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A Lagos Federal High court has unfrozen the domiciliary account of Patience Jonathan containing $5,842,316.66 at Skye bank Plc. The court order follows an application argued by the former first lady’s lawyer Mr. Adedayo Adedipe SAN, leading seven other lawyers. Adedipe urged the court to unfreeze the account on the ground that Patience Jonathan was […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the immediate past Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, over an alleged scam involving N5bn. Aliyu, who served between 2007 and 2015, was arrested by the anti-graft agency on Tuesday after he was invited by the commission. Aliyu was detained after interrogation, pending further investigation. A source […]

The Kaduna Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested members of a notorious syndicate of fraudsters made of four Nigerians and one Nigerien who specialise in duping innocent persons of their hard earned monies.  Those arrested are Salisu Rabiu, a.k.a Maimagani; Ibrahim Idris, a.k.a Dankano; Magaji Musa (Nigerien) a.k.a Maishayi; […]Read More

A staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Christian Nwosu has pleaded guilty to receiving N30million as bribe from the N23billion alleged Diezani bribe meant to compromise electoral officers before  the 2015 general election. Nwosu was among three INEC officials that were  today docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, before Justice […]

Former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori on Wednesday paid a condolence  visit to the family of his long time friend and political ally, late D.S.P Alamieyeseigha in Amassoma, Bayelsa State. Ibori who was accompanied on the visit by political leaders and stakeholders from Delta State including the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, […]Read More

Muhammad Sanusi II, the emir of Kano, says if Nigeria were to be broken into countries, the country formed by the northern region of the country would be poorest. He also said northern Nigeria needs to move on from the 13th century mindset of Islam, emphasising that the rest of the Muslim world has moved […]

A FCT High Court in Maitama, has dismissed the 18-count criminal charges brought by the Federal Government against Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, his wife, Mrs. Tolulope Olabowale, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi. The three defendants were discharged and acquitted from the criminal charges on the ground that […]

Four House of Representatives Committees on Tuesday said they may block fresh funding for the Federal Ministry of Transportation this year. The committees said they may make the move because they were not impressed with the way the ministry implemented its 2016 Budget. The concerned Committees are Committees on Aviation; Land Transport; Maritime Safety and […]

The British Government, has said it will release information about Nigerians, who own property in the country next year. This was revealed by Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption,Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, in New York recently. He also said this was going to be possible because negotiations on the issue had reached advanced stage. Owosanoye […]

Justice I. E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross Rivers State has remanded the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Calabar (UNICAL) Teaching Hospital, Professor Thomas. U. Agan, two other staff of the University and promoters of two companies in prison custody. This following their arraignment on Monday by the […]

The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) has suspended 3 senior Prisons officers, CP Peter Yeni Tenkwa, DCP Abubakar Abaka and SP John Bukar indicted for their complicity in the issuance of unauthorised medical report on Bala Ngelari, the former Governor of Adamawa State serving a 5 year jail term in Yola […]

The Federal Government has urged parents and guardians to monitor the activities of their children and wards in order to prevent them from being recruited by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has now resorted to targetting vulnerable individuals, including foreign students, using financial inducements to recruit them into the terrorist organisation. […]