The Vanguard reporter, Mr. Tordue Salem who was reported missing since October 13th, 2021 has been found dead in Abuja. Details of the recovery of his body have not yet been disclosed by the police. Before his demise, Salem was covering the activities of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, Abuja for Vanguard newspaper. According to reports, on the day Salem went missing, he closed from work and boarded a cab at Total filling station, close to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Headquarters, Abuja, and headed for BJ’s Garden with a female relative.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained and is questioning a former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbenidion over an alleged diversion of N1.6bn of public funds. The spokesman of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed this development but declined to make any further comment. The ex-governor arrived at EFCC’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja on Thursday at around 2 pm.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has on Monday found the Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina guilty of money laundering charges, sentencing him to eight years in prison. In a judgment delivered by Justice Okon Abang, the court held that Maina stole over N2 billion belonging to pensioners “most of whom have died without reaping the fruits of their labour”.

According to reports, armed men stormed the Senior Staff Quarters of the University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, Abuja on Tuesday morning. Gunmen attacked the staff quarters located at Giri in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday morning at 1 am. The attack was confirmed by the university’s spokesman, Habib Yakoob, and also confirmed on the university’s official Facebook page. The Facebook post reads, “Suspected bandits attacked the staff quarters of the University in the early hours of today.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has said he is not aware of any request for the extradition of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. He spoke on Thursday while briefing State House reporters at the Ministerial briefing, organised by the Presidential Communication Team, at the State House, Abuja. Speaking on the embattled Kyari, and the famed extradition request made by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation for the senior officer, the IGP said he had yet to receive any such request. On August 26, IGP Baba, received the report of the panel set up to probe the bribery allegations against Kyari over his alleged relationship with Hushpuppi, the self-confessed international fraudster. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had earlier revealed how Kyari allegedly collaborated with Hushpuppi to jail one of the latter’s associates, after a dispute over a $1.1 million scam on Qatari business people.

The Federal Government, yesterday asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to order his fresh trial in an alleged N7.1 billion money laundering case. The FG is praying with the court to void and set aside the September 29, 2021 judgement of the Federal High Court, which prohibited it from retrying the former governor and his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, over an alleged N7.1 billion fraud. The FG, acting through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), also desires to court to order Kalu and Slok to submit themselves for retrial in line with the order of the Supreme Court in it May 8, 2020 judgment voiding the earlier trial and conviction of Kalu and two others, and ordering a retrial.