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Nigerian Bags 2-year Jail Term in the UK for Sexual Assault
A Nigerian living in the UK, Emmanuel Onwubiko has been jailed for two years for sexual assault by a Liverpool Crown Court.
The convict also was ordered to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years, while the court imposed a…
Benue: Speaker Commends Tinubu for Showing Leadership, Demands Arrest of Suspects
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has condemned in totality the mass killings in Benue State, describing the action as barbaric and unacceptable.
Speaker Abbas backed President Bola Ahmed…
Crisis Brews in Ebonyi Community Over Alleged Shielding of Murder Suspect by DSS Operative
Potential crisis is brewing in Umuka community in Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State over an alleged shielding of a murder suspect by an official of the Department of State Services (DSS).
In a petition…
EFCC Re-Arraigns Fadama Cooperative Executives Over Alleged ₦178m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned two executives of the Covenant Fadama Multi-purpose Cooperative Society on charges of fraud totaling over ₦178 million.
The defendants Secretary Okewole Dayo and…
Nigeria Immigration Confirms Arrest of Notorious Kidnap Suspect, Obi Levi Obieze
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the arrest of Obi Levi Obieze, also known as Levi Obu Onyeka, a suspect wanted by the Nigeria Police Enugu State Command for alleged involvement in abduction, kidnapping, and ritual…
EFCC Commends Nigerian Students’ Role in Anti-Corruption Fight
The Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Muhammad Hammajoda, has lauded the active participation of Nigerian students in the fight against corruption and financial crimes, describing their involvement as a…
$12 Million Money Laundering Case: Absence of SunTrust Bank Executives Stalls Arraignment
The scheduled arraignment of Halima Buba, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, and Innocent Mbagwu, the bank’s Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer, was stalled on Tuesday due to the absence of the…
FG Tackles Atiku, Denies EFCC Boss, Perm Sec Met Delta Gov, Okowa Before Defection to APC
The Federal Government of Nigeria has denied that the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukayode and the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Beatrice…
Nigeria Police Nab Canadian, Re-Arrest Nigerian in Major Cybercrime Crackdown
In a significant stride against transnational financial crimes, the Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has apprehended two high-profile suspects for their involvement in large-scale cybercrime…
Court Grants N20m Bail to Mercy Chinwo’s Ex-Manager EeZeeTee Over Alleged $255,000 Forex Fraud
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail in the sum of N20 million to music producer and former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, Ezekiel Onyedikachi, popularly known as EeZeeTee, in connection with…