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December 12, 2017

Just In: Appeal Court returns Saraki’s false asset declaration case to CCT

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday ordered that Senate President, Bukola Saraki be retried before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on three counts. The three-man panel of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson dismissed 15 out of the 18 counts of false assets declaration. The three counts to be retried are counts 4,... Read More

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December 4, 2017

FG amends charges against Misau over IGP allegations

The Federal Government has amended the charges of spreading injurious falsehood preferred against the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Isah Misau. Background: Senator Misau, a former police officer had accused the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris of corruption. The Senator had alleged that some top officers pay millions of Naira to get special promotions from... Read More

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November 28, 2017

FG increases charges against Misau over IGP allegations

The Federal Government on Tuesday amended its charges against Senator Isah Misau before an Abuja High Court. What happened: The Federal Government had charged Misau to court after he made some allegations against Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Misau had alleged that Idris was receiving bribes from organisations where policemen are deployed to provide security.... Read More

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N46bn fraud: Court dismisses Tompolo’s suit against FG

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the suit filed by Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, challenging a criminal charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. The EFCC had charged Tompolo alongside nine others for an alleged N45.9 billion fraud. His lawyer, Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa, had approached the court seeking nullification of the charges.... Read More

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Patience Jonathan withdraws suit against EFCC, to pay N50,000

Patience Jonathan, wife of former President, Goodluck Jonathan has been ordered to pay N50,000 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday. The order came after Mrs Jonathan withdrew her suit against the EFCC. Patience had in February sued the EFCC for... Read More

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One of the recalled judges recieved N90m bribe from 100 lawyers – Buhari’s aide

Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla has said one of the judges recalled from suspension by the National Judicial Council received gratification worth N90m from 100 lawyers. Obla in an interview with Punch, Obla said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will charge the judge for receiving gratification on Tuesday. He... Read More

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EFCC files fresh charges against recalled judges

Barely a week after the National Judicial Council recalled six suspended judges, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed corruption charges against two of them. The NJC on Saturday recalled the judges, stating that the government has failed to file charges against them. But the EFCC on Thursday filed a 14-count charge against... Read More

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FG amends charges against Ngwuta again

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government on Tuesday amended the corruption charges it preferred against a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for the second time. Lead prosecuting counsel, Olufemi Fatunde, announced the latest development to the court on Tuesday. The amended charges were read to... Read More

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EFCC charges ex-Niger gov Aliyu with N3bn fraud

by Azeez Adeniyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged the immediate past Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu with an alleged N3bn fraud, Punch reports. Aliyu was charged alongside the 2015 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Umar Nasko. It was learnt that the charges had been filed before... Read More

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Court dismisses charges against Justice Ademola, wife

by Azeez Adeniyi Justice Jude Okeke of the High court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed all 18 count charges against Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, his wife Olubowale, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi. Okeke who discharged the defendants said the prosecution was... Read More

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FG charges ex-gov Suswam, 2 other for diversion of N9.8bn SURE-P, police funds

The Federal Government on Monday accused a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and two other of the diversion of N9.79bn police reform programme and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme funds. Suswam allegedly committed the crime between 2012 and 2015 while he was governor of Benue State. He was charged with 32 fraud and... Read More

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$9.8m: EFCC slams 6 fraud charges against Andrew Yakubu

by Dolapo Adelana The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has slammed six charges against a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Andrew Yakubu. The anti-graft agency filed charges bordering on fraud and false declaration of assets. On February 03, 2017, operatives of the commission stormed a building belonging to... Read More

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February 24, 2017

Police drop charges against Audu Maikori

by Azeez Adeniyi The Police has dropped charges against Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori, LIB reports. Maikori had been arrested and detained last week by the Police after his tweets about the purported killing of five students in Kaduna by Fulani herdsmen. Counsel to Audu Maikori, Mark Jacob told LIB that the charges were dropped... Read More

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Double jeopardy: Dasuki begs court to merge his charges

Embattled former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, on Monday, prayed a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to consolidate the criminal charges brought against him. Dasuki, who is facing two criminal charges of corruption and breach of trust, has been granted bail by three different high courts but has remained in government custody... Read More

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‘No resolution’ between Ikeja DISCO and residents of Araromi/Mende

Residents of Mende/Araromi area of Lagos, unable to stomach their incessant exorbitant electricity bills, engaged, confronted and protested against the Ikeja Electricity Distribution (Ikeja DISCO) Company. The residents complained that they barely get 9 hours of electricity in a month but the attendant bill the Disco presents is usually in tens of thousands. Frustrated by the excessive charges... Read More

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Opinion: Nigerians apathy and the result of ‘No Banking Day’

In September 2003, the National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers (NATCOM) and the Consumer Rights Project (CRP) spearheaded a campaign for Nigerians to switch off their mobile telephones in protest of the high tariffs charged by the two dominant networks back then – MTN and ECONET. The protest was as a result of the delay in... Read More

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October 26, 2015

FG files money laundering charges against Sambo Dasuki, requests secret trial

A new charge of money laundering has been filed by the Federal Government against the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd). The added charge was filed at the resumed hearing on Monday, October 26, at the Federal High Court, in Abuja. The federal government is accusing the former NSA of being in the... Read More

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September 16, 2015

Senate President, Bukola Saraki reacts to corruption charges

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the 13-count charge filed against him by the Code of Bureau Conduct. While Saraki, denied all the charges, he accused the Code of Conduct Bureau of being influenced by political elements. A statement was put out to this effect on Wednesday, from his media office. “The attention of Dr. Bukola Saraki,... Read More

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FG withdraws charges against Sani Abacha’s son

by Zara Mustapha All corruption charges filed by the Federal Government against Mohammed Abacha, son of former head of state, Sani Abacha, has been withdrawn. The government had accused Mohammed of receiving stolen property worth N100.38 billion and was believed to have been stolen by the late Abacha when he was the Nigerian head of state from 1993... Read More

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February 7, 2014

WTH! This ‘pastor’ collects money to check if your name is in the ‘book of life’ (PICTURED)

by Zara Mustapha Kenyan pastor, Bishop Thomas Wahome is a cleric who is surrounded by lots of controversy. His church, Helicopter of Christ ministries, has a bizarre name to start with and according to the Kenyan media they have described the “Man of God” and his church as “just out of this world” as he... Read More

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January 14, 2014

Kanye West in trouble after ‘beating up teenager who called Kim K a slut’ (PICTURED)

by Tutu Akinlabi Kanye West has risen up to the occasion once again to defend his lady love, Kim Kardashian. The rapper might be in big trouble trouble after he reportedly chased down and punched an 18-year-old boy who insulted Kim K. The boy is said to have uttered racist remarks against the couple, calling... Read More

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November 20, 2013

Private jet owners begin ‘strike’ over new aviation price regime

Private jet owners in the country yesterday commenced an indefinite strike over a directive from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) announcing a new price regime for all private airlines operating in the country. In a circular dated November 18, 2013, and signed by the agency’s director of operations, Mr J.C. Onyegiri, on behalf of... Read More

November 2, 2013

SHAME: Former headmaster slammed with child porn charges, surrenders to police (PICTURED)

The former headmaster of an elite private school in Wilmington, Del., has surrendered to state police to be charged with dealing in child pornography. Authorities said 53-year-old Christopher Wheeler turned himself in Friday afternoon, one day after authorities said they were searching for him. Wheeler stepped down as headmaster of Tower Hill School last week... Read More

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October 1, 2013

Are you ready? CBN to begin full implementation of cash-less policy tomorrow

The Central Bank of Nigeria will on Wednesday begin the full implementation of its cash-less policy in the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers, Kano, Anambra, Ogun and Abia states. This follows the end of a three-month moratorium on the charges given to customers who withdraw or deposit higher than the amount stipulated in the cash-less... Read More

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ICPC files criminal charges against former police IG Sunday Ehindero

A criminal suit was filed on Monday against a former Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, by the ICPC. This makes him only the second ex-police chief to be charged by an anti-corruption agency. Also joined in the suit against Ehindero was the suspended Commissioner of Police in charge of Budgets at the Force Headquarters, John... Read More

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