The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it recovered N364.5bn and $326.5m crime proceeds between 2023 and 2024. The commission said the recoveries, which it described as unprecedented, were complemented by extensive monitoring of government intervention funds, including the PL-CNG scheme, NG-CARES, NACA Global Fund, SESET, AMCON loans, and various Central Bank of Nigeria facilities,…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two Catholic nuns by unidentified gunmen along Ufuma Road in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued in Onitsha on Wednesday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening. The nuns were…
The Federal Government has ordered investigation into the circumstances surrounding the escape of some inmates from the Koton Karfe Correctional facility in Kogi State. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, ordered the probe, describing the circumstances behind the prison break as unfortunate. The Minister vowed that all fleeing inmates would be captured and returned…
Unidentified gunmen late on Thursday attacked Oko community near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing at least four persons suspected to be students and injuring about seven others. While the motive behind the attack remains unclear, sources in the area suspect it to be cult-related. The assailants…
In the heart of Ebonyi State, a quintessential civil engineer and proud Oyo State native, Alhaji (Engr.) Busari Yusuff Olatunji Aderibigbe FAISM, FIPMA, FNATE, COREN, stands tall, leaving not only structural marvels but also a legacy of wisdom and benevolence. Known as Engr. Yusuff, he played a pivotal role in the infrastructural transformation of Ebonyi…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday approved major changes in the leadership of the Armed Forces, appointing new Service Chiefs in a decisive move aimed at strengthening national security architecture. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Chief Sunday Dare, the President named former Chief of Army Staff, Lt….
The Nigerian Army says two soldiers have been killed and one declared missing following a shootout with suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Osina, Ideato North LGA of Imo state. ESN is the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Joseph Akubo, spokesperson for the 34 Artillery Brigade, confirmed…
Some chairmen of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory have expressed full support for the newly elected executives, calling on the outgoing leadership to promptly hand over all association properties. Speaking at a meeting of CAN state chairmen, youth, and women leaders on Sunday, Apostle Shina…
Tragedy struck in Golantabal village, Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State, as two 13-year-old twin sisters drowned while swimming in a pond on Saturday. Source from the Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the incident to Zagazola Makama on Sunday. According to the sources, the twin sisters, Hassana and Hussaina Garabiya, had gone to the…
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described the case of Alabi Quadri, a minor detained at the Kirikiri Minimum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos since January, as another example of the failings of Nigeria’s criminal justice system. In a preliminary statement issued on Wednesday via X, Effiong disclosed that he visited the Magistrate Court…