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A Nigerian-born pharmacist from Imo State has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Ike Njiaju, a native of Isiekenesi in Ideato South Local Government Area, advanced from major to lieutenant colonel after more than a decade of service. A board-certified pediatric and infectious diseases pharmacist, he earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences before joining the Army in 2013. Since then, Njiaju has held progressive leadership and clinical roles. He has served as a platoon leader, medical company commander and pediatric clinical pharmacist at Brooke Army Medical Center…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has called on the Oyo State Government to pass a registration law for non-profit organisations to prevent the sector from being used to finance terrorism. EFCC Executive Chairman Ola Olukoyede made the charge through Assistant Commander of EFCC Ibinabo Amachree, Lagos Zonal Coordinator for the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering and team lead for the 2026 National Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment for the non-profit sector in the South-West. The call came during a three-day risk assessment exercise that began on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in Ibadan. Olukoyede said such a law would impose…

A Polaris Bank branch manager was shot dead and two female students abducted on the campus of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) on Sunday evening when suspected kidnappers opened fire. The banker, identified only as Mr. Ossy and based in Owerri, was dropping off his children at the university when the gunmen struck. His children escaped unharmed, but he was fatally shot after reportedly resisting the attackers. Polaris Bank confirmed the killing in a statement by its Head of Brand Management and Corporate Communication, Rasheed Bolarinwa. The bank said the manager was attacked by hoodlums while bringing his…

Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has accused Governor Hyacinth Alia of being behind the blockade that stopped Labour Party-turned-NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi from visiting Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Ortom said the incident showed a government that does not respect the rule of law. He described it as wrong to prevent Obi from travelling to Benue to condole with residents whose relatives were killed. “I condemn what happened yesterday. It is wrong not to allow Peter Obi to visit Benue and sympathise with those people whose people were…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one man in connection with a fraud syndicate that created fake social media accounts in the name of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Registrar to defraud members of the public. The suspect, Nwogba Arinze, was arrested in Anambra State on 27 August 2026. Police say he posed as the Personal Assistant to JAMB Registrar Professor Segun Aina. Investigators found that Arinze used the bank account and debit cards of his late nephew, Edeh Chimezie Benedict, to hide his identity. The nephew’s funeral took place on 31 July 2026, and Arinze had…

Police in Osun State have arrested a man for allegedly killing his mother and burying her body in a shallow grave on their family farm following a dispute over land. The Osun State Police Command said Taye Kasali was arrested on September 7 after investigators linked him to the disappearance of his mother, Mrs Kudirat Kasali. A report that both were missing had been made to officers in Bode-Osi, Ola-Oluwa Local Government Area, on September 1. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the suspect later confessed to the killing. He led detectives to…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has cautioned that a cybersecurity incident at one bank, fintech, payment service provider or technology vendor could rapidly spread and disrupt the entire financial system. Dr Rakiya Opemi Yusuf, Director of the CBN’s Payments System Supervision Department and Chairperson of the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum, delivered the warning on Tuesday during a panel session at the 19th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria in Abuja. Speaking on the theme “Navigating Cyber and Systemic Risks in the AI-Driven Future of Banking: Implications for Financial Stability and Business Resilience,” Yusuf…

The United States has announced a reward of up to $5 million for information that leads to the location, recovery and return of two American siblings, Yusuf and Zahra Shikder, who were taken to Syria more than a decade ago. According to a notice issued Wednesday by the State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme, the children were removed from the United States in 2015 by their mother, who travelled with them to Syria to join ISIS without their father’s consent. The notice describes the act as a kidnapping. The children’s circumstances changed after their mother’s death in 2019. An ISIS…

The Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has reduced the administrative fee for its ongoing passport intervention exercise from £70 to £20 following protests and scrutiny over the higher charge. The change took effect on Wednesday and appears on the mission’s website, though applicants were not formally notified, according to reports. The £70 fee had been imposed during the intervention exercise despite an earlier directive under former President Muhammadu Buhari that limited charges by Nigerian diplomatic missions for making their premises available for such exercises to £20. The higher amount was introduced without approval from the Ministry of Foreign…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to voters in the South-East to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, telling them she wants to enjoy a better Nigeria in her old age. She made the call in Owerri during an empowerment programme for women in Imo State. Speaking in pidgin, she said: “Make una vote for Mr President, we go work for una and Nigeria go better. I want to enjoy Nigeria at old age, so I will work for Nigeria, for my old age.” The event forms part of a wider scheme run through the Office of the…