By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have begun investigation of the sum of CFA 7m intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, along the Idiroko Border in Ogun State. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The investigation of the CFA 7m, which is about N17m ( Seventeen Million Naira) commenced on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 after it was handed over to the EFCC by the Customs’ Area Comptroller for the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu at Idiroko in Ipokia…
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By Miriam Humbe The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu has charged the Scheme’s Guidance and Counselors to make positive impact in the lives of Corps Members entrusted in their care. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. He also admonished them to serve as pillars of support by providing the Corps Members with the necessary tools to cope with their emotional, psychological and social challenges. General Nafiu stated this today while declaring open, the maiden workshop for NYSC Guidance and Counseling Schedule Officers…
***As IGP Charges Officers to Adopt, Effectively Propagate Positive Reforms By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, along with other dignitaries, on Tuesday 25th March 2025 at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, decorated newly promoted Senior Police Officers with their new ranks. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The decorations were done amidst cheers from their families, friends, and professional colleagues. The promoted officers included 20 CPs to the rank of AIG and 19 DCs to the substantive rank of CP. This was…
The Force Public Relations Department (FPRD) is devastated by the untimely passing of the Police Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State Police Command, Superintendent of Police (SP) Abdulahi Usman, who lost his battle to a prolonged illness in the early hours of Sunday 23rd March, 2025. His departure leaves an irreplaceable void in the hearts of those who knew him, worked with him, and were touched by his commitment to service. SP Usman was not just a police officer; he was a bridge between policing and the people. For three years, he dedicated himself to fostering trust, ensuring transparency,…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Sergius Onah of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, March 24, 2025 convicted and sentenced Oguzie Chima Joseph ( a.k.a Sergeant Flores Nguyen) to two years imprisonment for internet fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. He was prosecuted by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on two –count charges bordering on cybercrimes. Count one of the charges against reads: “That you Oguzie Chima Joseph (a.k.a Sergeant Flores Nguyen), sometime in 2024 in Nigeria…
By Miriam Humbe The former Head of State and founder of the National Youth Service Corps, General Yakubu Gowon, has commended the managers of the Scheme for sustaining the vision that informed the establishment of NYSC. NYSC’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. He said the NYSC was greeted with strong opposition from Nigerian students across the country at inception, had not only overcome the initial misgivings but had grown to become a nationally recognised and accepted tool for fostering national unity, integration, development, job creation, and youth empowerment in…
By Miriam Humbe The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, in collaboration with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), is convening a stakeholder forum to address concerns surrounding the annual FRCN levy. Adebayo Lawrence Thomas, the Director Press and Public Relations in the FMITI disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. This engagement comes in direct response to concerns raised by the organized private sector and other key stakeholders. The forum, scheduled to hold on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Abuja and streamed online, will serve as a platform for open dialogue and a review…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) is to have a strategic collaboration with Trademark Africa (TMA) and its commercial arm, Trade Catalyst Africa (TCA), to strengthen trade reforms, promote industrialization, and expand Nigeria’s access to global markets. Adebayo Thomas, the Director of Press and Public Relations in the FMITI disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The proposed partnership in commercial borrowings will support medium- and small-scale enterprises, as the firm has done in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. This will ensure greater support to striving MSMEs to assess the benefits accruing from the…
By Miriam Humbe Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike has reiterated the need for closing early warning gap. Prof Anosike was speaking at the celebration of the 2025 World Meteorological Day in Abuja. This year’s celebration themed “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together” reflecting a global commitment to strengthening early warning capabilities was celebrated globally on Sunday, 23rd March 2025, and was also used to mark the 75th anniversary of the organization. At a special ceremony to mark the day at NiMet’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, 24th March 2025,…
By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 24, 2025 busted a Ponzi Scheme Academy and arrested 133 suspects in Abuja. EFCC’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The suspects were arrested at the Compensation Layout in Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, following actionable intelligence on the existence of the Academy. The Academy, named Q University (a.k.a Q-Net) is in the business of recruiting gullible young Nigerians who are trained to recruit more gullible citizens into the scheme with the promise of getting unrealistic…
It was glitz and glamour when Legal luminary and Foremost human rights activist, Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, on Wednesday 12th March, 2025, received the 2024 Midwest Herald’s “DEFENDER OF DEMOCRACY AWARD”. It was at a colourful Midwest Herald Achievers Award ceremony held in Benin City, Edo State and tagged “Legends and Heroes”. At the event, Ozekhome also presented the keynote address titled: “Has Democracy led to Good Governance in Nigeria?”. Here, Ozekhome received his award in company of the organizers of the event and other deserving awardees. From left-right, Prince Clement Agba, former Minister of State, Budgetary Matters; HRM, Oba…