Crime

Abuja high Court sitting in Maitama, has granted leave to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to detain Mohammed Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation, for 14 days. Othman Musa, the judge, on Friday granted the ex-parte application filed by Fatima Musa, counsel to the EFCC. On November 11, …

The Governor of Delta state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed worry over three pilgrims who absconded during a pilgrimage to Israel Okowa who disclosed this during the swearing in Apostle Sylvannus Okorote as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Religious Matters and the inauguration of Bishop Cyril Odutemu as …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has opposed a post-conviction bail application filed by a convicted former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, before Justice Muhammed Liman of the Federal High Court, Lagos saying that the right to bail is not available to a convict who the presumption of …

A survey conducted by NOIPolls has identified the police as the worst violators of human rights in Nigeria. According to the report conducted and unveiled in commemoration of this year’s International Human Rights Day, 83 per cent of Nigerians, who were interviewed, expressed the view that human rights violations were …

Former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud, was seen asking prison warders, “where are you taking us to?” After his sentencing. Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip also begged the prison warders not to handcuff him in public. The former …

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, visited the acting chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, confirming the arrest of the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke. Sagay who was at the headquarters of the Economic and …

25 days after, a 84 years old Bayelsa state monarch, the king of Tarakiri clan, King George Agbabou Week, regained freedom. He was whisked away by Unidentified gunmen on October 3 from his country home at Ayama-Ijaw to unknown place. The king who is the father of Bayelsa Commissioner for …

The sacked chairman of the Special presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission. The declaration was contained in a statement by spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, Rasheedat Okoduwa. The ICPC accused Obono-Obla …

An ex Niger Delta Agitator, Eshanekpe has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to Jail anyone guilty of looting the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) funds. Eshanekpe who also urge the President Buhari to Inaugurate the newly appointed board of NDDC led by Bernard Okumagba, hail the decision of the president to …

Seven operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been arrested in connection with a plot to smuggle former Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) chairman AbdulRasheed Maina out of the anti-graft agency’s custody. They are undergoing investigation along with a woman, Zainab Abbas, to determine their involvement in …