The Federal Government has uncovered over 1,500 workers who joined the Federal Civil Service with fake appointment letters. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan announced this during a National Policy Dialogue on Tuesday in Abuja, vowing to delist them from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
Security operatives attached to the Dangote Refinery located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos State foiled an attempted attack on the facility by suspected vandals. This was made known on Tuesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin.
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday announced the rejection of the application bail filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari. The court also rejected the application by his co-defendants, with whom he faces charges of illegal dealing in cocaine, including ACP Sunday Ubia, Inspector Simon Agirgba, and Inspector John Nuhu. Other Defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, are; ASP Bawa James, as well as two drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwane.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has yesterday arrested the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano few hours after he handed over office to Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. The Governor was nabbed by the men of the anti-graft at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos when he was about to flee the country.
The Nigeria Police, Zone 2 comprising Lagos and Ogun on Monday disclosed that it has arrested eleven persons in connection with the gruesome murder of Olu of Agodo, in Ekwekoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State, Oba Olajide Ayinde.The Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan-Lagos, in a statement said the traditional ruler was burnt to death in his car on January 24 near his village in Ewekoro LGA.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Osondu Igwilo, a suspected fraudster wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2018.
