DIEZANI DENIES BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AS DEFENCE OPENS AT LONDON CORRUPTION TRIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Lawyers representing former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Diezani Alison-Madueke, on...
LAGOS COUPLE ARRESTED FOR STAGING OWN KIDNAP, EXTORTING N10M FROM FAMILIES
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own abduction and extorting ₦10...
MAN CHARGED AFTER POSING AS FBI AGENT TO FREE MURDER SUSPECT IN NEW YORK JAIL
Agency Report A 36-year-old man, Mark Anderson, was charged Thursday for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent at a New York jail in an attempt to...
KANO POLICE ARREST THREE AFTER RIVAL THUG CLASH LEAVES ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspects and recovered weapons following a violent clash between rival thug groups in...
OGUN POLICE BUST CHILD TRAFFICKING, ILLEGAL SURROGACY RING, RESCUE SEVEN CHILDREN
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Ogun State Police Command has dismantled a child trafficking and illegal surrogacy syndicate masquerading as an orphanage, rescuing seven children...
COURT ACQUITS DEFENDANTS, FAULTS FIDELITY BANK’S CONTROLS IN ALLEGED N964M FRAUD
By Aishat Momoh. O. [caption id="attachment_102959" align="alignnone" width="300"] The defendant, a baker from the Ileejo area of Lekki, Lagos, is being tried for sexual assault.[/caption]...
12 NUPENG CONTEMNORS REPORTEDLY MISSING FROM KIRIKIRI CUSTODY AFTER COURT-ORDERED COMMITTAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Fresh concerns have emerged in the ongoing contempt proceedings arising from the leadership crisis within the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and...
COURT DISMISSES NO-CASE SUBMISSION IN N75M FRAUD TRIAL, ORDERS DEFENDANTS TO OPEN DEFENCE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has dismissed a no-case submission filed by Chinedu Justin and...
STEALING EFCC EXHIBITS: EFCC ARRAIGNS MAN IN LAGOS COURT
By Aishat Momoh. O. [caption id="attachment_102959" align="alignnone" width="300"] The defendant, a baker from the Ileejo area of Lekki, Lagos, is being tried for sexual assault.[/caption]...
CUSTOMS INTERCEPTS AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, OTHERS WORTH N721.45 MILLION IN OGUN
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun Area 1 command reported on Thursday that it had seized 2,128 live ammunition rounds, 1,315 explosives, hard substances like heroin and methamphetamine, as well as locally produced firearms and revolver handguns. The Acting Controller of the Command, Oladapo Afeni, who disclosed this while at a press conference in Idiroko, handed over the seized arms and...