Category: Metro
Umar Bago, Niger governor, always in the news for the wrong reasons
When Umar Bago, governor of Niger state, ordered the closure of Badeggi 90.1 FM on July 31, he triggered a wave of outrage [...]
How FCMB rewrote YABATECH employee’s less than a million-naira loan to N1.75m
An employee of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has accused First City Monument Bank (FCMB) of refusing to waive an erroneous additional N800,000 [...]
Hadi Sirika, ex-minister on trial for multi-billion-naira fraud gets traditional title
The Katsina Emirate Council has appointed Hadi Sirika, a former aviation minister who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commiss [...]
Court grants telecom expert, Kingsley Adonu N50m bail amid N10bn fraud trial
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted N50m bail to a businessman, Kingsley Adonu, over alleged N10 billion money laundering brought against him [...]
Court freezes bank accounts linked to Dave Kubak Construction, others over fraud probe of N310m Ikoyi property
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered 13 banks and one fintech platform to freeze (post-no-debit) over 30 bank accounts (allowing only [...]
Man facing N50bn libel suit apologises to Abia governor, claims he was consumed by bitterness
Hon. Tobias Chukwudi Egeonu, also known as Toby Chuks, has apologised to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, for a Facebook post he made in December 2024, [...]
Lagos police arrests popular socialite, Abu Abel over N447m land fraud
Police operatives at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, have arrested popular socialite, Abu Abel over his alleged involveme [...]
Reps commences fresh investigation into acquisition of OVH Energy by NNPCL
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has commenced a fresh investigation into the acquisition of OVH Energy Mark [...]
EFCC arraigns Philip Ifejimalu Eze, his company Orimiri oil and gas for committing ₦63m fraud
The Abuja zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Philip Ifejimalu Eze and his company, Orimiri Oil and [...]
N12.3bn fraud charge: EFCC withdraws case against Otudeko, Onasanya
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday struck out the N12.3 billion fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, [...]