The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has constituted an investigative team to probe individuals named in alleged questionable transactions linked to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project, following a recent International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal ruling in favour of Nigeria. According to Premium Times, sources familiar with the development disclosed that the team is
READ MOREThe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded its suspended Niger State Commandant, Suberu Aniviye, and other officers linked to the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners while in custody. The officers were paraded on Sunday at the Corps’ National Headquarters in Sauka, Abuja, as investigations into the incident continue. The NSCDC National
READ MORESenate President Godswill Akpabio has declined to comment on fresh allegations by US-based activist Sandra Duru, popularly known as Prof Mgbeke, who accused him of engaging her to make false allegations against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The latest development has reignited the controversy involving Akpabio and the senator representing Kogi Central, following the circulation of a
READ MOREThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has directed all its candidates to remain in Nigeria until after the 2027 general election, as the party intensifies preparations for the forthcoming polls. Naija News reports that Lagos APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, announced the directive during the inauguration of the Tinubu-Hamzat Campaign Council at the
READ MOREThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized more than 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, alongside approximately 6,000 kilogrammes of cannabis, with a combined street value exceeding ₦3.4 billion, in intelligence-led operations across several states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The agency disclosed the seizures in a statement issued
READ MOREThe All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Hussaini Yusuf Datti, has been declared the winner of the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency bye-election in Kano State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Datti as the winner after Saturday’s election, which was conducted to fill the vacant seat in the Kano State House of Assembly. INEC’s results
READ MOREThe Kano State Police Command has arrested a woman, Bilkisu Sani, following the death of her husband, Hafizu Gausu, in Katsalle, Rogo Local Government Area of the state. Gausu reportedly sustained a fatal head injury on Friday evening, September 18, amid allegations of a prolonged disagreement with his wife over his plan to marry a
READ MOREJehovah’s Witnesses have announced a significant change to their long-standing position on blood, allowing individual members to decide whether to accept four major blood components based on personal conscience. The revised position was announced by the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a statement issued by the organisation’s World Headquarters in Warwick, New York, on
READ MOREWhile distancing itself from direct price-fixing, the Authority said it retains regulatory powers to address anti-competitive conduct in the downstream petroleum sector. It cited Section 216 of the PIA, which empowers it to tackle price-fixing, anti-competitive practices and abuse of market dominance. The NMDPRA also said petroleum operators must continue to comply with applicable regulatory
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