Doctors have been told to stop dishing out three common drugs given to thousands of Brits at the same time, over fears the combination could cause ‘sudden death’. The warning follows the death of a ‘beautiful, generous and caring’ nurse, who died of a sudden cardiac arrest four years after starting the medications. Sudden Cardiac…
The Sahel region of Africa is the “epicentre of global terrorism” and now, for the first time, accounts for “over half of all terrorism-related deaths”, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Its new report says that in this semi-arid area to the south of the Sahara Desert 3,885 people out of a worldwide total…
Worried by the rising tide of Chinese involvement in financial crimes in Nigeria, the Ambassador of People’s Republic China to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai has broached the possibility of collaboration between a Chinese working group with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in tackling cybercrime. Dunhai mooted the proposal in Abuja on Tuesday, when he…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the French government have expressed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the areas of asset tracking, cybercrime investigation, and security training. This disclosure was made in Abuja on Tuesday, when the Director of Security and Defence Cooperation at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Lieutenant…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand of the ex-P-Square manager, Mr Jude Okoye in the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. Jude Chigozie Okoye, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye, was arraigned before the court in a fresh matter brought to it by the…
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, adjourned hearing in the trial of Jude Okoye Chigozie, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye till April 14, 2025. The court presided over by Justice Alexander Owoeye is looking into the matter brought before it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Okoye…
A coalition of 36 women’s rights groups, under the banner of “Womanifesto”, has demanded the immediate resignation of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio over recent developments in the National Assembly, particularly allegations of derogatory remarks made by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio against female senators. Womanifesto, a network of more than 360 women’s rights…
…As NCS Prepares to Activate B’Odogwu in Other Commands The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) commitment to enhancing collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to facilitate trade and boost revenue generation—a development he said would benefit all Nigerians. CGC Adeniyi made this known on Thursday, 27…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a transparent and resilient financial system by reinforcing regulatory compliance and risk management across Nigerian financial institutions. Speaking at a high-level Mandatory Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Training Workshop held in collaboration with Citi on February 28, 2025, in Lagos, Ms. Shola Phillips,…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede has described corruption and financial crimes as the greatest problems, hobbling economic growth and development of the country. He stated this on Friday, when the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, led by its Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Adewale Oyerinde…
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