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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 has secured the conviction and sentence of two fraudsters before Justice FN Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for money laundering and fraudulent impersonation. The two convicts, Agboola Abdullahi Abiodun and Victor Okonjo, were charged separately on charges bordering on money laundering and cybercrime offences. …

Mujeeb Akindoyin The Nigerian Prison Service, Ogun State Command, has called for stronger partnerships with institutions, private organizations and other stakeholders to expand educational and vocational opportunities for inmates and prepare them for productive lives after incarceration. The Controller of Prisons in the state, Kamarudeen Abioye, made the call on Friday while speaking at the presentation of diplomas to 28 …

A four-year-old girl died while three other people were injured after a 30-year-old mud house collapsed on a family in Tudun Amba area of ​​Lafia, Nasarawa state. The accident occurred around 2am on Thursday, shortly after rain fell in the community. The two-room building was reportedly occupied by six people from two families when it suddenly collapsed, trapping the occupants …

Zainab Abioye Several members of the National Youth Service Corps have been abducted by gunmen along the Aloma-Egane Highway in Ofu Local Government Area of ​​Kogi State, with police confirming the rescue of 11 victims. The incident occurred on Wednesday, when armed assailants reportedly emerged from the bush around Ogene Zaria, near the Ogene Zaria/Onicha-Igo junction, and intercepted two buses …

Daud Olatunji The Ogun State Government has intensified the cleanup of lead contaminated areas in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area, with the evacuation of illegally dumped industrial waste from the affected communities. The ongoing cleanup, coordinated by the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA), is aimed at removing suspected sources of lead contamination and other hazardous materials that could pose …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Executive Chairman Ola Olukoyede has stated that whistleblowers who provide information about assets stashed abroad in any part of the world by corrupt Nigerians will be rewarded with between 2.5 and 5% of the loot. He therefore called on whistleblowers around the world to provide the Commission with useful and actionable intelligence on the …

The Anambra State Police Command has revealed the circumstances surrounding the grisly murder of a 56-year-old man, Mr Kelechi Madu, in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of ​​the state. The man had been declared missing a few days ago, but was later found dead, and police investigations showed that his death was planned by his friend in collaboration with others, …

One hundred and sixty-three residents of Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of ​​Kwara State have been reunited with their families after spending more than two weeks receiving medical treatment in Ilorin following their release from captivity. The victims were reported to Kaiama on Thursday by the Chairman of Kaiama Local Government Area, Abubakar Danladi, in company of the …

Daud Olatunji A Nigerian national, identified as Idris Ibrahim, has been executed in Saudi Arabia after the country’s courts upheld his conviction for cocaine trafficking.. Saudi Arabian authorities have executed a Nigerian citizen, Idris Ibrahim, following judicial proceedings over his conviction for cocaine trafficking in the Kingdom. Ibrahim was executed in the Medina region on Monday, August 24, 2026, after …

The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 arraigned the trio of Emmanuel Serah Motunrayo, Awotunde Olugbenga and Idowu Olugbemi on Sunday before Justices Olusola Adetujoye and Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. Motunrayo along with Olugbenga were indicted on forty-seven counts which included …