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Jan

2025

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…

Jan

2025

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Death Threat: Peter Obi Speaks On His Arrest Following Counter Allegations

Crime, News Flash, Politics

Dêath Threåt: Peter Obi Speaks On His Arrest Following Counter Allegations Peter Obi has dispelled the rumour of his arrest, saying he is currently at his Onitsha residence in Anambra State. This followed the death threat allegation and counter allegation between him and Felix Morka, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement posted via his official Twitter handle on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Obi called on his supporter to ignore the rumour of his alleged arrest, saying the claim is entirely false. “The recurring fake News on me. I have been made aware of a…

Jan

2025

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EFCC Sacks 27 Officers For Fraudulent Activities, Acts Of Misconduct….

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EFCC Sacks 27 Officers For Fraudulent Activities, Misconduct The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has revealed that 27 officers were sacked from its workforce in 2024 as part of its quest to enforce integrity and rid its fold of fraudulent elements, Spokesperson for EFCC, Dele Oyewale revealed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. According to the statement, the EFCC officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct. The statement indicated that they were sacked based on the recommendation of Staff Disciplinary Committee of the EFCC which was ratified by the Commission’s Chairman,…

Jan

2025

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Audit Report Indicts NNPCL Of Diverting N514 Billion

Crime, Economy, News Flash, Oil & Gas

Audit Report Indicts NNPCL Of Diverting N514 Billion A report by the office of Nigeria’s Auditor-General has indicted the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for alleged misappropriation of funds and diversion of revenue meant for the Federation in 2021. The indictments are contained in the 2021 Auditor-General’s annual report published in November 2024. The 558-page report was recently submitted to the National Assembly as Nigeria’s Constitution provides. The report shows a troubling blend of questions bordering on misappropriation of funds involving the NNPCL. In one case, the auditor general indicted the state-owned oil firm of unauthorised deductions of N82.9…

Dec

2024

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Court Remands Refinery MD In Kuje Correctional Centre Over Alleged $35m Fraud

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash, Oil & Gas

Court Remands Refinery MD In Kuje Correctional Centre Over Alleged $35m Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, December 23, 2024, arraigned the Managing Director of Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, Akindele Akintoye at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over an alleged $35 million fraud. He was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite on charges bordering on money laundering and contract fraud. Easy Ways to obtain German citizenshipBest Online RouletteOn October 31, 2024, Akintoye was arrested by the EFCC and detained at its holding facility in Abuja. According to a tweet via the commission’s X handle on Wednesday,…

Dec

2024

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Corruption In Nigeria Can’t Be Eradicated Completely, But ……… President Tinubu

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

Corruption Can’t Be Eradicated Completely, But … – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has stated that while corruption cannot be completely eradicated, it can be reduced to its barest minimum. Speaking during a live presidential media chat broadcast nationwide, Tinubu emphasised the importance of addressing systemic flaws to curb corruption. He said in part, “Block all the loopholes, where anybody can just gain in the system. Part of the anti-corruption is the removal of subsidies, too. “It is very very difficult to say you will eliminate it, you will reduce it to the barest minimum, meet the people’s needs, help the…