By Miriam Humbe Troops of Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have recorded another major operational success in Zamfara State, rescuing 13 kidnap victims during separate intelligence-led operations in Anka and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas. Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. In the first operation, troops of Sector 2 in Bagega responded swiftly to credible intelligence on armed terrorists moving on motorcycles towards Tungan Kudaduku in Anka LGA. Guided by real-time surveillance, the troops pursued and…
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By Miriam Humbe The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Oluseye Nafiu has called on the Scheme’s Legal Officers to uphold integrity and operate within the regulatory framework of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Act. Caroline Embu Director, Information and Public Relations at the NYSC disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. He made the call while addressing the officers during the opening ceremony of 2026 NYSC Legal Officers Capacity Enhancement Training on The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Cybercrimes Act held at the Bolingo Hotel, Abuja. General Nafiu noted that the FOIA was…
By Nana Musa The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) says it will champion the launch of the Nigeria Chapter of the Women in Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) Network on Oct. 6. The was contained in a statement issued by the NFIU management in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the statement, the NFIU Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, will lead the initiative to strengthen women’s leadership in Nigeria’s anti-money laundering community. The management said that the CEO was also the Nigeria’s National Correspondent to the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in…
By Miriam Humbe The trial of social media influencer and relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO) before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos was adjourned on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, due to her absence in Court. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Blessing CEO is facing a two-count charge filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), bordering on alleged obtaining by false pretence and alleged theft of N36 million. When the matter was called, counsel…
By Miriam Humbe Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced two men to three years imprisonment. The convicts are: Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, arraigned Musa Saidu Koki (a.k.a Alhaji Baffa), before Justice F. E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Jabi, Abuja for fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The defendant who is the former Managing Director of Buffah S. K. & Co Limited was arraigned on a five-count charge, bordering on advance fee fraud and obtaining under false pretence, to the tune of N108,068,500.00 (One Hundred and Eight Million, Sixty-Eight Thousand, Five Hundred…
By Miriam Humbe The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Taiwo Johns, in the trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, alongside the former Permanent Secretary in the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, narrated before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, how local governments in the state were made to transfer funds to his company’s account for the purchase and distribution of Christmas grains. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The transfers, made…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s humanitarian transition in line with its statutory mandate of coordinating disaster management and humanitarian response across the country. Mrs. Zubaida Umar gave the assurance on Tuesday, 14th July, 2026, at the opening of the Humanitarian Transition Workshop organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Abuja. She described the workshop as a timely platform for developing a joint action plan that will strengthen a nationally led, sustainable and people-centred humanitarian…
By Miriam Humbe China’s foreign trade grew 16.9% YoY in the first half of 2026, according to data released from the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday. The total value of goods imports and exports reached 25.47 trillion yuan (about $3.75 trillion) during the period, surpassing 25 trillion yuan for the first time. Of this total, exports amounted to 14.73 trillion yuan, up 13.4% YoY, while imports totaled 10.74 trillion yuan, rising 22.1% YoY. Exports totaled $2.1 trillion, while imports rose to $1.5 trillion, maintaining China’s position as the world’s largest goods trader despite lingering global tariff uncertainties. CGTN…
By Miriam Humbe The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has called on retired members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Nigerian Legion to sustain their support to ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations by providing timely, credible and actionable intelligence to thwart the activities of terrorists and other criminal elements across the North-East. Acting Military Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The Theatre Commander made the call on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, while receiving…
By Miriam Humbe The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, led the University’s management team on a courtesy visit to the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Prof. Charles Anosike, to deepen collaboration on the Smart Climate Project. Prof. Fawehinmi said the visit, undertaken on behalf of the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, now Yakubu Gowon University, under the leadership of Senator Dr. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, was aimed at advancing discussions on the Smart Climate Project and other areas of mutual interest. Key areas discussed included joint research, remote sensors, GIS tools, weather…
By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has reaffirmed the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening the long-standing defence partnership between Nigeria and the United States of America. This was contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Director Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba. The CDS made this known during a courtesy visit by the United States Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Department of State, Mr Frank Garcia, to the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. The Chief of Defence Staff was represented at the meeting by the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans, Air…