Bauchi Accountant-General In EFCC Net over N70B fraud

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBauchi Accountant-General In EFCC Net over N70B fraud

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 20, 2025

The Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Jaja, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over alleged fraud involving N70 billion. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale in a statement said Jaja was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday alongside Aliyu Abubakar, an alleged unlicensed bureau de change, operator from Jasfad Resources Enterprise, and Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo, a Point of Sale, PoS operator. “The arrests are connected to an ongoing investigation into alleged money...

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Ogun Government Shuts Down School Over Sexual Assault On Pupil

EducationNewsNigeriaOgun Government Shuts Down School Over Sexual Assault On Pupil

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 20, 2025

The Ogun State government has closed down a private school, The Perfect Light Nursery and Primary School, Eyinogbe, in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been shut down. The closure of the school by the State Government followed an alleged assault by the head teacher, Ashafa Afelaja, who sodomized a female pupil (name withheld). The action of the head teacher on the minor had damaged her fistula, resulting in bleeding. The state government,...

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Farmer/Herder Clash: Forum Calls For Clemency

NewsNigeriaFarmer/Herder Clash: Forum Calls For Clemency

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 18, 2025

Following the recent death sentence passed on Jackson Sunday by the Supreme court while on self-defence, a group known as Gongola People’s Forum has called on Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State to save the convict from hangman’s noose. Engr. Markus Gundiri, National Chairman of the forum, while addressing World Press conference in Yola, the Adamawa State capital said the herdsmen attacked convicted person with a knife, stressing that in self-defence inflicted injuries on...

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EFCC Secured 4111 Convictions, Recovered Over N365b in 2024

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Secured 4111 Convictions, Recovered Over N365b in 2024

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has recovered over Three N365.4 Billion and secured 4,111 convictions in 2024 alone. Mr Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of the Commission, disclosed this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, at the end of a three-day Retreat for Directors of the EFCC with the themed: “EFCC: the Journey So Far, Ensuring Professionalism and Integrity.” The Commission’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement quoted the EFCC Boss as saying the feat...

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Vehicle Owners In Delta To Obtain Smoke Emission Permit

NewsNigeriaPoliticsVehicle Owners In Delta To Obtain Smoke Emission Permit

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2025

Commercial and company vehicles operating within Delta State must observe the mandatory Smoke Emission Permit. Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Mr Onoriode Agofure, who announced the introduction of the order, stated that the initiative aligns with the Delta State Internal Revenue Law 2020 and will take effect this year. “The introduction of the permit reflects the administration’s commitment to environmental protection, public health, and sustainable urban transport,” he said. Agofure explained that the measure aims...

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Customs Seize Over 1,000 Jerry Cans Of Petrol In Taraba

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCustoms Seize Over 1,000 Jerry Cans Of Petrol In Taraba

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2025

One thousand, one hundred and forty-nine (1,149) jerry cans with each containing 30 litres of petroleum products valued at N33.7 million have been seized by the Nigerian Customs Service at a border town in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State. The Operation Whirlwind of the Customs Service under the Adamawa/Taraba Command at Kan-Iyaka, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon Republic in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state, made the seizure. Bashir...

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43-Year-Old Man Rape Minor In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria43-Year-Old Man Rape Minor In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2025

A 43-year-old man, Rabiu Usman, resident of Timdore District in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa state has been arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. According to a statement by the Adamawa State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect was arrested following a referral from the Chief Magistrate Court in Ganye after the victim’s mother reported the incident. “Investigations revealed that the assault took place on February 16,...

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WASH Project Targets 150,000 Residents In Adamawa

CommunityNewsNigeriaWASH Project Targets 150,000 Residents In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2025

UNICEF and the Adamawa State Government have launched the third phase of the Acceleration Sanitation and Water for All (ASWA III) project targeting 150,000 vulnerable residents across the state. The initiative aims to improve access to clean water and sanitation to people is funded by the Government of the Netherlands. Audu Ayuba, State Commissioner for Water Resources disclosed this at a news briefing in Yola, described the project’s expansion as a crucial step toward healthier...

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Native Doctors Calls For Arrest Of Fake Members

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNative Doctors Calls For Arrest Of Fake Members

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 13, 2025

The Anambra State Traditional Doctors Movement, have agreed to partner with the state government to achieve common objectives, especially in the area of control for its members. The group made this known on Thursday during an interaction with the Anambra State House of Assembly in Awka during a visit to the Assembly complex. Innocent Okwundu, Chairman of the group, who spoke said the new Anambra Homeland Security Law, which created the Agunechemba security outfit, has...

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ICPC arraigns Director of Rural Electrification Agency over N15m Fraud

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsICPC arraigns Director of Rural Electrification Agency over N15m Fraud

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 13, 2025

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the suspended Executive Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mr Netufo Olaniyi Alaba, and Mr Hassan Arivi Saddiq, Managing Director, Hassino Group Limited have been arraigned in court for their alleged involvement in a N15 million contract fraud. Mr Alaba, the first defendant, and Mr Saddiq, the second defendant, appeared before Justice Celestine Obinna of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court,...

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