The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of an investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, alleging his involvement in an operation targeting a notorious oil theft gang in the Niger Delta. Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was detained at an illegal oil bunkering site alongside other suspects, the army said in a statement…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intensified its compliance operations in Abuja, uncovering alarming practices in the water production sector. In a statement released to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Friday, NAFDAC announced the discovery of a facility in Gwarimpa involved in the production and distribution of unregistered sachet…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos Division of the Appeal Court has nullified the conviction of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his wife’s niece. The court discharged and acquitted Olaleye, citing that the prosecution’s case lacked credible evidence to prove the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has resumed a 10-year-old forgery case against Mr. Saturday Igwe, the Coordinator of an illegal Akwa-Ibom State Polytechnic Osurua, Nyanya Abuja Satellite Campus. According to a press release issued by the spokesperson of the Commission, Demola Bakare on Thursday, Mr. Igwe is accused of forging…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the former Managing Director/CEO of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Gimba Kumo Ya’u, alongside two others, over allegations of diverting $65 million intended for a housing project in Kubwa, Abuja. According to a statement sent to Africa Health Report (AHR) on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Abuja. He was arraigned alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, on a 16-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering…
The Theatre Commander of Operation Fansan Yamma, Maj.-Gen. Oluyinka Soyele has called for increased support from local communities to effectively combat banditry and terrorism in Nigeria’s North West. Speaking on Wednesday, during a courtesy visit by members of the Nigerian Legion in Zamfara State, Soyele stressed the critical role of local collaboration in achieving security…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arraigned Professor David Iornem and two others before Hon. Justice P.O. Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on an amended charge bordering on several offences including certificate racketeering and money laundering. The eleven-year-old case which began in 2013, commenced de novo due to…
The troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating under Sector 3 in Mongunu , Nigeria have achieved further successes in its clearance operations in its ongoing clearance operation in Kukawa, Borno State. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Chief Military Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’djamena, Chad, Lieutenant Colonel, Olaniyi Osoba in a press…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has shut down no fewer than 100 health facilities in the last 10 months for quackery. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary of the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Dr Abiola Idowu, during the agency’s sensitisation and enforcement exercise in Badagry. According…
