By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of a new generation bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale. Chinonso is being prosecuted on a five-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N294.5m. One of the charges reads:”That you, Chinonso Akujobi, sometime between January and December, 2025, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction…
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By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 10, 2026, secured the conviction and sentence of one Minnis Uchenna Howard and his company, Howard Minnis Asset Management Limited, before Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, for fraud involving N822,422,260. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement. The defendants were initially arraigned on November 30, 2023, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and stealing, to which they pleaded not guilty. During…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, July 9, 2026, admitted in evidence the extra-judicial statement of a lawyer, Olasubomi Osinusi, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged forgery of documents relating to the sum of $6,520,190 (Six Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand, One Hundred and Ninety United States Dollars). Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement. At Thursday’s proceedings, the first prosecution witness, PW1, Umar Hussain Babangida, an Assistant Commissioner of Police and an…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, against the judgment of Justice Peter Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, finding it liable for defaming former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye over a social media publication of an alleged $6billion Mambilla Power Project fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The Notice of Appeal was filed on Friday, July 10, 2026 by counsel to the EFCC, Wahab Shittu, SAN. In the appeal…
By Miriam Humbe The Independent National Electoral Commission has insisted that the July 11 deadline given for political parties to submit the names of their presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections process remains sacrosanct. INEC National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, in an interview on Saturday, therefore ruled out any extension of the deadline. Mohammed Haruna said that political parties had until midnight to upload the names of their candidates through the commission’s nomination portal. He said: “The deadline remains July 11. Political parties have until 12 midnight to complete their submission”. He revealed that, as of the…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting efficient broadband infrastructure deployment in Nigeria through collaborative implementation of the Dig Once Policy. Nnena Ukoha, the NCC’s Director, Public Affairs disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday. The Commission gave the assurance at the Second Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum to Develop a Pricing Mechanism and Cost-Based Structure for Sharing Ducts Built Under the Dig Once Policy in Nigeria, held at the NCC Annex Office, Mbora, Abuja, on Wednesday. The forum brought together representatives of federal and state government institutions, telecommunications operators, infrastructure companies, industry associations,…
***Preliminary Forensic Findings Point To Foreign Facilitators Behind Failed Attack By Miriam Humbe Troops of 19 Brigade, Sector 3, Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have decisively foiled an attempted infiltration by ISWAP terrorists into Cross Kauwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers and forcing them to retreat in disarray. Captain Mohammed Goni, the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Maiduguri disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The successful defence of the location further demonstrates the vigilance, combat readiness and operational…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), under the leadership of its National President, Comrade Aisha Ibrahim, warmly welcomes the safe rescue of the school girls and their teachers who were abducted in Oyo State. On behalf of NAWOJ, I express profound appreciation to the Federal Government of Nigeria for its unwavering commitment and determined efforts in securing the safe release of the victims. We particularly commend the gallant efforts of the Nigerian Armed Forces, comprising the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy, and the Nigerian Air Force, as well as the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS),…
By Miriam Humbe Scientists in the United States have carried out keyhole surgery with a Chinese-made robot taking the place of the lead surgeon. Nicknamed Surgie, the robot was remotely controlled by human surgeons as it carried out the procedure on a pig. The general-purpose humanoid robot made by Unitree Robotics was remotely controlled by two human surgeons as it successfully removed a pig’s gallbladder at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). A report by the Southern China Morning Post said that another robot also played a support role during the procedure, controlling the endoscope used to monitor the…
By Miriam Humbe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed delight over the rescue of the school children and teachers abducted from the Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Tinubu commended the military, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force for securing their freedom after 56 days in captivity. In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described the operation as a major victory against criminality, and was further delighted that the security agencies rescued the victims without collateral damage. According to the statement, the operation…
Following an intelligence-led carefully planned and executed operations, on 10 July 2026, troops of the Nigerian Army, led by the General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Major General CR Nnebeife, in collaboration with special units from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) specifically the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), the Defence Headquarters with Special Forces elements from the Nigerian Army, Navy the Air Force and the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and other security agencies as well as local vigilantes/hunters/Amotekuns, in a…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy has sustained the operational momentum of Operation DELTA SENTINEL, dismantling another cluster of illegal refining sites and recovering 43,000 litres of suspected illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers State. Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the Director Naval Information of the Nigerian Navy disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. Acting on credible intelligence, personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER conducted a targeted anti-crude oil theft operation within the Egbema axis of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area, leading to the discovery of four illegal refining sites. The operation resulted in the recovery of approximately 28,000…