The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said its operatives have recovered $445,000 and N3bn as part of their ongoing investigations into corruption within the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. Dele Oyewale, the spokesman for the EFCC, made this known in a statement, titled “Beta Edu and other Matters: For the Purpose of Clarity. Oyewale revealed…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned the public about a hazardous drug mixture called Combine, adding that is a shortcut to death. Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy for the agency, posted on his social media account on Sunday, revealing details about the intercepted contraband along with a video showcasing…
The Adamawa Police Command has announced its intention to apprehend an 18-year-old suspect following a fatal stabbing during a dispute with a friend. The command shared this information in a statement posted on its official social media account on Sunday. According to the statement, both individuals involved in the altercation were taken to the hospital…
Nigeria Ranks 5th is the first conducted Global Crime Index after the United States (US) and below Romania with Russian as first on the list. This report which is the first of its kind conducted by researchers of the Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, and the University of New South Wales, Canberra, which identifies…
No fewer than 39 lecturers in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been indicted and dismissed over sexual misconduct in the past five years, analysis of media reports by The PUNCH has revealed. Sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian higher educational institutions with a survey conducted in 2018 by the World Bank Group’s Women revealing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) has recovered N30 billion linked to the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu. The commission is currently looking into 50 bank accounts as part of its investigation. The most recent update was shared in a report called “EFCC Alert,” which highlights significant arrests, legal actions, and assets…
Two people have been arrested in Nigeria over an alleged sextortion attempt against an Australian schoolboy who took his own life. Australian police say the teenage victim had traded explicit images with a person online before they began making threats and demanding money. After a global investigation, the pair allegedly responsible were tracked down in…
The Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday remanded the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after he took his plea over alleged abuse of office and allocation of $4.5bn, N2.8bn. Emefiele, who was earlier arraigned alongside his co-defendant, one Henry…
The embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for his prosecution over alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars. Emefiele, alongside his co-defendant, one Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on fresh 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi this…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA), has apprehended Freeman Charles Ogbonna, a passenger bound for Delhi, India, at the screening area of terminal 2 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for swallowing 80 wraps of cocaine. The information was revealed in a press release by Femi Babafemi, the director of Media and Advocacy at…
