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Residents and business owners along the old Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Road in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State have raised concerns over what they describe as a surge in suspected illegal oil bunkering activities, urging the authorities to intervene before the situation escalates.
The residents alleged that the area has witnessed an influx of trucks in recent weeks, with many reportedly arriving at night to load suspected illegally refined petroleum products.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC), Ahmed Adamu Dikko, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the alleged laundering of more than ₦1.32 billion.
Dikko was arraigned on Wednesday before Justice Inyang Ekwo on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to pay former Minister of Power, Dr Olu Agunloye, ₦10 million in damages for defamation over a publication linking him to an alleged $6 billion fraud.
In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Peter Kekemeke held that the EFCC’s publication on its website and X account, captioned “EFCC arraigns Agunloye over $6 billion fraud,” was false, defamatory and damaging to the former minister’s reputation.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected vehicle thief and recovered a stolen minibus during an intelligence-led operation in Uyo.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, said the suspect, Aniette Etim, 36, of Ifa Atai Village in Uyo Local Government Area, was arrested on 5 July 2026 at about 5:30 pm.
The Tugboat, Fuel Barges and Seagoing Vessel Association of Nigeria (TUBAVS) has unveiled a nationwide vessel verification and registration exercise aimed at supporting the Federal Government’s efforts to combat sea piracy, illegal oil bunkering and other maritime crimes.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, and signed by its Legal Adviser, Tonye D. Wilson, the association directed the immediate verification, registration and stricter regulation of all marine vessels and watercraft operating on Nigeria’s coastal and inland waterways.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted it will continue to hold the Bayelsa State Government accountable over what it described as worsening poverty and hunger across the state, despite criticism from the administration.
The opposition party said its constitutional role was to scrutinise government policies, demand accountability and ensure that the interests of Bayelsans were protected.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected security impersonator and recovered assorted security uniforms, insignia and official accoutrements allegedly used to deceive members of the public.
The command said the suspect was apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation on Atiku Abubakar Way, Uyo, on Sunday, 5 July 2026, at about 2:30 p.m.
The Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON), the umbrella professional body for guidance counsellors in the country, will celebrate its Golden Jubilee from 16 to 21 August 2026 at Ibom Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, marking 50 years of advancing professional counselling and national development.
The anniversary, themed “Counselling Practice for Sustainable Livelihood and Development,” will bring together leading experts, policymakers, educators and mental health professionals to examine the role of counselling in building resilient individuals and sustainable societies.
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.