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The International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for its operational effectiveness and collaborative efforts with it in driving activities against national and trans-border financial crimes. This plaudit was given in Abuja on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 when Interpol top officers, led by Cyril Gout, Executive Director, Police Services, paid a courtesy visit to the EFCC’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede at the Commission’s corporate headquarters. Speaking at the occasion, Olaolu Adegbite, Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG and Head, Interpol National Central Bureau observed that the EFCC, Nigerian Police Force and…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has charged Nigerian Army troops to make necessary sacrifices to maintain peace and security in the nation. The Nigerian Army Chief gave the charge while addressing troops of 22 Armoured Brigade, Nigerian Army Institute of Science Education and Technology and those of the Nigerian Army College of Education, Ilorin, Kwara state. He assured the troops of his commitment to improve their welfare by giving adequate attention to Barracks infrastructure, improvement of schools for their children, medical services for their families and provision of necessary kits and platforms to enable them…
Lt-Col Appolonia Anele has taken over the mantle of leadership from her predecessor, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu at the Army Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. Anele broke the jinx to become the First Female Military Officer to be appointed as the Acting Spokesperson of the Nigerian Army. Read her professional profile below: PROFILE OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED ACTING DIRECTOR OF ARMY PUBLIC RELATIONS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL (MRS) OA ANELE FSS anipr 1. Lieutenant Colonel (Mrs) Onyechi Appolonia Anele FSS anipr, the newly appointed Acting Director of the Directorate of Army Public Relations (Ag DAPR), is a seasoned, versatile and highly accomplished public…
Politics, as we all know, is a game of strategies, but is more of a game of strength than numbers. The youth are people of vigour and vitality, exuberance and valour. So, if you ask me, they’re the best group of people to be included in the political activities of every state or nation. Unfortunately, this has not been so. The Nigerian state of Kogi, the future of its politics lies in the hands of its youth. With more than 60% of the state’s population under the age of 35, the need for youth inclusiveness in politics has become…
A prominent politician and respected national figure, Hon. Chief Dr. Alih Ajuh, has extended warm Easter greetings to Christians across Kogi State and the country at large, urging the faithful to use the season as a time for unity, reflection, and renewed commitment to the values of love, sacrifice, and service. Dr. Ajuh, a two-time Commissioner in Kogi State and a distinguished accounting expert with decades of public service, delivered his message in a goodwill statement released today. He described the resurrection of Christ, the cornerstone of the Christian faith, as a symbol of hope and triumph over adversity.…
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Uzondu Precious Chimaobi to four years imprisonment for his refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender. Chimaobi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on February 5, 2025 on a two-count charge bordering on refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender. One of the counts reads: “That you, Precious Chimaobi Uzondu, on the 10th of December 2024, in Lagos, within…
The family of late Abubakar Alih, has announced that the 3rd Day Fidau Prayers in his honour will hold on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM. According to a statement signed by Mohammed Alih on behalf of the family, the prayer session will take place at the residence of the late Aliyu Ichado, in Sabongari – Abejukolo, Omala Local Government Area, Kogi State. The 8th Day Fidau Prayers will also be combined and observed on the same day. The late Abubakar Alih, who before his demise was a very known staff of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja…
Troops of 3 Division Nigerian Army and Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have rescued 16 passengers kidnapped along Jos – Mangu road in Plateau State. The rescue operation began when troops conducting Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A discovered an empty vehicle abandoned by the roadside at Mararaban Kantoma in Mangu Local Government Area of the State at about 9pm local time on 13 April 2025. The troops immediately searched the nearby bushes to trace the occupants of the vehicle suspected to have been kidnapped. The kidnappers, on sighting the troops opened fire, but own troops overwhelmed the criminals with superior…
Operatives of the Port Harcourt’s Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested Thirty Seven (37) suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday April 8, 2025 in an operation code named “operation eagle sweep”. They were arrested for alleged internet fraud after the Commission received credible intelligence on their activities in various hideouts within the State. Items recovered from them include different brands and models of exotic vehicles, smart phones, smart wrist watches, international passports, Automated Teller Machine, ATM cards of different banks and laptops containing incriminating materials and documents.…
Frontline Political Activist, Comr Austin Usman Okai has retracted an allegation of N13 billion scam against the Governor of Kogi state, Usman Ododo. In a statement circulated on Monday, Okai said after due diligence it was discovered that the allegation was false. He further pleaded and took responsibilities for his actions. Read full statement below: “His Excellency, Alhaji Usman Ododo The Governor of Kogi State Government House Lokoja, Kogi State Formal Retraction of Media Statement Regarding Alleged Diversion of N13.4 Billion. Your Excellency, I would like you to accept this letter as a formal retraction of the statement that I,…