President Bola Tinubu has sworn- in the sole administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.), into office. The brief ceremony held around 3PM at the State House, Abuja, was witnessed by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the Principal Secretary to…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arrested Kelly Okungbowa (a.k.a Ebo Stone) for alleged naira abuse. Okungbowa, who until recently was the coordinator of the Edo State Public Safety Response Team , PSRT, now suspended by the State Government, was arrested owing to a viral…
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals. They were arrested on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Katsina-ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Solid minerals suspected to be fluorite and iron stones were recovered from the trucks. The minerals…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alerted Nigerians on the operations of 58 companies ‘posturing’ as investing entities and defrauding innocent Nigerians of their hard-earned money. The Commission said it uncovered the activities of the operators by applying the instrumentality of its anti-corruption mandate. EFCC said its efforts in exposing the illicit operations…
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested in K-Vom and Rayfield areas in Jos, Plateau State on Saturday March 8, 2025 following credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related activities. Head of media & publicity of the Commission, Mr…
The Nigerian Defence authorities have disclosed that huge numbers of terrorists were neutralized during joint operations with the ONSA team, security agencies and hybrid forces, in less than two weeks. During the offensives, 92 terrorists, including a Commander, by name, Abba Alai (Amirul Khalid of Alafa), were taken out of the battlefields. 18 perpetrators of…
