Crime

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday presented its star witness, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Musa Sunday, in an alleged N2b fraud suit the Federal Republic brought against Senator Jonah David Jang and Yusuf Gyang Pam. Sunday, who ...

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has cautioned students in higher institutions against inducing their lecturers sexually to pass their examinations. Owasanoye, who gave the warning during the inauguration of Students ...

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has insisted that he would continue to fight financial impunity, vowing that perpetrators of corruption would not go unpunished. In a live programme yesterday in Ilorin, Magu, represented ...

Operatives of Operation Crush acting on credible intelligence raided some criminal hideouts within  Akerele areas, Agege. The raid, led to the arrest of thirty-four suspects known as ”awawa boys”, who have been terrorising the areas while 7 bags of weeds, ...

A Federal High Court, Lagos has dismissed a motion by a representative of Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu for an adjournment to enable him to appear at an election petition tribunal. Kalu, a former Abia State Governor, former ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Federal Government for allegedly leaving 13.2 million children out of school. The group’s request was contained in a petition to the ICC prosecutor, ...

The Operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), in following up a petition referred to the Command, by the Force Headquarters Abuja to Ibadan Oyo State, has arrested two suspects namely : (1) Thoa Akorede ‘m’ and (2) Alhaji Muhibudeen ...

The Nigeria Customs Service Apapa headed by controller Muhammad Abba- Kura had arrested two male suspects named Micheal Ajibade (Driver) and Olatunde Emmanuel (Escort) along with an ambulance discovered to be carrying ten cartons of 225mg Tramadol Tablets, valued at ...

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have commenced an operation aimed at deregistering all ‘faceless’ briefcase firms without physical location from operating in the country. They disclosed that the move was to track fraudulent ...

 The United Global Resolve For Peace (UGRFP) has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over alleged police brutality and violation of Ogbaji Obiekezie Onyinye’s fundamental human rights. Executive Director of UGRFP, Shalom Olaseni in a letter addressed to Executive ...