Month: February 2026

News

Sen. Mpigi’s passing, difficult to comprehend – Nwoko

Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) and Chairman Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation on Friday lamented the demise of his late colleague, Sen. Barinada Mpigi.
Mpigi, representing the Rivers South-East Senatorial District, passed away Feb. 19, at the age of 64.
Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, in his eulogy to the departed lawmaker in Abuja, stated that the announcement of Mpigi’s death still felt improbable, even a week after it occurred.

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Business

76 oil wells: A’Ibom, C’River resolve dispute

The lingering controversy surrounding the disputed 76 oil wells between Akwa Ibom and Cross River States has been resolved, following high-level engagements involving key political actors at the national level.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday in Abuja, hosted Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State and his Cross River State counterpart, Bassey Otu, in what insiders described as a decisive meeting to put an end to the protracted dispute.

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Metro

EFCC arraigns man over alleged N157m fraud

According to the EFCC, the defendant allegedly converted an aggregate sum of about ₦157,000,000, part of which was paid into his First City Monument Bank account by Nathaniel Russell Okpenyi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ursyfin Integrated Services Ltd. The funds were purportedly for the award of contracts.

The charge states that the alleged offences contravene Section 18(1) and (2)(b) and (d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and are punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.

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Metro

Police arrest armed suspects, recover illegal firearms in A’Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on illegal arms proliferation and violent crime, recording a major operational breakthrough with the arrest of armed suspects and the recovery of several firearms in Oruk Anam Local Government Area.

In a coordinated, intelligence-led operation carried out at about 5:55 am on 25 February 2026, operatives of the command, acting on credible information and continuing investigations into a reported case of theft, stormed the residence of a principal suspect at Nung Oku Ibiet 1 Village in Oruk Anam.

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