Tag: crimes
Edo NSCDC arrests 751 crime suspects
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has arrested 751 suspects for various crimes in 2020 in…
Yuletide: Lagos council to curb crimes
Mr Wasiu Adesina, Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government in Lagos State, said there will be joint patrols by security agents and…
Darfur attacks: UN urges Sudan to prosecute security forces
A UN watchdog has urged Sudan to prosecute security forces for attacks in Darfur from 2014 to 2016.
Wike Suspends 3 LG bosses over crimes
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed security agencies to clampdown on cult activities and violent…
Motorcycle restriction order curbs crimes— Ogun police boss
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali has described the restriction order placed on operators of commercial motorcycles and…
Ogun CP charges LG bosses to support war against criminals
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In his quest to ensure that Ogun State remains crime free, the state Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali…
The Task Before IG Abba
Nigerians were not excited recently after Mr Suleiman Abba was appointed as the new Inspector-General of the Police, though in…
Marijuana And The Challenge Of Curbing Crimes
By Rasak Musbau P.J.O Rourke, U.S. writer and humorist, once said that, ‘Marijuana is … self-punishing’. It makes you acutely …
Police I.G calms nerves on security jitters
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Abubakar, on Monday, urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the police in their…
Abuja Socialite Docked Over N12m Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned a society lady, Vera Johnson before Justice Ibrahim M. Buka…
N109m Scam: Three Civil Service Commission Staff Docked
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned three staff of the Federal Civil Service Commission before Justice…
Court Frees Akingbola
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria this morning, struck out the 20-count criminal charge of money laundering…
EFCC Arraigns Suspect Over N64.8m Fertiliser Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Nasiru Yahaya Gusau before Justice M.B. Abubakar of Kano State High…
Furore Over Church Gift To Jonathan
A church building gift given to President Goodluck Jonathan by an Italian construction company, Gitto Construzioni Generali Nigeria Limited which…
Banker Jailed Over ATM Fraud
A former banker with First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB), Olajide Ogundipe, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by…
N45m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Female Architect
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, March 29, 2012 arraigned Architect Nwanne Okengwu Emeh of Dunnel World…
N4.56b Pension Scam: EFCC Seizes Shuaibu’s Properties
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has seized six properties belonging to Dr. Sani Teidi Shuaibu, a former Director,…
SEC Vs HOUSE: Probe Must Go On
The allegations of abuse of office and corruption levelled against Ms. Arunma Oteh, the Director General of the Securities and…
Time To Clean Up The Mess In Police Pension Office
Once again, the Police Pension Office, PPO, is in the news, not for any altruistic reasons but the most odious.…
Gov. Amaechi Urges NASS To Pass Petroleum Industry Bill
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers on Monday urged the Senate to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill before it to enhance…
Ribadu Under Pressure Over New Appointment, ACN Says He’s On His Own
Former boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN,…
ABUSE OF OFFICE: Abuja Court Okays El Rufai’s Trial
The victory secured by former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el Rufai at a Federal High Court late last…
EFCC Seals Igbinedion’s Abuja Properties
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which recently secured a forfeiture order against Chief Lucky Igbinedion, former Governor of…
I’m Tired Of Crime, Suspect Freed By Court After Plea
A suspected fraudster, Eugene Kuru has made a passionate appeal to court magistrate, Mrs. E. Kubanje at Isolo, Lagos State…