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FG declares October 3 as public holiday; 2023 elections: Obasanjo tells religious leaders that 2023 may make or break Nigeria | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
FG declares October 3 as public holiday2023 elections: Obasanjo tells religious leaders that 2023 may make or break NigeriaASUU Strike: Allow our children return to school – Uzodinma begsEFCC arrest…
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EFCC says landlords can no longer be ‘partners’ with internet fraudsters
“Give your house to Yahoo boys, spend 15 years in jail” - is the theme of a forum “#EFCCConnect,” which has been slated for 6 pm on Twitter Spaces on…
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Reasons ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ will not stop anytime soon | What to do next?
The history of internet fraud goes back to the 80s or earlier. It used to be called the 'Nigerian Prince' scam and eventually became a stereotype. "You are a Nigerian?…
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Still in custody, Naira Marley calls out fake friends on new song ”Why”
Would it be right to say Naira Marley was thrust into more feverish fame with arrests by the EFCC? Since the day the singer disastrously went on Instagram Live to…
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Kano Assembly reduces Emir Sanusi’s influence, creates four new emirates, Buhari nominates Emefiele as CBN governor for second term and other stories that made the headlines this week
Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: Kano Assembly reduces Emir Sanusi’s influence, creates four new emirates Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano on Wednesday signed a bill that sought…
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Nigerians are still reacting on Twitter ever since Naira Marley said ‘yahoo-yahoo’ isn’t a crime
The internet has been buzzing since artiste Naira Marley, on his Instagram Live, defended internet fraud aka yahoo yahoo by saying it's the reason why there's circulation of money in…
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Nigerian wrongly charged for $5,400 fraud in Canada – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said a Nigerian undergraduate was wrongly charged for $5400 fraud in Canada. The EFCC in a statement by its spokeman, Wilson Uwujaren…
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The Thread: “You just won 5M” “I have a Shell job for you” | Formats Yahoo boys use to scam folks
Scam artists have been robbing people blind since before the word gullible came to be. In Nigeria, Ayomide Tayo traces the explosion of online crime, known in this clime as…
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“Internet fraud has taken over Nigerian music” | 10 things we learned from Ayomide Tayo’s eye-opening article
Still on the front burner of social media conversation is the advice Falz gave his fellow music artistes: quit selling crime aka 419 also known as "yahoo yahoo" to the…
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EFCC arrests 2 internet fraudsters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two men Egbedayo Semilore, 26 and Elijah Jeremiah, 29 for alleged Internet fraud. This is contained in a statement issued on…
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Internet fraud: FUTA suspends 4 students in EFCC custody
The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has handed indefinite suspension to four of its students arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N16 million internet…
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5 undergraduates arrested by EFCC over N16m internet fraud
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested five suspected undergraduate for engaging in cyber fraud. In a statement released on Monday by the…
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Sex-for-jobs: How suspect lured 12 married women to bed, blackmailed them with nude photos (PICTURED)
by Akan Ido A 32-year-old man, Iweka Chigoziem Nnamdi has been arrested by the police in Lagos for sleeping with women after promising them jobs. The suspect is said to…
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EFCC arraigns teenage boy for duping American of $40million over the Internet (PICTURED)
by Rachel Ogbu Suspected teenage Internet fraudster, Tobechukwu Igbokwe, and his accomplice, Ifeanyi Obi have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding an American…
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Leke Alder: Nigeria’s ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ image
Citizens don’t idolise a nation that subtracts from their worth, or shuts the door of opportunity against them, or makes them a pariah at international borders. Nigeria’s Yahoo Yahoo image…
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Opinion: Humour in Hoax
by Omotunde Kasali The scam becomes a silly sort of amusement, and the perpetrator is humbled from a villain to a clown, a comedian that acts unintelligently to make people…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy