By Miriam Humbe The Federal Government has restated its commitment to enhance the nation’s security framework to ensure peace and security of the country. Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information & Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, made the disclosure when the management of the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria also known as Tarayyar Ekklesiyoyin Kristi A Nigeria (TEKAN) led by its President, Rev. Joel Stephen Billi in Abuja. SGF stressed the ongoing…
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By Miriam Humbe Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Issa Onilu, has requested for partnership of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to enhance public awareness on the risks of tanker fires in Nigeria. Mallam Issa-Onilu made this request on Thursday when he led NOA team on a working visit to NEMA’s headquarters in Abuja. The NOA boss commended NEMA for its essential role in disaster management. He emphasized the urgent need to strengthen collaboration in public sensitization efforts, especially in light of the recent increase in tanker fire incidents across the country. NEMA’s Director General, Mrs.…
By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Sokoto Operations office has received report of a tragic fire incident that occurred in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State in the early hours of Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Director General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar offered her sympathies to the affected persons and families. She also directed the NEMA Sokoto Operations office to collaborate with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and other stakeholders for provision of essential support and assistance to those affected by the tragic incident. Sources who witnessed the outbreak said the school was having…
By Miriam Humbe Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of N1,168,602,877.44, (One Billion, One Hundred and Sixty Eight Thousand, Six Hundred and Two, Eight Hundred and Seventy Seven Naira, Forty Four kobo) $392,818.01, (Three Hundred and Ninety Two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighteen United States Dollars, One Cent) and £35,070, (Thirty Five Thousand, Seventy Pound Sterling) recovered from one Muiz Tijani Adeyinka, a former employee of First Bank of Nigeria, FBN, to the Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, arraigned 11 Chinese and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are: Liu Ke Fan, Huang Hai Tao, Zhang Kian Feng, Wua Wang and Xiao Xin. Others are: Wang Hong Lin, Wu Yong An (a.k.a Zenga Niu), Chen Yuan (a.k.a Xiao Doa), Chen Dong Dong (a.k.a Cun Zhao) Weng Mao Rong, (a.k.a A Xiang and Wang) and Xiong Wei (a.k.a Xiao Bai). They are members of the syndicate of…
By Miriam Humbe Justices Aisha Kumaliya and Amina Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, convicted and sentenced two persons to three years imprisonment each for fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement. The convicts are; Anaryu Akindaraju and Umar Alhaji Bukar who were prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one-count separate charges bordering on criminal misappropriation and cheating. Akindaraju was convicted by Justice Kumaliya while Bukar was jailed by Justice Ibrahim. The charge against Akindaraju reads:…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has adjourned till March 13, 2025 further hearing in the trial of Ismaila Mustapha for an offence bordering on alleged money laundering. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on January 12, 2022 arraigned Mompha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, laundering…
By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) swiftly responded to a fire outbreak at MRS Filling Station, opposite Jasco Filling Station, Yola, Adamawa State, on February 4, 2025. The emergency response team was led by the Head of Operations, Mr. Ladan Ayuba, in collaboration with key stakeholders. Upon receiving the distress call, NEMA promptly deployed its emergency response team to the scene. They were joined by personnel from the Federal Fire Service, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Fire Department, Nigeria Police Force, Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), NSCDC, FRSC and other relevant agencies. Through their coordinated…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has through the instrumentality of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme Portal dealt a devastating blow to car thieves and other criminal elements operating in Nigeria, recovering an unprecedented 73 stolen vehicles across the country in the year 2024 alone. Olusegun Ogungbemide, the Corps Public Education Officer disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. This remarkable achievement is a testament to FRSC’s relentless commitment to enhancing national security, strengthening intelligence gathering/sharing as well as enhancing the safety of lives and properties of road users. The vehicles were recovered during coordinated intelligence-driven…
By Miriam Humbe Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has been described as a beacon of courage and direction in the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. The accolade was given in Abuja on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 by the Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Security Watch Africa, Mr. Patrick Agbambu who led a delegation to the corporate headquarters of the EFCC to present an award to the Commission as the best anti-corruption agency in Nigeria. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted delayed onset of rainfall in eight Northern States of Nigeria in 2025. As for the Southern part of Nigeria, NiMet predicted that Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Anambra, and sections of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Imo, and Ebonyi would witness early onset of rainfall. NiMet’s prediction was contained in its 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) unveiled by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo in Abuja on Tuesday. In a statement, NiMet said that the States included: Plateau, Kaduna, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Adamawa and Kwara.…
By Miriam Humbe Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, February 3, 2025, ordered the interim forfeiture of digital wallet assets valued at $222,729.86 to the Federal Government of Nigeria. EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The digital wallet assets were recovered from an alleved syndicate of 792 cryptocurrency investment and romance fraudsters who were arrested on December 10, 2024 by operatives of the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, during a surprise operation at 7, Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The…