The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to hand back 27 houses it seized earlier this year, ruling that the properties were wrongly taken from their owners. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik delivered the verdict in the EFCC-initiated suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/348/2025, setting aside...
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The trial of alleged serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, before Justice M. A. Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, the November 28, 2025, was stalled due to his absence in court. At Friday’s proceedings, Ajudua’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), informed the court that the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, November 28, 2025, presented its fourth prosecution witness, PW4, Bawa Usman Kaltungo, in the ongoing trial of a former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, over an alleged N76bn and $31.5 million fraud before Justice...
Guinea-Bissau’s former president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has resurfaced in Senegal after days of uncertainty following the military coup that removed him from office earlier in the week. Senegal’s foreign ministry confirmed late Friday that Embaló arrived in Dakar on Thursday night aboard a chartered military aircraft. Officials described him...
Army Council has approved the promotion of senior officers of the Nigerian Army to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. A total of 28 Brigadier Generals have been elevated to the rank of Major General, while 77 Colonels have also been promoted to the rank of...
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) stepped into its golden jubilee with an atmosphere charged with pride, reflection, and hope as 20,164 students graduated on Friday during the institution’s combined 25th Convocation Ceremony and 50th Anniversary celebration. Addressing the crowd of dignitaries, faculty, families, and graduands, Vice Chancellor Professor Mohammed Laminu...
Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting excellence, professionalism and stronger internal collaboration as the 2025 edition of the Comptroller-General of Customs Conference ended with an award night and gala dinner last weekend. The ceremony provided a platform to celebrate outstanding performances by Commands, Units and...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun firm enforcement against owners of 1,095 properties whose titles were recently revoked across Asokoro, Maitama, Garki and Wuse. The clampdown, was announced on Friday by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister. Mr Lere...
Funeral prayer for late Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, will be led by the Grand Imam of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sheriff Saleh, at the Eid Ground along Gombe Road in Bauchi. The prayer is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday. The choice of Saleh was made...
Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the promotion of scores of senior officers. Those elevated include distinguished Public Relations professionals: Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Timi Bomodi and Assistant Comptroller of Customs (ACC) Abdullahi Maiwada. The promotions were ratified during the Board’s 64th Regular Meeting held in Abuja. During...
Nigerian Navy has announced a sweeping round of promotions, elevating 127 senior officers in what the service describes as a strategic step toward strengthening its leadership structure and enhancing operational efficiency. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, confirmed the development in a statement released Thursday in Abuja....
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has boosted its top leadership ranks with the promotion of 57 senior officers, a move the Air Council said is key to sharpening the service’s response to the nation’s evolving security challenges. The announcement was made in Abuja by the NAF’s Director of Public Relations...
Nigerian Academy of Education, (NAE), has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the National Language Policy, urging Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, to reverse his decision and restore mother tongue as the language of instruction at foundational levels of schooling. NAE, in a position paper submitted to...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring safer learning environments for Nigerian students through continued support for the Safe School Initiative. The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), Arch. Sonny Echono disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday when he received the National Association of Nigerian Students...
National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), on Thursday, awarded a fine against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for stalling the hearing of the suits filed by 62 disengaged staff members. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, in a short ruling on the oral application of the counsel to the ex-workers, Ola...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has re-emphasised that for the Fund, prevention of accidents is a top priority. He stated that every compensation is a story of pain and no amount of compensation can replace a human life adding that is why...
Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the National Security Summit in partnership with the Plateau State Government on Thursday held the North Central Zonal Public Hearing on National Security in Jos, a development many participants described as a critical turning point in Nigeria’s search for lasting security reforms. The engagement...
Sports sponsorship has become one of the main engines behind the rise of online gaming markets. Partnerships between teams and gaming platforms shape new marketing models, connect millions of fans, and boost digital engagement across sports communities. The Link Between Sports and Gaming Sports and gaming share a strong...
For centuries, betting relied on intuition, conversation, and scattered statistics. Bookmakers kept ledgers by hand, while punters judged form through stories or memory. Modern computing replaced that guesswork with data models capable of analysing millions of outcomes per second. Yet the next leap already appears on the horizon –...
Akwa Ibom rolled out the welcome mat for businesses, innovators, and shoppers on Wednesday as the 4th Tropicana Trade Fair opened in Uyo—an event the state government says is central to its plan to grow commerce and attract new investments. Coming just a day after the presentation of the...