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The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 23, 2026 arraigned one Alhaji Muhammad Talake before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and criminal misappropriation to the tune…
The Nigerian Navy has reaffirmed its commitment to combating human trafficking and other transnational organised crimes with the handover of two rescued victims of human trafficking to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. The Navy said the victims were rescued during a targeted anti-human trafficking operation before being transferred to NAPTIP’s…
The Presidency on Wednesday said United States President Donald Trump has written personally to President Bola Tinubu to commend what he termed his “decisive leadership on behalf of the Nigerian people.” The US President also confirmed that he deployed US Special Operations Forces, including Navy SEAL Team 6, to train Nigeria’s military in the fight…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has identified the Nigeria Police Force and five federal ministries and agencies as having the highest number of suspected fake workers uncovered during its payroll verification exercise. ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), disclosed the findings while speaking on the commission’s investigation into payroll fraud across…
The crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly remains unresolved as the majority of lawmakers have issued a Sunday ultimatum to the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, to resign from office or face impeachment. Twenty-one of the 26 members of the House have signed an impeachment notice against the Speaker over alleged financial misconduct. The Speaker…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in partnership with Hope Behind Bars Africa and other stakeholders, has facilitated the release of eight indigent inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre in Niger State as part of activities commemorating the 2026 Nelson Mandela Day. The intervention, which involved the payment of fines ranging between N800,000…
…… Speaker calls on Farmers to Visit Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security For Subsidized Farming Equipment. Edo State House of Assembly has passed a Bill for a Law to provide for a Revised Edition of Laws of Edo State and the Preparation, Printing and Publications of the Revised Laws of Edo State and for…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised the alarm over the growing sophistication of human trafficking networks, warning that thousands of young people are being deceived, trafficked and forced into cybercrime operations disguised as employment opportunities. The agency said the emerging trend, driven by technology and online recruitment platforms,…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that rising youth unemployment and the increasing misuse of digital technologies are creating fertile ground for human traffickers, urging Nigeria to combine stronger law enforcement with sustained investment in jobs, skills development and economic opportunities for young people. Speaking at the pre-World Day Against…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term ambition and the governorship aspiration of Hon. Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, saying political differences in the state have been resolved and that the time for confrontation is over. Fubara made the declaration on Wednesday during the groundbreaking ceremony of the…