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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced the recovery of N365.4 billion and the successful prosecution of 4,111 cases in 2024. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this on Saturday at the conclusion of a three-day retreat for the commission’s directors in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The retreat, themed “EFCC: The Journey So Far, Ensuring Professionalism and Integrity,” focused on strategies to enhance efficiency and public trust in the agency’s operations. According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, Olukoyede attributed the commission’s achievements to the dedication and sacrifices of its personnel. He assured that within the next…

Troops of Operation Fansa Yamma have neutralised at least 31 bandits in two separate operations in Katsina State, dealing a significant blow to criminal elements terrorising the region. In the first operation at Maigora village in Faskari Local Government Area, soldiers engaged the bandits in combat, eliminating 12 of them, including a notorious commander identified as Dogo. Seven motorcycles used by the criminals were also seized. The confrontation initially led to the death of five bandits after they attacked the village. However, when the insurgents regrouped and launched a counteroffensive, military forces responded with superior firepower, killing seven more. In…

Tension has gripped residents of Owo, Ondo State, following the abduction of a businessman, Tope Faji, along with his wife and daughter, by unknown gunmen. The kidnappers have reportedly demanded a ransom of N30 million for their release. The incident occurred in front of the victims’ residence along Ipele Road, Owo, in Owo Local Government Area. According to family sources, the abductors later reduced the ransom demand to N20 million, but communication with them has since ceased, heightening fears about the victims’ safety. A family source narrated how the abduction unfolded, saying they had spent time together earlier in the…

A Lagos-based member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ushie Uguamaye, may face a 30-day extension of her service with half pay after publicly criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Uguamaye, who is known as @talktoraye on TikTok, recently posted a video condemning the economic hardship Nigerians have faced since Tinubu assumed office. Following the video’s circulation, she claimed she received a phone call from an NYSC official threatening her over her remarks. In another video, Uguamaye disclosed that she had been summoned to the NYSC office in Eti-Osa Local Government Area, Lagos, on Monday. She also expressed concerns for…

For the second time in less than two weeks, military personnel have allegedly attacked electricity distribution workers in Lagos, leaving some staff members hospitalised. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the latest incident occurred at the Badagry Injection Substation, where soldiers from the Nigerian Army’s 15th Field Engineers Regiment in Topo Town reportedly assaulted Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) workers in the early hours of Thursday. This attack follows a similar incident on March 7, when officers of the Nigerian Air Force from the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base in Ikeja allegedly assaulted Ikeja Electric (IE) staff at the company’s headquarters in…

Awe Ayomide The recently freed Afenifere National Youth President, Eniola Ojajuni, has raised the alarm over the escalating security crisis in the South-West, revealing that kidnappers have set up no fewer than 55 camps across the region. Ojajuni, who endured 12 harrowing days in captivity, was abducted on February 17, 2025, while traveling from Ondo State to Abuja. He disclosed that the kidnappers operate extensively in Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, and Ogun states. In a statement on Sunday, Ojajuni revealed that the kidnappers openly discussed their plans to intensify abductions in Ondo and Lagos states, boasting of their well-organised camps strategically…

The Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, has strongly dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s criticism of the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, calling the claims of wastefulness and corruption unfounded. Umahi, speaking at a press briefing on the project’s progress, accused Obasanjo of lacking the moral authority to criticize the ambitious infrastructure initiative championed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obasanjo, in his recently released book Nigeria: Past and Future, had described the N15.6 trillion coastal highway project as wasteful, linking it to alleged corrupt practices and referencing past government projects like the Siemens power project and the privatization of national…

The Ogun Police Command has confirmed that a police officer, Insp Ajele Oloyede, allegedly shot himself in the Igbesa area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. Ms Odutola said that before the incident at about 1:20 p.m. on Friday, the deceased officer was on special duty at Goodwill Ceramic Company. “According to preliminary reports, Tolorunloju Stephen, an officer attached to the Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos, was also on special duty at the company. He had just returned from Ikeja when he entered the security office. “He found Oloyede resting his…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has vehemently denied claims that Governor Siminalayi Fubara sent a letter proposing a new date for the presentation of the 2025 budget. The assembly accused the governor of obstructing the enforcement of the Supreme Court’s ruling and engaging in actions aimed at misleading the public. Speaking on Sunday in Port Harcourt, Enemi George, the spokesperson of the assembly and chairman of the House Committee on Information, refuted claims made by the governor. According to George, no letter had been received from Fubara notifying the assembly of a new date for the 2025 budget presentation.…

The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a large cache of illegal goods in Lagos, seizing 13,800 liters of petrol and 71 bags of foreign rice in multiple operations along Badagry creeks. The interceptions were carried out between March 7 and March 14 by operatives from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry, with the latest operation launched on March 14 at approximately 2:54 a.m. according to Navy Captain Oyeleye Omotayo, Commanding Officer of FOB Badagry. Omotayo revealed that the operations were part of a sustained effort to curb smuggling activities within the Navy’s Area of Operation in Badagry. Acting on critical intelligence…