December 10, 2021 Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of former Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako and others until Jan. 24. Justice Abang fixed the date, following the appeal filed by the ex-governor and other defendants at the Court of Appeal, asking the court to uphold ...

By Bola Oduntan Jumia, the ecommerce company described in April 2020 as the ‘e-commerce startup that fell from grace’ by BBC, has fallen into the pit even much deeper. This time, the company that became the first Africa-focused ecommerce startup to be quoted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has got its pocket leaking ...

A petition by aggrieved retired civil servants of Kano state has landed former Governor of the state, , Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in trouble as the ex-governor was grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for most part of Saturday. Persons familiar with the petition said it had been gathering mould in the files ...

October 9, 2021 A Local Government Staff and Salary verification from the Committee report has exposed mind-blowing fraud within the Imo State 27 local government councils, and Governor Hope Uzodimma has vowed to deal with the perpetrators. The fraud include existence of ghost workers, inflation of salary budget, deployment of unqualified personnel to departments and ...

June 24, 2021 A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a female staff of Fidelity Bank, Aminat Amusa, over an alleged N2 million fraud. Justice Uche Agomoh ordered that Amusa be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after she had pleaded not guilty to the crime. Agomoh ...

The Presidency has confirmed that Gimba Ya’u Kumo declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) was once married to the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, but added that ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on Feb. 22, arraign former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Stella Oduah, in the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged financial impropriety. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Tuesday because the former minister was yet to be served with the court processes. Oduah, who currently represents Anambra ...

Another broth of corruption is brewing at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, with the inflation of the 614km Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano, AKK, natural gas pipeline project by $1,527,846,000, equivalent to N615 billion. The Bureau for Public Procurement, BPP, blew the lid off the scam perpetrated by Mele Kolo Kyari-led NNPC in connivance with the deceased ex-Chief ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recently quizzed top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over various allegations of corruption. Mrs Azuka Ogugua, Spokesperson of the Commission, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Ogugua said the allegations included diversion of funds, procurement fraud and ...

The General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has denied involvement in any fraudulent activities as being portrayed in some sections of the media, which he accused of being bent on churning out malicious stories against him and the church. Defending Dr. Olukoya, in a statement, his media ...