Category: Metro
Money saved by my husband looted after his passing – Maryam Abacha
Maryam Abacha, widow of Sani Abacha, a former military head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces from 1993 to 1998, said her husband sa [...]
Rebecca Godwin-Isaac, husband to be re-arraigned for committing forgery, money laundering totalling N800m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to re-arraign Abuja real estate developer Rebecca Godwin-Isaac, also known as Bilkisu Ishaq [...]
How disinformation played a critical role in the Nigerian civil war
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says disinformation played a significant role in the 1967 to 1970 Nigerian civil war.
Obasanjo spoke on Wedn [...]
Court grants Providus bank freezing order against Udo Okonjo over $98K unpaid debt
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted Providus Bank an interim freezing order against prominent businesswoman and and CEO of Fine and Country Inte [...]
Over 10,000 people killed across Nigeria in Tinubu’s 2 years as president – Amnesty International
The Nigerian authorities’ shocking failure to protect lives and property from daily attacks by armed groups and bandits has cost thousands of [...]
Ahmadu Ali, former PDP chairman’s son, Christian Taylor bag 13 years imprisonment each for N2.2bn fuel subsidy scandal
The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced two oil marketers to 14 years in prison for a N2.2 billion fuel subsidy fraud, part of a [...]
Clergy man, Rev Israel Adelani, 5 others indicted in N620m fraud
The Nigeria Police Force have said that the former Resident Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, Rev. Dr. Israel Adelani Akanji, an [...]
Halima Buba, SunTrust MD, dragged to court by EFCC over money laundering worth $12m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Halima Buba, the Managing Director (MD) of SunTrust Bank Limited (Ltd.) alongside the [...]
Court remands 7 employees of WEMA Bank for defrauding customers of N8.5bn
Three employees of Wema Bank Plc have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding customers of the [...]
Lagos court issues arrest warrant for Ayodele Toyosi over over ₦600m, $50,000 investment scam
The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Ayodele Toyosi, the promoter of Reaprite Global Limited and A [...]