Crime Facts

Buhari administration worse than military govt, says Ortom

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday, again described the present regime led by the President Muhammadu Buhari as worse than a military government. Ortom who spoke to journalists in Makurdi after his return from Abuja said that the nation had not been so divided as it is under the present regime, stressing that the […]

I Influenced Your Appointment As CBN Governor, Andy Uba Tells Soludo

Andy Uba, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election, has said he made Professor Charles Soludo, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the election, served as CBN governor during the administration of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. […]

EFCC grills Obi Cubana

Obinna Iyiegbu, the socialite popularly known as Obi Cubana, is currently in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The businessman arrived at the headquarters of the commission at Jabi in Abuja at about noon on Monday, according to sources. The source said detectives are currently interrogating Obi Cubana, who is likely to […]

TOAN calls for arrest of tout for matcheting Keke Unit chairman

Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Onitsha The Anambra State Police Command have been called upon to immediately arrest Chinedu Ezike for physically inflicting injury on the Unit chairman of Keke drivers at Uga Junction by Express, Onitsha The Tricycle Owners Association TOAN Anambra State Chapter, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary Comrade Simon Ogugua while […]

Odili’s Home’s Invasion, Assault On Judiciary – Reps

The House of Representatives Sunday described the siege on Justice Mary Peter Odili’s Abuja residence as a repudiation of judicial independence and assault on the sanctity of Nigeria’s judiciary. Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Onofiok Luke, in a statement, said it was disturbing that in the dusk of 29 October 2021, the judiciary was once […]

40-yr-old man rapes 10-yr-old girl in parents’ bedroom

A 40-year-old man, Soji Bakare, has been arrested by Police detectives for allegedly raping a 10-yr-old primary school pupil in her parents’ bedroom in Akure, the Ondo state capital. The suspect was caught while assaulting the victim at her parents’ house located at Aiyeyemi street, Isolo area of Akure, the state capital. Vanguard gathered that […]

Banks begin deduction of loans from chronic debtors’ accounts

The Deposit Money Banks are recovering debts owed by chronic debtors from their accounts in other banks to curb the growth of non-performing loans in the industry, findings have revealed. Figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the NPLs in the banks recorded a slight decline […]

Anambra Airport: Air Peace to refund fares to intended passengers

Air Peace airline is to refund fares to passengers who paid for a special flight arranged by the airline for the official opening of the newly constructed Anambra International Cargo and Passengers Airport, Umueri, Anambra State. This is due to the federal government directive that the official opening of the newly constructed airport to commercial […]