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Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi Fraud: How ₦3.1bn Kogi LGs Funds Were Lodged into E-traders Account in Eight Months — Witness
Abuja,January 29, 2026 The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, over the alleged laundering of ₦80.2 billion continued on Thursday before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with detailed financial revelations linking local government funds to private company accounts. At the resumed hearing, Prosecution Witness Seven (PW7), Olomotane…
Customs Ends CIU Trainings, Charges Officers to Translate Intelligence into Action
Gwagwalada, Abuja – January 24, 2026 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has charged officers of the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) to deploy intelligence as a practical tool in field operations, stressing that the true value of training lies in its effective application beyond the classroom.The charge was restated on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the…
NSCDC ARRESTS 5 SUSPECTED RAIL TRACK VANDALS, DETAINS TRUCK IN BAUCHI
Bauchi, January 30, 2026 The Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted a truck conveying vandalised railway tracks and arrested five suspects in connection with the crime along the Bauchi–Jos Road.The vandalisation of the railway tracks reportedly occurred around Gital town in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of…
AWUJALE SUCCESSION: SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION AND AFFIRMING THE LEGITIMACY OF PRINCE ADEMORIN ALIU KUYE
The petition circulating under the guise of defending tradition, authored by what it calls “the concerned legal practitioners and stakeholders of Ijebu Ode”—a faceless and unnamed collective—is, in substance, a document built on speculation, innuendo, and calculated mischief. It is less a legal intervention and more a political alarm bell rung by interests unsettled by…
FG Approves Purchase of Two New Communication Satellites
Abuja, Nigeria,January 29, 2026 The Federal Government has approved the purchase of two new communication satellites as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and accelerate economic growth.The approval aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s broader vision to grow Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion, leveraging technology, innovation, and improved connectivity as key drivers of…
Gov Eno Inspects Projects, Reassures Timely Completion
Oron, Akwa Ibom State, January 29, 2026 Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work on several ongoing projects across the state, cutting across the maritime sector, healthcare, and agriculture. The Governor made this known shortly after inspecting the Maritime Jetty project in Oron, one of the…
Police nab 6 suspects over N7.7bn airtime, mobile data fraud
Abuja, Nigeria — Thursday The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a N7.7 billion cyber-enabled telecommunications fraud involving the illegal diversion of airtime and mobile data resources, leading to the arrest of six suspects linked to the scheme.The arrests followed a detailed investigation by the National Cybercrime Centre (NCCC) after a major telecommunications company petitioned the…
Heavy gunfire and explosions reported in the Republic of Niger
Niamey, Niger — Thursday Heavy gunfire and explosions were reported in the early hours of Thursday near the international airport in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger.Residents living in neighbourhoods close to the airport said the shooting began shortly after midnight, sending waves of panic through the area. According to witnesses, bursts of…
Anti-graft War: EFCC, NCS in Enhanced Collaboration in Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria | January 28, 2026 The Acting Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE I Adebayo Adeniyi, has called for enhanced collaboration between the EFCC and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as a critical strategy for combating economic and…
Ngige Awarded NSITF Contract to Company that Didn’t Participate in Bidding Process – Witness
Abuja, January 28, 2026 The first prosecution witness, PW1, Mr. Pedro Torwuese Chellen, on Wednesday told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja, that a company which was awarded the contract for the renovation of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Makurdi office did not participate in the bidding process.Mr….