Author: Lawan

Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the duo of Samuel Inalegwu Okpala and Ezelibe Emmanuel Nzube for allegedly conspiring with one Chibuike VincentDePaul Izundu (at large), to defraud thirty-two (32) victims the sum of N35, 395. 000 (Thirty-five Million, Three hundred and Ninety-five Thousand naira) through fake investment. They were arrested based on the claims of petitioners that alleged that they were lured into investing the said sum by representatives of Paybeta Digital Limited, a company linked to Izundu, the primary suspect. According to the petitioners, the representatives of the…

The Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Yazid Bawa, in the trial-within-trial arising from the prosecution of Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello and Dauda Sulaiman on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, told the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho that contrary to the claim of the defendants, none of them was threatened with an electric chair in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to make their statements. Led in evidence by prosecution counsel and Director of Public Prosecution, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, the witness, an investigator with the EFCC when asked to disclose…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna State, as Renewed Hope Ambassador and deputy director-general for party outreach, engagement, and mobilisation. The appointment is with immediate effect. The President, as the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), appointed Governor Sani to the role for his salient leadership and organisational abilities. The governor’s responsibilities will include working in close collaboration with the director-general of Renewed Hope Ambassador and the party hierarchy, particularly the national chairman of the APC, to ensure harmony, inclusiveness, and strategic coordination across all levels of mobilisation and engagement architecture. President Tinubu expects…

17th February 2026 Things took a dramatic turn on Tuesday when members of the House of Representatives stormed out of a closed-door session. Daily Sun reported that proceedings at the Nigerian Senate were temporarily suspended on Tuesday after lawmakers hit a stumbling block at Clauses 51–60, the section of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill dealing with the contentious issue of electronic transmission of election results. A motion was moved by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele for the chamber to enter a closed-door session, which was adopted in the afternoon. A video uploaded online shows the moment infuriated members stormed out of…

Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, February 16, 2023, convicted and sentenced one Henry Daniel to one year imprisonment for N37m foreign exchange fraud. The convict was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing. Count one reads: “That you, Daniel Henry (trading under the name and style of Equigro Financial Services), sometime between January and October 2020, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court, with intent to defraud, obtained the…

The trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged diversion of ₦5.78 billion Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds resumed on Monday, February 16, 2026, with fresh revelations before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. Testifying as the sixth prosecution witness, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Stanley Ujilibo, told the court that funds released to the Kwara State Government for 2013, 2014 and 2015 were not utilised in line with the action plans submitted by the Kwara State Universal…

Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation into the activities of a 31- year old trader, Oduburu Lucy Oluchi also known as Eze Chiamaka Lucy caught with fake currency to the tune of N192, 000. 00 (One Hundred and Ninety-two Thousand Naira). Oluchi was arrested on December 23, 2025 at Eke Nibo market in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State by her fellow traders, while attempting to purchase goods in the market. Upon her arrest, she was handed over to Agunechemba Quasi Security outfit (Vigilante) who handed her…

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Yola, Adamawa State, said his administration will sustain the ongoing economic reforms for the benefit of Nigerians, with a greater focus on the inclusion of citizens and their empowerment to achieve more prosperity. The President, who was on a one-day official visit to Adamawa State, expressed happiness that the reforms were steadily yielding results across the country, with major transformations in many states, particularly in education, health, and infrastructure, and praised Governor Umari Fintiri for delivering excellent service to the people. “That is the consequence of us working together, and we will achieve more…

ABUJA– The Federal High Court in Abuja has slated February 24 to commence hearing of a suit that seeks to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), whose membership strength includes a coalition of opposition politicians working to thwart President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Other political parties that the legal action is also seeking to deregister and bar from participating in the 2027 general elections are the Accord Party, Zenith Labour Party, and Action Alliance. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/25, which was brought before the court by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum…

A Nigerian pharmacist and healthcare researcher, Patrick Oliorah, has published a peer-reviewed study in the U.S. examining racial and socioeconomic disparities in opioid treatment, securing more than $500,000 in scholarships across leading American institutions. Oliorah in an interview with The PUNCH said the study, published in the international medical journal Cureus, analysed nationally representative U.S. data from 2016 to 2021 to determine whether efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions have been equitable across racial and ethnic groups. The findings come amid a persistent opioid crisis in the United States. “Official data show that more than 80,000 opioid-related deaths occur annually, while…