Visual Investigations The Cathay Phoenix is not a lone rogue ship, but one of at least three tankers identified by The New York Times taking extraordinary steps to hide their true activity, a practice that helps them to elude U.S. government oversight and puts their American insurer at risk of violating recent sanctions on Russian crude oil. For years, ships wanting to hide their whereabouts have resorted to turning off the transponders all large vessels use to signal their location. But the tankers tracked by The Times go beyond this, using cutting-edge spoofing technology to make it appear they’re in…
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Strong indications, yesterday, suggested that the candidacy of former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, may have hit a brick wall as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is said to have withdrawn his support for him in the contest for the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly. Recall that the All Progressives Congress, APC, had announced the endorsement of Senator Godswill Akpabio and three others for the topmost positions in the National Assembly. Senator Akpabio from South-South was endorsed for Senate president, Senator Jubrin Barau from North-West for Deputy Senate President, Tajudeen Abass, North-West for speaker, House of Representatives and…
HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIVESHOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIVESTwo Nigerian Nationals Previously Extradited from the United Kingdom Plead Guilty to International Fraud Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims Two Nigerian nationals who were extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom pleaded guilty to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme. According to court documents, Jerry Chucks Ozor, 43, and Iheanyichukwu Jonathan Abraham, 44, were part of a group of fraudsters that sent personalized letters to elderly victims in the United States, falsely claiming that the sender was a representative of a bank in Spain and that the recipient was entitled to…
Drama as ‘OBIdient’ Supporter who Opposed Tinubu’s Inauguration at Airport ‘Fights’ Court Registrar… To Appear in Court with Doctor, Prison Controller on FridayThere was a pandemonium at the Zuba Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, when Mr. Obiajulu Uja, a member of the OBIdient movement in the 2023 elections, verbally assaulted the Court’s Registrar. The incident happened on Tuesday, when Uja stormed the court with personnel of the Kuje Correctional Centre. It was however, learnt that the OBIdient supporter was not expected at the Magistrate Court yesterday, as today (Wednesday) was scheduled for the hearing on his case…
The news of the abrupt end of Nollywood actor, Damilola Olatunji’s relationship with his colleague, Bukola Arugba, didn’t come as a surprise to many. The signs were already visible despite the fact that the two tried to cover it up. Fans started suspecting that there was trouble in their paradise when the two started shunning each other’s celebrations and going on vacations alone. It got to the climax on Tuesday, when Bukola Arugba announced their separation through her lawyer. Though she didn’t give reasons for falling apart from her partner, THEWILL gathered that Olatunji’s philandering attitude crashed the relationship which…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, withdrew amended charges levelled against Kano businessman and politician, Abdulssalam Abdulkarim Zaura. The Presiding Judge of the Kano Federal High Court 2, Justice Muhammad Nasir Yunusa, accepted the request by EFCC to withdraw its amended charges against Zaura in the alleged fraud case before the Court. The defendant, popularly known as A.A. Zaura, was the senatorial candidate of APC for Kano Central Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections. Our Correspondent reports that the EFCC had sought the withdrawal of its amended charges against A.A. Zaura, during Wednesday’s sittings, having failed…
Celebrated African writer and playwright Ama Ata Aidoo is dead. Aidoo, whose popular play, The Dilemma of a Ghost, is a major text in post colonial African literature. died Wednesday morning after a brief illness. She was aged 81. Announcing her death, the family head, Kwamena Essandoh Aidoo, said: “The Family of Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo with deep sorrow but in the hope of the resurrection, informs the general public that our beloved relative and writer passed away in the early hours of this morning Wednesday 31st May 2023, after a short illness. Funeral arrangements would be announced in due…
An aircraft of the United Nigeria Airlines, on Wednesday, skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal two in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. No fewer than 50 passengers were said to be aboard the aircraft that flew in from the Ebonyi Airport in the Abakaliki area of the state. The Head, Corporate Communications of the airline, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, in a report by Daily Trust, said the aircraft landed safely but was forced to terminate its movement to the apron off the runway. He said, “All passengers disembarked safely and were transported to the arrival hall alongside…
The Iyaloja-general of Lagos State, Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, has updated her profile on the microblogging site, Twitter, reflecting the title ‘first daughter of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN)’. This is coming after her father, President Bola Tinubu, was sworn in as the President on Monday. Tinubu-Ojo currently has over 21 thousand followers on the popular microblogging site. A check on her Twitter bio reads, “This is the Official Handle of the Iyaloja General of Nigeria. The First Daughter of the FRN.” Also, in a series of tweets, Tinubu-Ojo said she had launched an initiative to support her father’s administration. “Friends…
