A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State, has ordered the forfeiture of foreign currencies worth ₦653 million to the federal government following the conviction of one Salisu Ahmad for failure to declare the funds upon entering the country. Justice S.M. Shuaibu delivered the judgment after Ahmad pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of ...
•Late Okah Andrel Eloho The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a landlord and two other suspects over the abduction and murder of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Abah John Friday, 25, and Okah Andrel Eloho, 19. Addressing journalists in Akure, the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Lawal, revealed that one of...
Some of the women abducted from communities in Rafi and Shiroro local government areas of Niger State in February 2024 have returned from terrorist captivity with advanced pregnancies and babies. The pregnancies and infants are believed to belong to the terrorists under whose custody the women were held for over a year, before being rescued [&...
•Former JAMB Registrar Prof Dibu Ojerinde A former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have agreed to settle the ₦5.2 billion case out of court. Ojerinde’s lawyer, Eteya Ogana, informed Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the F...
•Fayose The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced plans to appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, which today acquitted and discharged former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, of alleged ₦6.9 billion fraud. In a statement posted via its official X handle, the Commission said it is re...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four individuals linked to a massive visa scam amounting to ₦500 million, targeting over 100 unsuspecting Nigerians with false promises of overseas employment. The suspects — Blessing Wefsutu (27), Chineye Christian (36), Archibong Udeme Ifereke (23), and Maurine Peter (25) — were all identified as s...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Nigeria Police Force has commenced disciplinary proceedings against 151 senior officers over various allegations of misconduct and ethical breaches, in a move to reinforce accountability and professional discipline within its ranks. Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement today. He said the revi...
•CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has urged Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) host communities to protect national assets located within their areas. Musa made the appeal at a monthly stakeholders’ meeting organised by Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) in Port Harcourt yesterday. Represented by Navy Capt. Lassie ...
•Former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on charges of money laundering and theft amounting to ₦6.9 billion. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke discharged the former governor after upholding his no-case submission filed to challenge his trial by the Econo...
•Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo The Chief Imam of Uromi Central Mosque in Edo State, Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo, has denied the claim that he was rescued by the police, disclosing that he paid N6.5 million ransom before regaining freedom. It was earlier reported how the cleric was kidnapped at Uromi on July 9, and a […]
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