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April 9, 2025 No Responses

EFCC, Army, NIS Join Forces Against Terrorist Financing

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has renewed its collaboration with the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Immigration Service to combat terrorist financing in the South-East.This rapprochement came on Tuesday, March 8, 2025, when the EFCC’s Acting Zonal Director,...

April 6, 2025 No Responses

18 Passengers Killed In Ogun Road Accident

Few hours after a road accident claimed seven lives on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 18 people died in a multiple-vehicle crash along the Ikorodu/Sagamu road, while four...

March 28, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Declares Aisha Achimugu Wanted

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu wanted over allegations of money laundering and criminal conspiracy.In a statement issued on Friday, EFCC called on the public to provide information about her whereabouts...

March 23, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Indian Woman With Heroin

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old Indian woman, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin concealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates.A statement issued on...

March 22, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Probes Suspect Arrested with $578,000

Operatives of the Lagos Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations of a suspect, Okorie Sylvernus Sunday, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by the Nigeria Customs Servi...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

Security Agents Trail Kidnappers Of ABC Transport Passengers

Security agencies have intensified efforts to rescue 11 passengers of ABC Transport and seven passengers of River State Transport company.The passengers were kidnapped on March 16, 2025 in Kogi State while on their way to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.I...

March 17, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Arrests TikTok Influencer For Alleged Naira Mutilation

Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, have arrested popular TikTok influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, for allegedly abusing and mutilating the Naira.Specifically, Kunya was arrested for allegedly sprayin...

March 8, 2025 No Responses

IWD: Celebrating Women In Nigeria Customs Service

Nigeria’s seaports, airports, and land borders are protected by uniformed men, specifically officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). In the midst of these officers are their female counterparts, playing a vital role in safeguarding the coun...

March 7, 2025 No Responses

ABC Transport Procures Specialised Trucks For Bulk Delivery Of Lafarge Clement

After deploying a new fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks to boost cement haulage at Lafarge Africa Plc, ABC Transport PLC has made another move to further expand its trucking capacity.In the latest strategic investments, ABC Transport has added...

February 26, 2025 No Responses

GTCO Distributes 3,000 Gas Cylinders To Ogun Community

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of life for households and empower women in underserved communities, GTCO Plc at the weekend launched its Waste for Gas initiative which saw over 3,000 residents of Obafemi Owode Local Government...

February 24, 2025 No Responses

LASTMA Decorates Permanent Secretary As Traffic Mayor

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Waterfront Infrastucture Development , Mrs Lolade Aina has been decorated as a Special Traffic Mayor by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).The event which took place on Monday in her office was conducted ...

February 23, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Thai lady At Lagos Airport

Alleged attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos has been thw...

February 21, 2025 No Responses

Court Convicts CEO For N2b Fraud

Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced the Chief Executive Officer, Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Uno Michael Eke to one year imprisonment for conspiracy, obtaining property by fa...

February 18, 2025 No Responses

Edwin Clark Dies At 97

Elder statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark has passed away at the age of 97.In a statement issued by the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, it was confirmed that Clark died on Monday...