By Miriam Humbe The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arraigned the director of Glossalalia Nigeria Ltd and Pelenged Nigeria Ltd, Precious Williams before Justice S. I . Mark of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. Williams is being prosecuted on a 14-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, advance fee fraud, obtaining money under false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N13.8 billion. One of the charges reads: “That you,…
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***Orders Deployment of Additional Tactical Teams for Effective Security Mgt By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Monday, arrived Benue State, following the tragic incidents that had occurred in the State, resulting in the death of scores of residents. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. Humsimedia gathered that the Police Chief was accompanied by senior officers including the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of Operations, DIG Yakubu Kwazhi, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of Logistics…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) welcomed the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, on a strategic visit to monitor the implementation of the ongoing reform initiatives, FCSSIP25. Director, Press & Public Relations, Dr Adebayo Thomas disclosed this in a statement. The meeting focused on assessing the progress of the Performance Management System (PMS) within the Ministry. Mrs. Walson-Jack reiterated her commitment to institutionalizing a robust and results-driven PMS across the Federal Civil Service. She emphasized that her engagements with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) were essential…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Republic of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, (FMITI) has successfully hosted the 8th Session of the Supervisory Committee of the D-8 Preferential Trade Agreement (SC PTA) in Abuja. Dr Adebayo Thomas, the Director Press and Public Relations in the Ministry disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The significant gathering, officially declared open by the Minister, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, marked a crucial milestone in advancing intra-D-8 trade, fostering industrial growth, and deepening regional economic cooperation. Dr. Oduwole delivered the opening declaration on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. She…
By Miriam Humbe The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of the former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 16, 2025, told Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Federal Executive Council, FEC, did not grant any contract approval to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited, the company that lifted the Mambila Power Project contract. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. According to the witness, “The former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who…
By Miriam Humbe The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on University undergraduates across the country to embrace the roles of change agents and become heroes of the anti-corruption fight. EFCC’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The EFCC boss gave the charge recently in Abuja when students of New Gate University, Minna, Niger state, visited the EFCC Headquarters on an excursion. Speaking through Head, Media & Publicity and Spokesperson of the EFCC, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Dele Oyewale, Olukoyede stated that students should…
Only cowards attack and kill innocent, vulnerable people at night – then run away to hide in the havens of their sponsors, be they foreign or domestic, Fulani or Larakawa. This is the brutal and shameful reality that Benue has known too often, since 2009 — blood soaked earth beneath the bare feet of children, torched homesteads under the sky where peace once reigned, and the anguished cries of mothers who never asked for war but have received its horrors at their doorstep. This is not just an attack on land. It is an assault on the spirit of a…
By Miriam Humbe Corps Members have been urged to serve their fatherland diligently as good ambassadors of the National Youth Service Corps. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement. The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu gave the charge at the Magaji Dan-Yamusa NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi, Nasarawa State. He said the NYSC Act, the Scheme’s Bye-Laws and constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria must be strictly adhered to by all Corps Members in order to have a successful service year. General Nafiu also advised the Corps Members to…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has appealed for more support to enhance Corps Members’ financial education, mentorship, technical skills and grants, which would enable them fulfil their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. NYSC’s Acting Director Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu disclosed this in a statement. The Director General made the appeal in his keynote address at a meeting of the Scheme’s Stakeholders on Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED), which took place at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja. The Director General, represented by the Director, Planning, Research and…
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to partnering with traditional institutions to promote environmental sustainability through tree planting and other climate change mitigation and adaptation programmes. The Minister stated this during a courtesy visit by the Emir of Nguru, HRH Mustafa Ibn Kyari, and his delegation to the Ministry in Abuja. Balarabe disclosed that the Ministry, along with agencies under his purview namely; the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Agro Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) and Nigeria Erosion and WaterShed Management Project (NEWMAP), is working assiduously to restore degraded…
***As IGP Reaffirms Commitment To improved Global Policing The Nigeria Police Force has achieved yet another significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to combat cross-border crimes. In a string of successful operations carried out through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, the Force has recovered and returned multiple vehicles that were stolen within Nigeria and trafficked to neighbouring countries. Operatives of the NTERPOL NCB Abuja, working in collaboration with INTERPOL NCB Accra, recovered a Toyota Prado (2020 model) in Accra, Ghana. The vehicle, which belongs to a Federal Government Agency in Nigeria, was stolen during a robbery incident in…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 16, 2025, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on on Monday. Emefiele was arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery, and unlawful possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime to the tune of ₦7,831,002,396 (Seven Billion, Eight Hundred and Thirty-One Million, Two Thousand,…