Olukoyede Marks One Year as EFCC Chair with $105 Million Recovery

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disclosed the recovery of over N248 billion and $105 million, as well as securing 3,455 convictions in its anti-corruption campaign over the past year. The Chairman of EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, announced this on Thursday in Abuja at a briefing marking his one-year anniversary in office. Represented by the Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, Olukoyede stated that the EFCC had also initiated legal proceedings against four...

Governors Vows To Strengthen The Role Of Monarchs

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the National Council of Traditional Rulers have agreed to strengthen the role of monarchs in national security and governance. They agreed during a joint meeting held on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja which was initiated by the NGF chairman and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak, centered on a proposed bill before the National Assembly that would formalize traditional rulers’ constitutional role. Ogun State governor Dapo Abiodun, who spoke...

Civil Servants In Abia State Protest Salary Deductions

Some aggrieved staff of the Abia State Ministry of Environment, Umuahia, staged a protest on Wednesday. They claimed that more than eight million naira had been deducted from their salaries in the past three years. The staff who carried a placard with different inscriptions said that the money started in 2021 is still ongoing under the Christmas welfare programme and kept in a dedicated account, adding that staff is yet to be refunded and some...

Three Female Police Inspectors Arrested Over Extortion

Three female Police officers involved in the extortion of motorists in Port Harcourt have been arrested. The Rivers State Police Command spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, said the erring officers were arrested on October 29, 2024following a coordinated monitoring patrol by operatives from the Commissioner of Police team, CP Monitoring Unit. She said the Police officers were caught engaging in a corrupt practice against innocent motorists under...

Army Dismisses Reports of Bandits Taking Over Military Training Camp in Niger State

The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports of insurgents’ takeover of a military training area in Kontagora, Niger State, describing the claims as “vicious insinuations” intended to incite public fear. This clarification follows reports alleging that bandits had invaded the camp, causing residents in 23 communities across Kontagora and Mariga to flee. In a statement issued by the Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, on 30 October 2024, the Army expressed concern over...

Reps Pass Bill to Protect Students from Sexual Harassment in Universities

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at addressing sexual harassment in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, titled “A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions and related matters connected therewith.” The bill proposes a maximum of 14 years imprisonment for offenders convicted of sexual harassment and a penalty of five years imprisonment or a fine of N5 million for heads of institutions who...

Tinubu Appoints Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff, COAS. The appointment follows the absence of the substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently receiving medical treatment in the United States of America. In a statement released on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the development. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the...

Court Judgement To Stop Rivers’ Allocation Not Enforceable – Udeze

The National Chairman, Action Alliance (AA), Bar. Kenneth Udeze has said the Abuja High Court judgment which ordered the Federal Government to stop releasing monthly allocations to Rivers State is not enforceable. Udeze who stated in an interview that the judgement is politically motivated, saying that it’s impossible to stop allocation to an arm of government and urged Rivers people to stand against the judgement. Udeze said, “The judgement came to me as a rude...

44 Illegal Tax Collectors Arrested In Kogi

At least 44 persons were arrested for alleged illegal tax collections across Kogi State. Alhaji Salihu Sule Enehe, chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, KGIRS, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday noting that the agency has recorded 70 per cent success in its efforts to combat illegal tax collection in Kogi State. “The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service has launched an extensive public awareness campaign, including the installation of billboards...

Power Firm Gives Deadline For Full Restoration Of Power In The North

The Managing Director Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulaziz said electricity will be fully restored to most parts of northern Nigeria by Sunday, 3 November 2024. The blackout has left millions without power and brought economic activities in the region to a near standstill. At a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, TCN Managing Director assured that engineers were working diligently to repair critical infrastructure and restore the northern region’s electricity supply. Abdulaziz explained...

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