An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, today, granted an Ibadan-based travel agent, Christon Wilson, 65, bail for N10 million, over alleged N700 million visa scam. This is in connection with an alleged visa scam amounting to N700 million, specifically related to the procurement of Australian visas, reports NAN. The defendant’s counsel, Mr. ...
•PPRO Toun Ejire-Adeyemi The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Abdullateef Yakubu and Yakubu Olanrewaju of Shao Garage area, Ilọrin, for allegedly slitting the throat of a neighbour over a disagreement. It was learnt that the incident occurred around past 12:00 am on Monday at Shao Garage area, Ilọrin, reports Daily Trust. ...
•Terrorists and Governor Kefas Irked by incessant abductions and barbaric killing of innocent souls unabated, and solutions insights by bandits in different hot spots in Taraba state, some few days to his release from captivity, the Second Class Chief of Kwaji Chiefdom in Yorro local government area of Taraba State Alhaji Umaru Abubakar Nyala ...
•Sadiya Umar-Farouk A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, yesterday, failed to appear at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, to answer questions over an alleged N37.1 billion fraud. A top EFCC source told our correspondent ...
•The suspects The Kogi State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has paraded one Faruk Abdullahi for the procurement of fake employment letter of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Authority NIMASA to Sule Abdullahi at the cost of two million naira. Also paraded were pastor Chimezie who collected one Milli...
•Gunmen One Man Village near Mararaba in Nasarawa State was thrown into confusion when suspected armed robbers stormed a popular Abdullahi Supermarket killing four customers, including a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The CBN staff was identified through his Identity Card as Daniel Adefemi Okunade placed on his body, reports The N...
•Terrorists Following the constant wave of terror attacks on Garam, a community in Tafa Local Government of Niger State, which shares a boundary with the nation’s capital, Abuja, residents of the area have now been displaced as they fled their homes, seeking refuge in urban centres of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Garam, which shares [&...
•Terrorists The Chief Imam of Jumma’at Mosque of Ndun village of Tangur District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Malam Muhammad Sani Idris, as well as an okada rider, Muhammad Gambo, have been killed. The Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident to our correspo...
•Buhari Sadiya Umar-Farouk, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, is expected to be interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) about an alleged N37.1 billion fraud. A top EFCC source confirmed this to our correspondent in a telephone conversation today, Wednesday, Jan...
•Halima Shehu A few hours after her suspension, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu. She was still being detained as at press time last night. Halima Shehu was picked up in conne...

