THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reassured Nigerians of the availability of the newly-designed naira notes. While there has […]
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CBN directs banks to pay redesigned Naira over the counter
…CBN, police, and other agencies to prosecute sellers, abusers of Naira …assures that queues at ATMs will disappear soon […]
ICPC nabs woman offering new Naira notes for sale on social media
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has today, 1st of February 2023, arrested a woman, Oluwadarasimi […]
P&ID: Court grants EFCC’s request to continue fleeing Briton’s trial in absentia
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the Economic and Financial Crimes’ (EFCC) request to continue the trial of […]
NNPCL takes over Addax Petroleum’s PSC assets
THE Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says it has taken over the operation of Production Sharing Contract (PSC) assets […]
Nigeria sinks in corruption ranking index, places 150 out of 154 countries
Although the country maintained its previous year’s score of 24 out of 100 points, it fell from 150th to 154th […]
Diezani moves to recover seized assets, applies to court
FORMER Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate an order granted […]
Video: CBN governor extends deadline for new redesigned Naira
NIGERIANS, who are battling to dispose of old Naira notes and replace them with new redesigned currency, now have cause […]
Court grants leave to serve Atiku papers over money laundering charges
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application seeking leave to serve the court papers on the presidential […]
Alleged N4.6bn fraud: Court adjourns Fani-Kayode’s trial
THE Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned the trial of a former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode and […]
Election : Ad hoc staff “ll be taken through nitty gritty of BVAS – INEC
AS the INEC is making finishing touches to the conduct of general elections, the commission says all ad hoc staff […]
Trial of P&ID commercial director stalled in Abuja over lawyer’s illness
THE trial of Mr Muhammed Kuchazi, a Commercial Director of the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, was on Wednesday, stalled […]
Court strikes out Saraki’s suits against EFCC, ICPC, others
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Wednesday, struck out two separate suits filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, […]
Ogun speaker’s alleged corruption case adjourned, again
FOR the second time in a row, the alleged corruption case against the speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, […]
Reasons Atiku’s Communications Directorate gave for asking NDLEA, EFCC to arrest, prosecute Tinubu
Tinubu was accused of a breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers leading to financial crimes. January 22, […]
Court vacates interim forfeiture order against Ekweremadu’s seized property
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, set aside the Nov. 4, 2022 interim forfeiture order on 40 landed property linked […]
Alleged N2bn fraud: Oronsaye, others know fate April 5
THE Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed April 5, to deliver judgment in the alleged N2 billion fraud charge filed […]
HEDA drags Atiku to EFCC, CCB over SPV funds embezzlement,
…seeks thorough investigation …group asks Anti-Graft Commission to Reopen Investigation On Atiku interest in Marine Float A leading Anti-Corruption Organization […]
Doyin Okupe’s arrest, attempt to embarrass him — Labour Party
THE Labour Party has said the arrest of the former Director General of its Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Doyin Okupe […]
Release my client immediately, Okupe’s lawyer tells DSS
TOLU Babaleye, a lawyer to Doyin Okupe, former Director-General of the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council, has asked the Department […]
DSS arrests Doyin Okupe at Lagos Airport
THE Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday morning arrested a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Doyin Okupe at […]
2023: Anti-graft agencies, INEC and efforts to curb vote-buying
By Philomina Attah VOTE-buying has remained a major part of the problems of election management in Nigeria. Twenty four years […]
Again, court bars DSS, others from harassing, inviting, arresting Emefiele
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Inspector […]
Group faults verification of sureties by police, EFCC
A group known as Vanguard for Judicial Independence has faulted prosecuting agencies’ verification of sureties for bail. The group said […]
Buhari opens up on death claim, ‘Jubril from Sudan’
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Friday night, described the claim that he was dead, and that one Jibril Aminu from Sudan was […]
Nigeria lost N1.6trn to rice importation annually before 2015 – Malami
ALHAJI Abubakar Malami, SAN, Minister of Justice has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s rice revolution scheme for saving the country’s annual […]
Osun N407.32bn Debt Profile: Rights group set to approach anti-graft bodies for credible investigation, possible prosecution
FOLLOWING the controversy surrounding the indebtedness of Osun State to the tune of N407.32 billion, a human rights organization, the […]
HURIWA counters FG, says inaction by EFCC, ICPC killed Whistle Blowing Policy:
…demands invitation, probe of Emefiele: PROMINENT civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Monday, countered […]
2023 elections: Police vow to go after vote buyers
THE Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba says the police has devised strategies to arrest and prosecute politicians moving on […]
We have recovered over N30bn from suspended AG, Ahmed Idris – EFCC
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it recovered over 30 billion naira out of the 109 […]
N50m bribery: Court dismisses no case submission, orders Chinese nationals to open defense
MENG Wei Kun and Xu Kuai (both Chinese nationals) standing trial before a Sokoto State High Court on a two […]
Court orders forfeiture of convict’s iPhone, cars, N8m cash to FG
A High Court in Kaduna State on Tuesday ordered the EFCC to sell an iPhone 14 promax, HP laptop, N8m […]
Alleged fraud: EFCC arraigns NNPP Kogi Assembly candidate, two others
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria […]
Alleged N124m Fraud: EFCC prays court to convict ex-NIHORT director, accountant
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday prayed an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan to convict […]
EFCC secured 3,440 convictions in 2022, says official
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 3,440 convictions on financial and cyber crimes across the country from […]
Conviction: Appeal Court to hear Abdulrasheed Maina’s appeal Feb.8
THE Court of Appeal on Wednesday fixed Feb.8 for to hear Abdulrasheed Maina’s appeal challenging the judgment of a trial […]