By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed its Emergency Response Team (ERT) following an incident involving a passenger train travelling from Itakpe to Warri along the Agbor axis of Delta State on Monday, 8th June, 2026. The Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, upon receiving an alert on the incident, immediately activated the Agency’s response mechanism and deployed an Emergency Response Team. The Director General has been in contact with the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and assured him of NEMA’s support. The Agency’s response team is collaborating with the NRC, security…
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By Miriam Humbe The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the national chapter of Transparency International in Nigeria, has expressed grave concern over disturbing financial intelligence findings indicating possible large-scale diversion, misappropriation, and abuse of public funds linked to the management of security-related accounts in Kogi State. Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, the Executive Director, CISLAC/Head of Transparency International Nigeria disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday The latest revelations emerge against the backdrop of CISLAC/TI Nigeria’s sustained advocacy and monitoring of the use of security votes and security intervention funds across Nigeria. For over a decade, CISLAC/TI has tracked…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, for championing initiatives aimed at empowering the younger generation with digital knowledge and skills, especially the Nigerian girls. Nnenna Ukoha, the NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. Speaking while conducting 185 contestants of the 2026 National Girls in ICT (NG-ICT) Competition on a tour of the National Communication Museum domiciled at the Commission in Abuja on Thursday, the Executive Vice Charman (EVC) of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, said the initiative also aligned…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Government has relocated the Operational Headquarters of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) from Abuja to the Afforestation Programme Coordinating Unit (APCU) Office in Kano to enhance operational efficiency. Director, Information and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Ibrahim Haruna disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, said the strategic move, driven under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, is aimed at significantly improving the Agency’s effectiveness in implementing the Great Green Wall Programme across Nigeria’s frontline states. The NAGGW Programme…
By Miriam Humbe The arraignment of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and four others for an alleged N4.29bn foreign exchange fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja was, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, stalled due to the absence of the defendants in Court. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. UBA, alongside Muyiwa Akinyemi, Amangbo Eziashi Stephen, Geeos Global Service Limited and Fedat Global Limited, was to be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on a…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy has handed over a suspected militant collaborator to the Department of State Services (DSS) for further investigation and possible prosecution. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho. Humsi Media Online gathered that the Navy has intensified its crackdown on criminal networks operating along the nation’s waterways Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho said the arrest followed credible intelligence linking the suspect to a wanted militant identified as Simeon, also known as Papi. The suspect, Mr. Ime Edet Ekiko, popularly known as Pastor Ime, was arrested on…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, destroying four illegal refining sites and recovering an estimated 77,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil in Rivers State. Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said in a statement that the operation was launched after credible intelligence revealed attempts by economic saboteurs to reactivate previously dismantled illegal refining infrastructure in the area. The operation, conducted under Operation Delta Sentinel, was carried out by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH on May 31, 2026, following intelligence reports of renewed illegal…
By Miriam Humbe In Benue and Taraba States, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have recorded a series of significant positive operational outcomes across from 24 – 31 May 2026. Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, the Acting Media Information Officer HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE disclosed this in a statement. Troops neutralized four criminals, rescued two kidnapped victims, recovered one AK-47 rifle/ammunitions and dismantled a notorious illicit drug network. On 24 May 2026, following reports of armed herder attack along Gbajimba–Agasha road in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, troops deployed to the scene and found two injured locals. The victims…
By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 91 Starlink communication terminals donated by the Starlink SpaceX Crisis Response Team to strengthen Nigeria’s disaster preparedness and emergency response infrastructure. The donation followed proactive engagements initiated by NEMA with the technology company aimed at exploring innovative solutions to enhance emergency communication, preparedness, and response operations across the country. Following the donation, the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, led the SpaceX delegation on a courtesy visit to the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking during the visit, Vice President Shettima applauded the…
By Miriam Humbe Justice A. I. Akobi of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Kubwa, Abuja, on Monday, June 1, 2026, slated June 15, 2026 for judgment in the case of criminal impersonation of officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and extortion by one Salifu Olije Mustapha. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. At Monday’s proceeding, the EFCC presented its First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Stanley Ujilibo against the defendant. The witness, an investigator with the EFCC, disclosed that the Commission received intelligence on how the defendant and…
By Miriam Humbe Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 1, 2026, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N17,100,595.40 to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The forfeited fund, domiciled in Access Bank, is linked to one Ifeanyi Alele David, who is under investigation for alleged romance fraud and related criminal activities by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The judge issued the order, following a motion on notice filed by the EFCC Lagos…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 1, 2026, presented the Fifth Prosecution Witness, PW5, in the trial of the former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The former Minister is facing prosecution on an amended seven-count charge, bordering on official corruption and fraudulent award of Mambilla Power Project contract to the tune of $6billion (Six Billion United States Dollars) to Sunrise Power Transmission Company…