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The Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled a renewed strategy to curb irregular migration and dismantle human trafficking networks, warning that worsening economic hardship and the growing use of digital platforms by traffickers are exposing more Nigerians, particularly women and young people, to exploitation across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The renewed commitment came as…
The Edo State Directorate of the National Orientation Agency has appealed to eligible voters, political parties, candidates and other stakeholders to ensure a peaceful, credible and violence-free conduct of the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, July 11, 2026. In a statement signed by the State Director of the agency, Barrister Osahon Woghiren, the agency…
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, has paraded no fewer than 77 suspected criminals arrested for various criminal offences across the state in the month of June 2026. The suspects include 32 alleged kidnappers, 15 suspected cultists, three robbery suspects, 11 murder suspects, two for unlawful possession of firearms, and 14 others linked…
The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 2, 2026 arraigned two brothers, Cypril Nwalaezi and Smart Chinedu Nwalaezi before Justice S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt for property fraud. The duo was arraigned on amended five-count charge, bordering on conspiracy and obtaining…
The trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited Osabohein Alex Ologbose and his wife Hope Onome Oghelemu continued on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Modestus Uchenna Okafor, narrating how the couple’s accomplice, Alice…
Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has demanded quick and full resolution to the challenges arising from the gas leakage that occured in Bille, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. In line with that resolve, Governor Fubara has pledged that the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Bille will be upgraded to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Usie Otukpa Osang before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged investment fraud involving AUD$8.4 million and US$3.6 million. Osang was arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on an eight-count charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. According to the EFCC, the defendant,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Abdulkarim Muhammad Arome and his company, Cresco Oil and Gas Limited, before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over an alleged N336.9 million fraud involving Lotus Bank. The defendants were arraigned on Monday before Justice O. A. Okunuga on an amended three-count charge bordering on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting a businesswoman allegedly attempting to smuggle 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to China, seizing a massive ₦12.3 billion consignment of imported cannabis at Lagos ports, and dismantling a syndicate accused of planting illicit drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting interstate…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has directed petroleum marketers to immediately reflect the recent decline in global oil prices by reducing the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and other petroleum products. Lokpobiri gave the directive at the 2026 Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) General Counsel and…
