Tension gripped residents of Ifelodun Local Government Area on Sunday after suspected bandits stormed a worship centre belonging to the Evangelical Church Winning All in Omugo community, abducting several congregants during service. Eyewitness accounts said the attackers arrived in the middle of the service and opened fire sporadically, sending worshippers into panic before whisking away...
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EFCC Intensifies Anti-Money Laundering Campaign as SCUML Enlightens Public on E-Registration in Kwara
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has intensified its public enlightenment campaign on anti-money laundering compliance with a sensitisation programme on “The Platform,” a live radio programme aired on Monday, March 16, 2026 on Radio Kwara 2, Midland 99.1 FM....
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How Alleged ₦5.78bn Kwara UBEC Funds Were Spent on Salaries, Loans, Road Projects – EFCC Witness
The trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged diversion of ₦5.78 billion Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds resumed on Monday, February 16, 2026, with fresh revelations before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. Testifying as the sixth...
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₦868.4m Fraud: Former Acting AGF Confirms Payouts to Private Companies
A former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 admitted before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that he confessed in his statements at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, that funds were transferred to four companies from the...
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EFCC Nets 10, Seizes Trucks Loaded With Lithium, Tin in Kwara Illegal Mining Crackdown
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has intensified its clampdown on illegal mining in Kwara State with the arrest of 10 suspects and the seizure of trucks conveying solid minerals suspected to have been illegally excavated. Operatives of the EFCC’s Ilorin Zonal Directorate carried out the arrest on Sunday along the Ilorin–Ogbomosho road following what...
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EFCC Fights Ngige’s Bail, Cites Passport Breach After Foreign Trip
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, December 15, 2025, vehemently opposed the bail application of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who was arraigned before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja.Ngige was arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged contract fraud...
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Medaiyese Hails Appointment of Gen. Musa, Says Nigeria Gains a Seasoned Defender
Former Labour Party chieftain and 2023 Kogi State House of Assembly candidate, Hon. Oluwatosin Medaiyese, has congratulated Nigeria’s newly appointed Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, describing his emergence as a major boost to the nation’s security architecture. In his congratulatory message, Medaiyese said Gen. Musa’s appointment reflects President Bola Tinubu’s confidence in competence...
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Ozioko Assumes Duty as New EFCC Zonal Director in Ilorin, Promises Stronger Fight Against Corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appointed Commander CE Anselem Ozioko as the new Zonal Director for its Ilorin office, marking a new chapter in the Commission’s anti-corruption drive in Kwara and neighbouring states. Ozioko officially took over on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, during a brief handover ceremony held at the EFCC Conference...
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Kwara CSOs Urged to Lead Grassroots Fight Against Insecurity
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Kwara State to take greater responsibility in addressing insecurity through community sensitisation and security education. Speaking in Ilorin during an interface with CSOs on the theme “Working Together to Secure Nigeria for Greatness,” the NOA Zonal Director, Dr. Priscilla Gondoaluor, said insecurity...
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EFCC, CLTC Collaborate on Youth Enlightenment against Internet Fraud
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has stated that the Commission will enhance its collaboration with the Citizen and Leadership Training Centre, CLTC, especially on youth enlightenment against internet fraud. He stated this in Abuja on Thursday, October 2, 2025 when the Director General of the Center, Rinsola Abiola and her management team paid him a courtesy visit at the...