Security operatives in Katsina State have foiled a suspected bandit attack on the residence of a village head in Dayi community, Malumfashi Local Government Area, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to others. The incident, it was gathered, occurred in the early hours of Saturday when suspected bandits invaded the residence of Alhaji Yahaya Lawal, the 60-year-old village head of Dayi. A police source said upon receiving a distress call at about 12:05 a.m, they immediately mobilised a team of operatives to the scene. According to Zagazola Makama, operatives engaged the attackers in a gun duel,…
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Air Peace aircraft over the weekend collided with an antelope while taxiing on the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The incident, which left the aircraft grounded, decimated the animal, resulted in the aircraft being marked Aircraft on Ground (AOG), causing disruptions to scheduled flights. Air Peace insider confirmed the incident and said the airline informed appropriate authorities about it. Similarly, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), through its Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Mr. Michael Achimugu, stated on X (formerly Twitter) that such unforeseen occurrences are part of the challenges that lead to flight…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised five Boko Hara fighters in the notorious Ladin Buttu axis of Sambisa Forest. Ladin Buttu, a known terrorist transit and logistics hub, particularly for water access, had long served as a strategic hideout for insurgents operating within the fringes of the forest. However, the recent encounter, which resulted in the recovery of arms and critical supplies, reinforced the renewed momentum of the Nigerian military’s intensified offensive operations deep into insurgent-held enclaves within the forest. The latest push by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, it has become the latest flashpoint in a string…
Troops of the Nigerian army in synergy with other security agencies have dismantled 21 illegal refining sites, arrested 36 suspected oil thieves and confiscated over 591,000 litres of stolen products across the Niger Delta region. Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt-Col, Danjuma Danjuma in a statement issued Sunday said the ongoing crackdown against oil theft and pipeline vandalism was conducted between 28 April and 11 May 2025. He said in Orashi Game Reserve/Okolomade area in Abua/Odual Local Government Area LGA of Rivers state, troops discovered and traced a hose, which spanned over 15 kilometres connected to…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced plans to bring an end to the issuance of waivers under the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act of 2003. TheHintsNews reports that the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act, also known as the Cabotage Act, restricts domestic coastal shipping to Nigerian-owned, Nigerian-crewed, and Nigerian-built or -flagged vessels. However, waivers have often been granted to foreign vessels when local capacity is deemed insufficient. Over the years, these waivers have significantly limited the growth of Nigerian shipping companies, depriving them of critical opportunities in the domestic shipping space. To this end,…
‘Ajele,’ in Yoruba history was the title given “to town/village administrators during the pre-colonial administration in Yoruba land.” These administrators were appointed by colonial powers and were primarily tasked with promoting and protecting the political and economic interests of the colonial masters. In contemporary Osun politics, the term ‘Ajele’ has been repurposed and popularised—often used to describe those of us who, though are Osun indigenes, but grew up outside the state and get the opportunity to serve the state in various capacities. For the sake of political correctness, some of those who use the term now argue that appointing…
The Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N1,292,798,746.81 to the federal government of Nigeria in favour of Sterling Bank Plc. Justice D.I.Dipeolu gave the order following a motion on notice dated January 8, 2025 and filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) through its counsel, Hannatu U. KofarNaisa. The court had, on March 12 , 2025, granted an interim forfeiture order of the funds and also directed the publication of the same in a national newspaper for any interested party to show cause why the money should not be finally…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is entrenching itself deeper into the mire of impunity and constitutional delinquency by adopting a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Muhammad Kazaure. Atiku in a statement issued Saturday said Kazaure, an unapologetic critic of the gross misgovernance and failings of the Bola Tinubu administration was abducted in Kano and whisked away to Abuja. He revealed that Kazaure is presently being held incommunicado, with no formal charge or explanation offered to his family, legal team, or the Nigerian people. Atiku noted: “The EFCC…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two Chinese and six Nigerians for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in the Ogere area of Ogun State. The anti-grsft agency in a statement issued Friday said the suspects: Zhang Hang Lin, Gao Pei Hai, Matthew Mathias, Oluwaseun Amoo, Wasiu Alao, Ajibola Nurudeen, Ibrahim Yinusa and Saidu Shuaibu. It noted that the suspect were arrested on Friday, 9 May 2025, during a sting operation following credible intelligence received by the Commission and detailed surveillance carried out on them. At the point of arrest, operatives recovered three…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)Thursday arraigned the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sunsteel Industries Limited, Olalekan Adewoye before the Lagos State High Court. Adewoye was arraigned alongside his companies, Sunlek Investments Limited and Sunsteel Industries Limited, on a two-count charge, bordering on stealing and obtaining property by false pretence to the tune of $680,622.65. He pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to him, following which the prosecution counsel, Abdulhamid Tukur, applied for a trial date and asked that the defendant be remanded in a correctional centre. However, the defence counsel, Olusegun…