The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Mr. Sholola Kazeem, for bathing his wife, Sholola Mutiat, with hot oil and stabbing her in the head during a heated argument. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, who made this known in a statement issued on Saturday said…
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has sealed up Hampton Hilton Hotel and Apartments, Kaduna. The hotel was sealed for non-compliance with the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)…
Nigeria pays $600 million each month on fuel imports, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed. According to him, the expenditure is partly because neighbouring countries, extending to Central Africa, are benefiting from these fuel imports. Speaking during an interview on AIT’s ‘Moneyline with Nancy’, which was shared on…
Five police personnel were killed, while 11 others sustained injuries in a ghastly motor accident along the Zaria-Kano Road on Tuesday. It was learnt that the accident happened at Karfi village in the Kura Local Government Area of Kano in the early hours of Tuesday. The vehicle in which the police officers were travelling was…
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address to Nigerians regarding the ongoing protests across the country. In a statement released on Sunday, Soyinka expressed his disappointment and concern over the government’s handling of the protests. Soyinka noted that the presidential address outlined the government’s remedial actions since inception but fell…
Dear esteemed members of our great party, As we step into a new month, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt appreciation for your tireless efforts and unwavering dedication to our shared vision towards getting a decent atmosphere for our political party PDP. Your commitment to our party’s values and ideals is…
A bill seeking to strip the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission(ICPC) and other anti-graft agencies of the power to manage proceeds of crime has passed second reading in the Senate. The bill, titled the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act Amendment Bill, seeks to create a…
Six members of the House of Representatives have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), making the ruling party to clinch 2/3 majority in the Green chamber. The defections of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers from Enugu and one Labour Party member from Plateau State, has further increased the strength of the ruling party’s…
Former Chief of Army Staff and former Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has strongly denied claims linking him to terrorism financing. He described the allegation as false and completely contrary to the principles he upheld throughout his military career. The retired General responded in a statement signed and issued by former Army…
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting what he termed a successful, peaceful, and largely hitch-free governorship election in Edo State. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, on his…
