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The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mohammed Abdullahi Korimi before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri over an alleged N25.6 million fraud.
Korimi was arraigned on Thursday, 16 April 2026, on two counts bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining by false pretence, involving N25,647,000.
A US-based Ijaw scholar has called for a strategic rethink of governance structures across the Ijaw nation, warning that over-reliance on a single institutional authority could undermine accountability and long-term development.
In a candid reflection on recent developments, Prof. Mondy Selle Gold urged the leadership of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to embrace what he described as “institutional plurality”, the coexistence of multiple credible organisations to strengthen governance, representation and transparency within the Ijaw socio-political space.
A US-based Ijaw scholar has called for a strategic rethink of governance structures across the Ijaw nation, warning that over-reliance on a single institutional authority could undermine accountability and long-term development.
In a candid reflection on recent developments, Prof. Mondy Selle Gold urged the leadership of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to embrace what he described as “institutional plurality”, the coexistence of multiple credible organisations to strengthen governance, representation and transparency within the Ijaw socio-political space.
The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State, has matriculated 2,101 students into its 2025/2026 full-time and School of Industrial and Continuing Education programmes.
The Principal and Chief Executive of PTI, Dr Samuel Onoji, administered the institute’s oath to the new students on Friday. He was represented at the ceremony by the Director of Research and Development, Dr Tina Isichei.
The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State, has matriculated 2,101 students into its 2025/2026 full-time and School of Industrial and Continuing Education programmes.
The Principal and Chief Executive of PTI, Dr Samuel Onoji, administered the institute’s oath to the new students on Friday. He was represented at the ceremony by the Director of Research and Development, Dr Tina Isichei.
The South-South Reawakening Group (SSRG) has called for increased funding for the South-South Development Commission (SSDC), alongside the immediate release of funds earmarked for its take-off.
Joseph Ambakederimo, convener of the SSRG, appealed while speaking to journalists on Friday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
The South-South Reawakening Group (SSRG) has called for increased funding for the South-South Development Commission (SSDC), alongside the immediate release of funds earmarked for its take-off.
Joseph Ambakederimo, convener of the SSRG, appealed while speaking to journalists on Friday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
The Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE) has declared that no valid election of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) was conducted on 13 April, insisting that any exercise held on that date is null and void.
Chairman of CITRE, His Royal Majesty King Bubaraye Dakolo, made this known during a press briefing on Friday, stating that the purported election contravened established procedures.
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said the 60-megawatt independent power project inaugurated on 10 April by President Bola Tinubu is not yet complete and still requires “finishing touches.”
The governor’s clarification follows disappointment among residents of Yenagoa and its environs, who had expected immediate improvement in electricity supply after the plant’s inauguration.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 23 suspected cultists and recovered five firearms during a coordinated statewide crackdown on cultism and violent crime.
The operations, carried out across Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Okoko, Ilasan, Ogba and Iju, targeted criminal hideouts and illegal arms proliferation. Police said the raids were part of ongoing efforts by the Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, to curb cult-related violence in the state.