Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting the Nigerian Army and other security agencies operating in the state. Fubara made the commitment at the Government House, Port Harcourt, when the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigerian Army, and Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation DELTA SAFE, Major General Everest Okoro, paid him a courtesy visit. The governor stressed the need for sustained collaboration between the state government and the Nigerian Army to safeguard critical national infrastructure and maintain peace across Rivers State. He described security as a collective responsibility requiring the…
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Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the payment of N3.82 billion in gratuities to 985 retirees of the state public service, covering the 2020 retirement batch as well as outstanding beneficiaries from 2015 to 2019. The governor performed the flag-off ceremony on Wednesday at the Cocoa Conference Centre, Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure, describing the payment as a “debt of honour” to workers who devoted their productive years to the service of the state. The beneficiaries comprise 509 retirees from the 2020 batch and 476 retirees from the 2015–2019 batches. They are drawn from the mainstream civil service,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mahmud A. Abubakar before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N1.09 billion criminal proceeds case. Abubakar was arraigned on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, before Justice N.C. Nwabulu on a two-count charge bordering on the retention and transfer of proceeds allegedly derived from criminal conduct. The charges involve a total sum of N1,098,976,008. According to the EFCC, the defendant allegedly retained N795,360,000 in his Access Bank account, number 0057310017, between January and December 2024, knowing that the money was proceeds of criminal conduct. The first count…
A Boko Haram terrorist has surrendered to troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The surrender, according to the Theatre Command, followed sustained military operations aimed at degrading terrorist networks and limiting their freedom of movement across the North East. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Goni said the terrorist voluntarily surrendered to troops at Pulka at about 9:20 a.m. He said preliminary information indicated…
By Becky Maina With millions of children still facing challenges in accessing quality education, healthcare, nutrition and other basic services, the need for stronger public investment and greater accountability in government spending on children has come under focus at a one-day media dialogue on Public Financing for Children. Organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, for journalists from Bauchi, Gombe and Plateau States, the dialogue challenged media practitioners to go beyond reporting political promises and budget allocations by tracking funding, implementation and the impact of government programmes on children. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office in Bauchi, Dr Nuzhat…
The Adamawa State Police Command has secured the conviction of three members of the notorious “Shilla” gang, who were collectively sentenced to 18 years imprisonment without an option of fine for violent attacks and extortion in Yola. The convictions followed successful prosecution of the suspects before the Chief Magistrate Court 2, Yola, according to a statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, on Tuesday. In the first case, Muhammed Aminu, a resident of Anguwan Tana in Yola North Local Government Area, was sentenced to eight years imprisonment without an option of fine for voluntarily causing…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned and handed over a newly constructed 42-room patients’ apartment to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) in Maiduguri. The facility, built by the Borno State Government, is intended to provide accommodation for relatives and visitors of patients receiving treatment at the hospital, especially those who travel from distant communities to access medical services. Speaking during the commissioning, Zulum said the project was part of his administration’s continued efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and improve the welfare of patients and their families across the state. The latest intervention adds to several…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested 12 suspects in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, motorcycle theft, thuggery and possession of illicit substances across the state. The arrests were made as part of intensified efforts by the command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, to curb criminal activities. According to a crime bulletin issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, three suspects were arrested on August 23 over alleged kidnapping, armed robbery and culpable homicide in Mariga Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as Alhassan Tanko, 25; Basiru Shaibu, 26;…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recovered N1.233 trillion and hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds of crime during the 34 months of Ola Olukoyede’s tenure as its Executive Chairman. Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday, August 31, 2026, while briefing the media on his stewardship and the achievements of the anti-graft agency under his leadership. According to him, the commission recorded N1,233,612,040,411.11 in recoveries during the period, representing its highest monetary recovery in naira. The EFCC also recovered $684,478,457.32, £373,905.78 and €9,343,803.66 in foreign currencies. Olukoyede said about N397.26 billion, representing 33 per cent of the…
Civil servants across Borno State have expressed excitement following the payment of their leave grants and outstanding promotional benefits covering 2023, 2024 and 2025. The payments, which began reflecting in workers’ bank accounts on Thursday, continued through the weekend following Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s directive for the immediate settlement of the outstanding entitlements. The approval followed a meeting held on Monday, August 17, between Governor Zulum and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE). The meeting came after the Office of the Head of Service submitted a…