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Feb

2024

FBI Charges Top NNPC Official For Taking $2.1m Bribe To Help Addax Petroleum

FBI Charges Top NNPC Official For Taking $2.1 Million Bribes To Help Addax Petroleum Escape $2.4 Billion Liability To Nigeria A senior Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has been slammed with bribery and tax-related charges in the United States, court filings seen by Peoples Gazette said. A jury recently returned a three-count indictment against Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo after the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that he used his position as a general manager in NNPC’s upstream department to obtain at least $2.1 million in bribes. The alleged bribe was to assist Addax Petroleum escape its $2.4 billion liability to Nigeria as…

Feb

2024

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EFCC Arrests 48 KWASU Students For Internet Fraud

Crime, News Flash, Security

EFCC Arrests 48 KWASU Students For Internet Fraud Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University and two others for offences bordering on internet fraud. EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at their various hideouts, after days of surveillance, adding that they will be arraigned in court when investigations are concluded. Items recovered from the suspects, according to the statement, included laptops and different…

Feb

2024

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Emefiele Claims N25 Billion Damages From Akpabio For ‘Defamatory Remark’

Crime, Economy, News Flash

Emefiele Demands N25 Billion As Damages From Akpabio Over ‘Defamatory Remark’ Godwin Emefiele, immediate-pas governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has demanded the sum of N25 billion as damages from Senate President Godswill Akpabio over an alleged defamatory remark. On Sunday, Akpabio said the allegations against Emefiele are so numerous that the federal government does not know which charges to pin on him. The senate president also blamed the economic hardship in the country on the policies of the former CBN governor. In the letter dated February 19 and seen by TheCable on Wednesday, Matthew Burkaa, counsel to…

Feb

2024

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Unwanted Pregnancy: Nursing Student Commits Suicide

Crime, News Flash

Nursing Student Commits Suicide Over ‘Unwanted Pregnancy’ A 300-level student at a private tertiary institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, simply identified as Ajoke, has reportedly committed suicide. According to Daily Trust, the student, Ajoke, a student of Basic Medical Science at Havarde College of Science, Business and Management Studies, Abeokuta, on Monday evening, drank poisonous substance, suspected to be Sniper. Her body was discovered in her hostel room located off-campus. Sources at the college revealed that the deceased, who had been battling depression, must have committed suicide over an “unwanted pregnancy.” Another account indicated that the her condition worsened after…

Feb

2024

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Unknown Gunmen Shot Lawmaker Dead In Delta

Crime, News Flash, South South

Panic As Unknown Gunmen Shoot Dead Lawmaker In Delta The unknown gunmen have shot dead Honourable Festus, a councillor representing Owhase Ward in the Udu Local Government Area Legislative Council, Delta State. The assailants targeted the councillor at his residence, delivering a fatal shot to his head on Monday. The motive behind the killing is believed to be linked to cultism activities, according to Sahara Reporters. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident and assured that the police have initiated a comprehensive investigation. He said efforts are underway to apprehend the perpetrators, adding that the…

Feb

2024

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FCTA Seals Orphanage For Trafficking Of 23 Children

Abuja, Crime, News Flash

FCTA seals Abuja orphanage over alleged trafficking of 23 children The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed the Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi Village, Abuja, after 23 children between the ages of one and 14 were rescued from the orphanage. The children were believed to have been allegedly trafficked from Plateau. Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, the Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this while handing over the children to Plateau Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Caroline Dafur, in Abuja on Monday. She said that investigation was ongoing to unravel the facts of the allegation. Benjamins-Laniyi also said that the…

Feb

2024

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EFCC Detains Former Kwara Governor Over Alleged N10 Billion Diversion

Crime, News Flash, North Central

Former Kwara Governor In Hot Water: EFCC Detains Him Over Alleged N10 Billion Diversion The news of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed’s detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sent shockwaves through the political landscape. The once-respected leader now finds himself embroiled in a scandal of alleged fund diversion totaling over N10 billion Ahmed’s detention came as a result of his compliance with an invitation from the anti-graft agency to their Ilorin zonal office. What began as a routine inquiry swiftly turned into a grilling session by EFCC investigators, delving into the murky depths of financial mismanagement…

Feb

2024

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32 Routes Uncovered By FG For Smuggling Food Out Of Nigeria

Crime, Economy, FGN, News Flash

FG Uncovers 32 Routes For Smuggling Food Out Of Nigeria The Federal Government says it has uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing a conference on Public Wealth Management held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said on the midnight of Sunday, 45 trucks loaded with maize were intercepted while making their way to neighbouring countries. The Vice President said, “Just three nights ago, 45 trucks of maize were caught being transported to neighbouring countries. Just in that Ilela axis, there are 32 illegal smuggling…

Feb

2024

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Nigeria Police Honours 4 Officers Who Rejected N8.5m Bribe From Suspected Bandits

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Police Honour Four Officers For Rejecting N8.5m Bribe From Suspected Bandit Taraba State Police Command has honoured four mobile police officers for rejecting an N8.5 million bribe from a suspected bandit while on a stop-and-search operation. The State Commissioner of Police, David Iloyalonomo, rewarded the four officers in his office at the Taraba State Police Command Headquarters. When Channels Television visited the checkpoint, one of the officers who arrested the suspected bandit, Ngamarju Gambo, told our correspondent that their stand against corruption and quest for a peaceful atmosphere across the country motivated them not to take the bribe. According to…

Feb

2024

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Gunmen Kill Ex-CBN Director, 5 Others, Over 50 Abducted In Kaduna

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Gunmen Kill Ex-CBN Director, 5 Others In Kaduna, Abduct Over 50 Bandits have killed at least six persons including a former Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and his younger brother in Kwassam and Sabon Layin communities of the Kauru Local Government area of Kaduna State. The police are yet to confirm the incident but the spokesperson of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Josiah Abraks, said in a statement that the bandits attacked the Kwassam community on Friday night. He also said that 50 people were kidnapped by the bandits in another attack at Sabon Layin village…