By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, 20 January, 2025 arraigned a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON, Ahmed Kuru and four others for allegedly defrauding Arik Airline N76 billion and $31.5 million, respectively. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. Other defendants are former Receiver Manager of Arik Airline Ltd, Kamilu Omokide, Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, and Super Bravo Ltd and Union Bank plc. The defendants were arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special…
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By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications operators, will be granting approval for tariff adjustment requests by Network Operators in response to prevailing market conditions. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director, Public Affairs disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The adjustment, capped at a maximum of 50 per cent of current tariffs, though lower than the over 100 per cent requested by some network operators, was arrived at taking into account ongoing industry reforms that…
By Miriam Humbe The Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, on Monday, January 20, 2025, failed to appear before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for his scheduled arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. Otudeko was slated for arraignment alongside a former Managing Director of First Bank Plc, Olabisi Onasanya; a former Board member of Honeywell, Soji Akintayo and a firm, Anchorage Leisure Limited. They were to be arraigned on a 13-count charge bordering…
***As Operatives Neutralize Threats, Recover Sophisticated Arms, Ammunition, Rescues 207 Abducted Children. The Nigeria Police Force in line with its commitment at the beginning of the year to adopt a more proactive approach in its efforts to combat crime across the nation, has once again recorded milestone achievements through intelligence-led policing. On January 18th 2025, Police operatives attached to the Kogi State Command got information of a group of armed bandits holding a strategic meeting for possible attack at a forest in Budon, Kogi State. Gallant operatives of the Command were mobilized and deployed to the scene. Upon sighting the…
By Miriam Humbe The World Scout Bureau is sending a high-powered delegation, led by its Acting Secretary General, to Nigeria from January 20 to 23, 2025. This historic visit underscores the Bureau’s commitment to fostering a stronger partnership with The Scout Association of Nigeria (TSAN) while promoting youth development and community service across the nation. A key highlight of the visit will be the formal conferral of the title Grand Patron of the Scout of Nigeria on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in recognition of his leadership and the Federal Government’s efforts in youth development. During the four-day visit, the delegation…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) will on Tuesday, 4th February 2025 present the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) to the public. The theme this year is ‘The Role of Early Warnings towards a Climate Resilient Aviation Industry for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development’. NiMet predicts and publishes the expected annual pattern of climatic variables such as rainfall and temperature in Nigeria in the first quarter of each year. This is in pursuance of its mandate of advising the Government and the public on all aspects of weather, climate, and water-related matters. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of…
By Miriam Humbe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of one Lukumanu Sani Waziri, an accountant at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, for corruption and abuse of office. Demola Bakare, ICPC’s Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. Waziri was found guilty of diverting public funds amounting to over Sixty-million naira through unauthorized access to the Government Integrated Financial Information System (GIFMIS). ICPC had in 2021, in a charge number: FHC/ICPC/122021 arraigned Waziri and two others before Honourable Justice M. Abdulgafar of the Federal…
By Miriam Humbe The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has sent condolences to the families of the victims of the fuel tanker fire which occurred at the Dikko junction in Niger state on Saturday, 18 January, 2025. The FRSC Corps Marshal urged tanker operators to always adhere strictly to safety standards and observe due protocols in transloading fuel products. Olusegun Ogungbemide, the Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer at the FRSC National Headquarters, Abuja disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The Corps Marshal described the human losses to the inferno as…
BY PROF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR, LL.D 1. INTRODUCTION My chambers makes this intervention in the public domain as Solicitors to Diezani Alison-Madueke (DAM),the former Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources (HMPR). As her Solicitors, we are fully versed in and conversant with her present ordeal and the entire facts sorrounding her matters both here in Nigeria and abroad. So, we write from the vantage position of one that is aware of the cocktail of lies that have been spurned around her cases in the last ten years. Many of the narratives are outrightly false; some others sheer outlandish speculations;…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, expresses grief on the loss of one of its officers, Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, ASE11 Aminu Sahabi Salisu who was killed in cold blood while on a legitimate duty on January 17, 2025 by a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu. Additionally, the Commission views with great concern the irresponsible, callous, inhuman and outrageous narratives being circulated on social media on the whys and wherefores of the fatal accident. It is heinous to reduce the death of a gallant officer who was carrying out patriotic and official duties to social media razzmatazz.…
***As IGP Directs Commissioners To Strengthen Motor Traffick Duvisions For Efficiency By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and the good people of Niger State following the tragic tanker explosion that occurred yesterday, January 18, 2025, at Dikko Junction, Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Niger State. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. This horrific incident occurred when a truck loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) lost control and eventually caught fire, resulting in the loss of over 73 lives and numerous…
By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has swiftly deployed an emergency rescue team to Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Niger State, following a tragic tanker fire explosion. The incident occurred in the morning hours of Saturday along Dikko-Maje Road opposite Baddegi Station. According to reports, the explosion occurred after the crashing of a tanker loaded with PMS and an attempt was made to transfer its contents to another. In the process, the spilled PMS came in contact with the generator being used to power the transfer, triggering the inferno that have claimed over 70 lives,…