PSC: 925 names smuggled into police recruitment list

The Police Service Commission (PSC) says 925 names out of the 10,000 recruited constables were smuggled into the list of officers employed into the police force. Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s…

Alleged N570m Fraud: Oyo-Ita, Others Seek Adjournment

….Says EFCC Froze His Account Even When Case Is Pending Before The Court Former Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Tuesday, urged the Federal High Court, Abuja,…

Reps To Engage British Parliament Over MP’s Allegation Against Gowon

House of Representatives will engage the British Parliament over allegation levelled against former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd). This followed a motion on matters of urgent national importance…

Court Jails Ex-Banker For N11m ATM Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday secured the conviction of a former banker, Adam Adam, who was sentenced to one-year imprisonment. A statement by the EFCC spokesman,…

ICPC Secures Interim Forfeiture Of $919,202 Allegedly Hidden By Court Officials

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday, announced that it had obtained an Interim Forfeiture Order on the sum of USD919,202.07 (approximately N450 million) allegedly…

Alleged N1.7bn Fraud: EFCC Rearraigns CEO Of First Nations Airways, Odukoya

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has re-arraigned Kayode Odukoya, CEO of First Nation Airways Limited, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos over allegations of forged memorandum of…

FG demands apology from UK over claim that Gowon looted central bank

The federal government has demanded an apology from the British government over the “unsubstantiated” claim by a member of its parliament that Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former head of state, looted…

ICPC Arrests DG NABDA, Alex Akpa, For Alleged N400m Fraud

The acting Director-General (DG) of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Alex Akpa, is currently cooling his heels in the cell of Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC for allegedly defrauding…

“It’s rubbish’ — Gowon reacts to accusation of looting half of central bank

Yakubu Gowon, a former military head of state, has described allegations that he looted half of the Central Bank of Nigeria as “rubbish”. Tom Tugendhat, a member of the United…

Investigation: Saraki used Kwara state money buy Ikoyi properties

An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Olamide Sadiq said that former Senate President Bukola Saraki used Kwara state money to acquire two choice properties in Lagos.…

Gowon never took half of Central Bank with him to London – Fani-Kayode

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has defended former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, saying he never took half of Central Bank with him to London. A British parliamentarian,…

EXTRA: 2019 Elections: Court Orders Arrest Of Prof. Udu Over Alleged Electoral Fraud

A High Court sitting in Akwa Ibom State has issued a Bench Warrant for the arrest of a Professor of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State over his alleged…

Trial Of Ex-Niger Governor, Aide Over Alleged N2bn Fraud Stalled

The trial of former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, and his then Chief of Staff, Umar Nasko, has suffered a setback at the Federal High Court in Minna, the state…

Corruption: FIFA Suspends CAF President For Five Years

The head of African football Ahmad Ahmad has been suspended by FIFA for five years for corruption, the global governing body announced on Monday. Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president…

Saraki, Ahmed Sold Land Meant For Courtrooms, Kwara Land DG Tells Panel

KWARA State Land Bureau Director General, Bolaji Edun, has told the state Judicial Panel on Assets Recovery that the administrations of Bukola Saraki and AbdulFatah Ahmed sold several plots of…