The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has once again notify the public about the emergence of a number of fake Twitter accounts masquerading as genuine Twitter handle of the Executive Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa. The commission in a statement issued and signed by the Head, Media & Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren said…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended ASP Sunday Erhabor, a Police officer attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the State Command, who was assaulted by one Victor Ebhomenyen at Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, Oniru last weekend. Governor Sanwo-Olu hailed ASP Erhabor for displaying high level of professionalism and calmness by…
The Lagos state government on Monday resumes the dislodgement of illegal abattoirs, slaughterhouses, animal markets and other veterinary premises. Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who made this known explained that the exercise was in continuation of the State Government’s sanitisation and reform of the red meat value chain with the goal of…
The Nigerian Army says the troops of 27 Task Force Brigade on the platform of Operation Lafiya Dole have arrested suspected Boko Haram informant identified as Modu Ari, in Kamuya area of Yobe. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday issued by the Director Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima. Yerima stated that the informant…
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has appointed Yinka Sanni as its new Chief Executive for Africa Regions and a member of the Group Leadership Council. Sanni, the group’s Regional Chief Executive for West Africa, takes over from Sola David-Borha, who is retiring after thirty-one (31) years of distinguished service to the group.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zone on Thursday, April 15, 2021 restituted the sum of N67,523,000 (Sixty-seven Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand Naira) to one Mr. Emmanuel Onyekachukwu Onah , a trader based in Onitsha, Anambra State. Onah’s ordeal started sometime in 2019 when he transferred the sum of N75,…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Damasak, from Thursday to Friday, after the town was attacked on Tuesday, by Boko Haram insurgents, killing 20 persons and injuring 21. Zulum traveled alongside Senator Abubakar Kyari representing Borno north, who hails from Damasak, member of House of Representatives, representing Mobbar, Guzamala, and Abadam,Bukar Gana…
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 27 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested on April 9, 2021 in the Ayobo-Ipaja area of Lagos State, following verified intelligence received by the Commission about their alleged involvement in computer- related fraud. The suspects are: David Promise, Cyril…
Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday kicks off the construction of the 37-km Rail Mass Transit Red Line, which will traverse from Agbado to Marina moving more than one million commuters daily. The rail corridor will be constructed in three phases. The first phase (Agbado-Iddo), which will be completed in 24 months, will be sharing…
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture will collaborate with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to launch a national campaign against drug trafficking and illicit use of drugs in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday when he received the Chairman of the…