Kosofe LG chairman denies N100m empowerment fraud allegation
The office of the Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area in Lagos State, Moyosore Ogunlewe, has dismissed allegations surrounding the council’s N100 million empowerment programme, describing the claims as false and politically motivated. In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the chairman, Olúwọlé Òbísànyà, the council said the allegations were part of a deliberate campaign to discredit...
FAAC distributes N1.894trn February revenue to FG, states, LGs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N1.894 trillion as revenue generated in February 2026 among the Federal Government, state governments and the 774 local government councils. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa,...
Thugs abduct mortuary attendant, disrupt mass burial in Benue
Suspected thugs on Thursday abducted a mortuary attendant at NKST Hospital in Jato Aka, the headquarters of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, disrupting a planned mass burial for victims of a recent bandit attack. The attendant, identified as MT Tiga, was reportedly taken away by the attackers who allegedly sought to stop the burial of victims killed in...
Father in dock for defiling daughter
A Lagos trader has been charged with sexually abusing his four-year-old daughter, appearing before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court on Friday. Ebere Ezetoha, 44, is accused of digitally penetrating the young girl, an act allegedly witnessed by the child's mother after she heard her daughter crying. The incident reportedly took place on Valentine's Day at the family's residence on Prince...
Abia to sign $200m MoU with Presco Plc for palm oil investment
The Alex Otti-led Abia State Government is set to sign a $200 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Presco Plc, a leading oil palm producer in Nigeria and Ghana, to develop palm oil production in the state. Governor Otti disclosed this on Friday while receiving a delegation from Presco Plc, led by its Chairman, Olakanmi Sarumi, at his office in...
NEMA receives 147 Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic in Kano
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 147 Nigerian migrant returnees from Niamey in Niger as part of ongoing efforts to support citizens returning from abroad. The returnees arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano on March 5, 2026, at about 12:19 p.m. local time aboard a flight operated by Sky Mali Airline. In a statement released...
Navy destroys illegal crude oil storage site in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has destroyed an illegal crude oil storage facility in the Bonny area of Rivers State as part of ongoing operations to combat crude oil theft and illegal bunkering in the Niger Delta. The operation was carried out under Operation Delta Sentinel following directives from the Chief of the Naval Staff, Idi Abbas. According to a statement issued on...
EFCC to arraign Sule Lamido, sons over N1.3bn fraud April 1
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on April 1, 2026, arraign former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido before Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N1.3 billion fraud. Lamido is expected to be arraigned alongside his two sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido, as well as two companies linked to the...
Court orders interim forfeiture of N1.3bn hotel linked to Ikeja chamber MD
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of a hotel valued at about N1.3 billion allegedly linked to the Managing Director of the Ikeja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Edward Olutoke. The order was granted on Wednesday by Justice A. O. Owoeye following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
2 jailed over attempt to steal CBN cables
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, has sentenced two men, Emmanuel Ogwuche and Mohammed Alfa, to three years imprisonment for attempting to steal cables belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Ogwuche and Alfa were tried for criminal conspiracy, mischief, criminal trespass, and attempted theft, to which they pleaded guilty. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector...
