The Anambra State Chapter of the Social Democratic Party has disowned former Senator who represented Anambra South in the National Assembly, Dr Ugochukwu Uba, stating that he is not a registered or card carrying member of the party in Uga Ward 1, Aguata local government of Anambra State. The Anambra SDP State chairman warned Dr Ugochukwu Uba to stop parading himself as member of SDP. In a press release jointly signed by SDP Aguata Local government chairman, Chief Umeh Wisdom Chimaobi and Anambra SDP State Chairman Chief Vincent Chukwura in Awka, the capital of Anambra State on Friday, the party’s…
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By Miriam Humbe Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, on Thursday and Friday, hosted Trade and Investment Ministers in the ECOWAS subregion at the 4th Joint Meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Trade and Industry (ECOMOTI) in Abuja. The meeting convened by the ECOWAS Commission, aimed to advance intra-regional trade and investment, economic diversification, and job creation through regional trade integration. It aligned with the ECOWAS Vision 2050, which aspired to deepen economic growth, employment, structural transformation, and private sector development across Member States. The meeting was anchored in three languages; English, French and Portuguese. The Minister…
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), in collaboration with law enforcement, carried out an enforcement operation at No. 214 Aba-Owerri Road, Aba, Abia State, where it sealed the premises of an unlawful entity operating as the Community Crime Prevention Initiative of Nigeria (CCPIN). The FCCPC’s action followed credible intelligence that CCPIN was falsely claiming affiliation with the Commission and misleading the public by representing itself as an “Authorised Consumer Protection NGO” of the FCCPC. The entity had issued public notices alleging joint surveillance operations with FCCPC and was soliciting consumer complaints through unauthorised…
By Miriam Humbe The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 arraigned one Alhaji Abba Umar before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The defendant was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation to the tune of N1, 600,000.00 (One Million and Six Hundred Thousand Naira) The charge reads: “That you, Alhaji Abba Umar, sometimes in March, 2022 in Maiduguri, Borno State, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court,…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 presented the Ninth and last Prosecution Witness, PW9, Ape Sunday against the former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam. Dele Oyewale EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The Commission is prosecuting Suswam alongside his then Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi Okolobia on amended 11-count charge, bordering on diversion of public funds to the tune of N3.1 billion (Three Billion, One Hundred Million) being part of the proceeds from the sale of the state government’s shares, held on its…
By Miriam Humbe Justice R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one Samuel Ezekiel Godfrey and Yahaya Mustapha to jail for fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The duo was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC on separate one-count charge, bordering on criminal impersonation, cybercrime and money laundering. The charge against Godfrey reads: “That you Samuel Ezekiel Godfrey (a.k.a Dixon Kelvin), (m) sometime in 2025 in Bida, Niger State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court,…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, issued a warrant for the arrest of one Ekweozor Peter, a suspected internet fraudster, for failing to appear in Court for his arraignment. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The suspect was arrested alongside others on May 13, 2024, following credible intelligence received by the Commission about the alleged criminal activities of a syndicate of internet fraudsters operating at the Indy-Pool Hotel, ldowu Street, Ajegunle, Olodi Apapa Lagos State. Investigation revealed…
By Miriam Humbe The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML and the Ogun State Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, have resolved to strengthen their collaboration towards effective enforcement of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) laws in Nigeria. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The resolve was reached on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at a strategic engagement held at the Federal Secretariat, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The session was aimed at sensitizing stakeholders, particularly dealers in precious metals and stones, on the regulatory obligations under the…
By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in coordinated sting operations in Ilorin and Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. They were rounded up at Asa Dam, Al-Hikmah University area and Gaa-Odota areas of Ilorin and in Ganmo and Amoyo areas of Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The arrests which took place on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 followed actionable intelligence that linked the suspects to…
By Abel Madu The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) says its three-day training aims to enhance transparency and accountability in the procurement process for development projects. Executive Assistant at the French Development Agency, Mrs Nwala Uloma, stated this in a statement on Saturday after the workshop held for partners on AFD’s procurement guidelines in Abuja. Uloma said the workshop strengthens understanding of AFD procurement procedures in line with international best practices, especially for goods, consultancy, and works contracts. According to her, participants included government officials, project implementation units, and AFD project staff engaged in various development programmes across Nigeria. The…
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on May 8, 2025, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of N31,000,000( Thirty One Million Naira only) and four properties linked to one Obiajulu Emeka Emmanuel. The properties are: a four-bedroom terrace duplex; a three-bedroom terrace duplex; four units of one-bedroom apartments and two units of two bedroom apartments situated in various locations across Lagos State. The judge gave the order, following a motion ex-parte filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through its lawyer, C. C.Okezie. Moving the application…
By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 8, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of the duo of Babatunde Peter Olaitan and Tobilola Olamide to six months imprisonment each for mutilation of the Naira notes. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. They were jailed by Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts were arraigned on a separate one-count charge of tampering with the Naira notes and spraying, to which they each…