The Nigeria Police Force has announced the suspension of four officers implicated in the theft of N43.16m from a total of N74.95m recovered during an unauthorised arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The police also dismissed allegations suggesting that the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, was shielding a cartel accused of smuggling suspicious…
Bello El-Rufai, the eldest son of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai, has refuted claims that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, raided his Kaduna residence and discovered drugs and funds in different currencies stashed in vaults. He insisted that the allegations were false and a calculated effort to undermine his credibility….
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded with media houses not to associate a self-professed content creator in Finland with IPOB worldwide. The pro-Biafra group said the Simon Ekpa led IPOB was a disaster to the struggle and image of the group A statement issued by IPOB’s Head and…
The federal government has instituted a criminal charge before the Federal High Court, Lagos, against Nigerdock Nigeria Limited and seven of its directors over alleged tax evasion. The seven directors listed in a six count-charge marked FHC/L/910c/2024, alongside Nigerdock Nigeria Limited are Maher Jarmakani, Adewale Akanbi, Michael Akhigbe, Daniel Ayscough, Patrick Van Uden, Adebola Adesoye…
The Zamfara state police command has accused the newly identified terror group, Lakurawa, of being responsible for the recent explosions that rocked two villages in Dansadau district, Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, the state Police Commissioner, made the claim during a telephone conversation with our correspondent. Confirming the…
The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu over alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds to the tune of N5.78billion got underway on Wednesday, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High sitting in Ilorin. The erstwhile governor and his finance commissioner…
The chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has revealed how the commission in partnership with the Bureau of Public Procurement, successfully intercepted and blocked $300,000 that was set aside for a students’ Information and Communication Technology programme, which was being funnelled through suspicious accounts. Aliyu…
Edo State Police Command has ordered investigation into the death of Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, who reportedly slumped and died at police check point in Benin City. In a statement on Wednesday by SP Moses Joel Yamu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Edo State Command, said the State Commissioner of Police, Umoru Ozigi, has ordered “immediate…
The Kwara State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested a suspected kidnapper involved in the abduction of a mother and her two sons. The suspect, identified as Abu Umar, was said to be a member of the syndicate involved in the abduction of Isiaka Halimah and her…
A tragic explosion rocked the Dansadau-Gusau Road in Zamfara State, killing six people and injuring eight others. According to reports from Channel TV, the blast, caused by explosives reportedly planted by suspected terrorists, occurred early Wednesday morning, leaving residents and passersby in shock. Eyewitness accounts describe a harrowing scene. Gory images obtained by Channels Television…
