Author: Victory Odibo

Odibo Victory At least 164 people have been confirmed dead following the twin earthquakes that struck the country, prompting the UN Secretary General, António Guterres to express solidarity. The United Nations (UN) also promised to mobilize support to help the victims affected by the earthquake. This was disclosed by the UN Spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, at the UN headquarters in NewYork, on Thursday, while briefing journalists on the support the global organisation is offering to the country Also, 971 were injured after the powerful tremors hit northern areas late Wednesday less than one minute apart. However, it is not yet known…

Odibo Victory The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have raised concerns over the risks posed to businesses and national security by the activities of unregistered Point of Sale (POS) operators across the country. The concerns were expressed in Abuja on Thursday when the Chairman of the CAC Board, Senator Ibrahim Adah, paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, at the Commission’s headquarters. This was contained in a statement issued by the EFCC on Thursday. Adah, who was accompanied by members of the CAC management team, sought the…

Odibo Victory The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has debunked the publication of fake cut-off marks being circulated on social media. The institution urged the public to disregard the fake departmental admission cut-off points, describing it as false and misleading. This was contained in a statement signed by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Effiong Eyo, on Thursday. According to the statement, the fake publication was not authorised as it did not emanate from the university, adding that the cut-off points were false. The management warned guardians and prospective candidates to disregard any such information and refrain from…

Agency Report The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has on Monday, 9,488.186 kilograms of illicit and controlled drugs, arrested 1,587 suspects and secured 71 convictions between July 2025 and June 2026. Mr Anthony Gotar, Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA Plateau Command, made the disclosure on Thursday in Jos at the commemoration of the 2026 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Gotar said the seizures had significantly disrupted drug distribution networks and prevented harmful substances from reaching communities across the state. He said the command arrested a total of 1,587 suspects in line with the NDLEA Act and…

Agency Report When the ground beneath Venezuela started violently rocking on Wednesday evening, Verónica feared the walls of her Caracas apartment would bury her. I thought I was going to die,” she told BBC Mundo. She was at home celebrating a national holiday with her mother when tremors from two large earthquakes hit the city, seconds apart, around 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT): the first at a magnitude of 7.2 and the second at 7.5. More than 160 people have been confirmed dead so far and hundreds more are injured – but authorities have warned they have not even begun…

Odibo Victory The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has disclosed that is set to arraign President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged $2.530m laundering probe. Bodejo is being charged to court over allegations bordering on terrorism financing and money laundering to the tune of  $2.530 million. This was contained in a statement issued by the EFCC on Wednesday. The EFCC, on Monday, filed a twelve-count charge before the Federal High Court against Bodejo, alleging him of  receiving and possessing large sums of cash in foreign currency linked to proceeds of…

Odibo Victory The Bilateral trade between Nigeria and Philippines has increased by 700 percent over the last three years. This was disclosed by the Philippines’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Mersole J. Mellejor on Wednesday during the 128th Independence Anniversary celebration of the Republic of the Philippines. The celebration was hosted by the country’s Embassy in Abuja. Mersole stated that the volume of bilateral trade between both countries rose from a modest 47 million dollars in 2023 to 300 million dollars in 2025. According to him, both countries had maintained cordial relations and were working to expand other areas of cooperation for…

Odibo Victory The Ogun State Government Ministry on Wednesday said it has arrested those connected with latest case of rape in the state. It also said that the case of one Nsikak Emem who false claimed to have been raped has been referred to the Ministry of Women Affairs where she is custody to undergo rehabilitation. The state’s Ministry of Justice said the ringleader in the rape allegation involving a 15-year-old girl in Ifo Local Government Area of the state was arrested.  The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade, (SAN) while announcing the arrest of the alleged ringleader in the…

Odibo Victory  The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has on Wednesday, arraigned a man over alleged N13.6m fraud in Borno. The suspect who identified himself as Gambo Mohammed was brought before Justice Babagana Shettima of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The defendant was arraigned on  four-count charges bordering on money laundering and criminal misappropriation to the tune of N13.6m. Count one of the charges read: “That you, Gambo Mohammed, (a.k.a Modu Gambo), sometime in 2025, within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of…

Odibo Victory The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has on Wednesday, raided a methamphetamine laboratory in Oyo State and arrested a Mexican national alongside four Nigerians. The laboratory is operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, commended the officers involved in the operation for their professionalism, dedication, and bravery. Marwa, who was represented by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the breakthrough came barely four weeks after the NDLEA dismantled another large…