CRIME

An Akure High Court, yesterday, sentenced two domestic staff of former Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Professor Albert Ilemobade, to death by hanging. The convicts, Daniel Itah Effiong and Bamitale Olayemi, […]

• Investigates €3.6m spent to buy security vehicles for Niger Republic • Okonjo-Iweala, former Service Chiefs to be quizzed • Intensifies collaboration with UK NCA over Diezani A second round of investigation into the $2.1billion […]

• Former, serving PDP House of Representatives members too • How ex-President Jonathan gave Dasuki, Yuguda directives Some former and serving Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members of the House of Representatives may have to refund […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Managing Director of Stallion Group, Harprrie Singh, for allegedly making N1.3billion ‘questionable payment’ to a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda. The Nigerian conglomerate, […]

Suspects opt to refund cash for freedom North’s leaders may intervene President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, may soon meet over the mind- boggling revelations from the arms cash probe. Former National […]

A British Judge on Tuesday refused to release $85 million (N17 billion) to Malabu, a fraudulent company controlled by Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Dan Etete. In refusing to release the money to Malabu, Justice Edis […]

FORMER DAAR Communication Plc Chairman Raymond Dokpesi yesterday arrived in Kuje Prison ahead of the perfection of his bail terms. He was shielded from anxious inmates at the facility by warders.

The Federal Government is investigating businessman Raymond Dokpesi for his alleged involvement in another fraud involving about N8billion, the government’s lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), yesterday told a Federal High Court in Abuja. Jacobs said the […]

ABUJA— Indications emerged last night that the Federal Government would extend its dragnet towards apprehending and prosecuting more individuals and groups which allegedly helped themselves with huge funds meant for the acquisition of arms for […]

(CNN)The Nigerian army has arrested Boko Haram’s “chief cameraman,” the army said in a statement Saturday. Abdullahi Abubakar Sadiq was arrested in the town of Uba, in Nigeria’s northwestern Borno state, according to the statement. […]

The FBI is investigating the role of Sepp Blatter in the $100m ISL scandal after the suspended Fifa president appeared to be implicated by his predecessor, according to a BBC Panorama documentary to be screened […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce High Chief Raymond Dokpesi before it. The order made ex-parte yesterday by Justice Gabriel Kolawole followed an ex-parte application […]

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, re-arraigned former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi and five others on a fresh 22-counts N2.6 billion theft charged before a […]

Ex-Governor Bafarawa’s son, ex-PDP chairman’s aide, 18 others also held SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS Ex-Minister Bashir Yuguda collected N1.5b from NSA’s office Yuguda obtained   N1.275b from Stallion Group for 2015 campaign Ex-Minister got N775m from […]

Barely 24 hours after they were retired, five of the affected 17 federal permanent secretaries may face trial for alleged corruption. One of those slated for trial has been interrogated by the Independent Corrupt Practices […]