THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday filed six charges against a former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu for allegedly embezzling over N3.36 billion while in office.Aliyu, a two-term governor between 2007 and 2015, will […]
THE Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday struck out a N100 million suit filed by a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro and his family against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over seizure and detention […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the removal of all illegal road blocks by unlawful revenue collectors across the country.A statement issued by the Force Spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood in Abuja on Sunday, said that the Special […]
The Federal Government has hailed its whistle-blower policy, which has led to the recovery of looted funds in many currencies that may otherwise not have been discovered, describing it as an effective tool of fighting corruption in Nigeria.In a statement […]
Lawyers on Friday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to name the owner of the huge sums of money found in an Ikoyi apartment.Constitutional lawyer and rights activist Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) said the claim that the money […]
WHO owns the huge cash recovered from an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday?The knotty question remained unanswered yesterday, but the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) moved the cash to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Besides, it obtained […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the temporary forfeiture of $43,449,947 (about N13billion), N23, 218,000 million and £27,800 (about N10.6milion) cash found in Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, 16, Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.Justice Muslim Hassan ordered that the money […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence passed on a man, Asuquo Okon Asuquo, for killing a neighbor, Andong Bassey Andong, over a boundary dispute in their compound.Asuquo was arraigned before the Cross River State High Court in […]
The Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) has said that it would assist the Federal Government to solve the country’s security challenges.NALT National President, Prof. Godwin Okeke, said this on Tuesday after meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the […]
A Bar leader, Chief Solomon Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), has warned the Registered Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) of the consequences of the association’s failure to obey the Federal High Court judgment which nullified the 2014 and 2015 NBA […]