By Miriam Humbe The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Hamma Adama Bello in the trial-within-trial of the former Head of Service, HoS, Winifred Oyo-Ita on Monday, June 30, 2025 presented before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, a video evidence of the defendant writing down her confessional statements unperturbed in the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The witness tendered the video recording of the confessional statements while being led in evidence by prosecution counsel Faruk Abdullahi to prove…
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By Miriam Humbe Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, June 30, 2025, adjourned till July 1, 2025 further hearing in the trial of Mallam Ahmed Kuru, a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, and four others, over alleged N76bn and $31.5m fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. Kuru, alongside Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Managing Director of Arik Air, Kamilu Omokide, Receiver Manager of Arik Air, Union Bank Nigeria Plc and Super Bravo Limited is facing trial on a six-count…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Police in collaboration with CLEEN Foundation has launched a specialized capacity-building workshop for Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs) focused on Social and Behavioural Change Communication (SBCC) and Preventive Strategies Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO, disclosed this in a statement. Humsimedia gathered that this was part of the active efforts of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to engender behavioural change in the Force. The northern cohort of the 3-day training, holding in Kaduna from Tuesday 24th June, 2025, aims to equip PPROs with strategic communication…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has appealed for more support for the Scheme in Rivers State. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. He made the appeal when he paid an advocacy visit to the Sole Administrator of the State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, at the Government House, Port Harcourt, the State Capital. Nafiu who commended the State Government for its notable assistance to the NYSC River State Secretariat, informed the Administrator that the State’s Orientation Camp requires additional…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has emphasized the critical importance of weather forecasting in ensuring the safety and efficiency of ferry operations across Nigeria’s coastal and inland waterways. Speaking at the Regional Ferry Safety Conference held from June 25–26, 2025, at the Continental Hotel in Lagos, Professor Anosike highlighted the challenges posed by rapidly changing weather conditions to maritime transportation, particularly for ferry operators who serve as a vital lifeline for many communities. Prof Anosike noted that “Maritime regulation must ensure that ferries and ports adopt…
By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, on 26 June 2025, met with prominent traditional rulers and elders in Benue State, following the recent attacks and killings in the Yelewata town of the State. Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. During the engagement, the Defence Chief gave a firm assurance of the Armed Forces’ commitment to restoring peace and stability in the region. The meeting, which involved extensive interaction, brought together the Tor Tiv, Och’Idoma, first-and second-class chiefs, and elders from various zones of the…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening strategic cooperation with the Indian Customs Administration, as both sides advanced discussions on key customs issues on the margins of the 92nd Session of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Policy Commission on 24 June 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Led by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, the Nigerian delegation met with Mr Surjit Bhujbal, a senior member of India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), to evaluate progress made under the Customs Mutual Administrative Agreement (CMAA) signed between both countries on 16 November 2024.…
The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to a news article published in a national daily, which misrepresents recent remarks made by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, regarding the tragic Yelewata incidence. We categorically state that the interpretation and portrayal of the CDS’s comments by the National Coalition Against Mass Killings and Impunity (NCAMKI), as reported, are both misleading and taken out of context. At no point did the CDS intend to blame victims or justify the heinous acts perpetrated by criminal elements in Benue State or elsewhere. The CDS’s statement was aimed…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Police Force has recorded several significant breakthroughs across various State Commands in the country, underscoring the effectiveness of intelligence-led policing in dismantling criminal networks and curbing insecurity. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) disclosed this in a statement signed Saturday. Humsimedia gathered that the breakthroughs were achieved in line with the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to sustaining its efforts in internal security through crime prevention and the protection of lives and property across the country. In Katsina State, operatives of the Command acting on a complaint received on February 20,…
By Miriam Humbe The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Abulrazak Yusuf, Maxwell Gyang, Amos Samson, Abdulgawiy Jamilu and Abel Dung Davou before Justice Amina A. Muhammad of the Federal High Court, sitting in Gombe, Gombe State. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. They were arraigned on separate one-count charge, bordering on impersonation and intent to defraud. The charge against Gyang reads: “That you, Maxwell Gyang, sometimes in 2025 at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this honorable court with intent to defraud…
By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 23, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of 17 Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justices D. E.Osiagor and Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The convicts are: Yu Hui,( a.k.a A.Bin), Huang Jin Hui, Fei Fan, LU Qiang , HU Xi Zheng, Sun Zhi Peng, WU Hao, Cong Bing and LI…
By Miriam Humbe Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged all stakeholders involved in tackling money laundering, including Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), Licensing Authorities and Self-Regulatory Bodies, to strictly adhere to the rules and regulations of the ongoing reforms in Anti-Money Laundering Law/ Countering Terrorist Financing/ Countering Proliferation Financing AML/CFT/CPF. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. Olukoyede gave the charge on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at a stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja. In his opening address, Director, Special Control Unit against Money…