The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has disclosed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), have recovered looted funds in cash and assets totalling $967.5 billion and N277 billion. Fagbemi, who made this disclosure on Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 saying that the recovery was made in 2024 alone, added that while the EFCC reclaimed more than N248 billion, $105 million, and 753 duplexes in its asset recovery efforts, on the other hand, the ICPC recovered N29.685 billion in cash and $966,900…
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By Segun Dipe Oluru yo wi k’ọliyo mọ ta…(Ekiti dialect) Literarily speaking: sell your apple while I sell my orange. The ship of gubernatorial election in Nigeria will soon berth in Ekiti as its next destination. Barring any last minute glitch, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC will release the election time table that will signal the flag off of the electoral process in both Ekiti and that of Osun, which will come immediately after. By then individuals will start expressing their interests at bidding for the primaries that will make them emerge as the candidate of their various parties. Expectedly, we are in the season before…
By Ademola Adegbamigbe Mr Kunle Ajibade, Executive Editor/Director of TheNEWS and PMNEWS, who turns 67 today, Wednesday, 28 May, 2025, is one of the most organised human beings on this side of the Atlantic. He is meticulous about everything, from the way he combs his hair, his dressing, and choice of Obafemi Awolowo’s cap (a symbol of his admiration for the man and his ideals) and the way he gives you a gift. He would never hand you loose currency notes. You can be sure that he would present you with an envelope, which he would retrieve from a corner…
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere on Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 appointed Oba Olu Falae as the Chairman of its National Executive Committee, just as its also urged Tinubu to make restructuring a key focus as his government enters its third year in office. Oba Falae is a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the traditional ruler of Ilu-Abo in Akure North, Ondo State. The appointment was made at Afenifere’s monthly meeting, held at the Akure home of its national leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 Speaking after the meeting, the group’s National Publicity Secretary,…
Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) on Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 have vowed not to bow to intimation by the Federal Government under the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). The Governors accused the APC led government of employing intimidation and exclusion tactics, saying they would resist such measures and remain steadfast in their commitment to good governance. The Governors, who made the vow during the 99th National Executive Committee, (NEC), meeting of the PDP, held on Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 in Abuja, alleged that President Bola Tinubu administration has created a unique set of circumstances marked…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the National Assembly’s approval to secure external loans of $21.5 million and ¥15 billion as part of the Federal Government’s proposed 2025–2026 external borrowing plan. Also, the request consists of a grant of €65 million to be included in the federal government’s external borrowing plan. Tinubu said that the funds will be used to create employment, promote skill acquisition, enhance entrepreneurship, reduce poverty, and boost food security. The President’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary on Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 In the letter, Tinubu emphasised…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has restated its commitment to prioritising the well-being of children in the Niger Delta region, focusing on social bonding and inclusion. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during the commemoration of the International Children’s Day at the NDDC Event Centre in Port Harcourt. Ogbuku, who was represented by the NDDC Deputy Director of Education, Health, and Social Services, Mrs. Chioma Nwakwue, stated that beyond infrastructural development, the Commission emphasises human capital development. He stressed: “We, at the NDDC, are passionate about our children in the region, and we are committed to…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged the respective Head of Service within the Southwest zone to be strategic and result-oriented in the transformation and development of the country. The governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat made this known on Tuesday, 27 May, 2025, during his keynote address at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, where he noted that professionalism in the civil service should be driven by innovation, technology, data, and the will to deliver measurable results. With the theme of the event titled “Deepening Professionalism in the Civil Service towards Improved Service Delivery,”…
The Chairman of Odiolowo /Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Honorable Rasak Ajala, has promised that primary school pupils and secondary students in the LCDA will be provided with tablets to enable them compete with their counterparts in other parts of the world, reports thegazellenews.com Ajala made the promise on Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 while addressing pupils and students at the council secretariat to mark this year Children’s Day celebrations. The theme of this year’s celebrations is “Little Foot Steps; Big Future with the sub-theme” Nurturing Dreams, Building Tomorrow’s Leaders. Ajala used the occasion to let pupils and students…
Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one Nureedeen Siraj to jail for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge, bordering on theft to the tune of N3.400 million. The charge reads: “That you, Nureedeen Siraj ‘M’ sometime in December, 2022 in Kaduna State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly took out of possession of Zenith Bank Plc in the sum of N3,400,000.00 (Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) only into your Zenith Bank Plc accounts without the consent of Zenith Bank…