Author: Adeniyi Daniel

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned legal practitioners against charging clients in foreign currencies, threatening prosecution of lawyers found culpable. The Acting Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, ACE I Bawa Usman Kaltungo, gave the warning on Friday in Lagos when he received a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law on a courtesy visit. The delegation was led by its Head, Moshood Abiola. Speaking during the interactive session, Kaltungo expressed concern over the activities of lawyers involved in “illegal and unethical practices,” stressing…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West have foiled a terrorist attack in Sokoto State, rescued two kidnapped victims and arrested a suspected illicit drug peddler in separate operations in Sokoto and Kaduna states. The operations, conducted under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, took place on September 12 and 13, 2026, as troops sustained efforts to disrupt terrorist and criminal activities across the North-West. According to the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North West, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, on September 12, troops of Sector 1, while conducting a stop-and-search operation along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road, intercepted a suspected illicit drug…

Yesterday, Ogun State Police Command recovered a stolen 2016 Toyota Camry drven to Ogun State border town, Ifo by a newly employed driver, Waidi Olaide Kolawale. Kolawale had been employed just two days before the incident by his employer, an Indian national based at the Ilupeju Industrial Estate in Lagos State. According to the Command, the driver told his employer that he wanted to take the vehicle to a nearby vulcaniser to repair one of its tyres. He allegedly drove away the vehicle and did not return. Thankfully, the swift response of operatives of the Ogun State Police Command led…

A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of the Democracy and Good Governance Watch Initiative (DGGWI) has congratulated the Chief of Staff to the Lagos State Governor, Hon. Tayo Akinmade Ayinde, on his appointment as the Lagos State Coordinator of the Support Group Directorate of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by the Conveners of the group, Gbenga Soloki; Co-Convener, Nelson Ekujumi; and Co-Convener, Ajayi Popoola, the coalition described Ayinde as a dependable administrator, loyal party member and quiet achiever who has distinguished himself through effective service. The group said…

At least 35 women have been identified as alleged victims of a 53-year-old suspected fake commercial motorcycle rider arrested by police in Bauchi over alleged kidnapping, robbery and rape. The suspect, Gambo Hassan, also known as “Anahaka”, was arrested by operatives of the ‘B’ Division, GRA, Bauchi, during a routine patrol along Adamu Jumba Road at about 8:45 p.m. on September 11, 2026. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement shared on Sunday, saying the arrest followed intelligence-led policing and covert operations by the Command. Habib said preliminary investigation revealed that Hassan allegedly disguised…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multiple consignments of Colorado concealed in UK-bound cargoes and music speakers in Lagos, arresting at least five suspects. The agency also recovered large quantities of other illicit drugs in separate operations across Delta, Kano, Plateau, Edo, Ondo, Kaduna and Bayelsa states. The NDLEA Director of Media and Publicity, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying operatives intercepted a consignment from the United Kingdom containing 27 parcels of Colorado weighing 32.20kg at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. According to him, a real…

The Ogun State Police Command has recovered a stolen 2016 Toyota Camry from a hotel in Ifo less than eight hours after it was reported stolen, arresting one suspect while another fled the scene. The vehicle, belonging to an Indian national based at the Ilupeju Industrial Estate, Lagos, was allegedly stolen on September 9, 2026, by the owner’s driver, Waidi Olaide Kolawale, who had been employed only two days earlier. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, Kolawale told his employer that he was taking the vehicle to a…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has fulfilled her ₦10 million education pledge to 12-year-old Ogun State artist, Master Morenikeji Ebunoluwa Joshua, less than a month after his artistic talent caught her attention. The money, presented through the Ogun State Government, is an Education Development Trust Fund meant to support Joshua’s education up to the tertiary level. Tinubu had announced the pledge on August 18 after she noticed Joshua displaying a portrait he had painted of her at the launch of the South-West Zonal National Food Bank Programme at the Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. Impressed by the young artist’s talent,…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three women over an alleged child-stealing operation in Ibafo and rescued three children, including a 14-year-old girl allegedly sold for N500,000. The suspects: Kikelomo Jimoh, 36; Kayode Elizabeth; and Blessing Anochike, 60, were arrested by detectives attached to Ibafo Division following a sustained intelligence-led investigation into a reported case of child stealing. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the investigation led to the arrest of Jimoh, who allegedly confessed and subsequently took detectives to the residence of Anochike, where the three children were…

The Ogun State Government has released N6.75 billion for the payment of gratuity and Additional Pension Benefits (APB) to retirees in the state. The Head of Service, Mr Olanrewaju Saka, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the release was part of the government’s continued efforts to address outstanding pension obligations and improve the welfare of retirees. According to him, N2.751 billion was released to pay gratuity to 432 beneficiaries, while another N4 billion was released for the payment of Additional Pension Benefits to eligible retirees from July 2025 to date. Saka said the government remained committed to ensuring…