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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Director of Human Resources Management of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Mr. Sulieman Garba Bulkwang before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja for fraud. He is being prosecuted on a five-count charge bordering on criminal diversion of funds and money laundering to…
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A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned the N30 million fraud case against 64-year-old Suleiman Gbajabiamila to January 21, 2025.
18 Nov
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of a Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the remand of a former manager of the Iju Branch of Polaris Bank Limited, Abiodun Sanni, in the Correctional Facility over an alleged defrauded sum of N122,011,441,00. The judge ordered the remand of Sanni in Kirikiri Correctional Facility after he was…
13 Nov
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Timber Kesiye Wabote, former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), over an alleged $35 million fraud linked to the abandoned Brass Project in Bayelsa State. Wabote is accused of misappropriating public funds intended for a refinery and infrastructure project to boost…
8 Nov
The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) has formally petitioned the Nigerian Police over an alleged N65 million fraud involving some of its executives. The petition, addressed to the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Zone 2 Command in Onikan, Lagos, claims that Mr Fasasi Atanda, the association’s president, diverted the…
8 Nov
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has sentenced Miracle Leleji Tega to one year and two months imprisonment
4 Nov
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, issued an arrest warrant against the Managing Director (MD) of Dana Air, Mr Hathiramani Ranesh over alleged refusal to appear in court to stand trial. The Attorney-general of the federation (AGF) filed a six-count charge against Ranesh and two others. In the charge…
13 Oct
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly Chapter, has firmly rejected allegations of misappropriating N3 billion in union funds. The claims were brought to light by a PASAN member, Yusuf Abiola, during a press conference held in Abuja on Monday, where he demanded audited financial statements and operational reports from 2019 to the…
13 Oct
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has been charged by the US for alleged obstruction of justice involving fraud charges. This was revealed in a statement on Friday, October 11, 2024, by Ryan Buchanan of the US Attorney’s office in Atlanta Georgia. In a superseding indictment, the US attorney’s office,…
11 Oct
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has summoned the former Governor over allegations of criminal breach of trust.
10 Oct
Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they had detained a man wanted in China over allegations he helped defraud tens of thousands of people out of about $14 billion. The man, who had been wanted by China since 2020, was detained on the resort island of Bali on October 1 before he could board a flight…
8 Oct
The former director and shareholder of the defunct Gulf Bank Plc, Mr. Johnson Adeyeba, the Managing Director and Executive Officer, Mr. Babajide Rogers, and others have been re-arraigned over an alleged N15,761,176.24 billion fraud. They were re-arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Daniel Osiagor of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on 28 counts of…
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The President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr Ike Neliaku, has called on Nigerian leaders to embrace and display the core values of honesty, integrity and selflessness in their dealings for the betterment of the country and humanity in general. Neliaku, who was represented by the NIPR Vice President, Prof. Emmanuel Dandaura,…
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A Development Consultant and Public Affairs Analyst, Mr Jide Ojo, says six-year single tenure and rotational presidency will not solve the challenges currently confronting Nigeria. Ojo states this on Sunday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), while reacting to the rejection of a single tenure and rotational presidency bill…
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Patrick Vieira was denied a winning start as Genoa manager on Sunday after a late penalty gave fellow Serie A struggles Cagliari a 2-2 away draw. Roberto Piccoli lashed home his spot-kick two minutes from the end after being fouled by Aaron Martin, snatching a point for Cagliari with his team's second penalty of the…
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Bayer Leverkusen's injury crisis worsened on Sunday with the news French striker Martin Terrier has a broken arm, the third blow suffered by the Bundesliga champions in three days. Terrier, 27, added to coach Xabi Alonso's worries ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match with RB Salzburg. He had already lost centre-forward Victor Boniface "for a…
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No fewer than eight students with hearing disabilities graduated with First Class honours at the weekend during the 13th convocation ceremony of Wesley University, Ondo State. The deaf scholars were among the 39 graduands who bagged first-class degrees out of the 230 graduating students in the 2023/2024 academic session of the faith-based institution. Speaking during…
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The Nigeria Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has stated that Nigeria requires an investment of about $180 million to bridge the financing gap in the agricultural sector. The Executive Secretary of NADF, Muhammed Abu Ibrahim, disclosed this during a media parley at the weekend in Abuja. He said the Fund is working towards raising funds through…
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Nigerian comedian and actor Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, known as Okey Bakassi, has sparked conversations about marriage in Africa, saying ‘polygamy is the best form of marriage for Africa’ Bakassi, 55, who has entertained Nigerians with his humour and roles on screen, shared his thoughts during an episode of the Honest Bunch Podcast on Saturday, November…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance private-sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and agricultural finance. A Presidency statement said the MoU was signed on behalf of the government by…
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Sunday announced a N20 reduction in the ex-refinery price to marketers, with prices moving from N990 to N970 per litre. The Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of the Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed the new pricing in a statement, describing the development as a gesture of appreciation to Nigerians and…
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Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has appealed to labour unions in the state to shelve their planned industrial action over the implementation of the new minimum wage. The governor said his administration remained committed to the implementation of the new wage of N70,000 recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. The governor made…