Father of six arrested while trying to sell 6-yr-old son for ₦20m to raise others
The operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command have arrested one Mr Chinana Tali over alleged trafficking and attempt to sell his six-year-old son for ₦20 million in Abuja. The NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, told…
Alleged N3.6bn Fraud: EFCC Arrests Ex-Minister Ugwuh
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for an alleged conspiracy and fraud to the tune of N3.6bn. Ugwuh was arrested alongside Chief Geoffrey Ekenma on January 11,…
Former lawmaker jailed over N30million fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Suleiman Dabo to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending a ruling on his bail plea. Dabo is the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency. The…
Former Vietnam health minister bags 18yrs imprisonment over $2.1million COVID fraud
A court in Vietnam has sentenced a former Health Minister, Nguyen Thanh Long, to 18 years in prison in connection with a Coronavirus test kit scandal. He was sentenced on Friday, January 12, after being found guilty of accepting bribes…
Nigerian Arrested For Trafficking Cocaine Worth N133m in India
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai’s Bandra Unit apprehended a Nigerian drug peddler and seized cocaine valued at approximately Rs 1.25 crore, according to officials. The ANC Bandra Unit conducted a special operation on January 8, targeting drug traffickers in…
N37.1bn ‘Fraud’: EFCC Grants Sadiya Bail After 12-Hour Grilling
Sadiya Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development under President Muhammadu Buhari, was granted bail Monday night after a grueling 12-hour interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The commission had on Monday grilled…
JUST IN: Court Fines FG N100m For Violation Of Emefiele’s Rights
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja has awarded the sum of 100 million naira against the Federal Government, in favour of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the…
Bandits Demand N60m For 6 Children Abducted In Abuja
Bandits, who kidnapped Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and his six children, have contacted the family, demanding N60 million ransom. The victims were abducted on Tuesday night in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. His brother, Alhaji Abdulfatai, who…
Customs Release Impounded Bullion Van With Over ₦24m, 12 Bags Of Foreign Rice
The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun State Area II Command, on Friday, released a bullion van arrested in the Olorunda area in April 2022 for its involvement in the smuggling of foreign rice across the border communities of the state. The…
Betta Edu made illegal request to wire N585.1m into personal account: Accountant General
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, has revealed that she did not honour the controversial N585.198 million requested by the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, Betta Edu. The humanitarian minister had in a letter referenced: FMHAPA/HQ/S.208…