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Nigerian Army says troops of its special brigade kill scores of Lukurawa bandits, destroy about 22 of their camps in Sokoto and Kebbi states

Army destroys 22 Lakurawa camps, recover arms in Sokoto, Kebbi

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

The Theatre Commander of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Maj.- Gen. Oluyinka Soyele, disclosed this on Friday in Sokoto. Soleye who spoke…
Nigeria's First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, inaugurates ‘Alternative High School for Girls constructed by the RHI in Osogbo, Osun State.

Tinubu inaugurates alternative school for girls in Osun, donates N50m

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

“Today’s inauguration marks the fulfilment of the commitment I made during the launch of the Organisation of African First Ladies…
NANs says FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, will meet with its leaders as well as chairmen of area councils, and NUT over ongoing teachers' strike

Wike, one of the most loyal leaders of our party – PDP Deputy National Chairman

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

He added that the former Rivers State Governor who is now a Minister under the administration of the All Progressives…
Labour Party, (LP) says it will go to court to declare seats of its six members in the House of Representatives who defected to APC vacant

Labour Party drags Reps to court over defection

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Six Labour Party's Reps in the House of Representatives had defected to the APC in the past two weeks.
Housing and Urban Development Minister, Ahmed Dangiwa, urges all the occupiers of FG’s lands and houses in Lagos to pay their ground rent

Minister orders occupiers of FG’s lands, houses in Lagos to pay ground rent

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Dangiwa said that the Ministry of Housing under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, had resolved to restore…
Seven people arrested for internet fraud have been jailed in Asaba and Benin after they pleaded guilty to charges filed against them by EFCC.

Seven jailed for internet fraud in Asaba, Benin

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale in a statement identified that suspects as: Precious Okeleke, Austine Iwuner, Saint Felix, Ododo…
Why CAN berated Ini Edo for Christmas-themed movie

Ini Edo lights up Social Media with behind-the-scenes Fun from “One Night Guest”

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 year ago

With star-studded appearances from Majid Michel, Yvonne Okoro, Real Warri Pikin, Lasisi Elenu, and more, the movie promises to be…
Ogun

Ogun rolls out Anthrax vaccination drive, urges herders’ full cooperation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 year ago

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mrs. Kehinde Jokotoye, made this appeal during an interview…
Nigerian

Deadly predator Iidow sentenced to life imprisonment for rape, manslaughter

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 year ago

CCTV footage from that night revealed Iidow prowling around the park, repeatedly circling Natalie before launching his horrific assault. After…
EFCC

EFCC arrests fraudster for scamming 139 Australians of 8 million AUD

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

1 year ago

EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Oyewale, Otukpa was apprehended…
Lagos

Plan your movement: Lagos locks down popular road in Victoria Island for BMW’s AUTOFEST

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 year ago

He added that motorists from Adeola Odeku inward Falomo Bridge would connect Akin Olugbade U-Turn on a contraflow to link…

Bauchi SSG Ibrahim Kashim resigns

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

1 year ago

The announcement was made in a statement released on Friday by Mr. Mukhtar Gidado, the Governor's Special Adviser on Media…
NYSC

NYSC encourages corps members to focus on entrepreneurship

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

1 year ago

Ahmed made the call during the closing ceremony of the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) program for the 2024…
FRSC says two students were killed in a ghastly accident involving two trucks and two tricycles along Felele road, Lokoja, Kogi State

Two students killed as truck loses control, rams into tricycles in Kogi

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

An eye witness said the accident occurred about 10 am. He said it included a female student of FUL, and…
Burkina Faso

Gunmen kill man at popular Benin nightclub

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

P Moses Yamu, Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Edo said that investigations into the incident were ongoing.…
Police

Anambra father arrested over death of 7-year-old son in soakaway pit

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

The spokesperson for the Anambra Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said Bassey was arrested for alleged lack of care and…
Ebonyi governor, Francis Nwifuru, suspends two of his commissioners for alleged “dereliction of duties” with immediate effect.

Nwifuru brightens Christmas for Ebonyi workers with N150,000 bonus

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Nwifuru announced the bonus for worker at a State banquet organised in honor of the visiting British Deputy High Commissioner…
Police say middle-aged woman and her two children lost their lives in a fire incident at Rainbow Street, Ondo West LGA of Ondo State

Husband, wife die in Kano inferno

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Kano State Fire Service confirmed the death of a husband and wife in the fire incident in their home in…
Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, appeals to state governments not to dissolve or downgrade their Ministries of Information

‘Don’t scrap or downgrade your Ministries of Information,’ Minister appeals to state govts

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Idris appealed for a change of heart while stressing that the ministries are not just administrative bodies but key drivers…
President Bola Tinubu approves appointment of Sylvester Nwakuche as the Acting Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service(NCoS)

Tinubu appoints Sylvester Nwakuche as Ag. NCoS CG

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Tinubu charged Nwakuche to bring his wealth of experience to bear in his new capacity and ensuring the continued transformation…
officer with Zenith Bank, Maitama Branch, testified as Prosecution Witness Four (PW4) under subpoena. He gave a detailed account of massive cash withdrawals allegedly carried out between 2016 and 2023, using multiple bank instruments and channels. Led in evidence by prosecuting counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, Dada said the records he presented were among seven sets of documents submitted in compliance with a subpoena addressed to the bank’s Managing Director. The subpoena was admitted as Exhibit 20, while related documents covering account holders and corporate entities were admitted as Exhibits 21 through 24C. Among the accounts examined were those belonging to Adamu Jagafa Ishaya, Whales Oil and Gas, Jimeda Properties Nigeria Limited, Alyeshua Solutions, and notably, the Kogi State Government House’s Administration Account. Focusing on the Kogi State Government House’s Administration Account, Pinheiro highlighted a pattern of cash withdrawals that blatantly violated the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, cashless policy. According to Dada, the CBN had placed cash withdrawal limits at ₦500,000 for individuals and ₦5,000,000 for corporate or government entities during the relevant period. Exceeding these limits attracted surcharges. Dada testified that between January 30 and February 1, 2018, a total of ₦697,267,000 was withdrawn in ₦10 million tranches through cheques issued in the name of one Abdulsalami Hudu. Then, on February 2, 2018, an additional ₦99,573,000 was withdrawn in similar tranches and several other withdrawals totalling N1.09bn within three days The prosecution also revealed that on February 1, 2018, a transfer of ₦3,325,000 was made from the same Kogi Government account to one Ali Bello. Dada further disclosed that this pattern of suspicious transactions continued in subsequent years. On May 6, May 11, and May 19, 2022, the same account received ₦100 million on each date from the Kogi State Statutory Revenue Account. These inflows were immediately followed by multiple cash withdrawals in ₦10 million tranches, primarily by Abdulsalami Hudu and another named beneficiary, Alhassan Omakoji. Referring to pages 395 to 401 of the account statement, the witness confirmed that almost every credit inflow was followed by immediate debits via cheque withdrawals made out to the same individuals, sometimes on the same day. Dada further narrated that on September 7, 2023, the account recorded 11 cash withdrawals of ₦10 million each, far above the ₦5 million limit, attracting a surcharge of ₦500,000 per transaction. This resulted in a total surcharge of ₦4,750,000 for that day alone. In another instance, on January 20, 2018, the account received 10 separate credits from the Kogi State Statutory Account totaling over ₦697 million. These were again followed by a series of ₦10 million withdrawals issued to Hudu and others. On January 31, Hudu alone reportedly collected ₦347,267,000 in 36 separate cash withdrawals. Pinheiro also tendered the account opening documents from pages 2 to 23 of Exhibit 22A, and the bank statement from pages 24 to 413, with the earliest transaction dating back to February 12, 2016. Dada described the six standard columns on the statement, date posted, value date, transaction description, debit, credit, and balance, and explained various transaction types, including NEFT and NIP transfers. Although the defence team, led by J.B. Daudu, SAN, earlier objected to the admissibility of some documents but chose to reserve their arguments till a later date. Justice Emeka Nwite admitted all documents and marked them accordingly. The matter was thereafter adjourned to Friday, June 27, 2025, for cross-examination and continuation of trial.

Alleged ₦80.2bn fraud: How Yahaya Bello begged court before getting bail

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

One of the charges read: “That you, Yahaya Adoza Bello, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu (still at large),…
Court sentences 36-year-old man in Ogun State, Oluwole Olushola to seven years imprisonment for belonging to black Axe Secret Cult

Ogun man Oluwole Olushola bags 7 years jail term over cultism

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

“Upon his arrest, the convict made a confessional statement of belonging to a black Axe Secret Cult group” she said.…
Edo AGF, others face imprisonment over disobedience to court judgment

‘My wife is dating my plumber!’

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

My lord, I became completely frustrated when I found out that Stella was having extra-marital affairs with my plumber and…
Police arrest native doctor, Veror Orduen and driver, Aondoaver Viaga, in Benue State over alleged theft of a company's truck.

Benue varsity lecturer arrested for alleged kidnap of ASUU chairman’s wife

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Following report of the kidnap incident, Anene said the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, Steve Yabanet, immediately ordered all…
EFCC operatives nab U.S based Nigerian man, Osang Usie Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000

US-based Nigerian Osang Otukpa arrested in Lagos for duping 139 Australians

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

he suspected online fraudster was arrested in a stake out at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by EFCC…
Sunday

44-year-old man docked for allegedly beating up his mother

Paul Dada

1 year ago

The prosecutor,  Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offence between January 2020 and November.
officer with Zenith Bank, Maitama Branch, testified as Prosecution Witness Four (PW4) under subpoena. He gave a detailed account of massive cash withdrawals allegedly carried out between 2016 and 2023, using multiple bank instruments and channels. Led in evidence by prosecuting counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, Dada said the records he presented were among seven sets of documents submitted in compliance with a subpoena addressed to the bank’s Managing Director. The subpoena was admitted as Exhibit 20, while related documents covering account holders and corporate entities were admitted as Exhibits 21 through 24C. Among the accounts examined were those belonging to Adamu Jagafa Ishaya, Whales Oil and Gas, Jimeda Properties Nigeria Limited, Alyeshua Solutions, and notably, the Kogi State Government House’s Administration Account. Focusing on the Kogi State Government House’s Administration Account, Pinheiro highlighted a pattern of cash withdrawals that blatantly violated the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, cashless policy. According to Dada, the CBN had placed cash withdrawal limits at ₦500,000 for individuals and ₦5,000,000 for corporate or government entities during the relevant period. Exceeding these limits attracted surcharges. Dada testified that between January 30 and February 1, 2018, a total of ₦697,267,000 was withdrawn in ₦10 million tranches through cheques issued in the name of one Abdulsalami Hudu. Then, on February 2, 2018, an additional ₦99,573,000 was withdrawn in similar tranches and several other withdrawals totalling N1.09bn within three days The prosecution also revealed that on February 1, 2018, a transfer of ₦3,325,000 was made from the same Kogi Government account to one Ali Bello. Dada further disclosed that this pattern of suspicious transactions continued in subsequent years. On May 6, May 11, and May 19, 2022, the same account received ₦100 million on each date from the Kogi State Statutory Revenue Account. These inflows were immediately followed by multiple cash withdrawals in ₦10 million tranches, primarily by Abdulsalami Hudu and another named beneficiary, Alhassan Omakoji. Referring to pages 395 to 401 of the account statement, the witness confirmed that almost every credit inflow was followed by immediate debits via cheque withdrawals made out to the same individuals, sometimes on the same day. Dada further narrated that on September 7, 2023, the account recorded 11 cash withdrawals of ₦10 million each, far above the ₦5 million limit, attracting a surcharge of ₦500,000 per transaction. This resulted in a total surcharge of ₦4,750,000 for that day alone. In another instance, on January 20, 2018, the account received 10 separate credits from the Kogi State Statutory Account totaling over ₦697 million. These were again followed by a series of ₦10 million withdrawals issued to Hudu and others. On January 31, Hudu alone reportedly collected ₦347,267,000 in 36 separate cash withdrawals. Pinheiro also tendered the account opening documents from pages 2 to 23 of Exhibit 22A, and the bank statement from pages 24 to 413, with the earliest transaction dating back to February 12, 2016. Dada described the six standard columns on the statement, date posted, value date, transaction description, debit, credit, and balance, and explained various transaction types, including NEFT and NIP transfers. Although the defence team, led by J.B. Daudu, SAN, earlier objected to the admissibility of some documents but chose to reserve their arguments till a later date. Justice Emeka Nwite admitted all documents and marked them accordingly. The matter was thereafter adjourned to Friday, June 27, 2025, for cross-examination and continuation of trial.

N80bn fraud charge: Court grants Yahaya Bello N500m bail

Paul Dada

1 year ago

Justice Nwite ordered that Bello be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Center in Abuja pending the perfection of his bail…
Nicholas Okehone, an Internal Auditor at AISA reveals how $760,910.84 was paid as advance school fees for children of Yahaya Bello

Yahaya Bello pleads not guilty to N80bn fraud charge

Paul Dada

1 year ago

In her ruling on Bello’s application, the judge said the former Kogi governor was only making an attempt to invoke…
Lagos

Lagos signs organ transplantation bills, others into law 

Paul Dada

1 year ago

Violation of this law attracts the power to seal premises selling hazardous products and imposes fine of up to N5…
European Union

EU to procure solar equipment for five Nigerian states

Paul Dada

1 year ago

The five states that have been selected for the project are Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Enugu, Ogun, and Plateau.
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