Acting on credible intelligence related to cult activities around Ibusa and its environs. 06/10/2025 Operatives of CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) stormed the residence of one Onwugbenu Olisa, adult ‘m’ of Umunye by pass by Power Line Ibusa Oshimili North LGA of Delta State. Now, at large, arrested in the said house was one Okechukwu Okwudili Nwanolue, male, 45 years, a native of Abala-Obodo community in Aniocha North LGA of Delta State. Upon search of the residence, one pump action loaded with three(3) live cartridges, two(2) laptops suspected to be devices used for internet fraud, a live snail and other fetish…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit. Yakubu served from 2015 till October 2025. President Tinubu told the council that Amupitan is the first person from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated to occupy the position and is apolitical. Council members unanimously supported the nomination, with Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo describing Amupitan as a man of integrity. In compliance with the…
Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Vatsa, a poet, was among the 17 people who received presidential pardons following the endorsement of the National Council of State, which met in Abuja on Thursday. President Tinubu also granted a posthumous pardon to Herbert Macaulay, a Nigerian nationalist and co-founder, along with Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). Macaulay was the party’s first president, which played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s struggle for independence. However, in 1913,…
. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that one Mr. Adetayo Adewodun, aged 47, who was earlier apprehended for impersonating a LASTMA officer and fraudulently extorting the sum of ₦7,800 from an unsuspecting motorist at Itire Junction, has been remanded by the Lagos Mobile Court following his arraignment on a two-count charge bordering on conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and impersonation. The accused, who pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the Lagos State Government, was consequently ordered to be remanded in a correctional facility pending the perfection of his bail…
In what appears to be yet another desperate attempt to evaderepayment of long-outstanding debts upheld by multiple court judgments, Dr. BrendanInnocent Usoro and his company, Miden Systems Limited, have been linked to anunlawful protest staged on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Central Business Districtin Abuja.A group of individuals claiming to represent a coalition of civil society organizationsobstructed access to a Sterling Bank branch, chanting false allegations and distributingfabricated petitions designed to mislead the public about an ongoing legal matter.There is also an existing Federal High Court order, which expressly prohibits MidenSystems and its affiliates from taking any steps or…
. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Tuesday, 7th of October, 2025 apprehended one Mr. Adetayo Adewodun, aged 47, for impersonating a LASTMA officer and fraudulently extorting the sum of ₦7,800 from an unsuspecting motorist around the Itire Junction axis of Lagos State. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, Mr. Adewodun, accosted one Mr. Ayano Stephen, driver of a white Hilux vehicle (GME 259 TE) belonging to a construction firm, for allegedly making an unlawful turn at the aforementioned junction. Posing as an operative of LASTMA, the impostor deceitfully demanded the sum of ₦80,000 as a supposed penalty…
L-R: Executive Director, South Directorate, Fidelity Bank Plc, Pamela Shodipo; Executive Director, Lagos & South West, Fidelity Bank, Dr. Ken Opara; Executive Director, Strategy and Operations, National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC), Mrs. Tinuola Aigwedo; Executive Director/Chief Risk Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Kevin Ugwuoke; MD/CEO, NCGC, Mr. Bonaventure Okhaimo; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; Executive Director/Chief Operations and Information Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Stanley Amuchie; and Executive Director, Risk Management, NCGC, Prof Ezekiel Oseni, during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Ceremony between Fidelity Bank and NCGC in Lagos. Tier one Lender, Fidelity Bank Plc,…
The world is celebrating 2025 customer service week, which is dedicated to showing love and appreciation for the efforts of the people. Delta State Police command participated fully on Wednesday, 8th October 2025, by carrying out an outreach across the State.The command took advantage of the customer service week to appreciate Deltans for their support in the fight against crime and criminality. Partnership with members of the community is key and has been one of the major reasons why successes have been recorded in the fight against crime and criminality in the State. Souvenirs were presented to road users, market…
Union Bank of Nigeria recently hosted an informal and engaging meet-and-greet session with leading media professionals at The Stallion Plaza, its headquarters in Marina, Lagos. The event, held at SpaceNXT, the Bank’s purpose-designed co-creation hub for innovators and creators, was conceived as a relaxed platform to foster personal connections and deepen mutual understanding between the Bank and media partners. Rather than a formal media briefing, the gathering offered a convivial atmosphere for open conversation, reinforcing Union Bank’s recognition of the media’s essential role in shaping public discourse and amplifying the Bank’s mission. In attendance were senior members of Union Bank’s…
May Agbamuche-Mbu is a seasoned legal practitioner with over three decades of experience working with diverse clients in both the public and private sector. She hails from Delta State, although she was born in Kano where she attended St. Louis Secondary School. She graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1984 with an LLB in Law.After her call to the Bar in 1985, she attended the College of Law, London and qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. May has an LLM with specialisation in Commercial and Corporate Law from Queen…