SENATE APPROVES ₦403.1BN POLICE TRUST FUND BUDGETS FOR 2025, 2026.(PHOTO).

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 SENATE APPROVES ₦403.1BN POLICE TRUST FUND BUDGETS FOR 2025, 2026 The Senate has approved a total of ₦403.1 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund for the 2025 and 2026 fiscal years, to strengthen policing and tackle terrorism, kidnapping, and other security threats. The approved funding includes ₦170.1 billion for 2025 and ₦233 billion for 2026, covering personnel costs, capital projects, and overhead expenses aimed at improving the operational capacity of the Nigeria Police Force. Lawmakers say the funds will support the provision of critical equipment, infrastructure, training, and other resources needed to enhance security across the country. Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has sent a bill to the Senate seeking to repeal and reenact the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.  The proposed legislation aims to speed up the delivery of justice, promote the use of technology in criminal proceedings, and establish a Criminal Justice Monitoring Council to oversee implement...

CONGOLESE FA PRESIDENT GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. (PHOTO).


 CONGOLESE FA PRESIDENT GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR EMBEZZLEMENT


The president of the Congolese Football Federation, Jean‑Guy Blaise Mayolas, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted in a major embezzlement and corruption case that has shaken football administration in the Central African country. 


Mayolas, who heads the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT), was found guilty of several offences including money laundering, embezzlement and document forgery following a lengthy investigation into the federation’s finances. 


Prosecutors said the case centred on the alleged diversion of about $1.3 million in funds provided by FIFA, including nearly $500,000 intended to support the country’s women’s national football team. Investigators claimed the funds were siphoned through a network of shell companies rather than used for football development. 


According to court documents, the ruling was delivered after an eight-month investigation that examined financial records, bank transactions and internal administrative processes within the football federation. 


In a dramatic twist, the court also handed life sentences to Mayolas’ wife and son, who were found to have participated in the scheme. Other senior FECOFOOT officials, including the federation’s secretary-general and treasurer, received five-year prison terms for their roles in the financial irregularities. 


Mayolas, who became FECOFOOT president in 2018, was not present in court when the verdict was delivered. The ruling has triggered shock across the football community and reignited debate over governance and financial accountability in African football administrations.

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