Justice Talba suspended over John Yakubu Yusuf pension thief judgement
Justice Talba of the Federal High Court has been suspended for one year by the National Judicial Council (NJC) over his controversial judgement in the case of John Yakubu Yusuf who admitted to his involvement in the stealing of N30 billion police pension fund. The judge suspended Yusuf to six years in prisonment with an [...]
How parcel bomb addressed to Okonjo Iweala was detonated-Police
Nigeria police has reacted to news of a parcel bomb that was addressed to the a minister, Professor Ngozi Okonjo Iweala. It looked like one of the mails that pass through the post office. It bore two stamps that lent it credence. But a second look, and curiosity was roused. Both the intended recipient and [...]
SSS,Police parade kidnappers of Nollywood actress Nkiru Sylvanus
Nigeriwn police force and state security service (SSS) on Tuesday paraded six suspected criminals involved in the kidnapping of Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus and former Mr Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie in Imo state. At a joint news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Department of State Services, Marilyn Ogar said [...]
EFCC arrests another cash courier with $130,000 at the airport
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, arrested one Bashir Abdu at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano over money laundering. Abdu, a Nigerian but with a Dubai resident permit was on his way to Dubai on board Egypt Air when he was arrested by the EFCC [...]
Okada Riders Protest:Police arrest Fashina,others
The police today activists protesting against the ban on Okada riders by the Lagos state government.Sources hinted that the president of the Joint Action Front (JAF),Dr. Dipo Fashina and others were arrested immediately after the protest. Other members of JAF who are now in police net as a result of the protest include Hassan Taiwo [...]
Retired General Oluwole Rotimi’s wife kidnapped
Wife of former Nigerian Ambassador to the United States,Brigadier-General Oluwole Rotimi(Retd), Titilayo, was on Monday night kidnapped in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The wife of the former military administrator of the defunct Western region was abducted at about 6.30p.m in front of the gate to her company, AOK Logistics Limited. She was said to [...]
Fashola’s aide, Toyin Hamzat shot dead
Toyin Hamzat a special adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on health has been killed by yet to be ascertained assassins . Hamzat a politician was a former chairman of Ikeja Local Government.Preliminary information shows that nothing was taken from the car after he was killed. The Ogun State police command confirmed that Hamzat was attacked and shot [...]
Boko Haram kill lawmaker’s father
Gunmen killed a policeman and wounded another in a raid on a police station in Bauchi State, a police officer said, yesterday. The gunmen launched the attack late Saturday in the town of Itas, about 200 kilometres (130 miles) from the state capital Bauchi, hurling explosives into the police station and opening fire on policemen, [...]
Banker suffers epilepsy-granted bail for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday November 7, 2012 arraigned one Ovie Israel, a contract staff with a new generation bank, before an Enugu State High Court presided over by Justice Catherine Nwobodo on a four count charge of stealing. The accused who works at the Rangers Avenue, Enugu branch of the bank, [...]
Billionaires at war-Cosmas Maduka battles Ifeanyi Uba of Capital Oil over 21 Billion Naira scam
For the past 38 years he has operated quietly behind the scenes, only visible in the press when absolutely necessary and in that space of time, he has built the Coscharis brand from an upstart with little or no capital into a colossus with tentacles spread across major auto luxury brands – Range Rover, BMW, [...]