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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for fraud. He was re-arraigned alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Aminu Baba Kusa, Acacia Holdings,…
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 arrested15 suspected internet fraudsters in Tanke Oke-Odo area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Officers of the Directorate had earlier on Friday, March 22, 2025 arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Tanke, Alao Farm Estate, Yidi…
The Tenth Prosecution Witness, PW10, Fabian Nwaora in the trial of Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 told the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice J.K. Omotosho that investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, forced Bello to withdraw from acquiring an Abuja property, located on No.1…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, busted a Ponzi Scheme Academy and arrested 133 suspects in Abuja. They were arrested at the Compensation Layout in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory, following actionable intelligence on the existence of the Academy. The Academy, named Q University (a.k.a Q-Net) is…
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any links to militant groups, warning against attempts to incite violence or economic sabotage in his name. Fubara made this known in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor was reacting to trending videos…
In a move to enhance Nigeria’s procurement system and prevent corrupt practices, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), have signed of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The MoU outlines several objectives, including the strategic monitoring and evaluation of…
Barrister Maxwell Opara is a prominent Nigerian lawyer known for his eloquence, courage and punchy truths. In a visit to Africa Health Report (AHR) Corporate Head Office in Abuja recently, he spoke on USAID’s withdrawal of funding to Nigeria and other African countries, the lingering sit-at-home in the Southeast, ex-President Ibrahim Babangida’s controversial book, and…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Hammed Saka to three months imprisonment for hawking new Naira notes. He was jailed by Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. A press statement by the EFCC released on…
A heavily petrol-laden tanker exploded on Karu Bridge along the Abuja-Nyanya-Keffi Road on Wednesday evening, sparking a massive fire that destroyed no fewer than 30 vehicles. Eyewitness account said that the explosion occurred when the tanker, carrying Premium Motor Spirit, lost control and crashed on the bridge, igniting a blaze that spread rapidly. The eyewitnesses…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn- in the sole administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.), into office. The brief ceremony held around 3PM at the State House, Abuja, was witnessed by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the Principal Secretary to…