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Jan

2025

Gunman Kills Two Judges At Supreme Court

Crime, Foreign Affairs, News Flash, World News

Gunman K¡lls Two Judges At Supreme Court Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, Iranian state media reported. “This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges. The two judges were martyred in the act,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported. Mizan stated that the assailant “killed himself” after the “terrorist” act. State news agency IRNA said one other person was wounded. Mizan identified the two slain judges as Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh, both of whom handled cases…

Jan

2025

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How Suspected Yahoo Boys Kill EFCC Officer, Injure Another During Operation

Crime, News Flash, South East

How Suspected Yahoo Boys K¡ll EFCC Officer, Injure Another During Operation A yet-to-be-identified officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been shot dead and another critically injured after suspected Internet fraudsters, known as Yahoo boys, opened fire on the anti-graft operatives in the Onitsha area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident which occurred on Friday, left some other persons around the scene sustaining varying degrees of injuries as they scampered to safety due to the unexpected gunshots. The operatives, who had travelled from the EFCC’s zonal headquarters in Enugu, were said to be on a…

Jan

2025

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EFCC To Arraign Oba Otudeko, Former First Bank MD Onasanya On Monday For N12.3 Billion Alleged Fraud

Crime, CBN/Commercial Banking, News Flash

EFCC To Arraign Oba Otudeko, Former First Bank MD Onasanya On Monday For N12.3 Billion Alleged Fraud The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Monday, January 20, 2025, for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arraign the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Chief Oba Otudeko and a former First Bank Managing Director, Stephen Olabisi Onasanya, for allegedly looting N12.3billion from First Bank. Otudeko – former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings – and Onasanya are to be arraigned alongside a former board member of Honeywell Soji Akintayo and a firm, Anchorage Leisure Limited connected to Otudeko.…

Jan

2025

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Otti Advocates Multi-Faceted Approach In Combating Drug Abuse, Assures Support For NDLEA

Abia State, Crime, Good Governance, News Flash

OTTI ADVOCATES MULTI-FACETED APPROACH IN COMBATING DRUG ABUSE, ASSURES SUPPORT FOR NDLEA. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has advocated a multi-faceted approach with intelligence-driven strategies in combating the menace of drug abuse in Nigeria. Governor Otti was speaking on Thursday 16th January, when he received in audience, a delegation of the new State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the State, Nnadi Wilfred. He noted the evolving nature of drug menace and its impacts on criminal activities. The Governor also underscored the need for collaborative efforts between Government and Security Agencies in combating all forms of crime and…

Jan

2025

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Ex-AGF Granted Bail In N1.96Bn Fraud Case

Crime, Abuja, Judiciary

Ex-AGF Granted Bail In N1.96bn Fraud Case The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted former Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, bail in the sum of N500 million. The development comes as Nwabuoku faces charges of alleged N1.96 billion fraud. Justice James Omotosho, in his ruling, stipulated that Nwabuoku’s bail be secured with two sureties, each providing a guarantee of N500 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had re-arraigned Nwabuoku on an amended nine-count charge of money laundering and abuse of office. The charges, filed on November 27, 2024, accuse Nwabuoku of conspiring with four companies…

Jan

2025

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Lost Dreams: The Plight Of Abia’s Girl Child In The Face Of Rape And Harassment – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime

Lost Dreams: The Plight of Abia's Girl Child in the Face of Rape and Harassment This report is one of a comprehensive series of 19 articles that will be stemming from a rigorous five-month study conducted last year. So far, we have published just 3! The study, which spanned from June to November, 2024, focused on five locations: Aba, Umuahia, Isukuwato, Abiriba, and Ohafia. Our research team engaged with a total of 500 individuals across these locations, with a remarkable 357 participants responding to our surveys. Unfortunately, 143 individuals declined to participate. Despite this, our analysis revealed significant insights into…

Jan

2025

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EFCC Arrests Four Chinese, 101 Others For Suspected Internet Fraud In Abuja

Crime, News Flash

EFCC Arrests Four Chinese, 101 Others For Suspected Internet Fraud In Abuja In its ongoing efforts to clean Nigeria of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested four Chinese and 104 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja. The information contained in a Statement signed by the Commission’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale says the Suspects were arrested on Thursday. The suspects, comprising 67 male, including 4 Chinese and 38 female were allegedly involved in hotel review job scam targeting victims and hotels in Europe and other…

Jan

2025

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Trump Sentenced To Unconditional Discharge In Hush Money Case

Crime, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

Trump Sentenced To Unconditional Discharge In Hush Money Case US President-elect Donald Trump, has been sentenced by a judge to an unconditional discharge on Friday. He was sentenced for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US president-elect’s last-ditch efforts to avoid becoming the first felon in the White House. “This court has determined that the only lawful sentence that permits entry of a judgement of conviction without encroaching on the highest office of the land, is an unconditional discharge”,” said New York judge Juan Merchan delivering the sentence during a court session that Trump attended…

Jan

2025

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US Moves To Return $53 Million Linked To Diezani

Crime, Economy, News Flash

US Moves To Return $53 Million Linked To Diezani The United States Government and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding to repatriate the sum of $53 million stolen funds to Nigeria. The funds were part of funds of the Galactica asset linked to former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Speaking during the signing, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) said the agreement provides that $50 million of the funds, which is about N77 billion, will be used to fund rural electrification project to increase the reliability and availability…

Jan

2025

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Money Laundering: Chief Of Staff Implicates El-Rufai In Confessional Statement

Crime, Economy, Judiciary, News Flash, Politics

Money Laundering: Chief Of Staff Implicates El-Rufai In Confessional Statement Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has implicated his former principal in a confessional statement related to an ongoing money laundering case against him. It will be recalled that the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa remanded Sa’idu at the Kaduna Correctional Centre following his arrest and arraignment by security agencies on 31 December 2024. The charges against the former Chief of Staff allege that he sold $45 million in hard currency belonging to the Kaduna State Government—equivalent to ₦18,450,000,000—at the significantly undervalued rate of…