Category: Corruption

Pressure Mounts On Burutu Councillors To Deny Chairman Rift, Remain Silent On ₦2.5m Projects, Hold Tuesday Sitting

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Fresh controversy has engulfed Burutu Local Government Council in Delta State, as councillors are reportedly under intense pressure to publicly deny reports of a rift with the council chairman, even as they continue to maintain silence over the controversial ₦2.5 million allegedly released to each councillor for ward projects. The development comes as the Legislative Arm of the council is scheduled to hold its plenary sitting today (Tuesday), a meeting expected to attract keen public attention amid growing calls for the lawmakers to clarify their position on the issues generating…

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Anambra Police Reject Extortion Allegations Against Senior Officers, Restate Anti-Corruption Stance

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  The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed allegations circulating on social media that senior police officers benefit from extortion allegedly carried out by personnel deployed at the Onitsha Bridge Head, describing the claims as inconsistent with the values and operational standards of the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the leadership of the Command remains committed to professionalism, accountability and ethical policing, stressing that no act of extortion or misconduct is sanctioned by the Command. Ikenga…

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Ondo Police Arrest Four Officers Over Viral Stop-and-Search Video, Launch Probe

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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four police officers captured in a viral social media video allegedly making unprofessional and ethnically insensitive remarks to a member of the public during a stop-and-search operation along the Lagos–Benin Expressway. Addressing journalists in Akure on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the officers had been identified and taken into custody on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Felix Ohagwu. The officers were identified as AP/No. 207454 ASP Elomore Sodayo, AP/No. 332012 Inspector Adefila Adewale, AP/No.…

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Power Without Progress: How Omo-Agege Missed A Historic Opportunity To Empower Urhobo Youth In The 9th Senate

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By Ufuoma Egbe:    Political power is measured not by the lofty titles a leader holds, but by the lives they transform. When Senator Ovie Omo-Agege emerged as the Deputy President of the Senate in the 9th National Assembly, it was hailed as a watershed moment for Urhobo Pepole. Ranking as Nigeria’s sixth-highest public official, with direct access to the presidency and Aso Rock power brokers, his office commanded unmatched privilege. The expectations of the Urhobo people were rightfully high: this was supposed to be the golden era of strategic human capital…

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Burutu Council In Turmoil As ₦2.5m Constituency Fund Sparks Fresh Rift Between Chairman, Councillors

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Fresh details have emerged on the deepening crisis rocking Burutu Local Government Council in Delta State, with the recent release of ₦2.5 million to each councillor for constituency projects exposing what insiders describe as a prolonged breakdown in the relationship between the council chairman and the legislative arm. Findings by journalists indicate that the payment, approved on July 16, 2026, for 2025 constituency projects has done little to calm tensions, as councillors reportedly view the amount as a departure from Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s directive that every councillor should receive at…

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Fake Facebook, WhatsApp Accounts: Delta Health Commissioner Warns Public Against Job Scam

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  The Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, has alerted members of the public to the activities of fraudsters impersonating him on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms to extort money from unsuspecting job seekers with false promises of securing employment in the Delta State Civil Service.   In a disclaimer issued on Wednesday, the Commissioner said the syndicate had been using fake social media accounts and the WhatsApp phone number 07055502867 to falsely present themselves as him while demanding financial payments from victims in exchange for…

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BREAKING:Fake PFIPC DG Adeyemi Nabb As Court Order His Arrest ed

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    The self-styled Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has been arrested following a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja.   Adeyemi’s arrest came shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered his arrest during proceedings before the court.   The suspect had allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), an organisation authorities say does not exist.   Although details surrounding the allegations against Adeyemi were still sketchy as of the time of filing this…

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Anambra Police Foil Suspected Kidnap Plot, Arrest 66-Year-Old Over Alleged Fraud Gang

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The Anambra State Police Command has foiled a suspected kidnap plot, rescued a victim and arrested a 66-year-old suspect over his alleged involvement in a criminal syndicate accused of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public across Anambra and Enugu states. The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, arrested the suspect, identified as Kenneth Nnaji, during an operation carried out on the evening of July 11, 2026, in Awka. According to the police, preliminary investigations revealed that…

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EFCC Arraigns Ex-Banker For Alleged N294.5m Theft In Lagos

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  ‎The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of a new generation bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Chinonso is being prosecuted on a five-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N294.5m. One of the charges reads:”That you, Chinonso Akujobi, sometime between January and December, 2025, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with a dishonest…

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Emevor: Amnesty Condemns Public Flogging Of Delta Man Over Criticism Of Abandoned Project, Demands Probe

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  Human rights organisation Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the alleged public flogging of a resident of Emevor Community in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, describing the incident as a grave violation of human rights and an assault on freedom of expression. The organisation identified the victim as Godspower Okedi, alleging that he was publicly beaten for questioning those in authority over an abandoned infrastructure project in his community. In a statement, Amnesty International Nigeria said a verified video circulating on social media showed Okedi being held…

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