Category: Metro

EFCC Arraigns Mompha’s Associate, Companies For Alleged N206m Fraud
January 20, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Mompha’s Associate, Companies For Alleged N206m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences...
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Edo Court Jails Man For N1.5b Fraud
January 20, 2026 No Responses

Edo Court Jails Man For N1.5b Fraud

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday January 19, 2026 secured the conviction and sentence of Ojo Eghosa Kingsley before Justice W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City.Kingsley...
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Customs FOU Zone A Intercepts Four Live Pangolins
January 19, 2026 No Responses

Customs FOU Zone A Intercepts Four Live Pangolins

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has recorded a major success in the protection of Nigeria’s biodiversity and the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wil...
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NDLEA Nabs Drug Kingpin After 12-Year Manhunt
January 18, 2026 No Responses

NDLEA Nabs Drug Kingpin After 12-Year Manhunt

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-kanmo,” bringing to an end a 12-year manhunt over his alleged involvement in the killing of three NDLEA officers...
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FG Bans Sand Mining On River Niger
January 17, 2026 No Responses

FG Bans Sand Mining On River Niger

The Federal Government has announced a ban on sand mining within a 10-kilometre radius of the River Niger to safeguard the First and Second Niger Bridges.The Minister of Works, Mr. David Umahi, disclosed this on Friday in Asaba during the...
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EFCC Tenders More Bank Records In Trial Of Yahaya Bello
January 15, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Tenders More Bank Records In Trial Of Yahaya Bello

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja continued on Thursday, January 15, 2026 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, tender...
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Peter Obi Attends Burial of Three Brothers Killed In Lagos Building Fire
January 15, 2026 No Responses

Peter Obi Attends Burial of Three Brothers Killed In Lagos Building Fire

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday attended the burial of three siblings—Stephen Onyeka Omatu, Casmir Nnabuike Omatu, and Collins Kenechukwu Omatu—whose lives were lost in the tragic fire inci...
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EFCC Hands Over N64.8m To Businessman
January 15, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Hands Over N64.8m To Businessman

The Ag. Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa’ad has handed over a draft of N64,800,000 to Uzoechina Vincent Anene, being funds recovered by operatives of the Commission for him.Anene, 59, a dealer in petroleum...
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Edo Extends Enforcement Deadline For Commercial Vehicle Colour Coding
January 14, 2026 No Responses

Edo Extends Enforcement Deadline For Commercial Vehicle Colour Coding

The Edo State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation, has announced an extension of the enforcement deadline for the commercial vehicle colour coding scheme following concerns raised by a group of commercial drivers.City Business News reports that ...
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Ekpoma Gets New DPO
January 13, 2026 No Responses

Ekpoma Gets New DPO

The Edo State Police Command has announced the reorganisation of the Ekpoma Division as part of an ongoing security assessment and strategic repositioning aimed at strengthening public safety in the area.The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Monday Ag...
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Sanwo-Olu Mourns Akran Of Badagry
January 13, 2026 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Mourns Akran Of Badagry

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the Oba of Badagry and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs, Oba Babatunde Akran, Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I.The respected monarch,...
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Lagos Reduces Cost Of Replacing Faded Number Plates To ₦20,000
January 12, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Reduces Cost Of Replacing Faded Number Plates To ₦20,000

The Lagos State Government has approved a temporary reduction in the cost of replacing faded and damaged vehicle number plates from ₦30,000 to ₦20,000, as part of a three-month amnesty and rebate window running from January to March 2026.City Business...
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Oyetola Renews Call For Ban On Wooden Boats
January 12, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Renews Call For Ban On Wooden Boats

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola has renewed his call on state governments across the federation to urgently ban the use of wooden boats for commercial water transportation and instead invest in safer, modern fibre and...
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Lagos Security Trust Fund Donates Vehicle To FRSC
January 9, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Security Trust Fund Donates Vehicle To FRSC

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), has reaffirmed its commitment to road safety and emergency response with the donation of an operational vehicle to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command.The v...
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