The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has handed over a bank draft of N42.500 million in favour of one Mrs. Margret Taye Odofin, a 70-year-old widow and retiree, recovered from her fraudulent account and investment officer, Mrs. Kehinde Olawale Yusuf, who worked in one of the new generation banks. The handover, which took place on Thursday, November 2025 was done in the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Commission by its Acting director, Bawa Kaltungo on behalf of EFCC’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. The widower, in a petition to the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC in December 2024, had…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Read More
The Ogun State Police Command is seeking the assistance of the general public in locating Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, a 38-year-old female officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Abeokuta Unit, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, who have been declared missing. The report was lodged at Kemta Divisional Police Headquarters on Tuesday, 5 November 2025, by a Federal Road Safety Officer serving in Abeokuta, Ogun State, in company of the victims’ family members. According to the report, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun and her daughter left their residence at Obasanjo Hilltop Estate, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on the morning of Sunday, 2 November…
A think tank group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said the US President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern (CPC)’ on the basis of jaundiced, obtrusive data provided by local and international groups with ulterior motives. In a policy statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, the think tank group identified Intersociety, a local NGO, and Open Doors, a Christian charity, as two of the entities that have been spawning false data to misrepresent the security situation in Nigeria. IMPI expressed concern at the manner groups with vested interests are manipulating…
As the people of Anambra State prepare to cast their votes, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Audi has reaffirmed the Corps’ dual commitment to protecting lives and securing Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) while ensuring a peaceful and credible electoral process. Speaking through the Deputy Commandant General in charge of Operations, DCG Philip Ayuba, the CG assured citizens that NSCDC personnel deployed for election duty have been thoroughly briefed to operate with professionalism, neutrality, and utmost respect for human rights throughout the exercise. He said: “Our presence at the polling…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum says preparations for the party’s national convention are moving smoothly, describing it as a step to reinforce unity and refocus party direction. Ambassador Damagum who stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Bauchi Friday, explained that the party has put in place committees to ensure a peaceful and transparent convention stressing that internal disagreements have been resolved to allow delegates focus on shaping the party’s collective future direction. He noted that the convention will serve as a defining moment for the…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has appealed to all Nigerians, irrespective of ethno -religious and political differences, to close ranks and unite against external threats that may undermine the nation’s sovereignty, growth and development. In a press release issued by Danmusa Mohammed, Deputy Director, Media and Communication, NOA Bauchi which was made available to Journalists yesterday, the State Director of the Agency, Alhaji Nasiru Mahe emphasized that no individual or community exists in isolation, noting that just as people depend on one another for survival, nations also depend on other nations for cooperation and development.…
The Dutch Electoral Council officially declared Rob Jetten the winner of last week’s election on Friday, setting the 38-year-old centrist on course to become the country’s youngest-ever Prime Minister. Jetten scored a razor-thin victory of 29,668 votes over anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders, the council said, after an election seen as a bellwether for the rise of Europe’s far right. “I think we’ve now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat the populist movements if you campaign with a positive message for your country,” he told AFP last Friday. Before taking the helm…
A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice James Omotosho on Friday, 7 November, 2025 fixed judgment for November 20 in the terrorism trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Omotosho chose the date on Friday, 7 November, 2025, while ruling after Kanu failed to open his defence having exhausted the six days allocated to him by the court to conduct his defence. The judge said Kanu, having failed to utilise the opportunity granted him to conduct his defence, he cannot claim to have been denied the constitutionally guaranteed rights…
The crisis rocking the main opposition political party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) took a new dimension on Friday as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), led by acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, inaugurated a new Board of Trustees (BoT), appointing Senator Mao Ohabunwa as its Chairman. Ohabunwawas elected during a ceremony in Abuja, while Isah Dansidi was named the board’s Secretary. Speaking at the inauguration, Mohammed said the decision to constitute a new board was part of ongoing efforts to restore the party’s founding values and rebuild public confidence. “We have come together not merely to inaugurate a…
Lagos is set to come alive once again as the 6th edition of the Bodex Social Media Hangout (BSMH 6.0) — a pioneering digital media and thought-leadership event — takes centre stage from Friday, 21 November, to Sunday, 23 November, 2025. This year’s theme, ‘Social Media & A.I Influence: Transforming Yourself, Services & the Society’, reflects the growing intersection between innovation, influence, and integrity in today’s connected world. Spanning three impactful days across the University of Lagos, Akoka, and Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, the Hangout will host an exceptional lineup of policymakers, academics, creatives, legal experts, and digital strategists who…