The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five herbalists with counterfeit foreign notes comprising $3,430,000 and €280,000 in Osun and Lagos States.
The EFCC, in a statement on Wednesday, disclosed that the herbalists were apprehended for allegedly swindling one Halima Sanni the sum of N26,550,000.
The anti-graft agency, said the herbalists ― Akingbola Omotayo, Adeola Funsho...
The Agaba of Jiwa Chiefdom in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Alhaji Idris Musa, has donated N1 million to the FCT Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a group campaigning for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The donation was made on Wednesday when members of the group, led by their Coordinator, Hon. Adamu Abdullahi, paid a courtesy visit to the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed off the Abuja residence of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, where Nana Hadiza Buhari, daughter of late former President Muhammadu Buhari and Malami’s third wife, is reported to be residing.
Efforts made by The Star to get an official reaction proved abortive. An official...
The chief executives of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) have resigned their appointments.
The presidency on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 announced the resignation of Engr. Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC.
Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari to lead...
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has called for an integrated and collective approach to addressing insecurity in the North-West geopolitical zone, stressing that no single state or security agency can tackle the challenge in isolation.
The governor made the call at the North-West Zonal Peace and Security Summit, held in Kaduna on Wednesday under the theme “Towards Enduring Peace...
Two persons have been confirmed dead, while three others were injured in an accident involving a truck, a commercial mini-bus, and four tricycles in Lagos State.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
LASTMA, in a statement issued by its General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said the accident occurred after...
The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has disclosed the details of the union leadership’s meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu’s meeting with the NLC leaders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday night was part of the last-minute efforts to halt the union’s proposed nationwide protest over insecurity.
The NLC had declared a nationwide protest for Wednesday,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reinstated the Mandate Secretary for Education, Dr Danlami Hayyo, and the Acting Executive Chairman of the FCT Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Mr Michael Ango.
The reinstatement was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reiterated his administration’s firm commitment to financial discipline and prudent management of public funds, describing accountability as a core pillar of his leadership.
The Governor disclosed that before the period of emergency rule in the state, over ₦300 billion had been set aside in government coffers, adding that upon his return, he met a...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun enforcing penalties on designated banks that delay the remittance of Customs revenue, in a bid to enhance transparency and safeguard government earnings.
According to the Service, delays in remitting collections processed through its B’odogwu electronic platform breach agreed obligations and undermine the efficiency, transparency, and integrity of government revenue administration.
In a statement on...
