Following the recent decoration of the six newly appointed Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and one Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has ordered their respective postings to key departments and formations within the Nigeria Police Force. These strategic postings are designed to leverage the officers’ wealth of experience and expertise to enhance operational efficiency and further strengthen the Force’s capacity to address evolving security challenges. DIG Sadiq Idris Abubakar, mni., has been posted to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), while DIG Benjamin Nebolisa Okolo, fdc., will now head the…
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By Miriam Humbe Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, March 7, 2025 heard further testimony from prosecution witness Nicholas Ojehomon, an internal auditor at the American International School Abuja, AISA, in the ongoing trial of a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. Ojehomon testified that all payments made for school fees at AISA, including those from international companies, were exclusively for the benefit of Bello’s children. Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, Ojehomon detailed…
By Miriam Humbe To continue his nationwide tour of facilities of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), to ascertain firsthand the state of equipment and facilities and interact with agency staff, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Prof. Charles Anosike, on Tuesday, 4th March 2025, began a tour of the Northwest zonal headquarters. On arrival at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Zonal Headquarters of the agency, Prof. Anosike and his team were met by the Meteorological Manager, Adewara Hassan, Mr Banky Jonathan, the State Meteorological Inspector (SMI), and other members of staff. Prof. Anosike a a…
By Miriam Humbe A Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced Dennis Adeniran Adetoye to one year imprisonment for visa fraud, following his arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Demola Bakare, Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/ Spokesperson for the ICPC disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The defendant was arrested at the British Deputy High Commission’s office in Lagos after presenting forged documents, including an invitation letter from Clarivate Analytics dated April 20, 2018, an introduction letter from the same company dated May 16, 2018, and a falsified…
…Promises Seamless Roll Out In Apapa, Tincan Area Commands The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is set to expand its modernisation initiative with the nationwide rollout of the B’Odogwu platform following its pilot implementation at the Port Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) Area Command. The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, during the pre-launch high-level stakeholders’ engagement at Apapa Area Command on Monday, 3 March 2025, reaffirmed the service’s commitment to a seamless transition despite initial challenges. He noted that the launch at PTML command experienced a number of hitches, but the implementation team was on hand to address some of…
By Miriam Humbe The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has strongly criticized the Nigerian Senate’s decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, calling it an unconstitutional move that undermines democracy and legislative independence. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), CISLAC condemned the Senate’s action, stating that “it directly violates the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and sets a dangerous precedent for legislative governance.” CISLAC argued that the suspension of an elected senator contradicts Sections 68 and 69 of the 1999 Constitution, which clearly outline the lawful processes…
By Miriam Humbe The newly appointed Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu has said that his administration would be marked with transparent leadership that will boost productivity among the workforce and Corps members. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The new NYSC helmsman was speaking on Thursday while addressing the staff during a colourful ceremony that marked his assumption of office, held at the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. General Nafiu said his vision for NYSC was to ensure enhancement of…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Directorate, has secured the conviction of one Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand, Nine Hundred United States Dollars) and SDR135,900 Saudi Riyals (One Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred Saudi Riyals) from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim was jailed after pleading “guilty” to a two-count charge of money laundering before Justice S. M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court…
By Miriam Humbe The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Nicholas Ojehomon in the trial of a former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, March 6, 2026, narrated before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how the defendant paid his children’s school fees in dollars and in advance until their graduation. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The witness, an internal auditor in the American International School, Abuja , AISA, who stated that though he didn’t know Yahaya Bello in person, said he was aware that he was…
By Miriam Humbe Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called for positive peer review and accountability among students across the country in order to promote positive change and bolster the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. This was contained in a statement signed on Thursday by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale. Olukoyede made the call in Abuja recently during an appraisal visit to members of the Integrity Club at Glisten International Academy. Deputy Director and Spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewale, who spoke for the…
By Miriam Humbe The Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has tasked students across the country to work towards building strong moral values in order to be relevant in the society for the good of the country. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The EFCC Chairman gave the charge in Abuja when students of KDM Islamic School, Suleja, Niger State, visited the EFCC’s corporate headquarters, on a study tour. Addressing the students, the EFCC’s boss, who was represented by the Head, Public Interface Unit of…
By Miriam Humbe The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentence of 21 internet fraudsters before Justices A.N. Erhabor and W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Courts, sitting in Benin City. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The convicts are: Eimuen Nathaniel, Ighagbon Anderson Andy, Precious Aigbokhai, Divine Ebosetale Okhitie, Ekpekurede Valour, Akuson Sunday, Oshoikpor Joshua, Onumegu Chukwuebuka Emmanuel, Sylvester Oseokoedion, Osifor Kenneth, Abraham Eromosele, Aliu Sanusi Aliu. Others are: Donald Emuen, Oseghale Paris, Amavu Paul, Godsent Omokhoa, Omere Osabvohien…