In two swift and coordinated operations, the Police have rescued 31 kidnapped victims in Edo and Taraba States. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Friday said on July 11, police operatives rescued 14 victims abducted along Fugar-Agenebode Road, Etsako East LGA of Edo State after engaging the kidnappers in a fierce gun battle near Obe Hill. He added that on July 12, police swiftly responded to a distress call along the Wukari highway and rescued 17 passengers travelling from Enugu to Yola after kidnappers fled on sighting security forces. Adejobi said the Inspector-General of…
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The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has called for stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors to strengthen primary healthcare systems across Africa. The foundation made the call at the Africa Primary Healthcare Forum held in Abuja on July 14 and 15, 2025, where it stressed that partnerships are key to closing gaps in healthcare delivery and reaching underserved communities. “Hosted by the West African Institute of Public Health (WAIPH), the forum brings together leaders and experts to rethink primary healthcare in Africa, tackling service delivery challenges and exploring fresh, practical solutions. As a faculty partner at the event, the Foundation…
Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Thursday struck out an application by the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello for the release of his passport to enable him travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Bello alongside Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu before Justice Anineh on a 16-count charge, bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N110.4 billion. At the last sitting, Bello, through his counsel, J.B. Daudu, SAN, had made an application, dated June 19, 2025 and filed…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday secured the conviction and sentence of seven internet fraudsters before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State. The convicts are: Victor Ekwonwa, Chukwudi Iwueke, Mbam Alexander, Ugorji Emmanuel, Joseph Ekwere Tom, Eze Daniel, and David Okeke. They were arraigned on one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining under pretence and money laundering by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the agency. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Thursday said the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges when they were read to them, and in view of their pleas,…
Ahead of the November 8 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Anambra State. It added that as of Wednesday 16th July 2025, 96,085 new voters have successfully registered in nine days. The Commission also announced that it. has received five more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties, saying this brings the number received so far to 134. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Thursday said the decision was taken after its regular weekly meeting. He…
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Marvelous Otarigho has donated laboratory equipment to Government Junior Secondary School, Life camp, Abuja. The project, she said, has the ability to transform learning and spark innovation in the minds of the students. Speaking at the unveiling of the laboratory, Otarigho explained that she embarked on the project to ensure young minds develop interest in basic science. Her words: “Today is not just the unveiling of a room filled with equipment. It is the beginning of a journey where knowledge will no longer be limited to pages in a textbook, but…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demonstrated that his obsession with his perennial Presidential ambition knows no sympathy or empathy. Keyamo stated this in a post on his verified X handle while reacting to Atiku’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said: “Your Excellency, @atiku, whilst I acknowledge that it is within your constitutional right to change political parties at anytime you may wish, however, releasing your letter of resignation from the PDP during this week of the mourning of our immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari,…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku, one of the arrow heads of the anti-Tinubu coalition under the aegis of African Democratic Congress (ADC). Atiku made his decision known through a letter written to his ward chairman, in Adamawa. The letter reads: “I’m writing to formally resign my membership from the People’s Democratic Party (POP) unth immediate effect. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude for the opportunities I have been given by the party. “Serving two full terms as Vice…
The Police have revealed that 151 senior police officers are currently facing the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) over various pending disciplinary matters. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Wednesday said the exercise commenced on Monday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. He noted: “In a decisive step towards reinforcing internal accountability and professional standards, 151 senior police officers are currently facing the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) over various pending disciplinary matters. “The Force Disciplinary Committee is an essential internal structure responsible for reviewing and adjudicating cases of alleged breaches of professional conduct, misconduct, and…
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has confirmed that the accident involving one of its rescue trucks en route to an emergency scene led to the death of three persons. It explained that the accident occurred on May 9, 2025, at ECWA Junction, Maitama, Abuja, adding that the three personnel directly involved in the incident have been suspended. The FFS FCT Controller in a statement issued Tuesday revealed that the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Jaji Abdulganiyu paid condolence visits to the affected family. It noted that the first was a personal visit on 11th May, 2025, immediately…