By Miriam Humbe On September 3, 2024, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, was in China for a State visit at the invitation of Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China and to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The following was contained in a joint statement issued between the Peoples Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership and building a high level China-Nigeria community with shared future. During the visit, Presidents Xi Jinping and Tinubu had a cordial discussion, with…
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At this defining moment in the history of our nation, the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the apex and umbrella body unifying all student structures both within Nigeria and in the diaspora, the foremost students’ movement in Nigeria, and the most formidable pressure group in the country representing millions of Nigerian students, has continued to closely monitor the recent scandal involving the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). For the avoidance of doubt, the…
By Miriam Humbe The 15th Prosecution Witness, PW15, Jim Osayande Obazee, in the trial of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Friday, July 3, 2026 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja that the $6.2 million allegedly earmarked for foreign election observer mission for the 2023 general election, fraudulently withdrawn from the apex bank’s Abuja branch, pushed the CBN dollar account for internal staff and MDAs into a negative balance of N2.858 billion. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed…
By Miriam Humbe Justice J.O Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja on Thursday, June 2, 2026 granted the final forfeiture of the total sum of N150m (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) linked to a serving member of the Federal House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu to the Federal Government. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The order was granted following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC through her legal team led by Ekele Iheanacho, SAN. The application was brought pursuant to Section…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 29, 2026, arraigned one Usie Otukpa Osang before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja for fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement. He was arraigned on an eight-court charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of AUD$8,427,330.83 (Eight Million, Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand, Three Hundred and Thirty Australian dollars, Eighty- Three cents) and US $3,639,462.00 (Three Million, Six Hundred and Thirty-Nine Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty-Two United States Dollars). Court Three…
By Miriam Humbe The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a woman, Mbah Chidinma Sophina, before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu, on a three-count charge, bordering on possession of fraudulent documents, forgery and identity theft. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Count one of the charges reads: “That you, Mbah Chidinma Sophina, sometime between 1st of January, 2026 to 30th of April, 2026 at Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of…
PHOTO NEWS: The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on July 2, 2026, received an eminent delegation of former Inspectors-General of Police on an official visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The distinguished delegation of institutional veterans included IGP Aliyu Attah (Rtd); IGP Sunday Ehindero (Rtd); IGP Mike Mbama Okiro (Rtd); IGP Ogbonna Onachukwu Onovo (Rtd); IGP Abubakar Ringim (Rtd); IGP Mohammed Dikko Abubakar (Rtd); IGP Sulaiman Abba (Rtd); IGP Usman Alkali Baba (Rtd); and IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun (Rtd). The discussions centered on leveraging the vast institutional memory and strategic insights of the past police chiefs to tackle…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, re-arraigned one Abubakar Muhammad before Justice Shehu Umaru Adamu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday The defendant was re-arraigned on a twenty-count amended charge bordering on money laundering and criminal misappropriation to the tune of N1,500,000,000.00 (One Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira). Count one reads: “That you, Abubakar Muhammad, whilst being the Shop Manager, at Aminami Global Ventures, a Company registered in Nigeria, that between…
By Miriam Humbe The trial of the former governor the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, before Justice H.Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, continued on Thursday, July 2, 2026, with the 14th Prosecution Witness, PW14, Okpoziakpo Eloho, informing the court that the $6,230,000 (Six Million, Two Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars) released by the apex bank on the instruction of the defendant for the purpose of foreign election observer mission with no further details attached, was “pure theft.” Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday.…
By Miriam Humbe The trial of the former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye continued on Thursday, July 2, 2026, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja with the conclusion of the re-examination of the Fifth Prosecution Witness, PW5, Iliya John Iyakwari, who affirmed that Exhibit EFCC 3D and Exhibit EFCC 3K, containing the extracts of the minutes of the Federal Executive Council meeting of May 21, 2003 regarding the contract for the 3960Mw Mambilla Hydro-Electric Power Project are the same and verbatim in the deliberations, resolutions, conclusions and directives. This was contained in a…
By Miriam Humbe The trial of a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige continued on Thursday, July 2, 2026, before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gwarimpa, Abuja, with the cross-examination of the Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Onwusoro Maduka Iheamelam by defence counsel, P.I.N. Ikwueto, SAN. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The court deferred ruling on the admissibility of defence team’s documents till October 14 and November 11 and 12, 2026. Ngige is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
By Miriam Humbe The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has once again demonstrated its resilience and combat superiority as troops of CIB XIX at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mairari successfully repelled a determined night attack by ISWAP terrorists in Mairari, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. Captain Mohammed Goni, the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI Maiduguri disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. On 1 July 2026, at about 2325 hours, the terrorists launched an attack on the base. The troops responded with exceptional gallantry, engaging…