Medical Doctor, ex-soldier caught dealing in drugged cookies, cocaine
A medical doctor, Jane Chioma Ofoma, has been arrested in Auchi, Edo State, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for operating an online catering service, Omachi’s kitchen, through which she sells drugged cookies and biscuits. Following intelligence and surveillance, narcotic officers of the Edo State Command of the Agency on Saturday 19th June, 2021, stormed her...
Kogi jailbreak: 114 escaped inmates recaptured
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has recaptured 114 escapees of its Kabba custodial centre who were among the 240 inmates set free on September 12. The NCoS spokesperson, Mr. Francis Enobore, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kabba, Kogi State, was attacked by gunmen. The Controller-General, NCoS, Mr. Haliru Nababa, had since then directed...
EFCC declares: Lekki is Nigeria’s hotbed of Cyber Crime
Lekki, the fast-developing upper middle class area of Lagos Metropolis, is emerging as the new hub of internet-related fraud. Data from the investigation activities of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the second quarter of 2021, indicates that Lekki District is the preferred location for all manner of cyber fraud syndicates. Between April and June,...
Jailed Bank PHB MD, Atuche, loses N19.1bn assets, funds
Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, has ordered the freezing of the assets and funds to the tune of N19,178, 253,050 belonging to a convicted former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc., Francis Atuche. The Judge gave the order on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, following an ex parte application filed by the...
Court orders interim forfeiture of firm’s N2.7bn
Justice Tijani Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of N2.7 billion recovered from the account of Spiralfoss Limited. Justice Ringim gave the order, following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Moving the application on Friday, September 10, 2021, the prosecution counsel, Chinenye...
ICPC seals warehouse, ICT centre in Yobe
ICPC officials tracking the implementation of executive and constituency projects sealed a warehouse and an Information Communication Technology centre in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe on Thursday. The warehouse, located at Lailai Quarters, was used for hoarding 29 tricycles supplied under Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) programme for Yobe South Senatorial District in 2020. The ICT Centre on Kano Road was...
NDLEA intercepts 24,311kgs heroin, codeine at Lagos airport, Tincan port
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have, again, seized over 24,311 kilograms of heroin, codeine as well as Arizona and Colorado variants of cannabis in fresh drug busts at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja and the Tincan seaport, Apapa, Lagos state. The latest seizure came barely a week after the Agency intercepted N6 billion worth of...
Buhari: How we recorded biggest economic growth in 6 years
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the focus on job creation, consistency in policy and innovation stimulated a 5 per cent growth of the economy in the second quarter, 2021, which is the highest in six years. The President, speaking at the launch of the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, State House, listed some of the key drivers of economic growth...
Presidency lists jinxes broken by Buhari
The Presidency has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for breaking many jinxes in the country. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the Presidency said a giant-sized jinx was broken recently when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced a first Net Profit in the 44-year history of the organization. According to...
Buhari tasks NSIA Board on economic diversification
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the new board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to make more investments that support economic diversification, as global oil prices are projected to drop to around $40 per barrel by 2030. Inaugurating the third Board of the NSIA in Abuja, the President reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to implementing long term projects and programmes...
