The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspects, including a banker, for allegedly conspiring to defraud a customer of N4m through identity theft. The suspects, identified as Ndulaka Okwudili, Ifeanyi Nnamani, a former bank employee, and Philip Ozogwu, a National Identification Number enrolment agent, were apprehended on October 18, 2024. In a statement on […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says its Investigation & Enforcement team has uncovered a trove of counterfeit medicines during a raid at Tyre Village, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State. The Agency disclosed this in a statement on its X handle on Thursday, stating that the operation led to the […]
The 7th Prosecution witness, Mr John Adetola, who is testifying in the case against the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has told a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja how he collected the sum of $400,000 on behalf of Godwin Emefiele. Adetola, who identified himself as an Executive Assistant to Emefiele, also […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has raised an alert over the circulation of counterfeit Combiart Dispersible Tablet 20/120mg in Nigeria. NAFDAC disclosed this via a post on its X handle on Thursday. According to the agency, the product is manufactured by Strides Arcolab Limited, based in India. “This product was […]
A federal high court in Gombe has sentenced two police officers and an immigration operative to seven years in prison over N1.6 million employment fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Yusuf Abdulkarim Bature and Musa Philip—the police officers—on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretences and intent to defraud, and Nasiru […]
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a prominent Kano-based activist, Zubair Zubair. Zubair, who has been vocal in his criticisms of the Tinubu-led administration, was reportedly arrested in Kano and transported to Abuja. Speaking on the development, Barrister Harun Magashi, Zubair’s lawyer, revealed that the DSS had transferred his client to […]
The embattled and sacked seventh Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), Professor Benard Odoh has instituted legal actions against the management of Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS) Zamfara State over the alleged denial of his professorial appointment and employment status. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by his Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr […]
No fewer than 24 protesters were allegedly killed and over 1,200 others were detained by the Nigeria Police during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, according to Amnesty International. The organisation’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi, disclosed this while addressing a news conference in Kano State on Thursday. Sanusi, who presented a documented report on the protests, said […]
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has expressed grave concern over the use of police by politicians and other ‘powerful’ individuals to hound defenceless citizens. Highlighting this trend in a statement signed by RULAAC’s executive director, Okechukwu Nwanguma, recent arrest of Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, a former commissioner under Governor Hope Uzodinma, was […]
