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The trial of Ahmed Kuru, the ex-Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), charged with defrauding Arik Air, was stalled due to his counsel, Mr Olasupo Shasore’s absence. Kuru and four others are facing charges of N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud, respectively. The other defendants are former Receiver Manager of Arik…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court yesterday heard how an ex-bank staff member, Olajide Ogunmoroti, and his cohorts allegedly stole N5,726,994,110.00 from a second-generation bank (names withheld). The witness, Abdulmajeed Agboola, a bank employee with nine years of experience, narrated this while giving evidence before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe. Led in evidence by the Economic and Financial…
Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Edo Civil Society Organisation (EDOCSO) has supported Governor Monday Okpebholo’s anti-cultism crusade. Following a peaceful protest led by its Coordinator General, Comrade Omobude Agho, the protesters stormed the Government House in Benin City to express solidarity with the government’s intensified actions against cult-related crimes. Addressing government officials, Agho praised the…
Heads of Disaster Management and Civil Protection Agencies from ECOWAS Member States are gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the 16th Consultative Meeting of the Regional Committee for Disaster Management in West Africa (GECEAO). The three-day meeting, organised by the ECOWAS Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), aims to review the regional Recovery Roadmap and…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the German Federal Foreign Office and the European Union have convened a High-Level Briefing and Workshop on Cyber Diplomacy for the ECOWAS Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) to combat the growing threat of cybercrime in Nigeria and other West African countries. According to a statement on Wednesday by…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has placed a gift of N5 million for helpful information on fleeing inmates from the Medium Custodial Centre, Ilesha, Osun State. The gift was contained in a statement released to the press on Wednesday by the Service’s spokesman, Umar Abubakar. The statement read: “In order to encourage public participation, the…
MSF teams in Northwest Nigeria battled a meningitis outbreak for several weeks, providing vital care for hundreds of patients and supporting a mass vaccination campaign. This mobilisation significantly contributed to saving lives and reducing the number of cases. In the first days of February 2025, many men, women, and children in northwestern Nigeria suddenly became…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has launched an expansive manhunt following the rainfall that breached the security of its facility at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun State. According to a statement on Tuesday by the NCoS spokesman, Umar Abubakar, “The force majeure that occurred at about 02:00 hours on Tuesday, May 20th, 2025,…
A new study by ActionAid has revealed that deep cuts to public spending on education and health across six African countries, including Nigeria, have seen workers struggle to afford essentials like food, resulting in overcrowded classrooms and failing healthcare. Published on Tuesday, the Human Cost of Public Sector Cuts in Africa surveyed over 600 healthcare…
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised the alarm that the West African sub-region is at risk of worsening climate-related disruptions. Speaking at the ECOWAS Hydrology and Meteorology Directors’ Meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs & Agriculture, Mrs. Massandjé Toure-Litse, said that according to the WMO’s 2024 State…