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countriesGunmen attack Niger mosque, abduct worshippersTinubu constitutes APC 2027 presidential campaign council, names Yari DGICPC uncovers fake agency in OSGFFACT-CHECK: Video of Lagos residents scooping diesel in October 2023, trends againPoor Adoption, Usage Of Nigeria’s FOI Act In South-East Mar ExpectationsFBI says disclosing Tinubu’s records could endanger lives, reveal our techniquesRULAAC commends FCT Police Commissioner for strengthening due process in policing47 dead as boat capsizes in SokotoTerrorists planning to attack Sokoto tertiary institutions – DSSUK warns citizens against travel to 11 Nigerian statesTrump Threatens Economic Punishment On ‘Any Country’ Helping IranAtiku: I will restore petrol subsidy if elected presidentPolice: 60-year-old man killed after hoodlums clashed with Davido’s security team in OsogboFG won’t publish details of $5bn Abu Dhabi loan — OyedelePolice Arrest Suspected Mastermind Of Mangu Attack That Killed 25Tinubu redirects EFCC-recovered funds, unclaimed dividends to student loan schemeGunfire erupts in Osogbo as hoodlums attack Adeleke’s convoyPolice kill two suspected kidnappers, recover arms in AnambraMany tourists feared dead as helicopter crashes in KenyaIran’s armed forces warn Gulf countries against assisting US militaryWike orders demolition of houses built on waterways after FCT floodingOver 20 People Feared Killed In Attack On Plateau CommunityCement cheaper in Kenya, Togo than Nigeria — FCCPC probeWike: I’d have helped Tinubu win Osun if he wanted — Adeleke could do nothingUS lifts 12-year restriction on vessels calling at Nigerian portsNDLEA seizes 184kg of cocaine from Lagos courier firm, arrests socialite KC LuxuryGunmen kill police inspector, seven others in AdamawaIdiaye Emerges Edo Assembly Speaker As Agbebaku ResignsCatholic priest allegedly attacked after Mass in EnuguWoman arrested for stealing newborn in KebbiFrozen Account: I’ve Instructed My Attorney General To Drop Suit Against EFCC — AdelekeGunmen kill residents in attack on Benue communitiesINEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun gov pollAt least 38 dead as 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits IndonesiaPolice arrest Accord lawmaker for ‘importing 300 persons’ to vote in Osun guber pollGhana Police kill two, arrest Nigerian over alleged bank robbery attemptStrait of Hormuz will become US territory after Iran war, says TrumpKidnappers free Anambra businessman, reverend sisterOsun Decides: Why Today’s Election Is More Than Who Is GovernorOver 40,000 security personnel in Osun as election holds todayAtiku sues Tinubu over ‘NYSC certificate forgery’, seeks disqualification from 2027 electionLakurawa terrorists kill four soldiers in SokotoSix killed, thousands stranded at airport as rainfall triggers floods in Japan#OsunDecides2026: IPC Unveils AI-Powered WAFLO to Strengthen Journalists’ SafetyAfter Police Interrogation, Fadahunsi Insists Viral Video Was Edited To Misrepresent His CommentNigeria fails fiscal transparency test for 2nd year — US ReportThree killed as herders clash with youths in Plateau communityGunmen kill 10 police officers in KebbiPolice summon Osun senator over killing commentAir Peace Flights Disrupted As Aviation Unions Block Airport TerminalsAdeleke: I’m a bulldozer, not afraid of FG support for APC candidateSyrian court sentences ex-president Bashar al-Assad to death for crimes against humanityTrump secretly flown from Turkey to UK amid Iran assassination threat – ReportsUPDATED: IMSU lecturers released after police briefly detained them for embarking on a strike17 bandits, 10 police officers killed in ZamfaraColombia scrambles to find survivors as earthquake kills 111US revokes over 175,000 visas under Trump over ‘crimes, immigration violationsMohammed Ma’aji: I led coup against Tinubu because of patriotismDSS frees, compensates artisan cleared of Oyo school kidnapping linkEXTRA: President walks to office, eats once daily — NRS boss defends TinubuPolice arrest cleric, two military officers over ‘plot to kidnap bishops’ wives’ in PlateauUK radio broke rules in announcing king’s death — OfficialNAF Airstrike Kills Nine ISWAP Fighters, Key Commander In Borno570 killed in 596 security incidents in July – ReportWoman stabs husband to death in Abia communityEXTRA: Court remands man over alleged attempted suicideNDLEA arrests Italy-based businessman with ‘98 wraps of cocaine’ in EnuguNetanyahu rejects US Gaza plan, vows no pullout until Hamas disarmsIran Issues Demands For Reopening Of Hormuz42 Niger Republic soldiers killed in road crash while returning from trainingSCAM ALERT: MTN warns subscribers against fake 25GB anniversary data giveawayPublish your assets before election, SERAP urges Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, othersNDLEA alerts parents after uncovering drugs in cookies, gummiesNigerian man jailed 13 months after high-speed police chase, multiple crashes in UKAgain, Trump signs new executive orders to restrict birthright citizenshipGunmen kill 3 herders, 14 cattle in fresh Plateau attackEx-DSS Officer Ezeakolam Arraigned Over Alleged IPOB MembershipOsun sues EFCC over ‘illegal’ freezing of account, demands N2bn damagesFake agency probe: Adeyemi rejects closed-door Reps quizICPC uncovers two more fake agencies in PFIPC probeTinubu orders EFCC to vacate Osun account freeze order2027: We will not bow to intimidation, Adeleke vowsEFCC can freeze accounts for 72 hrs without court order – SpokesmanReopening Strait Of Hormuz Depends On US — IranKwara kidnap victims released after 6 months in captivityArmy places bounty on wanted ISWAP leaders
Thu. Aug 27th, 2026

BREAKING: Fugitive Maina extradited to Nigeria, says Police

The Nigeria Police Force has extradited Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) on Thursday to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic, where he was arrested having been declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction over a pending criminal trial against him.

The force’s spokesperson ,DCP Frank Mbah said this in a press release in Abuja.

Recall that Abdulrashid Maina was arrested on 30th November, 2020 through the collaborative efforts of the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL NCB, Abuja and their Nigerien counterpart. The team from INTERPOL Nigeria, led by the Commissioner of Police INTERPOL, CP Garba Umar, having completed the necessary documentation requirements and other extradition processes, flew the wanted former Pension Boss, Maina into Nigeria aboard an NPF Jet 5N-HAR and landed at exactly 1417Hrs (Nigerian Time).

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni while applauding the trans-national/inter-agency collaborations that led to the successful arrest and extradition of the wanted fugitive, assures that necessary legal actions will follow immediately.

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