Author: Naija Daily News

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, has ordered an investigation into allegations of criminal activities at the Okere Correctional Centre in Warri, Delta State. A recent report claimed that prison officials accept bribes and allow inmates to leave the facility for criminal activities. The report stated that a four-man prison gang recently traveled to Benin City, Edo, to commit a robbery before returning to their cells. In a statement on Tuesday, Babatunde Alao, the minister’s spokesperson, quoted Tunji-Ojo condemning the alleged actions and emphasizing that any form of indiscipline and misconduct would face severe consequences. “I will not allow indiscipline…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Abuja The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, once described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the most corrupt governor in Nigeria during his tenure as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, political analyst, Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed, has insisted. In an interview on Premier Radio on Wednesday, the prominent northern political analyst Hajia Mohammed reaffirmed her controversial statement despite Mallam Ribadu’s denial. She claimed that Ribadu, during his tenure as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had accused Tinubu of being the most corrupt governor in the country.Ribadu strongly denied these…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Ogun State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, on Tuesday, arrested one Ramoni Segun after his girlfriend allegedly died in his house. The deceased, simply identified as Adijat, was said to have spent the night at his residence in Odoraboyejo Ojowo, Ijebu Igbo, in the state. It was gathered that the woman, who had complained of severe stomach pains, was discovered unresponsive and subsequently dead on Tuesday morning. According to a statement by the corps’ deputy commander, Tajudeen Bakare, his arrest followed a distress call from an anonymous source. Upon receiving the…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 50-year-old man, Ado Haruna, has been arrested for collaborating with bandits to kidnap his nephew, Alhaji Bashiru Anas, along with his family in Zaria, Kaduna State. Despite a hefty ransom payment of N13 million, four new motorcycles, and Airtel recharge cards worth N300,000, Haruna received only N200,000 as his share of the ransom. Haruna was apprehended by intelligence operatives and paraded alongside other suspects involved in serious crimes by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in Abuja. A resident of Unguwar Kanawa, Dutse Abba, Haruna reportedly led three bandits—Shago Yaro, Tanimu Ayuba, and…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 200-level male student of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, Kwara State, has reportedly committed suicide over economic hardship. It was gathered that the deceased, whose identity was yet to be known, was from the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences. It was further learned that the student was on a cumulative aggregate of 4.5 academic standing at the Department of Mass Communication before his unfortunate death. The incident occurred at his private residence located at the Oke-Odo axis of the Tanke community, Ilorin, the state capital. Sources in the university community who spoke to newsmen said…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Tuesday, approved the Debt Management Office to raise N758 billion bond to clear the backlog of pension liabilities for all categories of pensioners. FEC also approved a 30 million euro long-term operational financing by France, the French Development Agency to support students in the area of accommodation in conjunction with their families. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber Presidential Villa Abuja. The…

Photo: Police Inspector General Kayode Egbetokun The Kebbi State Police Command recently arrested 165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, and Niger Republic. These individuals were found residing in a three-bedroom apartment in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi. The operation followed an intelligence report, which led detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to the apartment. CSP Nafiu Abubakar, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed that the suspects were all from Francophone countries. The arrested individuals included 35 nationals from Burkina Faso, 110 from Ivory Coast, 11 from Benin Republic, five from Niger Republic,…

By Deborah Nnamdi Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of digital wallet assets valued at $222,729.86 to the Federal Government of Nigeria. This ruling follows the recovery of the assets from an alleged syndicate of 792 cryptocurrency investment and romance fraudsters arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a surprise operation on December 10, 2024. The EFCC’s legal counsel, Zeenat Atiku, filed an ex parte application for the forfeiture, citing intelligence on a large-scale fraud operation involving foreign nationals in Lagos. The court was informed that the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Kebbi State Police Command, in a raid on Tuesday, at the Kuwait area in Birnin Kebbi, arrested no fewer than 165 suspected illegal immigrants from francophone countries. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, in a statement, said the intelligence units of the Command who acted on credible information raided the place housing the illegal immigrants and successfully arrested them. He said investigations revealed that the suspects from Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, and Ivory Coast were caught doing a Qnet Ponzi scheme in the area where they were apprehended. Abubakar further disclosed that, after the Police…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, arraigned a 14-year-old girl before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court over an alleged N4m theft. The defendant, whose address is unknown, is facing a two-count- charge of breach of peace and stealing, to which she pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. Ayodele Adeosun told the court that the defendant committed the offenses on Jan. 31, at 12.01.p.m at Ajara Tozunkanmeh area of Badagry, Lagos State. He alleged that the defendant conducted herself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by entering into the house of one Mrs.…