The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has established an advanced cybercrime research centre to strengthen the fight against financial and online crimes in Nigeria. EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, announced this on Wednesday while delivering the 17th Convocation Lecture of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, titled “Beyond Degrees: Cultivating Purpose, Resilience and Service in
Nigeria’s fight against insecurity cannot be won with weapons alone but requires discipline, civic responsibility and resilience among citizens, the head of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned. Retired Brigadier-General Buba Marwa stated that the country risked remaining vulnerable if its citizens lacked character and a sense of duty. Speaking in Abuja
Police in Bayelsa State have paraded three students of the Federal University Otuoke accused of assaulting fellow student Nancy Wilfred in an attack that sparked nationwide outrage after footage went viral. The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Kadi Daniel, Miracle, and Becky, were presented at police headquarters in Yenagoa on Thursday. A fourth suspect, Favour, is
The Bayelsa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a well-known drug dealer, Chief Emeka Opara, for allegedly supplying illicit substances to students of Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma. Opara, 52, was caught alongside his 25-year-old salesgirl, Chidinma Onuoha, during a raid on his home and shop on Friday, August
Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kwara, Adekimi Ojo, has ordered the arrest of police officers accused of extorting money from a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara, Taiwo Kayode Taye. The embarrassed CP said he was disappointed over the conduct of the concerned officers when the development was brought to his attention, assuring
