Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, arrested seven internet fraudsters in Abuja. They were arrested in the Lifecamp and Kubwa axes of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, following credible intelligence that linked them to fraudulent internet activities. Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale in a statement said, “they will…
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters DHQ, said troops of 17 Brigade, Op FASAN YAMA at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kurfi in Katsina State had an encounter with terrorists along Road Kurfi – Batsari at about 5am on 18 June 2025. The DHQ further said that “during the encounter, the troops swiftly engaged the terrorists, and after…
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arrested a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other members for alleged money laundering. The former Speaker and other members will soon be charged to court. The 14 members are: …
Some medical experts have called for the adoption of urgent preventive measures to safeguard public health and reduce the risk of waterborne typhoid fever transmission in communities. They raised these concerns in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Dr Bayo Ogundeyi of Lugbe Primary Health Care Centre, noted that…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday emphasised it introduced time-bound measures for a small number of banks still completing their transition from the temporary regulatory support provided, mostly in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, adding it is part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the banking system. The programme,…
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters DHQ, on Tuesday, dismissed allegations claiming that the deadly killings in Yelwata area of Benue state, was due to internal sabotage within the Nigerian military. Reacting to the allegations in a press statement titled: REFUTATION OF ALLEGATIONS REGARDING YELWATA MASSACRE, the DHQ said it was misleading and detracts from the real…
For generations, mothers like Hannatu Bello in rural Nigerian communities such as Kura, Kano State, have faced the heartbreaking reality of high infant mortality. While her friend, Talatu Bako, mourns the loss of two children to infections, Bello sees a glimmer of hope. “Before, my child was always sick,” she says. “Now, everything has changed….
A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has said he and the Federal Executive Council, FEC, did not grant any contract approval to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited, the company that lifted the Mambila Power Project contract. This was revealed on Monday, by the Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of…
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro, convicted and sentenced one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff of Ecobank Plc, to one-year imprisonment for cybercrime. The convict was arraigned on Friday, May 16, 2025 by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on…
The Federal Government has deployed additional troops to Benue State in response to the latest wave of vicious attack in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, which left scores of residents dead. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, disclosed this on Monday in a statement. He said President Bola Tinubu swiftly ordered…
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