No N11bn was looted in Osun – Commissioner replies EFCC
The Osun State Government has denied claims made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC that it looted N11 billion ecological funds. The agency froze the state government account on Wednesday, August 5. In a statement released last night, the agency said it noticed some fraudulent transfers of the state ecological and intervention funds into a private account and moved in to freeze...
Troops arrest teenage herders over alleged farm destruction in Plateau
Troops of Sector 1, Operation Enduring Peace have arrested two teenage herders following the alleged destruction of a farmland in Jos East and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The troops of Sub-Sector 12 responded at about 12:30 p.m. on August 4, 2026 to a report of farmland destruction belonging to Matthew Ezekiel at Kerker Community. On arrival at the...
Troops recover 147 stolen livestock, motorcycles in Sokoto
Military Troops of Sector 2 under Operation Fansan Yamma have recovered 147 livestock believed to have been rustled by suspected terrorists during a security operation in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The operation was carried out after security agencies received information that armed criminals were moving a large number of stolen animals through communities in the area. Acting...
EFCC has no power to unilaterally freeze Osun accounts — NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has no power to unilaterally freeze the bank accounts of the Osun State government. The body said the EFCC’s post-no-debit (PND) order has the capacity to stall the operations of the Osun government. The anti-graft agency had directed First Bank not to allow withdrawals from the Osun State government’s statutory allocation account as...
Crane k!lls three in Ogun road accident
At least three persons have been confirmed de@d and three others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred along the Ijebu Ode-Benin Expressway. The accident, which involved a crane with no number plate and a Benz truck registered as LG 59 BLF, occurred at about 5 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5. The driver of the moving crane drove against traffic...
National Grand Patron for Grassroots Mobilization for APC nationwide aka [PBATGMAPC] Visit’s the National President “AITA” Amb. Alh Aminu Majidadi
Al-Mushahid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability, AITA, National President, Ambassador Aminu Majidadi was satisfied with the follow up for the “get to know the grassroots movement better” for endorsement from him, he was pleasantly satisfied and a convenient date was set aside for the investiture ceremony as National Grand Patron for Grassroots Mobilization for APC nationwide aka . The inauguration...
2027: Tinubu presented Chicago Varsity Certificate different from what he submitted in 1999 — Sowore claims
Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has alleged discrepancies in credentials submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Bola Tinubu. The activist, who addressed journalists on Monday, claimed that the university certificate Tinubu submitted to the electoral body ahead of the 2027 elections differs from the one he presented in 1999 when he...
Tinubu to review state police bill on September 3
President Bola Tinubu is expected to receive the Executive National Policing Bill for review on September 3, as the Presidency begins the final phase of work on legislation aimed at establishing a framework for state policing in Nigeria. NigerianState Politics The Presidency also announced the launch of a public information portal where Nigerians can submit memoranda and position papers to help...
Stop the k!llings in Osun. Save us- Gov Adeleke tells President Tinubu
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has warned President Bola Tinubu that the people of the state will not accept any form of rigging in the August 15 governorship election. The governor alleged that people were being k!lled in Osun State and called on the President to prevent further violence ahead of the poll. “President Bola Tinubu, something is happening in...
Court remands alleged serial k!ller over m8rder in Cross River
An alleged serial k!ller, Akaninyene Ignatius Eshiet, has been remanded at the Afokang Custodial Centre after being arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Calabar over the m8rder of two persons in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. Eshiet is accused of k!lling Mr Okon Bassey Okon Nsa of Ukim Ita community and Mr Okokon Akpan Eshiet of Akai Ibonda. The case,...
