archiveFebruary 3, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 3, 2024 re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye on seven- count amended charges bordering on fraudulent award of contract and official corruption before Justice J.O Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo,...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, have organized a two-day empowerment Workshop for fifty law enforcement officers drawn from various agencies. The Workshop, themed “Proactive Detection of Non/False Currency Declaration and Application of Appropriate...

The Ogun State wing of the National Association of Nigeria Students has urged the state government to sack the Oloorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Olawale Ogunjobi, who has been under fire for the alleged assault of a 73-year-old chief, Arinola Abraham. NANS in a statement by the Ogun JCC Chairman,...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu met with African football icon and former Chelsea FC star Didier Drogba at his Lagos House in Marina, on Monday. Drogba paid a courtesy visit to the governor as part of an engagement between Team Drogba and representatives of the E1 Racing Team with the...

The Special Adviser on Energy to the President, Olu Verheijen, said on Monday her statement on the planned increase in the electricity tariff was misrepresented. Verheijen on January 30 advocated an increase in Nigeria’s power prices by about two-thirds (66 per cent) to reflect the actual cost of electricity supply....

Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, on Saturday, February 1, 2025, passionately appealed to the Presidents-General of town unions in the state to support the new security initiative of the Soludo-led administration, Operation Udo Ga-Achị, to restore total security and rid the state of criminals. Addressing the PGs...

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 3, 2025, arraigned 29 Chinese, 10 Filipinos, one Malaysian, one Indonesian and one Pakistani before separate Federal High Courts sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned alongside a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justices...

Over two decades after the assassination of Nigeria’s former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, fresh controversy has emerged as former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, has claimed that former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, may have crucial information regarding the unresolved case. Former Osun State...

Following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified surveillance at the country’s points of entry, including airports. The agency also advised Nigerians to avoid non-essential travel to affected countries. In a public health advisory issued by...

Yesterday the city of Los Angeles came alive as the Grammy Awards, the biggest award to celebrate music and its artists took place and Tems stamped her name in history as the first Nigerian artist to win two Grammy Awards. The highlight of the event for Africans was the Best...