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3 days ago
Homes belonging to music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents as part of an ongoing federal investigation. The raids, which took place on Monday, March 25, 2024, are reportedly connected to allegations involving sex trafficking, sexual assault, illegal narcotics, and firearms. Diddy, known for…
19 Mar
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged abandonment of Orlu-Mgbe-Akokwa Road in Ideato North/South federal constituency of Imo State, by the state government and some oil companies despite former President Muhammadu Buhari's approval of Tax Incentive Credit for the project. Recall that in October, 2017, former President Buhari approved the Road Infrastructure Tax…
18 Mar
Eric Odoh Ocheme, the former personal assistant to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has asked security agencies to stop mentioning his name in the alleged forgery of signatures for the withdrawal of $6.2m from the apex bank to pay 2023 election observers. Ocheme, a former staff member of…
18 Mar
The Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) says it is aware of recent negative media reports regarding the company and some members of staff relating to ‘ghost workers’. In a statement made available to The Guardian, the company said: “As EKEDP is committed to maintaining the highest ethical business practices, the Board of Directors took immediate…
28 Feb
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) to holistically investigate the cancellation of $2.4 billion worth of forward contracts sold to manufacturers by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Recently, CBN had announced the invalidation of approximately $2.4 billion worth of forward contracts sold to manufacturers. According…
4 Feb
The Nigerian Transparency Council (NTC), a watchdog organisation, has ignited fresh controversy surrounding the acquisition of OVH Energy Marketing by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and its retail group. In a petition submitted to the House of Representatives Committee on Downstream Petroleum, led by Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato Federal Constituency,…
5 Jan
Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency, has expressed concerns over the raid by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the headquarters of the Dangote Group. The EFCC on Thursday raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in Lagos in connection with…
28 Nov
The House of Representatives has taken a decisive step to investigate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following allegations of failed attempts to forcibly remove former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The move defies a subsisting court order granting Emefiele…
19 Nov
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is tasked with the investigation of all financial crimes, but declaring Ibrahim Ibitade, the CEO of Leatherback wanted, feels like a rather strange route to take in its quest to ensure it stays true to its course. Despite the company’s cooperation in an ongoing fraud investigation, the Agency…
13 Oct
A European regulatory authority announced that it had officially reached out to X owned by Elon Musk, to request information pertaining to the dissemination of illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas conflict. Thierry Breton, who serves as the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, stated on X that the European Union's executive body, the…

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