Crime Facts

FG Expects £4.2m Ibori Loot From UK Govt Soon

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Monday said any moment from now, Nigeria expects the return of £4.2million seized from the associates of convicted former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori. The AGF also said the Federal Government of Nigeria is working tirelessly to ensure the return of […]

BREAKING: Author of Nigeria’s National Pledge Dies at 83

Prof. Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin, the author of Nigeria’s national pledge, passed away on Saturday after a brief illness, FIJ has learnt. An educationist, Adeyoyin received her PhD in 1981 from the University of Lagos. Prof. Adeyoyin, who lectured at the University of Lagos and was a consultant with the United Nations, wrote the national pledge […]

13-year-old female help hangs self in Calabar

A thirteen -year old girl, simply identified as Nseobong on Sunday evening hung herself beside her home at Diamond Hill, Calabar. The girl who was brought to serve as a maid to an elderly retired woman, Madam Affiong by her children sneaked out of the house while the woman was preparing the evening meal to […]

Journalist who exposed Ganduje bribe video flees to UK

Mr Jaafar, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES in a telephone interview on Sunday, said he has relocated with his family and will not be returning to the country ‘until the coast is clear.’ The newspaper publisher, who was recently invited by the police over alleged defamation of the police chief’s character, said he will only […]

Nigerian teenager gets 19 American scholarships

One Nigerian teenager must feel like she has the world at her feet after receiving 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities across the United States and Canada. Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year-old high school graduate, was offered more than $5 million dollars’ worth of scholarship money for an undergraduate program of study, according to admission documents […]

BREAKING: I asked Buhari for contract, Mbaka admits

Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry (AMEN), has admitted meeting President Muhammadu Buhari with three persons over a contract that has become controversial. Although the Catholic priest denied meeting the president for any personal gain, he admitted during his sermon on Sunday that the deal in question was a “contract of securing the […]