Crime Facts

Hamza Koudeih: Unravelling a Money Laundering Honcho

He is a Lebanese, resident in Lagos and steeped in money. From his $1.3million residence in Eko Atlantic Pearl Tower to his high-end automobiles, Hamza Koudeih oozes money-all of which he made doing nothing in the country but money laundering- which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says he has done to the tune […]

ICPC declares Okoi Obono-Obla wanted

A former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla, has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The ICPC said it took the action due to Obono-Obla’s “repeated failure to appear before it to answer questions bordering on allegations of […]

Court remands British nationals in prison over $9.6bn P&ID scam

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday remanded two British nationals, James Richard Nolan and Adam Quinn in prison custody pending the determination of their bail application in a charge of complicity in the controversial $9.6 billion arbitral award to Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) by a United Kingdom commercial court.

Safety: Obiano sacks fire service chief, Agbili

he Anambra state government may have sacked the state fire officer, Mr Martin Agbili.
Announcing his removal and other sweeping changes and restructuring within the Fire department, the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Chief C-Don Adinuba said that Air Vice Marshal Ben Chiobi has been appointed as the new boss of the agency.