Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday rejected the application of a 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 his nephew, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19- count charges, bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80, 246,470, 088.88. The anti-graft agency in a statement said Justice Nwite rejected Bello’s application on the following grounds that Bello has not put forward sufficient materials before…
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The Director General of Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Capt. Alex Badeh Monday has revealed that the Bureau is finalising two critical regulatory frameworks — the NSIB Casualty Investigation Regulations for the Maritime Mode of Transport and the Rail and Track Accident Investigation Regulations for the Rail sector. He added that these instruments are tailored to Nigeria’s operating realities while drawing strength from international best practices. The director-general in a statement issued Monday by the Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, NSIB, Mrs. Bimbo Oladeji said the Bureau was working towards creating a unified culture of safety through a…
Troops of 63 Brigade, Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe,(OPDS) have arrested 183 suspected internet fraudsters in a raid operation in Warri, Delta State. Ag Assistant Director, Army public Relations, 63 Brigade Asaba, Capt. Iliyasu Rijau, in a statement issued Monday said the operation was carried out on July 19, 2025, following a tip-off on the activities of the suspects. He noted that the suspects, all males between the ages of 16 and 29, were arrested in some apartments that served as an internet fraud training center within the area. Rijau stressed that the items recovered from…
Contrary to the statement credited to the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi that he only needed two years to fix Nigeria, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Delta state, Chief Ayiri Emami has said the he doesn’t believe anyone can fix Nigeria in four years. Emami stated this while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Abuja. He stated: “To me, I don’t believe that anybody can fix Nigeria in four years with what we have on ground, but I think there’s going to be a lot of changes in the next…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 60-year-old drug kingpin, Okpara Chigozie, ending seven years of evading the long arm of the law. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said the wanted drug lord was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine to the South-east and other parts of the country. He noted that Okpara who has been on the wanted list of NDLEA since 2019 was eventually nabbed at his hideout at 72 Michael Ojo Street, Isheri in Ojo area of Lagos state on Sunday 13th July…
Following coordinated and intelligence-driven operations carried out in Enugu and Ogun States, the police have neutralised three armed suspects, rescued four kidnapped victims, arrested others, and recovered ransom money, firearms, and other incriminating exhibits. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Sunday said in Enugu State, on July 16, 2025, at about 3:00 p.m., police operatives working in synergy with local security outfits, responded swiftly to a distress call from the Okpuje-Ani community in Nsukka LGA, reporting sighting of armed kidnappers in a forest area. He explained that upon engaging the operatives, one of the armed…
The Apex Igbo Socio-Cultural Organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo has lamented that the South East region has been schemed out and marginalised in distribution of key federal government infrastructure for over 50 years. To this end, it proposed that the constitution be amended to ensure equitable distribution of these facilities across the six geopolitical zones of the country. The group made the call at the South East Zonal Public hearing for Constitutional Amendment exercise by the 10th National Assembly for Imo and Abia States on Saturday. Ohaneze made the call in a submission by its National Executive Committee, presented by Mr.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the decision of the African Democratic Party (ADC) to politicise a solemn moment of national grief was unacceptable. It maintained that the party’s reference to heartfelt gestures and activities of the government in honour of the late President as “exploitation” was beyond the pale. TheHintsNews reports that the ADC had accused President Bola Tinubu of exploiting the late President Muhammadu Buhari’s death for political gains. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka in a statement issued Saturday noted that the party’s criticism of the dignified state burial accorded the…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi has denied the involvement of the federal government in First Bank Holdings (First Holdco) share acquisition. Fagbemi in a statement issued Friday by his Special Adviser on Communication and Publicity, Kamarudeen Ogundele, noted that the report suggesting that 25 per cent of First Holdco shares were transferred to the federal government was inaccurate, misleading, resentful and malicious. He said: “We are compelled to respond to a publication by ThisDay Newspaper of July 17, 2025, and Arise TV suggesting that 25 per cent of First Bank Holdings (First Holdco)…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Friday uncovered a cybercrimes training centre known as ‘yahoo-yahoo Hustle Kingdom’ at Umuahia in Abia State. The agency in a statement said it arrested eight suspected trainees undergoing training and fifteen others. It said the arrested trainees are: Toona Henry, Tavershima Solomon, Chi James, Ubee Benjamin, Gabriel Ifeanyi, Tindue Godwin, Muhammed Micheal, and Destiny Andrew. Others are: Okezie Almond, Precious Osmond, Kenneth Prospect, Iweobi Augustine, Nedolisa Victor, Kanu Austin, Anolu David, Collins Chinedu, Joshua Nnamdi, Ogechi Chibuzor, Michael Chinonso, Prince Chigozie, Festus Nwogu, Michael Lazarus, and Kingsley Ndubuisi. The agency added…