The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said they are investigating the source of money used by aspirants to purchase party nomination forms ahead of the 2023 elections. Bawa stated this on Friday when he featured on Channels Television’s current affairs programme, Politics Today. “When it comes to the issue of monitoring election funds…
Operatives of state government-owned security outfit, the So-Safe Corps on Tuesday morning, April 26, arrested a mortuary attendant identified as Kushimo Lukman in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital for allegedly cutting off the head of a deceased boy. The So-Safe Corps said the suspect was “an acclaimed mortuary attendant working with MABOD at Oke-Yidi, Abule Oloni, Abeokuta.” So-Safe Corps…
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have apprehended one Promise Dogoh, a 23-year-old native of Kamnor community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, who allegedly specializes in swapping ATM Cards, belonging to individuals at several ATM points in Rivers State and subsequently stealing money from their accounts. A statement released by DSP Grace Iringe-Koko,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has marked six residential houses and one plaza allegedly belonging to the embattled former Intelligence Response Team leader, Abba Kyari, in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, for investigation. The two-storey shopping plaza, Assurance Plaza, located along the Giwa Barracks Road in Maiduguri, has about 100 stores while six…
A woman has allegedly come forward to claim that she was assaulted by BRT driver Andrew Nice Omininikoron. Andrew Nice is the driver of the BRT bus Oluwabamise Toyosi Ayanwole boarded before she was found dead. He has been arrested and, upon questioning, denied being responsible for her death. Reacting to Andrew’s interview…
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least five people in Tse-Ahentse village in Ndzorov council ward of Guma Local Government Area in Benue State. Several others sustained gun wounds following the attack which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, March 8. The villagers who spoke to Daily Trust said they were…
At least nine persons including a traditional ruler have been killed by gunmen in Mbakange Mbacher Council Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government area of Benue State. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the venue of the burial of a Tax Collector, Zaki Atser Nor and his wife on Saturday, February 26, and opened fire on mourners killing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on Tuesday, February 22, arraign former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged complicity in a N2.9billion fraud. Okorocha who was governor of Imo state from 2011 to 2019, will be docked alongside a chieftain of…
Three children have been kidnapped by two new tenants, barely 24 hours after they moved into an apartment at Itsekiri street in Ajuwon, Ogun state. The two women said to be in their 30s, moved into a one-room apartment in the compound on February 17. They reportedly disappeared with the children on the evening of Friday February…
Operatives of Kano Hisbah Board have arrested a young security guard for allegedly tearing off and stepping on portions of the Holy Quran. The man said to be in his early 20s was rescued from being lynched by members of his community at the Kuntau area of Kano metropolis, and subsequently handed over to the police.…
