**Recovers 360 Prohibited Firearms, 5952 various Live Ammunition, Arrest 5936 Suspects for Various Offences By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Police Force has again recorded outstanding achievements in tackling gunrunning and significantly reducing the proliferation of prohibited firearms and ammunition across the country. The police made an arrest of 715 armed robbery suspects, 306 kidnappers, 533 Murder/Homicide suspects, 149 suspects for the unlawful possession of Firearms, 371 suspects for sexual-related offences, 590 suspected cultists, and 3272 suspects arrested for other various crimes. DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO, disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Humsimedia Online…
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DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the posting of the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, as the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Operations, Delta State Command. DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The deployment underscores the confidence of the Force leadership in his wealth of experience, professionalism, and capacity to further strengthen operational strategies in the Command. The IGP therefore commended DCP Adejobi for his exceptional service as Force Public Relations Officer,…
By Miriam Humbe Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on law enforcement agencies across the world to forge stronger alliances and collaboration among themselves to combat the monster of cross border economic crimes. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Olukoyede gave the charge on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at Jesus College, Cambridge, United Kingdom while leading discussions on “Problems Facing Enforcement and Judicial Agencies in Dealing With Cross Border Economic Crimes” at the 3rd Session on Cross-Border Organized Crime and Terror. The…
By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Ahamba Tochukwu, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Gavice Logistics Limited for allegedly defrauding several investors in his logistics investment schemes to the tune of N2,000,000,000 (Two billion Naira only). Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Tochukwu, through Gavice Logistics Limited, rolled out elaborate investment plans spanning haulage, courier and e-commerce services and dangled fifty percent Returns on Investment, ROI, to his investors. Investigations showed that he raked in more than N2billion from 400 investors who could no longer…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has officially issued the Digital, Electronic, Online, or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations (DEON Consumer Lending Regulation), 2025, to address longstanding consumer complaints and a variety of issues. FCCPC’s Director, Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The complaints include exploitative practices, data privacy violations, abusive loan recovery tactics, harassment, and anti-competitive behaviour by certain digital lenders and their partners within Nigeria’s rapidly growing digital credit market. This landmark Regulations, made pursuant to Sections 17, 18, and 163 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection…
By Miriam Humbe The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Flood Management and Response has commended the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for its proactive disaster management efforts and pledged legislative backing to strengthen flood preparedness across the country. Manzo Ezekiel, the NEMA Head of Press disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Chairman of the Committee, Dr Midala Usman Balami, who led members on a familiarization visit to NEMA headquarters in Abuja, praised the Agency’s initiatives in safeguarding lives and property, while assuring that its challenges, particularly limited resources, would receive legislative attention. He emphasized the need for…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Government has restated its readiness to partner with both local and international companies in advancing the use of renewable energy to ensure sustainable power generation, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and promoting a greener environment. Segun Imohiosen, the Director Information and Public Relations in the OSGF disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, made the disclosure when a delegation from the KF Manufacturing Company, Guangzhou, China, led by its MD/CEO, Bruce Zheng, paid him a courtesy call in Abuja. He emphasised that renewable energy…
By Miriam Humbe The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume has commended the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed, for giving a new lease of life to the Agency through the introduction of transformative innovations. Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information & Public Relations in the OSGF disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. SGF gave the laudation when the delegation from FRSC led by its Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, mni, in company with the Executive Director, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Foundation, Saul Billingsley paid him a courtesy visit in…
By Miriam Humbe Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 convicted and sentenced eight internet fraudsters to jail. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The convicts are: Friday Osamudiamenwen, Monday Moses, Wisdom Idahosa, Osazuwa Oghomwen, Christopher Victor, Odion Desmond Osas, Monday Louis Adagboyin and Bright Ogbiede. They were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on separate one-count charges, bordering on advance fee fraud, obtaining by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and possession of fraudulent…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Chris Najomo has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), to strengthen its operations by assisting it in tackling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption peculiar to the aviation industry. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The NCAA Director General made this appeal in Abuja on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, when he led a delegation of his management team on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede at…
General Christopher Gwabin Musa By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has expressed firm support for the judgment delivered today by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland, sentencing Simon Ekpa to six years in prison for terrorism-related offences. Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, the Director, Defence Information disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. General Musa described the ruling as a landmark victory in the global effort to combat terrorism and violent extremism, noting that the conviction reinforces the principle that those who incite violence and fund terrorism will be held accountable, regardless of…
By H.E. Yu Dunhai, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria On September 1, 2025, President Xi Jinping solemnly proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus Meeting held in Tianjin, China. With its profound insight into the times, broad humanistic commitment and clear value orientation, this initiative aims to address a pressing subject of our times which has attracted high attention from the international community, namely what kind of global governance system to build and how to reform and improve global governance. It further contributes Chinese wisdom and proposes a Chinese approach to strengthening and improving global governance,…