Gombe Police Arrests Man With Fake $1,000, Equivalent To N1.5 Million

Gombe Police Arrests Man With Fake $1,000, Equivalent To N1.5 Million

The Gombe State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 35-year-old man, Usman Kawu, for alleged criminal conspiracy and possession of counterfeit foreign currency. Kawu was apprehended by officers from the Lawanti Airport Division during a surveillance operation on Monday, June 30, 2025. Kawu was found with ten suspected fake $100 bills, totaling $1,000, which is equivalent to approximately N1.5 million in Nigerian naira. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi. “In addition to the counterfeit notes, the suspect also had ₦10,000 in Nigerian currency, all of which were carefully...

Indian P.M Narendra Modi Pays Homage To The First Prime Minister And President Of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah

Indian P.M Narendra Modi Pays Homage To The First Prime Minister And President Of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah

Modi: ”In Accra, paid homage to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. He was a visionary statesman whose thoughts and ideals guide several people. He devoted himself towards the well-being of people of Ghana.” Kwame Nkrumah was born in September 1909 in Nkroful, Gold Coast (now Ghana), and died on April 27, 1972, in Bucharest, Romania.  He was a Ghanaian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast’s drive for independence from Britain and presided over its emergence as the new nation of Ghana. He was well known as the first Prime Minister, then President, of Ghana. Nkrumah became the winner of the Lenin Peace...

EFCC Storms Ogun Hotel, Arrests 18 Suspected Fraudsters, Recovers Lexus, $7,000, Jewelry

EFCC Storms Ogun Hotel, Arrests 18 Suspected Fraudsters, Recovers Lexus, $7,000, Jewelry

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Directorate, have recorded a significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, apprehending 18 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “yahoo boys,” during a raid on Prime Garden Hotel in Atun-Iju, Idi-Iroko Road, Ogun State. The arrest was made possible by credible intelligence linking them to various online fraud activities. Among those arrested was a suspected fraud kingpin, alleged to have defrauded a victim of over ₦200 million. Items recovered from the suspect include a red Lexus IS 250, a box of jewelry, foreign and local currencies, a U.S. driver’s license...