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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday said it has dismantled kidnappers camps and arrested a suspect along Kwali-Kwaita axis of the territory. The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. She said the camps were dismantled during Counter-Kidnapping Operations in furtherance to the command’s efforts to wipe out kidnappers from the FCT, particularly along Kwali-Kwaita axis. Yusuf said the operation, using overt/covert means dismantled the camps and dislodged the kidnappers bases prompting them to seek refuge. “The fleeing kidnappers while scampering for safety entered…

The Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has recovered N3.6 billion and 10 houses from suspected looters. EFCC Zonal head, Mr Isyaka Sharu, spoke on Monday in Ilorin during the annual International Anti-corruption Day rally. “The Commission has recovered N3.6 billion from suspected looters. Two out of the recovered properties are in Ikoyi. “One is in Lekki and the recent recovered property worth over N1 billion is in Ilorin,” Sharu said. He said that at the eve of the last handing over, EFCC saved the state of an attempt to loot over N4 billion…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday says that the Kano Zonal office has seized over N643,942 million in 2019. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, disclosed this on Monday, during the commemoration of the 2019 International Anti Corruption Day in Kano with the theme ‘Zero Tolerance to Corruption’. Magu, who was represented by the Kano Zonal Head of the EFCC, Akaninyene Eziman, said that the commission has also recovered $706,800 dollar, 2,800 amount in Yen and also 294,950 in Saudi currency. According to him, the Kano zonal office had also during the year received 495…

Mr Ralph Igwenagu, the new commander, National Law Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for Lagos State, has said that he will ensure that Lagos State emerges a hard-drug free state. Igwenagu, one of the Commanders of Narcotic (CN), said this in Lagos while unveiling his agenda for the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. He said that the agency would collaborate with other security agencies to improve on the peace currently existing in the state. He said that would enable the citizens of the state to embark on their daily activities without any molestation. “The citizens of the state…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has obtained the conviction of 111 fraudsters in the South East between January and November, 2019. The commission also said that it had secured the final forfeiture of N1.5billion state-of-the-art 200 bedded hospital linked to an aide to former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. The South East Zonal Head of the EFCC, Mr Usman Imam said this on Monday in Enugu during the 2019 International Anti-corruption Day. Imam said that the commission had also secured the forfeiture of over N213 million and 10,609 US Dollars within the time under review…

The Coalition of Civil Society Domestic Election Observer Groups has described the Saturday’s local government elections in Ekiti as free and fair. The coalition’s team leader, Mr Muhammad Al-Jameel Hashidu, told newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Monday that voting materials arrived in the 2,195 polling units promptly. He said further that voting and collation were done without harassment and intimidation, attesting to the credibility of the poll. The group noted that the election witnessed high turnout of voters in major cities in contrast to what were witnessed at the grassroots, hinging this on low level of sensitisation at the remote…

Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the release of additional N550 million for the payment of gratuities to the state retirees. Mr Ismaila Misilli, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the governor, said this in a statement he released on Monday in Gombe. He said that the governor had directed all relevant agencies in the state to commence payment of gratuities to their retirees with immediate effect. Misilli said that the recent approval made it the second time that the governor would be releasing funds for the payment of outstanding gratuities to workers who had…

The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday urged journalists to focus more attention to reportage of issues bordering on harmful practices and Gender Based Violence (GBV) to end the scourge in the country. Dr Stephen Onyukwelu, the UNESCO Manager for Spotlight Initiative, made the call during the opening of a four-day training on Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Lagos with the theme “Sensitive Reporting and Investigative Journalism.” News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Spotlight Initiative is a new, global, multi-year programme embarked upon by European Union (EU) and the UN toward eliminating all forms of Violence…

Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, Sunday in Abuja warned that leaving the social media to operate without regulation could result in more lawlessness, violence and deaths, explaining that the Federal Government is not against free speech. The Presidential aide, who spoke at the Kawararafa Media Award, said the emerging modern media platform had played a strong role in promoting information sharing, strengthening democracy, and building networks of relationships, but without supervision or control, the nation risks more havoc. Shehu was chairman of the award ceremony organized by Kwararafa Reporters, a news magazine. “For instance,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a new board for the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, subject to Senate confirmation. The President nominated a renowned tax consultant, Muhammad M. Nami as the new chairman. The board is composed of a member representing each of the six geographical zones and statutory representatives from a select number of ministries and government agencies. Mr Muhammad, a well-trained Tax, Accounting and Management professional with highly rated qualifications and professional practice and licenses from relevant professional bodies, has almost three decades of practical working experience in Auditing, Tax Management and Advisory and Management…