The Nasarawa State Police Command wishes to inform the public of a recent breakthrough in the fight against crime, involving the arrest of a robbery suspect, a fatal accident involving the fleeing suspects, and the recovery of stolen vehicles and other items. On March 25, 2025, at about 03:00 hours, the Command received a distress call reporting an armed robbery incident at a residential area behind the stadium in Keffi. Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Shetima Jauro Mohammed immediately directed operatives to pursue the fleeing suspects. Although they had escaped before the arrival of the police, officers…
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By Miriam Humbe Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Ftr festival. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on Wednesday in a statement, signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani. The Minister urged all Muslims to embrace the virtues cultivated during Ramadan, which are: self-discipline, compassion, generosity, and peace. Tunji-Ojo heartily congratulated the Muslim faithful on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast. He emphasised the significance of love, forgiveness, and solidarity as key elements in fostering a harmonious society The Minister encouraged…
By Miriam Humbe Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, has said that she could not grant the suspension of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) new levy as requested by the organised private sector. The Minister said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a high-level stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Ministry. In the place of an outright suspension, the Minister said that the Federal Government had paused the new levy implementation. The Minister said: “A suspension will be a contravention of a legislation that was passed by the National Assembly. A pause is an administrative process…
By Miriam Humbe Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyode has admonished youths in the country to choose the path of integrity in all their endeavours. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. He gave the charge when students of Shehu Giwa Academy, Al Bidayatul Jameela International School and Butterfly Academy, all in Kaduna came on an educational trip to the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC. Speaking through Acting Director, Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Usman Bawa Kaltungo, Olukoyede expressed delight at the…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, arraigned four Chinese and one Nigerian before Justice Aliyu Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Abuja for alleged hotel review scam. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The suspects were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, cheating and impersonation. Count one reads: “That you, LIU ZHIWEI, CHEN YE QUI, ZHANG XIAO WEN, LAN SHUN BIN and NWAKAMA CHINYERE OGBONNA (a.k.a Haron Koshear), sometime in December, 2024 at Abuja, within…
By Miriam Humbe The Tenth Prosecution Witness, PW10, Fabian Nwaora in the trial of Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 told the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice J.K. Omotosho that investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, forced Bello to withdraw from acquiring an Abuja property, located on No.1 Ikogosi Spring Close, Maitama District and asked for a refund of N550million he paid. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The EFCC is prosecuting Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman on a 10-count…
By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 arrested 15 suspected internet fraudsters in Tanke Oke-Odo area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Dele Oyewale EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Officers of the Directorate had earlier on Friday, March 22, 2025 arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Tanke, Alao Farm Estate, Yidi Road, and Irewolede areas of Ilorin. The arrest of the suspects followed credible intelligence that linked them to fraudulent internet activities. Items recovered from them…
Industry leaders have identified important measures to secure telecommunications infrastructures in the country and ensure that investments in the telecoms space are protected. They argued that as much as the effective implementation of the Executive Order on the Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) is important, the Order cannot solely guarantee infrastructure safety except certain internal and standardisation issues are first resolved by operators. Speaking at the 7th Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) Summit on CNII implementation held Thursday in Lagos, the industry leaders highlighted pressing issues such as infrastructure vandalism, unauthorized installations, and cable theft, while…
By Miriam Humbe The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, secured the conviction of Abubakar Suleiman for operating a Bureau De Change business without a valid licence. Dele Oyewale EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement. The Directorate also secured the conviction of one Lawal Farauq for cybercrime-related offences. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, convicted and sentenced the two fraudsters who were charged separately on one-count charges The charge against Suleiman reads: “That you, Abubakar Suleiman, sometime in May, 2024 at Chikanda…
By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, arraigned a suspect, Okorie Sylvernus Sunday arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, with $578,000( Five Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand United States of America Dollars). Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement. The suspect was arraigned before Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. He is facing trial over a four-count charge bordering on…
By Miriam Humbe In line with its mandate to ensure that the scourge of money laundering is curbed in the nation, the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, on Monday, March 24, 2025 pasted a notice of non-compliance with Anti Money Laundering/ Combating the Financing of Terrorism AML/CFT requirements on Huge Dream Properties Limited. This was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by Dele Oyewale EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity. Huge Dream Properties Limited, a real estate firm with projects in various locations within the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, was initially visited on October 9, 2023 and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. He was re-arraigned alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Aminu Baba Kusa, Acacia Holdings, Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited. They are being prosecuted on a 32-count charge, bordering on breach of trust and dishonesty to the tune of N33,200,000,000 (Thirty-three billion, Two Hundred Million Naira).…