US COURT JAILS FORMER NNPC GM FOR 87 MONTHS OVER $2.1M BRIBE FROM CHINESE FIRM
HOTJIST NEWS A U.S. district court has given Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian American, an 87-month prison sentence for taking a $2.1 million bribe from Addax...
BREAKING: DISU ASSUMES DUTY AS ACTING IGP, TAKES FIRST SALUTE AT FORCE HEADQUARTERS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, on Wednesday formally assumed duty at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. His resumption followed his...
EFCC ARRAIGNS MAN OVER ALLEGED N75M FRAUD IN LAGOS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, on Wednesday arraigned Abdullahi Adamu Wada before Justice Olubunmi...
EFCC ARRAIGNS THREE NRC DIRECTORS OVER ALLEGED N2.04BN FRAUD IN LAGOS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) before different courts...
NAVY ARRESTS NINE SUSPECTED OIL THIEVES IN AKWA IBOM, HANDS OVER TO EFCC
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Navy has arrested nine suspected oil thieves allegedly involved in illegal bunkering activities in Akwa Ibom State. The Commander...
TINUBU DECORATES DISU AS ACTING IGP, TO SEEK POLICE COUNCIL CONFIRMATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday decorated Tunji Disu with his new rank as Acting Inspector-General of Police at the State House,...
MAKINDE, KWANKWASO HOLD CLOSED-DOOR MEETING IN IBADAN
By Aishat Momoh. O. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde is currently in a closed-door meeting with the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party,...
CORONER’S COURT ADJOURNS INQUEST INTO DEATH OF CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S SON
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Coroner’s Court sitting at the Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos has adjourned proceedings until April 14, 2026, for the commencement...
INEC TO PROBE STAFF OVER FCT ELECTION SHORTFALLS, BLACKLIST ERRANT TRANSPORTERS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has ordered an investigation into staff members allegedly responsible for...
IED EXPLOSION DAMAGES TRAILER ON GUSAU-FUNTUA HIGHWAY IN ZAMFARA
By Aishat Momoh. O. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated in the early hours of Wednesday along the Gusau–Funtua highway in Zamfara State, damaging a...