Author: Adeniyi Daniel

Professor Is-haq Oloyede on Friday formally handed over the leadership of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to his successor, Professor Segun Aina, bringing to a close a decade-long tenure marked by far-reaching reforms in Nigeria’s tertiary admissions system. The handover followed the expiration of Oloyede’s second and final term as Registrar on July 31, 2026. President Bola Tinubu had approved the appointment of Aina on May 21, 2026, with the announcement made in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The appointment positioned Aina to take over the administration of the nation’s…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and repatriated to China a wanted wildlife trafficking suspect linked to the illegal export of approximately 12 tonnes of pangolin scales from Nigeria, following a coordinated INTERPOL operation. The suspect, Cai Jinlian, 42, was returned to the People’s Republic of China to face prosecution over alleged offences involving the trafficking of endangered wildlife after being apprehended by operatives of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, Jinlian is wanted by Chinese authorities for allegedly smuggling two consignments of…

A businessman accused of diverting N15 million mistakenly paid into his company’s bank account has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. The defendant, Aminu Datti Ahmed, was arraigned on Thursday before Justice M.S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi, on a one-count charge bordering on the alleged misappropriation of funds. Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer of Blackrock Apartments & Suites Limited, is accused of dishonestly converting to personal use the sum of N15 million, which investigators said was erroneously credited to the company’s Taj…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned four suspects for allegedly laundering more than $5.29 million through companies allegedly created with stolen identities, with all four pleading guilty before a Federal High Court in Lagos. The defendants: Bamidele Ayodele Emmanuel, Abdullah Oriyomi, Garuba Fathiat Funmilayo and Gbenro Victor Ademola, were separately arraigned on Wednesday before Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on two-count charges bordering on money laundering contrary to the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. According to one of the charges, Bamidele Ayodele Emmanuel allegedly retained…

A company and its director have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged issuance of a N10 million dud cheque used to obtain credit. The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the EFCC arraigned Rhas Nigeria Limited and its director, Liwa Sarirddine, before Justice A.H. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on a one-count charge bordering on the alleged issuance of a dishonoured cheque. According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants allegedly obtained a credit facility of N10 million from Ismail and Partners in 2020 by issuing a cheque dated October 15, 2020.…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has identified contract fraud as the most pervasive form of corruption in Nigeria’s public sector, warning public office holders to comply strictly with procurement laws and financial regulations. Olukoyede gave the warning on Thursday while delivering a lecture titled, “The Role of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Improving Accountability in the Public Service,” at a two-day induction programme organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms for the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and members of the Governing Board of the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) in Abuja.…

The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deepening collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to strengthen security, curb illegal migration and promote safer communities across the council area. Dauda made the pledge on Wednesday while receiving the 28th Comptroller of Immigration, Lagos State Command, Comptroller Christopher Olu Onajinrin, alongside other senior officers of the command, during a courtesy visit to the Ikeja Local Government Secretariat. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Adeola Ogunlade, the visit also featured the presentation of an Award…

…Advocates Stronger Community Policing to Combat Emerging Security Threats The Golden Grand Patron of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) National, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, KOF, on Wednesday, 29th July, 2026, hosted the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Olubode Ojajuni, alongside the leadership of the PCRC, traditional rulers, heads security agencies, community leaders and other stakeholders at a Security Summit in Remoland, Ogun State. The interactive engagement served as a platform for discussions on emerging security challenges and strategies to strengthen collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force and the communities they serve. Speaking at the summit, Aare Adetola…

The Osun State Police Command has detained the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaye, and five other suspects following an intelligence-led raid on his residence in Osogbo, where officers recovered ₦4.81 million, voter registration materials and electronic devices. Police said the operation also led to the arrest of Oladele Abiodun, a suspect already on the command’s watchlist over alleged criminal offences. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abiodun Ojelabi, said operatives acted on credible intelligence indicating that members of a suspected criminal gang were hiding at a location in Osogbo. According to…

The Benue State Police Command has arrested two women for allegedly orchestrating a fake kidnapping in a bid to extort ransom from the family of one of the suspects, exposing what investigators described as a carefully planned self-abduction scheme. The suspects, Mary Torkuma and her friend, Evergreen Samuel, were arrested after operatives of the command’s Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) uncovered the alleged plot during an intelligence-led investigation in Makurdi. In a statement on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Peter Aondongu, said the investigation commenced after a report was received on July 15 that Torkuma, a resident of…