By OLA MODUPE, Lagos, Author at National Accord Newspaper

Alleged N395.1m railway fraud: Witness testifies how N268.5m was paid into Ogbole-Inalegwu’s account

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Alleged N395.1m railway fraud: Witness testifies how N268.5m was paid into Ogbole-Inalegwu’s account

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos April 25, 2026

The First Prosecution Witness (PW1), in the trial of Director, Mechanical Services, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Oche Jerry Ogbole-Inalegwu, narrated before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, how a total sum of N268, 503, 653 (Two Hundred...

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Army recovers remains of slain soldier couple killed en route to wedding in Imo after 4 years

Tom Chiahemen April 25, 2026

Nigerian Army troops have recovered the remains of two personnel who were killed in 2022 while travelling for their traditional wedding in Imo State, in a development that has stirred deep emotion across the country. It would be recalled that the couple–Master Warrant Officer (rtd) Linus Musa Audu and...

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EFCC, UNODC, Canada strategize against terrorist financing, illegal mining

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja April 25, 2026

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has disclosed the readiness of the EFCC to collaborate with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, UNODC, and the Canadian Government to scale up activities of the Commission against terrorism financing and illegal mining in...

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Alleged N2bn NEDC Fraud: Judge frowns at defence team’s delay tactics

By JOY ADARA, Abuja April 25, 2026

Justice K. N. Ogbonnaya of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Kubwa, Abuja, on Friday, April 24, 2026 expressed displeasure at the delay tactics of the defence counsel in the trial of the National Coordinator of Multi-Sectional Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), North East Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Danjuma...

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello

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Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi fraud: Court dismisses defence counsel’s objection, hears further testimony on cash–dollar transactions

By JOY ADARA, Abuja April 25, 2026

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, April 24, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the court dismissing an objection by the defence counsel and allowing the prosecution to proceed with its case. Bello is being...

FCT Minister announces imminent relocation for Apo Mechanics, completion of Apo-Karshi Road

GRACE AUDU, Abuja - April 25, 2026

By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that the much-talked-about Apo-Karshi road will be completed by August this year. The minister made the announcement on Friday during a routine inspection of major infrastructure projects in the FCT’s satellite towns. Addressing...

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APC Chieftain, Onyianta Gideon resigns in Amokwe Ward, Enugu State, cites personal reflection

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja April 25, 2026

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Mr. Onyanta Arinze Gideon, has formally resigned his membership of the party, bringing an end to his involvement in APC. In a letter dated April 20, 2026, and addressed to the APC Chairman of Amokwe Ward in Udi...

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EFCC arrests Cameroonian for alleged N1.5bn bank fraud in Lagos

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos April 24, 2026

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos, have arrested a Cameroonian businessman, Bekono Marc Eric, for allegedly defrauding a first-generation bank of about N1.5bn. The 47-year-old suspect, a member of a trans-border syndicate that specialises in credit card fraud,...

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Former CEO, Ajaokuta Steel Company, Chief Philip Atanmo, passes on at 86 years

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja April 24, 2026

A former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the Ajaokuta Steel Company, Ajaokuta, Kogi Statae, High Chief (Prof.) Philip Nwabueze Chinedu Atanmo, has passed on, to the great beyond, at the age of 86 years. Prof. Atanmo, who was appointed in 1993 by the defunct General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida administration,...

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Police nab notorious armed robbery syndicate, recover 10 stolen vehicles in Kaduna

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja April 24, 2026

Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department – Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a major operational breakthrough with the arrest of three (3) notorious armed robbery suspects and the recovery of ten (10) stolen vehicles in Kaduna State. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in...

Tinubu swears in Muttaqha Drama as Housing Minister

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Tinubu swears in Muttaqha Darma as Housing Minister

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja April 24, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday administered the oath of office to Dr Muttaqha Rabe Darma as the new minister of housing and urban development from Katsina State, following his Senate clearance. He replaced Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, who recently resigned. President Tinubu, at the short ceremony at the State...

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Wike appoints Musa Idris as Senior Special Assistant on Procurement

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja April 24, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appointed Alhaji Onsachi Musa ldris, as the Senior Special Assistant on Procurement. Idris, who became the Director, Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Procurement in July 2021, retired from the civil service today, April 24, 2026. A statement on Friday, by...

Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation

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FG increases civil servants’ allowances, introduces new retirement benefits

Tom Chiahemen April 24, 2026

Federal Government has approved an upward review of allowances for civil servants, in a move designed to enhance workers’ earnings and strengthen morale within the public sector. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, announced the decision during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. She...

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and Senator Natasha Akpoti

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Yahaya Bello wins big as court orders Natasha to pay ₦1bn over defamation remarks

Tom Chiahemen April 24, 2026

Kogi State High Court has ordered Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to pay ₦1 billion in damages to former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, following a defamation case. In a judgment delivered on April 23, Justice A. S. Ibrahim ruled in favour of Bello, holding that the claims against the senator...

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Police arrest notorious ‘one chance’ armed robbery suspects in Abuja

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja April 24, 2026

Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of two (2) notorious and wanted suspects linked to a violent “one chance” armed robbery syndicate operating within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs. The Force spokesman,...

OPINION

Nigerian Army command decimation: Stemming a rising attrition

By JOHN UWAYA April 24, 2026

It was in 2016 that Nigeria first lost top army commanders – Lt. Col. K. Yusuf, Col. B.U. Umar, Lt. Col. Mohammed Abu Ali and Lt. Col. O. Umusu in the war against religious terrorists. Yet another heroic Lt. Col. Ibrahim Sakaba was murdered by terrorists in 2018 as...

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TCN commissions Ihovbor/Benin and Ihovbor/Ajaokuta transmission lines, boosts evacuation capacity for NDPHC

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja April 24, 2026

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully commissioned the turn-in-turn-out connections for the Ihovbor/Benin and Ihovbor/Ajaokuta 330kV Transmission Lines at 19:05 hours yesterday, Wednesday, 23rd April, 2026. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, announced this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Mrs. Mbah said...

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First Lady launches North-West Zone of “Energise Commercialisation Now” initiative

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja April 24, 2026

First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinibu on Thursday in Kano, launched the North-west zone “Energise Commercialisation Now” (ECoN) initiative spearheaded by the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology to boost economic growth, innovation, and industrial production. In her address at the event, Senator Oluremi Tinubu noted that...

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ADC congratulates Nwoye on his emergence as Senate Minority Whip

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja April 24, 2026

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warmly congratulated Distinguished Senator Tony Nwoye on his emergence as the Minority Whip of the Senate. A statement issued on Friday by tge National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, said this well-deserved recognition is a testament to Senator Nwoye’s consistency, courage, and commitment...

BUSINESS

NNPC Ltd debunks report on sale of refinery scrap, equipment

By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja April 24, 2026

Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has alerted the public to the circulation of misleading and false information suggesting that the Company is selling scrap materials, equipment, or components from its refineries to individuals and private companies. A statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the Chief Corporate Communications...