Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Task Force has dismissed two of its personnel, Fatai Yusuf and Hammed Garuba, for alleged their involvement in theft during a recent raid. According to the task force’s spokesperson, Mr. Abdulraheem Gbadeyan, the officials stole phones during an operation conducted at a hotel in Gowon Estate, known for…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Founder of Federation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo has been released by the Nigerian Army following an intense media campaign that kicked off after his arrest on Friday. The army had claimed that Soyombo was arrested during an operation against illegal oil bunkering in the South-South region. However, his detention…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Alexander Owoeye of has dismissed a fundamental rights suit instituted against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju (a.k.a Bobrisky) alleging breach of his rights by the Commission and seeking N200million damages. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, November 28,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to 109 foreign nationals accused of cybercrime, money laundering, and illegal residency in Nigeria. Justice Ekerete Akpan set bail at N1 billion, with stringent conditions for the defendants. The accused, citizens from countries including China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Malaysia, and Myanmar, are charged…
The joint task force of Operation DELTA SAFE in Nigeria’s South-South region has successfully recovered over 909,000 litres of stolen crude oil in the past two weeks, according to Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations. The operation, aimed at safeguarding the nation’s economic assets, also seized 71,060 litres of illegally refined AGO…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of an investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, alleging his involvement in an operation targeting a notorious oil theft gang in the Niger Delta. Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was detained at an illegal oil bunkering site alongside other suspects, the army said in a statement…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intensified its compliance operations in Abuja, uncovering alarming practices in the water production sector. In a statement released to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Friday, NAFDAC announced the discovery of a facility in Gwarimpa involved in the production and distribution of unregistered sachet…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos Division of the Appeal Court has nullified the conviction of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his wife’s niece. The court discharged and acquitted Olaleye, citing that the prosecution’s case lacked credible evidence to prove the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has resumed a 10-year-old forgery case against Mr. Saturday Igwe, the Coordinator of an illegal Akwa-Ibom State Polytechnic Osurua, Nyanya Abuja Satellite Campus. According to a press release issued by the spokesperson of the Commission, Demola Bakare on Thursday, Mr. Igwe is accused of forging…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the former Managing Director/CEO of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Gimba Kumo Ya’u, alongside two others, over allegations of diverting $65 million intended for a housing project in Kubwa, Abuja. According to a statement sent to Africa Health Report (AHR) on…
