The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has explained reasons for the choice of youths in its fight against corruption in the country. The commission said apart from the future belonging to them, the youths were more populated, energetic and resourceful especially in the area of information dissemination and intelligence gathering. Speaking on Friday in […]
The family of Adebayo from Wakajaiye, Ayeda-Ade Local Government Area in Osun State has appealed to the police to fish out the cultists that gruesomely murdered their son, Adebayo Elijah in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The 28-year-old Elijah was murdered by a gang of three suspected cultists on February 7th at Obele, Down Yenagoa, the state […]
Police in Anambra State on Thursday killed three out of five armed robbery suspects, who engaged them in a duel after a robbery operation. SP Haruna Mohammed, the state Command’s spokesman who announced this in a press statement said the suspects were killed in Onitsha. Haruna said, “On 13/2/2020 at about 2:02pm, the command’s Puff-Adder […]
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State on Friday staged a protest against the sacking of erstwhile governor-elect David Lyon by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified Lyon’s election because his running-mate Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo forged an academic certificate he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the certificate of return to the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri as governor-elect of Bayelsa State. The commission also presented CoR to his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. A national commissioner at INEC, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu (South-South); made the presentation at the commission’s headquarters […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recorded 48 convictions and recovered N8.5 billion in cash and assets within one year in Ilorin zone. The Zonal Head of EFCC, Mr Isyaku Sharu, disclosed this during the Youths Walk Against Corruption, organised by the Commission in Ilorin on Friday. The event has it’s […]
passportAlmost six years after Nigeria was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation, the Kingdom of Bahrain has refused to remove the Ebola Visa ban placed on the country’s passport holders. Nigeria experienced Ebola outbreak in July 2014 when a Liberian American, Patrick Sawyer, who was infected with the disease flew into Murtala Muhammed International […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has publicly destroyed over 34, 560 kilograms of hard drug in Ogun.NDLEA Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah disclosed this in a statement issued by head of public affairs of the agency, Mr Jonah Achema on Friday in Abuja. Abdallah noted that 34,182 kg of the drug […]
•Businessman for arraignment April 2 Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday adjourned till April 2 the arraignment of the Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Senator Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah, for alleged N135 billion fraud. Ubah and his firm, Capital Oil, are accused of defrauding the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). Justice Nicholas Oweibo […]
Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday remanded four directors of Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This followed their arraignment for alleged £2.556 billion scam. The directors are: Abayomi Kukoyi (Trading under the name and style of Gladstone Kukoyi & Associates), Prince Kingsley Okpala, Prince […]