The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re- arraigned a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Babachir Lawal , and six others , for the alleged fraudulent N 544m grass cutting contract . The defendants , again on Monday , pleaded not guilty when the amended 10 counts of fraud were […]
Sixty-six Nigerians are spending various terms in prisons in Bangladsh for fraud and other crimes, a report by the country’s top newspaper, Dhaka Tribune said. The Nigerians make up majority of the 86 Africans jailed across the country. The other 20 prisoners are from Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana, Algeria, Mali and Kenya. There are 2927 people […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday for ruling on the bail application filed by Borno South Senator , Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday over his suretyship for Abdulrasheed Maina believed to have jumped bail. Justice Okon Abang adjourned for ruling after Ndume’ s lawyer , Marcel Oru […]
Cities in North America, such as Toronto in Canada, Baltimore and New York in United States said they have intercepted many stolen vehicles bound to be exported to Nigeria, Ghana and other West African countries. Over 900 of the vehicles stolen by auto-theft syndicates, have been intercepted in the last year. The vehicles, such as […]
THE trial of a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team , Abdulrasheed Maina , proceeded in his absence at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’ s ninth witness testifying against the defendant. Maina is being prosecuted by the EFCC on 12 counts […]
Three Nigerians have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a criminal organisation which is said to have compromised thousands of government and private companies in more than 150 countries across the world. The arrest was carried out by a joint operation of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), Group-IB — a cyber security company […]
A lawyer, Mr Adeola Adedipe, engaged by the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abulrasheed Maina in his ongoing trial for money laundering, has applied to quit the case. Adedipe, who is representing Maina’s company, Common Input Property and Investment Limited informed the Court at the resumption of proceedings in the case, […]
Officials of the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday restricted access to Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), who was remanded on Monday over his inability to produce the former chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, whom he stood as surety for. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja […]
The Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced the duo of Maryam Jallo and Rukaiya Jallo to 10 years imprisonment for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust. Justice Muhammad Tukur sentenced Maryam and Rukaiya, who are siblings, on Tuesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said. EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, […]
A Federal High Court, Lagos Tuesday remanded till December 1st a bank manager pending hearing and determination of his bail application. Justice Austine Chuka Obiozor ordered that the manager be kept in the custody of Force Criminal Investigation Department (Force CID) Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos. The order followed his plea of ‘not guilty’ to three counts […]
