Recently, the ghost of the long rested Obono-Obla’s 86 luxury vehicles saga again assaulted our consciousness. Resurrected by some anti-corruption crusaders who took to the media to invoke the spirit, the apparition now hovers menacingly over us. The crusaders want President Bola Tinubu to revive the glaring corrupt case buried by his predecessor, late former president Muhamadu Buhari and punish the offender. There is doubt that Nigeria’s fight against corruption suffered its greatest setback during the celebrated case. To most watchers then , many Nigerians applauded the efforts of the Obla Committee’s commitment to corruption in the country’s…
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In what security insiders have described as the most dangerous coup attempt in Nigeria’s recent history, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), under the leadership of the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and its internal intelligence unit led by the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, successfully thwarted a violent plot aimed at toppling the federal government, PRNigeria has exclusively gathered. The foiled conspiracy, uncovered several weeks ago by defence intelligence operatives, reportedly involved plans for the coordinated assassination of senior political and military figures, including top officials in the Presidency, principal officers of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over three property, two exotic vehicles and the sum of N1.1 million recovered as proceeds of crime from one fake spiritualist and advance fee fraudster, Fatai Olalere Alli, (a.k.a. Baba Abore, Baba Osun) to a fraud victim, Daniel Attiogbe. The agency in a statement issued Wednesday said the property were recovered by the Advance Fee Fraud Section of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC The three property are: a five bedroom duplex with three bedroom bungalow situated at Kasumu village in Odo-ona, Elewe, Ibadan; a bungalow of two set…
Following public outcry, President Bola Tinubu Wednesday ordered the removal of individuals convicted of serious offences from the list of those granted presidential pardon. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued Wednesday said the decision reflected the president’s sensitivity to national security concerns, victims’ rights, and the need to sustain public confidence in the justice system. TheHintsNews reports that Tinubu had signed the instruments of clemency and pardon for selected convicts, but subsequently directed a comprehensive review of the earlier approved list after consultations with the council of state and…
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a Bill to establish the Nigeria Fintech Regulatory Commission in Nigeria. Leading the debate on the Bill at the plenary on Tuesday, the sponsor, Hon. Fuad Laguda said the regulatory body will oversee and regulate the rapidly growing fintech industry in Nigeria. He added that the bill has the potential to revolutionise the financial landscape of the nation. The lawmaker argued that the fintech industry has grown exponentially in recent years, with millions of Nigerians relying on digital payment platforms, mobile money services, and other fintech products for their financial…
Ahead of the November 8 Anambra State Governorship election, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has warned that any form of violence by political parties or their candidates would be met with a strong, uncompromising response. He added that his office remained fully committed to fulfilling President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the strategic mobilisation of security forces during the electoral period. This commitment, he added, was essential to ensuring the highest level of safety and security. Ribadu, who was represented by the Director, Directorate of Internal Security, Office of the NSA, Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this on Tuesday…
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee, Hon. Garba Muhammad, has raised the alarm that the National Assembly has received threats from terrorists to bomb the National Assembly Complex. Muhammad disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during public hearing on a Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment and the functions of the Legislative Security Directorate in the National Assembly; to provide for the qualification and condition of service of the Sergeant-at-arms and other personnel of the directorate and for related matters. He also lamented that the National Assembly is going through a lot of Security…
The Federal High Court, Lagos has adjourned further hearing of the criminal charge filed against a Briton, two Indians and their companies, for allegedly defrauding Ecobank Nigeria Ltd of the sum of $42.48 million. The court also dismissed several applications filed by the defendants to halt their arraignment, prosecution and bench warrant issued against them. The Briton and the Indian nationals named to have allegedly defrauded the Ecobank of the sum were: Marcus Wade, chairman of Wilben Trade Limited and Prem Garg and Devashish Garg. They allegedly defrauded the bank in 2015 under a false pretence of using the money…
A new report has said that an estimated 68.9 million Nigerians, representing 50 per cent of the country’s 137.8 million active internet users, regularly face online harms, including cyberbullying and trolling, online impersonation and scams, child sexual exploitation, and other forms of digital abuse. The report: ‘State of Online Harms 2025’ was presented on Monday in Abuja, at a Child Online Safety Forum, organised by the Gatefield, a public strategy and advocacy organisation, in collaboration with Paradigm Initiative and Luminate. The report revealed other forms of online abuse users face, including gender-based harassment, online sexual abuse misinformation and disinformation,…
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has expressed deep concern over a viral video circulating on social media showing an altercation between some FRSC officers and a driver along Abudu, Edo State, Nigeria. Mohammed, who expressed regret over the incident has ordered an immediate investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the confrontation. Mohammed, in a statement issued by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide said the Corps does not condone any form of unprofessional conduct or behavior that undermines the integrity and discipline for which the FRSC is known. He further…