{"id":916229,"date":"2022-01-14T11:11:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T11:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/todays-headlines-efcc-arrests-another-apc-chieftain-bola-tinubu-reacts-as-fg-lifts-twitter-ban\/"},"modified":"2022-01-14T11:11:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T11:11:57","slug":"todays-headlines-efcc-arrests-another-apc-chieftain-bola-tinubu-reacts-as-fg-lifts-twitter-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/14\/todays-headlines-efcc-arrests-another-apc-chieftain-bola-tinubu-reacts-as-fg-lifts-twitter-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Headlines: EFCC Arrests Another APC Chieftain, Bola Tinubu Reacts As FG Lifts Twitter Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><strong>EFCC Arrests Another APC Chieftain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9a198c95f8c640248a093588227635f8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Peoples Gazette <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olarinwa\u00a0Oluwasegun, who faked the identity of an Army general to defraud unsuspecting citizens to the tune of $270 million, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC announced the details of his arrest through its official Twitter handle.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);\">Mr Oluwasegun is a well known figure in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9db6b150975f4f06875d4165349ce81e\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Google <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bola Tinubu Reacts As FG Lifts Twitter Ban<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/e051d2101f1c4e52937cd08f9b02eb44\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Daily Post Nigeria <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 2023 presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for lifting the ban on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader, however, noted that Twitter and all social media platforms are misused by some Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terrorist Abduct Traders Along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1248a199efdb48aeb284a66ec5e0757b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Channels Tv<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suspected terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of traders travelling along the Kaduna- Birnin Gwari Road.<\/p>\n<p>The traders who were travelling to Kano from Birnin Gwari were said to have been kidnapped on Wednesday by the terrorists who blocked the highway between Birnin Gwari and Kaduna at Unguwar Yako forest.<\/p>\n<p>A security source attached to\u00a0Birnin Gwari local government confirmed the incident to\u00a0Channels Television\u00a0on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tinubu Donates 50 Million To Victims Of Gusau Attack <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/431d3b49479b4c4781b055284a4529e4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Channels Tv<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Governor of Lagos State and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has donated the sum of N50million to families of victims of the recent killings in two Local Government Areas of Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu made the donation on Thursday when he paid a visit to the state.<\/p>\n<p>At least, 58 people were reported killed last week when bandits raided some villages in Bukkuyum and Anka Local Government Areas of the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yahaya Bello Offers Protection To Whistleblowers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/7091b397733c4cc288f4b559f998bf2a\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: PM News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 37, 41);\">Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday pledged to provide adequate protection for individuals in the state that give vital intelligence information about criminals to security agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 37, 41);\">Bello gave the pledge at the eighth-day Fidau prayers in memory of Hajia Hajarah Momoh, the late mother of the state\u2019s Accountant-General, Jibrin Momoh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Gisting (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAPC<br \/>\nBola Tinubu<br \/>\nEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission<br \/>\nOluwasegun<br \/>\nPeoples Gazette<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EFCC Arrests Another APC Chieftain Photo Credit: Peoples Gazette Olarinwa\u00a0Oluwasegun, who faked the identity of an Army general to defraud unsuspecting citizens to the tune of $270 million, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC announced the details of his arrest through its official Twitter handle. 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