Crime

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has slammed Azeez Adeshina Fashola, also known as Naira Marley with 11-count charge bordering on card theft and forgery before a Lagos Federal High Court. In the case marked FHC/L/178c/19, the musician and ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has concluded investigations of alleged human rights abuses and brutality by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had, as Acting President during President Muhammadu Buhari’s 10-day ...

The Kano state Anti-Corruption Agency has opened fresh investigations into alleged financial misconduct leveled against Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. This is coming barely 24 hours after Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje signed ac act that created additional four emirate ...

Commission recovers N437b, $98m, €7m, £294,000, over N11b for FIRS, NNPC, AMCON Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has said the commission intervened in the general elections to prevent the moneybags from determining the ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside acquittal of suspended Director General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo, by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. ...

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared a statewide crackdown on criminals beginning from today. Ortom stated this yesterday during a thanksgiving service at NKST Church, Agasha, organised in his honour by the Nongov Community Development Association (NCDA). The governor ...

A Federal High Court, Abuja, has faulted decision of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to freeze Blaid Construction Limited and its director, Mrs. Ochuko Momoh’s bank accounts. In spite of a suit filed against it, ...

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has provided the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with an Application to enhance intelligence sharing in the tracking of organised crime, such as money laundering and terrorism-financing. The App comprises a database to ...

The fear of being jailed under the Public Procurement Act has made some state governors to shun the legislation in their respective states, says the executive secretary of Public Complaints Commission (PCC), Mr. Bala Abdul. He stated this during the ...

The Northeast zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that it convicted 41 persons for corruption related cases out of 81 petitions it received between January and April. Zonal Head of Operations, Michael Wetkas, stated ...