Crime & Metro
Emefiele approved contracts, payments for wife, brother-in-law – Witness
Stanley Ihedigbo Seventh Prosecution Witness, (PW7) in the trial of former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Monday, June 24, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Abuja, that Emefiele signed and approved contract awards and payments…
Read More »NDLEA bursts snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs, arrests 2 in Edo
Stanley Ihedigbo A snake guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin city, Edo state, has been raided by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), who detected a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall covered with wallpapers and fetish objects. According…
Read More »Court jails eight for internet fraud in Uyo
Stanley Ihedigbo Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of eight internet fraudsters before Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale, the…
Read More »EFCC arrests fake State House staff for N22m employment scam
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC), have arrested a syndicate of fake State House Staff in Abuja for alleged criminal conspiracy, false representation and employment scam. According to the Head Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, the suspects were arrested separately following…
Read More »Olukoyede hails impact of statistics on national planning
Stanley Ihedigbo Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has described data and statistics as crucial in national planning and developmental processes. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, he made the observation in Abuja on when a…
Read More »EFCC arraigns a man for tearing its investigation letters
Stanley Ihedigbo Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing the commission’s official Investigation Activities’ letters and obstructing The Commission’s investigation before Justice TG Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State . According to the…
Read More »EFCC arraigns woman for alleged N39.8m fraud in Fidelity Structures
Stanley Ihedigbo Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Nwodo Martha, a former Principal Manager at Fidelity Structures Limited before Justice H. U. Ezugwu of the Enugu State High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. According to the Head, Media…
Read More »Alleged $5m fraud: Court dismisses defendant’s application challenging jurisdiction
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, dismissed the application filed by Capt. Everest Nnaji , a second defendant in a $5m fraud trial, challenging the territorial jurisdiction of the court to hear the case filed against him and one Victor Uadiale. According to…
Read More »Gov. Otti advices’ parents to look after children, more than anything
Stanley Ihedigbo Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has advised parents to take care of their children, saying nothing they are doing is more important than this parental obligation. Governor Otti’s admonition came as the world prepared to celebrate Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16, when he was presented with…
Read More »Two fake EFCC officials bag 46 years jail term in Lagos
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice O.O.Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, has sentenced the duo of Ugwu Pascal Chijioke and Ibrahim Sadiq Adekunle to 46 years imprisonment for impersonating operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while executing a fake court order. According to the Head,…
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