The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 13 suspected Internet fraudsters for conspiracy, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining money under false pretence.…
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Zuma seeks to appeal ruling on ‘influence-peddling’
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sought leave to appeal a court ruling ordering him to set up a judicial inquiry into influence-peddling in his…
View More Zuma seeks to appeal ruling on ‘influence-peddling’Sokoto set to establish Ministry of Energy
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said on Friday said that his administration would create Ministry of Energy in 2018 to facilitate project execution in…
View More Sokoto set to establish Ministry of EnergyNAFDAC headquarters hit by early morning fire
The early morning fire which hit the headquarters of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Abuja on Friday has…
View More NAFDAC headquarters hit by early morning fireINNOSON: I don’t know why EFCC arrested Chukwuma- Malami
Minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday denied knowing the circumstances that led to the arrest and detention of Innocent…
View More INNOSON: I don’t know why EFCC arrested Chukwuma- Malami$1bn security funds won’t be spent without N’Assembly input- Saraki
Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, says the $1 billion slated to be withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to tackle the insurgency in…
View More $1bn security funds won’t be spent without N’Assembly input- SarakiInnoson CEO recounts his ordeal with EFCC , says I was taken away in pyjamas
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Innoson Group,Innocent Chukwuma, has said he was taken out of his house in Enugu in pyjamas. Chukwuma said this when…
View More Innoson CEO recounts his ordeal with EFCC , says I was taken away in pyjamasEvery on going projects will be completed soon- Ikpeazu.
Abia state Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu says his administration is working hard to ensure that some of the on-going road projects in parts of the…
View More Every on going projects will be completed soon- Ikpeazu.Innoson’s CEO ‘rejects bail’, demands explanation on arrest
Innocent Chukwuma, chief executive officer (CEO) of Innoson Group, has reportedly rejected his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
View More Innoson’s CEO ‘rejects bail’, demands explanation on arrestInnoson’s boss released on bail
chairman of Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma, has been released on bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was released on Wednesday evening,…
View More Innoson’s boss released on bailOfficial version of who killed UN experts in DR Congo in doubt
State employees of the Democratic Republic of Congo helped organise the mission trip of two UN experts to the central Kasai region where they were…
View More Official version of who killed UN experts in DR Congo in doubtMen In SARS uniform robbed provision shops in Rivers state
By Bestman Orji Robbery, has taken a new dimension in Rivers State capital as gun men in Special anti Robbery Squad (SARS)…
View More Men In SARS uniform robbed provision shops in Rivers stateWhy we arrested Chukwuma, Innoson MD – EFCC
A MILD drama played out between the Chairman of Innoson Group, Chief Innocent Chukwuma and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, as…
View More Why we arrested Chukwuma, Innoson MD – EFCCRevealed: More than 25,000 Nigerians held in slave, sex camps Libya
Director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, on Tuesday said more than 25,000 Nigerians have been held in…
View More Revealed: More than 25,000 Nigerians held in slave, sex camps LibyaOsinbajo disagree Obaseki, says $1bn not for Boko Haram war alone
Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the $1 billion recently approved from the excess crude account is not only meant for the Boko Haram…
View More Osinbajo disagree Obaseki, says $1bn not for Boko Haram war aloneFight Against ‘Hunger Haram’: Fayose goes to court, says Ekiti needs its share of $1bn
Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has filed a suit before a federal high court in Abuja, challenging the decision of his colleagues to approve…
View More Fight Against ‘Hunger Haram’: Fayose goes to court, says Ekiti needs its share of $1bnInnoson Motors CEO arrested by EFCC
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have allegedly arrested Innocent Chukwuma, chief executive officer (CEO) of InnosInnosonon Group. In a series of tweets…
View More Innoson Motors CEO arrested by EFCCPolicemen protest 2-month salary arrears in Adamawa
Hundreds of policemen, who do business at the Nigeria Police Force Micro-Finance Bank, yesterday, in Yola, besieged the bank’s premises demanding immediate payment of two…
View More Policemen protest 2-month salary arrears in AdamawaBurna Boy arraigned for alleged theft
For his alleged role in the robbery of his friend, dancehall/hip hop musician, Damini Ogulu (aka Burna Boy) was docked by the police yesterday before…
View More Burna Boy arraigned for alleged theftAnti-Okorocha protesters recount police ‘torture’
Members of the Imo Peoples Action for Democracy (IPAD) have recounted how they were allegedly attacked and beaten up by police officers in the state…
View More Anti-Okorocha protesters recount police ‘torture’8 miners killed, 3 missing in Indonesia landslide
Eight miners were killed and at least three more were missing following a landslide Monday on the slopes of a volcano on the Indonesian island…
View More 8 miners killed, 3 missing in Indonesia landslideMinisters, governors should undergo drug test, says Sanusi
Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said that all public officers and traditional rulers should be compelled by law to undergo drug test. Sanusi…
View More Ministers, governors should undergo drug test, says SanusiIllicit Drugs worth N4.1bn destroyed in Kano
The Kano State Government said on Monday that it had destroyed illicit drugs worth N4.1 billion confiscated in the state in 2017 alone. Gov. Abdullahi…
View More Illicit Drugs worth N4.1bn destroyed in KanoDavid Mark breaks silence on EFCC invitation
Former Senate President, Senator David Mark has broken silence on his recent invitation to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in…
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