The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old woman, Adejoke Ayomide, over her alleged involvement in a visa fraud scheme in which more than 90 prospective travellers were swindled of over N42.3 million under the pretext of securing travel visas to Europe. The Command disclosed that the suspect, a resident of Adesoye Street, Abeokuta, Ogun State, was apprehended following a painstaking intelligence-led investigation into the alleged scam, which reportedly spanned between October 2024 and April 2026. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abayomi Jimoh, the case stemmed from a petition dated…
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A retired operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, has been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of membership and support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ezeakolam was arraigned on Thursday before Justice Mohammed Umar on a four-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism-related offences and cybercrime. The charges were filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN). According to the prosecution, the retired DSS officer allegedly provided moral and material support to IPOB by disseminating information about the group through the internet and…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has submitted an interim report to President Bola Tinubu on its investigation into the alleged fictitious Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), recommending the prosecution of the council’s alleged Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi. The anti-corruption agency also disclosed that its investigation uncovered two additional agencies allegedly created by Adeyemi—the FCT Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency and Public Private Partnership (PIPA-PPP). ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday after briefing President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, exactly 30 days after the President directed the commission…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has disowned comments made by his aide, Ambrose Nwogwugwu, in response to a recent appeal by Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. Uzodimma said at no time did he authorise Nwogwugwu or any other individual to issue a response to Davido’s call for a peaceful electoral process. The singer, who is related to the governor by marriage, had appealed to Uzodimma in his capacity as Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Osun State Governorship Campaign Council…
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded a breakthrough in its investigation into the unlawful exhumation of a freshly buried corpse and the theft of a casket at a cemetery in Uyo, with the arrest of two suspects, including the cemetery manager. Police have also intensified efforts to apprehend a third suspect who remains at large. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom state police command, DSP Timfon John, said the incident was uncovered on August 3, 2026, at about 11:30 p.m., following a distress call from a vigilant resident who observed two men transporting a casket…
Several senior commanders of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram, are feared dead after fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched a coordinated assault on the rival faction around Bula Murge in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources told counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama that the fierce confrontation occurred in the Gargash area near Bula Murge, about 11 kilometres north of Miyanti and 26 kilometres northeast of Bama. According to the sources, ISWAP fighters caught the JAS faction off guard, inflicting heavy casualties during the operation. Among those reportedly killed…
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIFC) on Thursday questioned the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) over its decision to approve official government number plates for the organisation after receiving documents that listed President Bola Tinubu and several top government officials as members of its governing board. The committee, chaired by Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, raised concerns during the appearance of FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, insisting that the contents of the documents alone should have prompted the Corps to carry out further verification with the Presidency before recognising the organisation. According to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately proceed to court to vacate the order freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government. In a State House statement issued on Thursday, August 6, 2026, the President said it had come to his notice that the EFCC obtained a court order on August 5, 2026, freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government. Tinubu said he felt deeply embarrassed, not by the EFCC’s exercise of its mandate backed by a court order, but by the timing of the agency’s action. According to him, every…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained the reasons behind its decision to freeze the bank account of the Osun State Government, stating that the action was taken to safeguard public funds amid an ongoing investigation into the state’s finances. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission said it was compelled to publicly address the issue of the account freeze without prejudice to the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State. According to the EFCC, it has been investigating the Osun State Government since March 2026 over the alleged fraudulent handling of Ecology Funds, Intervention Funds and Federal…
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that it is investigating the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Moshood Jimoh, over allegations raised by social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. The Force said the AIG had been invited for questioning as part of an internal administrative review, while the criminal matter linked to the allegations remains before a court. It said it has also invited Otse to substantiate his claims. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu “The Nigeria Police Force notes…