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May

2025

$3bn Refinery Fraud: N80bn Found In Sacked MD’s Bank Accounts

Crime, News Flash, Oil & Gas, Presidency

$3bn Refinery Fraud: N80bn Found In Sacked MD’s Bank Accounts The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the recently sacked managing directors and some top officials of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The officials were arrested over alleged mismanagement of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of the facilities. The total amount under investigation is $2,956,872,622.36. Findings by Saturday PUNCH showed that the EFCC is probing the sum of $1,559,239,084.36 allocated to the Port Harcourt refinery, $740,669,600 released for the Kaduna refinery, and $656,963,938 approved for the Warri refinery.…

May

2025

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SEC Uncovers Another Suspected Illegal Investment Platform, Tofro; Warns Nigerians

Crime, Economy, News Flash

SEC Uncovers Another Suspected Illegal Investment Platform, Tofro; Warns Nigerians The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has uncovered another suspected illegal investment platform identified as TOFRO.COM (Tofro). The Commission raised the alarm in a notice issued yesterday and made available to newsmen. The Commission warned Nigerians against falling for their tactics to obtain money from them through the promise of unusually high returns. SEC said the suspected investment platform holds itself out as a crypto-currency trading platform, adding that such an investment scheme is not registered by the Commission. It said that based on its investigations, Tofro’s operations exhibit the…

Apr

2025

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EFCC ‘Arrest’ Aisha Achimugu Upon Arrival At ABUJA Airport

Abuja, Crime, Economy, FGN, News Flash

EFCC ‘Arrests’ Aisha Achimugu Upon Arrival At Abuja Airport A prominent business executive and socialite, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, has been “arrested” by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to her legal team. Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, made this known in a statement to Nairametrics on Tuesday, stressing that “Aisha Achimugu, who arrived voluntarily into the country from London, was arrested by the EFCC” around 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Nairametrics previously reported that Achimugu’s lawyer had informed the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday that their client had already stated in her court documents that she would…

Apr

2025

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Court Sentences Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband Nwachukwu To Death By Hanging

Crime, Judiciary, Marriage And Love, News Flash

Court Sentences Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband To Death By Hanging Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Wude Zone 2, Abuja, today sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging having found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8, 2022. The judge sentenced Nwachukwu to death while sentencing him after the court had held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty. Nwachukwu was arraigned on…

Apr

2025

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Suspected Cultists Storms Beer Parlour, Kill Four

Crime, News Flash, Security

Suspected Cultists Storm Beer Parlour, Kill Four The Benue Police Command has confirmed the killing of four persons by suspected cultists at a beer parlour in Makurdi, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the incident in a chat with journalists on Monday. Ms Anene said the attack occurred on Sunday night at a beer parlour in Akpehe, Makurdi, and left many people hospitalised. “The suspected cult attack at Akpehe is confirmed, and investigation has commenced. “Four persons were confirmed dead while others are currently receiving treatment in the hospital,“ the command’s spokesperson said. Ms Anene warned…

Apr

2025

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Groom, Three Friends Nabbed For Allegedly Killing Wife In Marathon Sex

Crime, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Groom, Three Friends Nabbed For Allegedly Killing Wife In Marathon Sex Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 20-year-old groom, Auwal Abdulwahab and his three friends for allegedly coercing his bride into non-consensual sexual activity. Spokesman of the command, SP. Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a statement issued to DAILY POST. He said the incident happened on 26/04/2025 at about 2200hrs in Tungo village, Albasu District in Sule Tankarkar local Government. Shiisu said the newly married man is suspected of orchestrating an incident against his wife within days of their wedding. According to him, “the groom is alleged to…

Apr

2025

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How Lagos Scavengers Resell Wigs Picked From Dumpsites

Crime, Business, Lagos, News Flash

How Lagos Scavengers Resell Wigs Picked From Dumpsites In Lagos, the most populous city in West Africa, nothing is a waste in the hands of those who can see value in it. Despite inherent risks, particularly those that have to do with human safety and public health, when the opportunity to make cash or profit presents itself, the love of money is prioritised above all. While the city generates an estimated 5.46 million tonnes of waste annually, some of these wastes often find their way back to the market. Among these arrays of wastes that find their way back to…

Apr

2025

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N28 Billion Fraud: Court Orders Seizure Of Erondu Uchenna’s N1.2bn Assets Amid Alleged Funds Diversion In ABIA State

Abia State, Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

N28 BILLION FRAUD: Court orders seizure of Erondu Uchenna’s N1.2bn assets amid alleged funds diversion in ABIA State The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a court order to seize properties worth N1.2 billion, allegedly owned by an Abia State public servant, Erondu Uchenna Erondu, following the Commission’s ongoing investigation into the diversion of N28 billion in public funds by state officials around the year 2010. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the seizure request on Thursday in a motion ex parte moved by EFCC lawyer, Barrister Charles Oni. The lawyer sought the court’s approval to seize the suspect’s properties…

Apr

2025

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Killings: US Urged To Re-designate Nigeria As Country Of Particular Concern

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Security

Killings: US Urged To Re-designate Nigeria As Country Of Particular Concern The United States of America has been urged to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, and subsequently place her on the US watchlist over the rising spate of killings by bandits and criminal herdsmen. The call was made by a delegation of American Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID; and Rising Sun & Ambassadors for Self Defense; during its recent visit to Capitol Hill, Washington DC, where it met with some US congress members to lobby for the release of the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People…

Apr

2025

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Gunmen Attack Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Family House In Kogi

Abia State, Crime, News Flash, Politics, Security

Gunmen Attack Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Family House In Kogi The Kogi Police Command on Thursday confirmed that gunmen attacked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s (PDP-Kogi Central) family residence in the Obeiba Community in the Okehi Local Government Area. The state commissioner of police, Miller Dantawaye, who confirmed this in an interview with journalists in Lokoja on Thursday, said the incident occurred on Tuesday night. “The command has been fully briefed on the unfortunate and criminal incident by the Okehi LGA divisional police officer. So far, no arrest has been made. “Investigation into the incident has begun, and we shall get to the…