Crime Facts

Sexual Harassment: Akwa Ibom State University sacks eight lecturers

Eight lecturers of the Akwa Ibom State University have lost their jobs owing to their alleged indulgence in sexual harassment and related offences. The lecturers were also indicted for extortion and other unethical conducts inconsistent with the University community. These were disclosed by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Eno Ibanga, during a press […]

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.