Hussaini Kafi in Kano Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has vowed to track down the killers of Reverend Bala Galadima, the presiding clergy of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Lubo community, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area. The governor made the vow expressing deep sorrow over the murder of the cleric. “We will not…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Imo State Police Command has denied any knowledge of the whereabouts of Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, the missing president of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), who was reported missing on Saturday night at about 7 pm. According to a family source, unidentified gunmen dressed in black and numbering up to seven,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A devastating incident has occurred in the Congolese city of Goma, where over 100 female inmates were brutally raped and burned alive during a jailbreak. The incident happened after M23 rebels captured the city and freed male prisoners, who then rampaged through the jail, attacking the women’s wing. “There was a…
In an incident that has left the community reeling, Assistant Superintendent of Police Shafi’u Bawa was found dead in his home in Kontagora, Niger State, on Saturday afternoon. The officer, who reportedly took his own life, was discovered hanging from the ceiling by his father, Usman Bawa. The police were promptly notified, and officers arrived…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of failing to prosecute contractors involved in the alleged diversion of over N167 billion from 31 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) for unexecuted projects. Filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos (suit number FHC/L/MISC/121/2025), the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has convicted and sentenced Dr. Geraldine Orok Ita to seven years imprisonment for fraud. This was contained in a press statement issued on Saturday by the Spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale. The anti-graft agency prosecuted Ita…
By John Nwokocha, Editor The Executive Director of the Kukah Center, Nigeria, Rev Father (Dr) Atta Bakindo has firmly charged authorities saddled with the project of integrating repentant and surrendered Boko Haram fighters to ensure transparency and accountability are not compromised. He similarly urged them to apply a sense of urgency in accurate data collection…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a truck driver who crushed three automobile technicians to death in the Kemta area of Abeokuta on Wednesday. According to the command’s spokesman, Omolola Odutola on Friday, “The driver is at large. The technicians are aware of the whole issue that…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, over an alleged diversion of ₦3 billion in public funds. According to a statement sent to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Friday by the spokesperson…
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. This call was made in Abuja on Thursday, when the Chairman of NCYP, Isaac…
