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Court Jails Three for Fraud in Kaduna
Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and jailed the trio of Aliyu Hassan, Samuel Olamide and Solomon Joseph Christian for fraud.
They were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate…
ICPC Dismantles Lagos “Visa Mill” Syndicate; Secures Conviction of Local Govt Official
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has busted and dismantled a Visa mill Syndicate in Lagos State, just as it secured the conviction of one Michael Kuyoro, a staff member of Ikeja Local…
ICPC Arraigns Visa Agent for Alleged Forgery, Attempt to Obtain UK Visa with False Documents
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a visa agent, Mr. Adediwura Adesina Stanley, before the Lagos State High Court over allegations bordering on conspiracy, forgery, and the…
Mob Attacks Wanted Robbery Suspect In Enugu, Police Recover Pump-Action Gun
By ThankGod Inalegwu
A suspected armed robber who had been on the police wanted list in Enugu State was severely beaten by an angry mob after he was caught with a pump-action gun at a market square, police sources said.
The…
Court Jails Nwude, Two Lawyers for Forgery and Fraudulent Dealings in Forfeited Lagos Property
By ThankGod Inalegwu
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced notorious fraudster Emmanuel Nwude and two lawyers, Emmanuel Ilechukwu and Rowland Kalu, to one year imprisonment…
ICPC, Content Creators Form Alliance to Battle Corruption Through Digital Media
In a significant move toward leveraging modern communication tools in the fight against corruption, the Borno State Office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recently played host to…
We Did Not Arrest, Prosecuting Justice James Omotosho – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed as false and malicious a video currently circulating on social media alleging that the Commission arrested the honourable, Justice James Omotosho…
NDLEA Arrests Former Lagos Councilor, Recovers Drugs in Baby Diapers
A former two terms Councilor at Ibeju-Lekki local government council in Lagos state, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following credible intelligence linking him to…
Judge Warns Enugu Lawyer, Benjamin Nwobodo, Threatens Bail Revocation Over Witness Interference
Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State has issued strong warning to a defence counsel, Barrister Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo, for constantly interfering with the…
APC State Publicity Secretary Fingered in Kidnap, Killing of Ebonyi Traditional Ruler
The state Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Mr. Simbad Victor Ogbuatu has been fingered in the kidnap and killing of the Octogenarian father of the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State,…