Crime Facts

Nigeria, others lose $2.3bn to Maritime Crime in two years

The littoral states in the Gulf of Guinea Region, that is West Africa and its trading partners lost about $2.3billion to Maritime Crimes between 2016 and 2018, the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Prof. Mohammed Tawfiq Ladan has said. Ladan, stated this while speaking at the ninth Strategic Admiralty […]

Alleged N1.35b Fraud: How ex-Governor Lamido diverted state fund to private use – Witness

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through its prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas, has given an account of how the former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido allegedly diverted funds meant for projects in the state to his private use through a company, Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company. Crimefacts.news reports that the EFCC re-arraigned Lamido, […]

N150bn fraud: More trouble for T.A. Orji, son as lawyer drags duo to CCB over undeclared assets

…May lose senate seat An Abuja-based lawyer may have worsened the woes of Senator Theodore Orji and his son, Chinedum Orji who are undergoing investigations for alleged fraud in excess of N150billion. The lawyer, Chinwendu Nduka-Edede, a constitutional lawyer and anti-corruption crusader has petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau demanding investigation of Senator Orji and […]

Nigerian lecturers spend research grants on cars, houses – TETFund

Lecturers of Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions divert research grants for the purchase of houses, cars and other personal effects, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has alleged. PremiumTimes reports that the allegation was made in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, by TETFund’s Director of Research and Development, Salihu Bakari, who said that huge sums of money […]

Crime Detection: Experts urge Buhari to sign Forensic Bill

In view of the security situation in the country and the emerging complexities in crime detection especially in the digital space, a forensic expert, Mrs. Victoria Enape, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law the Forensic Bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly in the interest of the nation. Enape, […]

Why I can’t interfere in Ganduje, Emir Sanusi feud – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian Constitution barred him from interfering in the dispute between Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje and the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Emir of Ningi, Alhaji Yunusa Danyaya, had on Thursday pleaded with Buhari to save the traditional institution in the North […]

Inyanya docked, charged with car theft

Former Mavin artiste, Iyanya Mbuk, has been charged with alleged car theft by the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) in Ikoyi, Lagos State. He was on Tuesday brought before Justice Okikiolu-Ighile of an Igbosere High Court, according to a report by The Punch. The prosecution counsel, Chukwu Agwu, alleged that the singer committed the offence […]