By Barth Ikiebe The Planning Committee of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, 70th Anniversary, has begun a tour of Media Houses to seek partnership and support from notable Media Houses for the forthcoming celebration of NUJ @70. Members of the team visited TVC, Trust Media Group and Arise Television […]
FG, States, LGCs Share N1.6 Trillion From Total of N2.8 Trillion For April 2025 Revenue.
By Barth Ikiebe The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared a total sum of N1. 681Trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of April 2025 from a gross total of N2.848 Trillion. A statement by the Committee says that from the stated amount inclusive […]
Fake EFCC Operatives Storm Campus, Abduct Undergraduates, Demand N10m
Dismissed soldier, with criminal records part of syndicate. By Editor The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspects, who posed as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives, abducted and robbed students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) University, Lapai. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on […]
International Day of Boy Child:Olukoyede Decries Rising Involvement of Young Men in Internet Fraud.
By editor The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has expressed concern over the increasing involvement of youths, particularly young men in internet fraud, stating that the trend is destroying their future and damaging their mental health. Olukoyede raised the concern in Abuja […]
Alleged N5.7bn Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Ex-Access Bank Staff, Others In Lagos.
By John Obi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Abdulmajeed Agboola, a staff of Access Bank Plc, in the alleged N5,726,994, 110.23( Five Billion, Seven Hundred and Twenty Six Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Four Thousand, One Hundred […]
Pope Leo XIV Inauguration: Tinubu Departs Abuja For Rome on Saturday.
By Barth Ikiebe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV for his inauguration on Sunday. Tinubu will be accompanied by top Catholic leaders, and will attend a solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate […]
Police Arrest 21-Year-Old Female Arms Runner, Recover 481 Rounds of Ammunition in Nasarawa State
By editor Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested a 21-year-old female suspected arms trafficker in a mission that cut across key local government areas. The Command’s Spokesperson,SP Ramhan Nansel made this known in a statement on Thursday,May 15,2025. He said “The operation was launched following credible intelligence, […]
Federal Civil Service Commission Chairman Says Reform Is All Stakeholders’ Affairs.
By Barth Ikiebe Prof Olaopa noted that no country can reform without harnessing the institutional memory of its “community of practice” which Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries (CORFEPS) is part of.The Chairman, FCSC made this known on Wednesday when the Executive Committee of the Council of Retired Federal Permanent […]
EFCC Arrests 31 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Port Harcourt.
By Ken Chiwendu Officers of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a statement by the EFCC,their arrest followed credible intelligence that linked them […]
Man Sentenced To Six Months Imprisonment for Illegal Trading of Naira Notes
By John Obi Justice Nkeonye Maha of the Oyo State Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan has convicted and sentenced one Ayorinde Festus Morakinyo to jail for illegal trading of naira notes. The convict was arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on […]