The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has called for enhanced collaboration and increased funding to tackle banditry and other criminal activities across Nigeria. According to a statement sent to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Thursday by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the ministry Daberechi Asonye, Speaking on Thursday…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The recent impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly has ignited a firestorm of controversy, casting a shadow of doubt over his credentials and qualifications. The Supreme Court of Nigeria has said that it had no record of him as a registered lawyer in its…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will arraign three former appointees of ex-Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Friday, January 17, 2025, over fresh allegations of money laundering amounting to N64 million. In a statement signed by the ICPC Director of Public Enlightenment and Education, Demola Bakare on Thursday, the…
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a trending video insinuating that Mr. Jonathan Okunbor, a suspect being investigated for an alleged N6billion fraud, was an election witness. The Commission wishes to state without any equivocation that Okunbor is not a witness of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, 2025 arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested based on credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet- related fraud. EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale concluded in a statement, “Items…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mrs. Aishatu Abdullahi, Director of Administration and Supplies at the National Boundary Commission, and Mrs. Ghaji Rahila, an Assistant Chief Accountant, on charges of forgery and abuse of office. According to a statement sent to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Wednesday by the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has presented a retired Federal Civil Service Commission Director, Mrs. Mayen Gajere, as a witness in the ongoing forgery trial of Mr. Taiwo Stephen Ayodeji. The case which was presided over by Justice A.Y. Shafa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Nyanya, resumed…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intensified its efforts to combat criminal activities and protect public infrastructure through a series of daily raids across identified black-spots in Abuja. The crackdown has resulted in the arrest of 348 suspects and the recovery of stolen infrastructure and illegal items. In a statement Tuesday, the FCT…
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has reported it has arrested two suspects in a raid on pirate and kidnapper hideout at the Fununu community in Brass Local Government Area, a known pirate stronghold in Bayelsa State. The operation, conducted during the weekend, was part of the ongoing Operation DELTA SANITY II, launched on December 30, 2024,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A Lagos Arabic teacher and Muslim cleric, Oladosu Sakiru, has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for attempted sexual assault on a 13-year-old student. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court found Sakiru guilty on Tuesday, on an amended two-count charge of attempted sexual assault by…
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