Alleged N80bn Fraud:” I’ll resign If Yahaya Bello escapes prosecution”, EFCC Chair, Olukoyode

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EFCC Yahaya Bello

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said he will resign from office if former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, is not eventually prosecuted for the fraud allegations levelled against him. The EFCC boss, who disclosed this yesterday, during an interactive session with media executives at the EFCC Headquarters, Abuja, said, “I’m so passionate about the need for us to move forward in this country. “The particulars of his case are there. It is before the court. He removed money directly to a Bureau…

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FG orders sale of failed KEDCO, AEDC, Benin, Kaduna DisCos, unbundles 11 others

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FG on DisCos

Power distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria are currently being unbundled along State lines due to their large sizes that often result in efficiency and ineffectiveness, the Federal Government declared on Monday. It stated that the privatisation of the firms would not be reversed, but stressed that the DisCos would be broken into more efficient structures along State lines so as to be able to deliver on their mandates. This came as the Federal Government also ordered the sale of DisCos that have been taken over by banks and the Assets…

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EFCC arrests Sirika over alleged N8bn Nigeria Air fraud

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EFCC arrests Sirika

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money-laundering probe. The indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the EFCC yesterday.. Following his arrival at the anti-graft agency’s Abuja office, Sirika met with EFCC investigators to answer questions on alleged fraudulent contracts awarded by him to a company owned by his younger sibling. Impeccable anti-graft sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak, confirmed the…

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“We’II approach int’l community to help curb illegal mining fuelling terrorism” – Tinubu

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Asiwaju 2 int'l community

Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, stated that African leaders will approach the international community in efforts to halt the illegal mining of resources in the continent which is being used to fund terrorists’ activities. The President stated this at the opening ceremony of the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja, noting that the African region must be strengthened to include existing counter-terrorism structures, such as the Regional Intelligence Fusion Unit (RIFU) in Abuja, the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) in Algiers, and the Committee…

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Lassa fever: NCDC records 832 cases, 152 deaths in four months

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Lassa fever

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it recorded 5,669 suspected Lassa fever cases and 152 deaths, with a Case Fatality Rate of 18.3 percent. According to the ‘Lassa Fever Situation Report’ posted on its website on Monday, the NCDC said 832 cases were confirmed from the suspected cases from 27 states across 126 local government areas from January to April 14, 2024. According to the World Health Organisation, (WHO), Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus, a member of the…

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Counter Terrorism: “Security is improving; AK-47 no longer available” – Ribadu

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AK 47

National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government has been blocking access to small arms and light weapons, making it difficult for non-State actors to acquire them. Ribadu, who spoke on Monday at the opening of a 2-day counter-terrorism meeting in Abuja, said, “We are working and I think we have done fairly well. “One of the things that we have seen as an indication that things are beginning to look different for example, is AK-47 that used to be sold for less than N500,000 last year but…

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‘N16m Nigerian children facing hunger in Tinubu’s first year as President’ – Report

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16m children hunger

A new report by Save the Children says about one in six (15.6 million) children in Nigeria are facing hunger in the lead-up to the lean season starting in June. According to its analysis of figures released by the Cadre Harmonisé – a regional framework to identify food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa – the number of hungry children is 25% higher than the same period in 2023, and is likely the result of increasing insecurity, protracted conflict, banditry, and rising food prices in the West…

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NASS grants full autonomy to 774 LGA’s

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NASS on LGAs

…Awaits States Assemblies The 10th National Assembly (NASS) has granted full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by amending section 124 of the nation’s Constitution. The section provides a consequential provision for the making of the local councils, a full third-tier of Government without undue interference from the State governments. The amendment was one of the 22 others approved by the House of Representatives last week, and now ratified by the Senate. Both chambers had, through a conference committee, harmonised versions of the…

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‘Nigeria not ripe for State Police’– IGP Egbetokun

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IGP Egbetokun

…Says State Govs. likely to abuse privilege Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has stated that Nigeria, as a country, is not ripe for State Police. Represented by AIG Ben Okolo during a one-day dialogue on State policing, the IGP warned that the establishment of State Police will execerbate ethnic tension across the country and could create divided loyalties in the States. Egbetokun also stated that the establishment of State Police will also lead to multiple Command structures in the States. He also said that State governors are likely to…

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Tinubu departs to Netherlands on official visit

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Tinubu departs

President Bola Tinubu will today, Tuesday, depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit. A statement by Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, yesterday, said, “On the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, President Tinubu will engage in high-level discussions with the Prime Minister, as well as hold separate meetings with His Royal Majesty, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Kingdom, who is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA)”. “While in…

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