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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...

OLUKOYEDE HAILS CCB ONLINE ASSET DECLARATION. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE


 Olukoyede Hails CCB Online Asset Declaration


The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has described online asset declaration, introduced by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB as an idea whose time has come and a huge step forward in the fight against corruption.


He stated this on Monday, March 30, 2026 in a Goodwill Message at the opening of a national workshop themed:  “Strengthening Compliance with the Code of Conduct for Public Officers in Nigeria and the Deployment of the Online Assets and Liabilities Declaration Systems (OALDS)”,  in conjunction with the European Union, the Federal Ministry of Justice and International IDEA.


Speaking through the Director, Public Affairs Department of the EFCC, Commander of the EFCC, CE Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s boss  said, “I believe that the introduction of online asset declaration signals a huge step forward in the fight against corruption, as it offers Nigeria an opportunity to enhance transparency, promote accountability and foster trust in governance.”


He observed that the new system will make a lasting impact  by eliminating human interference and providing digital footprints for real-time monitoring and urged public officers at all levels to embrace the innovation for the entrenchment of trust and integrity.


“Migrating from the age-long manual declaration system to a digital asset declaration platform is revolutionary as it offers an opportunity for all stakeholders to enjoy new benefits. Some of the benefits is a seamless declaration process that eliminates human interference and also overcomes democratic bottlenecks that mar the manual system that we have been operating for many years. Online declaration also offers digital footprints, which encourages real time monitoring and for us in law enforcement, such footprints also assist us in verifying asset declaration by public officers,” he said.


While applauding the wisdom of the CCB and its partners in bringing together the heads of service of sub-national governments to be part of the engagement, he charged the heads of service to be committed to the implementation of the innovation for the achievement of the desired goal.


 “Your personal example and commitment to this initiative will make all the difference. So,  I'm counting on you to embrace this innovation and run with it. The EFCC will be delighted if we see that commitment and compliance to asset declaration formats improve going forward. I therefore charge public officers across all tiers of government to embrace this online asset declaration system as part of the wider efforts to build trust and enhance integrity in governance,” he said.


He assured the CCB of the support of the EFCC in the enforcement of the laws on asset declaration by public officers and expressed the hope that Nigerians and especially public officers across all tiers of government, will take the opportunity of the innovation to ensure compliance with asset declaration.

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