By Nana Musa A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Nature First Foundation, has conducted a sensitisation exercise for young children on healthy nutrition, wellness and sustainable agriculture in Abuja schools. The Founder of the organisation, Priscilla Canice-Obi, and her team conducted the sensitisation at Vantage Point Academy, in Abuja on Thursday. “We are educating and sensitising the young learners, to nurture healthier school children by promoting healthy habits, wellness lifestyles, the use of indigenous herbs, and gardening skills. ”We are targeting the future generation with this campaign, promoting healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices among children, especially as we witness the adverse effects…
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By Miriam Humbe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr. Mohammed Idris, a supervisor at the Hajj and cargo terminal gate of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, for making false returns and corrupt self-advantage. Demola Bakare, the Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/ Spokesperson for the Commission disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. In a case brought before Justice O.A. Fadipe of the Ikeja Special Offenses Court, ICPC revealed how the accused collected missing monies in the course of his work but could not account for them. In a…
By Miriam Humbe Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has revealed that the commission recovered over N20 billion siphoned through fraudulent ghost workers’ pension schemes in 2024. Demola Bakare, the Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/ Spokesperson for the Commission disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Dr. Aliyu said that the ICPC uncovered the fraudulent insertion of workers in some Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) as part of its preventive activities. The ICPC Chairman made this disclosure during the “Editors’ Breakfast Meeting with ICPC Chairman,” an interactive session…
By Miriam Humbe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mr. Baba Kudu Mohammed for allegedly forging a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Abuja and a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exemption certificate. Demola Bakare, the Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/Spokesperson for the Commission disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Mr. Mohammed was presented before Honorable Justice A.Y. Shafa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, No. 45, sitting in Nyanya, on a four-count charge of forgery. ICPC accused him of presenting the alleged forged certificates to the…
***As Police Parades Suspects Involved In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended 82 suspects in the month of January 2025, for various financial and cyber related crimes including internet fraud, romance scams, identity theft, cryptocurrency fraud, transnational fraud, and several other cyber offences. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Through its National Cybercrime Centre (NCCC), the Force has successfully apprehended 32 suspects across the nation in a significant crackdown on cyber-related crimes. These operations highlight the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force, under…
By Miriam Humbe The National Christian Youth Professionals, NCYP, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to strictly monitor the management of funds accruing to local government areas across the country owing to the financial autonomy granted them by the government. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The call was made in Abuja on Thursday, February 6, 2025 when the Chairman of NCYP, Isaac Abrak led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede at the corporate headquarters of…
By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke 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 Thursday. The defendants are Su Dong Fu, Zheng Xian Tao, Wang Shi Long, Pan Cai Qi, Ting Liao, Fan Jia, Feng Li Cani, Lu Yong Yao and Yang Chen Cheng. They are members of the syndicate of 792 alleged crypto currency investment…
By Miriam Humbe The Jigawa State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission, PCACC, has sought partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Dele Oyewale, the Head of Media & Publicity at the EFCC disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The request was made in Abuja on Thursday, February 6, 2025 when a delegation of PCACC, led by its Chairman, Salisu Abdu paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede at the Commission’s corporate headquarters. Abdu disclosed that his Commission had the mandate to receive public complaints as well as investigate and resolve…
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…
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…