Protesters under the auspices of Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance (KCWGG), today, stormed Government House, Kaduna, to demand the probe and arrest of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of the state. They asked incumbent Governor Uba Sani to invite officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other relevant ...
•APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje A Kano high court has granted an ex parte order restraining the Inspector General of Police (IGP); Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Zone 1 Kano; and Commissioner of Police Kano, from inviting, arresting, and harassing the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward officers of Dawakin-Tofa Local Government re...
•German police near the Opera Square in downtown Frankfurt German police said today they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity”, with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian ...
•Embattled ex-Governor Yahaya Bello The embattled immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello said he was ready to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the 19-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. Though Bello was absent for his arraignment, he briefed a tea...
•Embattled ex-Governor Yahaya Bello The Court of Appeal in Abuja today did not sit to hear the appeal lodged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the order of a Kogi High Court which restrained the anti-graft agency from arresting the immediate-past governor, Yahaya Bello. The Kogi court, in a ruling on April [&hellip...
•Nadeem Anjarwalla The Kenya Police Service has arrested fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, as the International Criminal Police Organisation moves to extradite him to Nigeria within the week. Government sources familiar with the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak on the matter confirm...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent, who is found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise. A statement signed by Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Spokesman explained that the directive was issued at the final briefing of the Computer-Based T...
•Falana Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has described the ongoing attempts by former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello to evade arrest and prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as “legally untenable”. He also faulted a court ruling stopping the EFCC from arresting and prosecuting the former Kogi governor. ...
•Yahaya Bello and EFCC sign post The Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to arrest the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, preparatory to his arraignment tomorrow. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the warrant this afternoon at the instance of the EFCC. This is as [&...
•The invaders are suspected members of the Yoruba Nation group Police authorities in Oyo State in conjunction with other security agencies have arrested 20 suspects over the invasion of the state government premises in Agodi, Ibadan, yesterday. Some weapons, ammunition, and ATMS were also recovered from the suspects. “In all, (20) twenty suspe...

