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The sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000, uncovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) from a house in the Ikoyi area of Lagos has been ordered to be forfeiture temporarily to the Federal Government. A Federal High Court in Lagos issued the forfeiture order on Thursday.  The court, presided over by Justice […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s determination to find and rescue the remaining Chibok girls still captive to the Boko Haram insurgent. The president gave the reassurance on Thursday in a message marking the third since more than 200 girls were kidnapped from their school hostel in Chibok Borno State. The president reminded Nigerians […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has found another stash of foreign currencies and Naira notes in Lagos. The total sums of the money was revealed to be $43.4 million, £27,800 and N23.2 million, the commission said in a statement on its Facebook page. The funds discovered on Wednesday were found in […]

In consideration of the volatile security situation within 93 Battalion Area of Responsibility (AOR) occasioned by the activities of armed bandits, robbers, kidnappers, cattle rustlers and communal clashes among other menaces, the General Officer Commanding 82 Division (GOC) Nigerian Army (NA) Major General Adamu Baba Abubakar undertook an operational visit of the Unit to further […]

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC)  Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has ordered the deployment of 40,000 personnel for the Easter celebration across the nation. The service is also deploying sniffer dogs, Special Forces, Ambulances and Surveillance team to strategic areas nationwide.  Gana made this known in a statement on […]

The Federal Government has declared Friday 14th April and Monday 17th April as public holidays to mark Easter celebration. The Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined Christian faithful and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Easter, which […]

Following the unexplained absence of President Muhammadu Buhari, pundits are speculating that the ailing President may have had a relapse of the illness he went to London to treat. In a swift response, the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed dismissed the reports suggesting that President Muhammadu Buhari was ill and that was the reason for […]

The Receiver Manager of Arik Air, Mr Oluseye Opasanya, has said the embattled airline was indebted to its trade and finance creditors to the tune of N375 billion. Opasanya made the disclosure in an affidavit filed in support of the airline’s receivership by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), before Justice Muhammed Idris of […]

Investigations revealed the dark secrets and how unseen hands across the chessboard conspired to secure one of Nigeria’s most prized off-shore oil blocs for Shell for $1.3 billion A joint investigation by the US-based online news portal, BuzzFeed; Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore; the UK-based Observer newspaper and journalists from Finance Uncovered, an NGO […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, forwarded the list of his nominees to the Senate for confirmation as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A statement issued by Femi Adesina, said, the letter, addressed to the Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki,  is  in accordance with Sections 6 (1) (d) and 10 […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public about its continued effort in ensuring that the activities of Boko Haram insurgents, kidnappers and other criminal elements are drastically reduced or decimated. To this effect, their capabilities are daily being downgraded. Between 25th and 26th March, 2017, the Service busted a ring of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) met today to consider the report of its expanded Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee on the EFCC Interim Report on Bribery Corruption and Money Laundering Charges During the 2015 General Elections. Recall that late last year, the Commission received an Interim Report from the EFCC detailing allegations against 202 serving […]