EFCC indicts Sirika, brother in new N19bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika; and his…
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Minister petitions IGP to stop speaker from marrying off 100 orphaned girls in Niger
Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, has petitioned the Police Chief, IGP Kayode Egbetokun,…
$2.5bn Fraud: EFCC to join UK prosecutors in Diezani’s case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is planning to join forces with the United Kingdom prosecutors in the trial of…
EFCC writes foreign minister, insists payment of embassies in dollars for services illegal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told embassies operating in Nigeria that it is illegal for them to…
Nigerian journalist released from prison after IPI Nigeria intervention
The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has secured the release of a Nigerian journalist, Ibraheem…
Binance: Lawmaker denies receiving $140m bribe
Member of House of Representatives, Dominic Okafor (APGA-Anambra) has denied receiving 140 million dollars bribe from Mr Nadeem Anjarwalla, the…
Bandits invade Kogi varsity, abduct students
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi, and abducted some…
NHRC seeks strict legislation to ban cultism in schools
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a strict legislation to ban cultism in the country’s institutions of…
Drug traffickers will henceforth die by hanging—Senate
The Senate on Thursday approved death penalty for convicted dealers and importers of cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs into…
Family petitions military chiefs over seizure of 700 cows, others by soldiers
The Fulani Waziri family of Rafin Sarki village in Fatika District of Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State, has accused…