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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of one property and the interim forfeiture of four others linked to former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who is serving a 75-year prison sentence for corruption.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, delivered the ruling on Thursday, holding that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had established that one of the properties was acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, July 6, 2026, presented its First Prosecution Witness (PW1) before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja, in the trial of the former Chairman, Board of Directors, defunct Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank Limited), Tunde Ayeni.
EFCC is prosecuting Ayeni on an 18-count amended charge bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and diversion of funds totaling N15.6 billion.
A Bayelsa State High Court has remanded a 39-year-old man, Ogbonna-Otu Emizibo Dennis, popularly known as “Ogbono”, in prison custody over the alleged abduction of Justice E.G. Omukoro and adjourned the case until 14 July for further hearing.
Dennis was arraigned before Justice I. Eradiri of High Court 4 in Yenagoa on four counts bordering in conspiracy to commit a felony, kidnapping, conspiracy to inflict grievous bodily harm and attempted murder.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Vikings Confraternity and a suspected cable vandal in separate intelligence-led operations targeting cultism, drug abuse and the vandalism of critical infrastructure.
The operations led to the recovery of suspected illicit drugs, vandalised electrical cables and tools believed to have been used in criminal activities.
In the first operation, police operatives raided a residential building off Abak Road in Uyo, identified through intelligence as a hideout for cult-related activities and illicit drug use.
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The Technical Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Communication and Strategy, High Chief Abednego Don Evarada, has called on the Federal Government to adopt a community-based security model to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.
Evarada said stronger collaboration between security agencies and local communities would enhance intelligence gathering and improve efforts to tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has handed over 90,000 litres of suspected illegally sourced ethanol, two tanker trucks and six suspects to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for further investigation and regulatory action.
The handover took place on Thursday in Uyo after the NSCDC concluded its preliminary investigation into the seizure.
The National Association of Concerned Parents (NACP) has called on the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) to explain the prolonged delay in concluding its recruitment exercise, saying thousands of young Nigerians have been left in uncertainty for an extended period.
Addressing a news conference in Yenagoa on Thursday, the association’s National President, Nantip Namdap, and National Secretary, Obong Akpan, urged the Chairman of the FCSC, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, to provide Nigerians with a clear explanation for the delay and a timetable for completing the recruitment process.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded breakthroughs in its crackdown on violent crime, arresting a murder suspect who had been on the run for nearly six months and dismantling a suspected armed robbery syndicate operating in Ibiono Ibom and Itu Local Government Areas.
The operations also led to the recovery of a locally made Dane gun allegedly used in the murder, a single-barrel gun, eight live cartridges and a suspected stolen motorcycle.
The Chairman of Mbo Local Government Council, Hon. Sunday Etim, JP, has disbursed ₦56 million in start-up grants to 112 trained youths to support entrepreneurship and drive grassroots economic growth in Akwa Ibom State.
Each beneficiary received ₦500,000 after completing vocational and technical training, enabling them to transition directly from skills acquisition to business ownership.