The Victims Support Fund (VSF) has reiterated its commitment to providing various interventions to victims of Boko Haram insurgency in the North East to alleviate their sufferings. VSF Executive Director, Prof. Sunday Ochoche, made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Ochoche said in continuation of the interventions of […]
The Supreme Court Friday trashed the appeal of former Governor Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, and effectively buried his bid to establish that he was a governorship candidate in the last governorship election in Imo state. Addressing a press conference in Owerri, the Imo state capital, the National Chairman of the Action Peoples Party (APP) […]
A final forfeiture order has been secured by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on 25 properties in Abuja belonging to Shehu Yar’Adua Foundation and 24 other registered entities. Crimefacts.news reports that a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, presided over by Hon Justice Baba H. Yusuf, ruled on an […]
.“It was a loss that startled all of us” The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, formally announced the demise of Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu and subsequently suspended plenary in his honour to Friday. This followed a motion by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi during plenary and subsequent Senate resolution […]
In its sustained determination to recover assets acquired with the proceeds of crime by corrupt persons, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured an Interim Forfeiture Order on two assets located at Sabon Lugbe, Abuja. Crimefacts.news learnt that following a motion ex parte filed by counsel to ICPC, John Paul Okwor, Justice […]
A former staff of the Judiciary and his spouse have been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a charge which borders on money laundering. Crimefacts.news reports that Mr. Joseph Etefia Udoh, a former Registrar with the Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court of Justice (FHCJ) and his wife, Mrs. Grace Udoh, were arraigned before Justice Mallong Peter Hoommuck on a 12-count charge. Mr. Udoh is alleged to have misappropriated an amount exceeding […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been assured by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila that the wanted federal lawmaker will make himself available when needed. According to a terse statement issued by the ICPC and obtained by crimefacts.news, the Commission said the will accept […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists in North-eastern Nigeria. He said that the defeat of evil by good is inevitable, no matter the pyrrhic victory evildoers seem to win. The President disclosed this in a statement by Mr Femi Adeshina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to […]
Leader of the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (ROF), Chief Francis Meshioye, has again debunked public perception that the fraternity was a secret society. Addressing newsmen in Lagos during flag off of 2019 Founders’ Day Celebration of ROF, Meshioye, said there was nothing sinister in the activities of the fraternity. “We are far from being a secret […]
