The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has defended the commission’s ongoing crackdown on internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys, despite criticisms from some quarters. Speaking on Thursday while receiving the management of The PUNCH at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, Olukoyede stated that the country lost over $500 million in …

The Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board, (NFVCB), Dr.Shaibu Husseini has clarified the viral reports, claiming that he said the Federal Government had approved the prohibition of money rituals and smoking in Nigerian films. Husseini reportedly made the announcement at a national stakeholders engagement on smoke-free Nollywood in Enugu during the week. The event was organised …

The Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamourising of vices in Nigerian films, according to the Executive Director/CEO of National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr. Shaibu Husseini. He disclosed this at a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood held in Enugu on Wednesday. The event was organised by the NFVCB and Corporate Accountability and …

A 72-year-old woman whose domestic worker allegedly cut off her genitals for money ritual in Anambra State is left dead on 2 February. Chidinma Ikeanyiownu, a media aide to the state Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the septuagenarian was at her residence when his house help, simply …