By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on January 17, 2025, addressed the incident that occurred during the presentation of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) 2025 budget to the Joint Committees on Police Affairs and Police Institutions at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, on January 16, 2025. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The IGP described the disruption as unnecessary and avoidable, clarifying that the document he presented was shared with all committee members beforehand. The IGP explained that two versions of the budget documents…
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By Miriam Humbe President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Alhassan Yahaya, has called for a deeper partnership between the media and civil society to advance democracy and governance. This call was made during his visit to the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) Headquarters in Abuja, where both parties explored ways to strengthen their collaboration. The Executive Director of CISLAC, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, highlighted the shared responsibility of the media and civil society in holding power to account and fostering good governance. He underscored the need for both sectors to remain steadfast in their roles as…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Odeyemi Hammed Oluwaseun to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Oluwaseun, a 23-year-old man that hails from Oyo State, defrauded his victims on the internet by posing as an American-based female spiritualist with powers to cause jilted women and estranged wives to regain the affection of their men. The convict, a self-styled spiritualist was prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate…
By Miriam Humbe Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja has fixed January 31, 2025 for the trial of the former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, AGF, Anamekwe Nnabuoku for alleged multiple financial fraud to the tune of N1.96billion. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Nnabuoku was on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on an amended nine-count charge, bordering on criminal conspiracy, money laundering after his co-defendant, Felix Nweke opted for a plea bargain. Prosecuting counsel, Martha Babatunde…
Olufunsho Dayo Chevy and Uwem Udo Nya By Miriam Humbe Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Calabar, on Monday January 13, 2025 convicted and sentenced Olufunsho Dayo Chevy and Uwem Udo Nya to various jail terms for oil theft alongside a vessel, MT New Angel and a company, Edi Eurolink Distribution. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. They were prosecuted by the Uyo Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge that verged on stealing and unlicensed dealing in petroleum products. Internet Fraudster,…
***2 Arrested For Murders In Kebbi, Scores For Cultism In Delta By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Police Force have again exemplified the determination of the Force to ensure the stability of the internal security and swift reduction in crime rates across the country with the successful raid on an illegal weapons manufacturing factory on the 11th of January, 2025 at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State, the house of a cultist in Delta, and the arrest of 2 suspect for murders in Kebbi State. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO disclosed this in a statement…
By Miriam Humbe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set to arraign in Court, three ex-appointees of former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai in a fresh 64 million naira money laundering suit. Demola Bakare, the Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/ Spokesperson for the Commission disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The ex-appointees are Mr. Lawal Shakiru Olajimi Adebisi, a former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to former governor, El-Rufai, the ex- Accountant General of Kaduna State, Mr. Umar Waziri and Mr. Yusuf Inuwa, the former Finance Commissioner in the State. Also joined in…
By Miriam Humbe The House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commended the Corps Marshal on the aggressive enforcement of traffic laws in 2024 leading to improved fines generation and called for sustained aggression in the new year. Olusegun Ogungbemide, the Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer at the FRSC National Headquarters Abuja disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. This was part of the observations made by members of the Committee when the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed appeared before them to appraise the 2024 budget performance by the Corps and to defend…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has organized a two-day training for airline operators on the use of e-flight folder. The e-flight folder is a web app that manages interactions and delivers flight folders to airlines and pilots electronically. The request or submission of flight schedules, for both scheduled and non-scheduled, are done seamlessly and electronically. In an instant, the folders are available for the airlines to use. Pilot and user feedback mechanisms are also integrated. The training which was held in Lagos on the 13th and 14th of January 2025 was aimed at introducing the e-flight folder…
By Miriam Humbe The domestic violence of a minor, brutally assaulted by a guardian, the case was finally transferred from Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Edo State Police Headquarters in Benin-City on the order of CP Umoru Ozigi on Monday, 13th January 2025. Edo Civil Society Organisations (EDOCSO) escalated the issue to the attention of the general public including the authority, the minor and the suspect statement has been extracted on arrival, a medical form was issued by the police authority to the victim. EDOCSO, along with agencies of Edo State Government have…
By Miriam Humbe In the spirit of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has inaugurated the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM), as a significant step towards promoting justice, rehabilitation, and human rights in Nigeria. Segun Imohiosen, the Director of Information & Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Sen. Akume who inaugurated the 15 members committee said: “Section 175 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic…
***Calls For Immediate Action Towards Its Revival By Miriam Humbe In the annals of Nigerian-Benin relations, Senator John Owan Enoh, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Industry, Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment was in Cotonou to inspect the once-thriving sugar production facility, Savé Sugar Company, a joint venture between Nigeria and Benin Republic. Adebayo Thomas, the Director of Press in the Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment FMITI disclosed this in a statement. On arrival in Cotonou, Sen. John Owan Enoh visited his Benin counterpart, Shadiya Alimatou Assouman, Minister of Commerce and Industry Benin Republic, to express appreciation…