The on-going face-off between militants and the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Okrika Local Government Local Government of Rivers State has provoked the declaration of a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the area. But the Movement for the Emancipation of the … read more
The Director of Operations in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, is to join his boss, Nuhu Ribadu, on a compulsory one year course. Lamorde, according to sources in the commission, is to proceed on a one-year … read more
King Anderson Zidafamo, the 91-year-old father of the Bayelsa State�s Accountant-General, Mr. Thomas Zidafamo, kidnapped by militants on December 19, regained his freedom on Saturday. The nonagenarian was kidnapped at gunpoint, at his palace in coastal Bulu-Orua hometown in Sagbama … read more
More public outrage on Saturday trailed the plan by the police authorities to send the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on a study leave. A former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari; former governor … read more
In what looked like a renewed offensive by the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in Rivers State against the camp of the leader of Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Mr. Tom Ateke, the Task Force yesterday uncovered three camps where the … read more
IT was supposed to be a top secret document but, by hook or crook, the guarded memo with reference number, TFRH/25/G, written by the commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF), otherwise known as Operation Restore Hope, Effurun Barracks, Delta … read more
Saddam Hussein was hanged on Saturday for crimes against humanity. Here are reactions to the news: U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on … read more
The head of Nigeria’s anti-corruption unit has reportedly been ordered to go on year-long study leave, in an apparent attempt to sideline him. Nuhu Ribadu, who has spearheaded Nigeria’s attempts to combat financial crime, is involved in the prosecution of … read more
Ordinarily, Aba-Agbo is not a village in the consciousness of many. But the sleepy community in Iru Local Government Area of Lagos State has since Christmas day been playing host to visitors, including top government officials and humanitarian organisations, courtesy … read more
Nobel Laureate, Prof-essor Wole Soyinka yesterday strongly condemned the removal of Nuhu Ribadu as chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as a contemptuous New Year gift, that constitutes an assault on the corporate integrity of … read more