Crime Facts

FG, States, LGs Share ₦1.2trn In August 2024

A total sum of ₦1.203 trillion June 2024 federation accounts revenue has been shared with the Federal Government, states, and local government councils in the country. The revenue was shared at the September 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) held in Abuja and chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister […]

FG Issues Flood Alert As Cameroon Releases Water From Lagdo Dam

The Federal Government on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement, the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Umar Muhammed, said the dam’s regulated water releases will commence on September 17. According to the statement, the water discharge is anticipated to […]

Tinubu didn’t sack Cardoso – Presidential aide

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has refuted a report claiming that the president had directed the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso to resign. Onanuga, via his X handle, #aonanuga1956, tweeted on Tuesday evening, labelled the story, saying, “It’s all lies. President Tinubu has not […]

Landlord Defiles Tenant’s Daughter

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a landlord, Bola Tobiloba, for allegedly defiling his tenant’s 14-year-old daughter in the Arinlese area of Abeokuta. The command’s spokesman, Omolola Odutola, on Tuesday, said the incident took place last Friday and was reported by the survivor’s father. Odutola said, “The survivor’s father reported the incident […]

Fuel subsidy removal poses risk to external reserve growth – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said that fuel subsidy removal, lower import bills, and increased external debt servicing obligations could pose downside risks for the growth of external reserves by 2024/2025. CBN disclosed this in its Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade and Exchange Policy guidelines for fiscal years 2024/2025. However, the apex bank in […]

Fubara suspends Rivers LGA caretaker committee chairman with immediate effect

The Rivers state governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has suspended the local government committee chairman of the Akuku-Toru local government area, Otonye Briggs. Fubara in a statement signed on Tuesday, September 17, by his chief press secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said Briggs had been suspended with immediate effect. The governor directed Bitebobo Nelson Amieye, to immediately take over […]

BREAKING: NAFDAC bursts FAKE cosmetics factory in Lagos

The National Agency for Food and Administration Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State on Tuesday. In a post on it’s X official account, the NAFDAC officers raided the location discovering various unregistered chemicals and packaging materials, along with expired products […]

Nigerian Catholic Priest Indicted on Sexual Assault Charges in U.S.

A Nigerian Catholic priest has been indicted in McLennan County, Texas, on felony sexual assault charges, following accusations of sexual and financial abuse from multiple victims, according to court documents and investigative reports cited by The New York Times on September 15, 2024. Father Odiong was indicted on Thursday on two counts of second-degree sexual […]