The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to halt the implementation of the cybercrime levy in compliance with the provisions of the cybercrime Act. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda, PDP Rivers. Chinda said section 44 (2a) of the…
As part of the strides in the fight against fraud and other criminalities in the State, no fewer that 41 internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment each in Anambra in less than one week. This is coming after the suspects pleaded guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining by false…
In the true progressive spirit of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and Onyeaghananwanneya mantra, the Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Engr Chris Obiorah, has provided support to widows and the vulnerable in Umudimnkwa village, Umudim, Nnewi to cushion the harsh effects of the current economic situation in Nigeria. The over…
Mr. Wilfred Ikechukwu Ezike, an indigene of Anambra State, who was recently brutalized by the officers of the Special Anti-Touting Squad Anambra (SASA), has slammed a five hundred million naira lawsuit against the agency in his pursuit of justice and redress for the actions meted out to him both during and after the incident. This…
The National Coordinator of the South-South Leadership Forum, Sara-Igbe has said that the 27 Rivers State lawmakers are impostors in the eyes of the law. The crisis in Rivers politics intensified on Wednesday following the election of a new Speaker by two members of the House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This follows…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened a massive protest that will shut down the Nigerian economy should the Federal Government fail to cancel the controversial cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The TUC in a statement signed by its President, Festus Osifo, on Wednesday, slammed the directive by the CBN…
The Dean of Borno Elders Forum, Prof Khalifa Dikwa, has condemned the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) describing it as provocative He therefore asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately order the apex bank to suspend the implementation of the new policy. “This is not the…
The political crisis in Rivers State on Wednesday took a new dimension as some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected the member representing Bonny constituency, Victor Oko-Jumbo, as their Speaker. Oko-Jumbo, who is said to be the new speaker for the entire 32-member Assembly, was said to…
Italian club Fiorentina made it back-to-back Europa Conference League finals after a late penalty gave them a 4-3 aggregate win over Club Bruges. Lucas Beltran tucked home an 85th-minute spot-kick after Brandon Mechele was judged to have fouled M’Bala Nzola. Maxim de Cuyper had pulled Club Bruges level in the tie, after Fiorentina won the…
Real Madrid came from behind to beat Bayern Munich to set up a Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern looked to be heading to the final when Alphonso Davies cut in and blasted past Andriy Lunin after England captain Harry Kane had found him with a superb pass. But two late goals from substitute…
