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The backgrounds of 3,000 foreign doctors are being urgently checked after a conwoman with no qualifications was allowed to work as an NHS psychiatrist for 22 years. Zholia Alemi, 56, claimed to have a degree from the University of Auckland in New Zealand when she came to work in the UK in 1992. In reality, the convicted fraudster had flunked
On the 7th November 2018, Lagos State Security Trust Fund in collaboration with GF Forensics Consultants Limited hosted a course for members of the Rapid Response squad titled ‘Telecommunications Training as a tool for Smart Policing in Lagos State. The course combines telecoms fraud investigations with digital forensics and explains to the participants the nature
Social media, particularly Twitter, has been awash with reports that Nigeria has the second highest rate of paternity fraud in the world, with Jamaica leading on the list. But how true is this? Paternity fraud is a deeply problematic issue in Nigeria as fathers have been raising children that are not theirs. It is something
Though the Togolese cook has been arrested. Its another time of the year in which for a lot of reasons such crimes as murder,kidnapping (including children), theft and so on are on the increase. Don’t be another victim. How can one avoid being a victim of such crimes relating to the above ? Kindly contact
A Missouri con artist scammed lovesick women and men he met on dating sites such as Christian Mingle with stories of sequestered gold, terrible luck and even an imaginary daughter, according to federal authorities. Kansas City resident Ronayerin Ogolor, 49, was part of what the FBI described as a “romance fraud scheme” that cost his
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United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor P. Nagy, says corruption will only end on the African continent when the younger generation is ready to stand against it. Nagy, who spoke with African journalists via a telephone press conference ahead of his visit to the continent, maintained that corruption is so endemic
The Lagos State Examination Board has said it cannot guarantee the authenticity of a First School Leaving Certificate obtained from the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The board’s response to a verification request sent by Civic Media Lab, a non-profit media foundation, came 10 weeks after the request was made. The request was part of
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The sun was at its scorching best. It was a Saturday, a day when most people were either relaxing at home or attending function. However, parents clustered under a shade beside the black gate of Government College Victoria Island (GoCoVi) in Lagos — their faces a mix of excitement and exhaustion as they received their
