The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed 27 of its officers in 2024 over allegations of fraudulent activities and professional misconduct. This was disclosed in a statement by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media & Publicity for the Commission, on Saturday. According to the statement, the dismissal followed recommendations by the EFCC’s Staff Disciplinary Committee and was approved by the Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede. “In its quest to enforce integrity and rid its fold of fraudulent elements, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, dismissed twenty-seven (27) officers from its workforce in 2024,” the statement read. The decision…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Former senator Babafemi Ojudu has revealed how President Bola Tinubu secretly recorded a Jewish lawyer detailing the massive looting orchestrated by Nigeria’s former military ruler, Sani Abacha, during the 1990s. Ojudu shared this account in an interview with Edmund Obilo while discussing his book, Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist. Abacha, who ruled Nigeria from 1993 to 1998, reportedly siphoned about $5 billion into foreign accounts in the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland. For years, the Nigerian government has been recovering these stolen funds. Recounting his experience in exile, Ojudu explained that Tinubu introduced him to the lawyer in the…
A fire incident has claimed the lives of the daughter and three grandchildren of the Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, Muhammadu Bello Sifawa, The incident which started in the early hours of Monday, engulfed the entire house while the family were sleeping, in which only the SSG’s daughter’s husband survived. The deceased was a housewife to the Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of Sports and Youths Development, Muhammadu Yusuf Bello. As at the time filing this report, the cause of the fire had still not been identified as men of the state fire service battled for hours before…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has allegedly report by the office of Nigeria’s Auditor-General has indicted for alleged misappropriated funds and diverted ₦514 billion revenue meant for the Federation in 2021. The 558-page 2021 Auditor-General’s annual report published in November 2024, contains the indictments recently submitted to the National Assembly (NASS) as Nigeria’s Constitution provides. The report shows a troubling blend of questions bordering on misappropriation of funds involving the NNPCL. In one case, the auditor general indicted the state-owned oil firm of unauthorised deductions of N82.9 billion from federation revenue for refinery rehabilitation. The NNPCL also got…
Former banker of the defunct Trust Bank, Cooperative Bank and Officer of Ondo State Cooperative and Marketing Produce Union (OSCMPU), Prince Kasumu Yesufu Adefaka, has passed on. The Galadima Muslim Community of Akure Kingdom died at exactly 1:30 am on Saturday, January 4, 202,5 at the age of 104. The heir of the Adefaka Family, Mr Babatunde Saliu Adefaka, disclosed the demise of his father in a statement dated Saturday, January 5, 2025, saying, “Our father actually ended in peace while with us, his children, during a virtual family that started 11 pm of Friday, January 3 and lasted until…
For those who may not know, considering that I am a journalist and he is a politician, the first time I knew Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, the Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was in 1977, some 48 years ago. When God brought us together at Government College Maiduguri, we were both teenagers, eager and ready to dive headlong into the world of adventure. We wanted to survey the world, savour its mysteries, learn from the experience it would offer us, become better humans, and collect the baton from those we saw at its helm. Five years…
The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) community is in deep mourning following the passing of its former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nuhu O. Yaqub. The distinguished academic and administrator died earlier today in Abuja after a brief illness. He was 73 years old. Professor Yaqub, who served as Vice-Chancellor of the university from 2004 to 2009, was a towering figure in the Nigerian academic landscape. His tenure was marked by significant advancements in academic programs, infrastructural development, and the promotion of a culture of excellence. The university, in a heartfelt statement, described his passing as an irreplaceable loss, not only to the institution…
In the early hours of January 3, suspected extremists, believed to be members of Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), also referred to as Lukurawa, launched a deadly attack at a police checkpoint in Garin Natshini Gada, Argungu local government area of Kebbi state. The assault left two police officers dead and over 2,000 cattle rustled. Eyewitnesses reported that the Lukurawa extrimists, riding on motorbikes, overwhelmed the police personnel at the checkpoint, seizing two AK-47 rifles and other equipment. A police patrol vehicle was abandoned at the scene during the attack. Security sources revealed that the extremists swiftly fled the…
Nasarawa state governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule has dissolved the State Executive Council (SEC). Governor Sule also sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barrister Muhammed Ubandoma-Aliyu. ALSO READ Inside Zamfara: How forgotten health center has thrown Damɓa community into crisis The move came shortly after the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, departed the state after a one-day visit. The Nasarawa governor himself announced the cabinet dissolution during an emergency SEC meeting, which commenced at about 7 pm on Friday. Recalls that most of the cabinet members earlier participated in the state function during the visit of the vice president to the State…
Nigerian telecommunications operators have proposed a 100% increase in tariffs to address escalating operational costs driven by inflation and rising service delivery expenses. The proposal, submitted to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was disclosed by Karl Toriola, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday. Toriola highlighted that the tariff adjustment is crucial for the industry’s sustainability as it grapples with significant financial pressures. However, he noted the uncertainty surrounding the NCC’s approval of such a substantial hike. “We’ve put forward requests for approximately 100% tariff increases to regulators. I doubt they’ll approve that…