Tinubu Appoints Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of EFCC
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC⁷. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. Olukoyede’s appointment followed the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa. Tinubu also approved the…
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Nigerian Army Troops Arrest Drug Syndicate with 397 Wraps of Indian Hemp
Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army operating in 81 Division, have intercepted a suspected international drug syndicate smuggling a truck load of substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa en route Sango Otta in Ogun State Responding to actionable intelligence, troops conducted stop and search operations along Ajilete Road in Yewa South Local Government Area of…
Wema Bank Debunks Cheque Forgery Allegation
The attention of Management of WEMA BANK PLC has been drawn to the trending news in the media to the effect that a Magistrate’s Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, had issued a warrant for the arrest of our Managing Director, MR. ADEMOLA ADEBISE, in connection with a Garnishee proceeding for the payment…
EFCC Secures Another Seven Convictions in Ibadan, Oshogbo
From Bola Ogunlayi, Ibadan The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured seven convictions in different Justices of the Federal and State High Courts in Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State. The convicts are Akanji Musa Olawale (a.k.a Casey Harris), Oyetunji Habeeb Opeyemi (a.k.a lucy Stewart), Adeboye Abdulazeez Ayodeji,(a.k.a Thomas Ruchie) Agbedi Shola Peter (a.k.a Matthew…
NDLEA nabs drug dealer allegedly behind London-bound multiple consignments
•Intercepts cocaine, illicit substances in Kano, Kogi, Osun Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an alleged drug dealer, Okoli Collins Ikenna, said to be the mastermind of recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs to London through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and some courier companies in Lagos. Director,…
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Former Buhari’s aide in court over certificate forgery
Former chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) Mr. Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla has been charged to court over allegations of certificate forgery. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) , in a two-count charge filed at the Jos Judicial Division of the High Court of Plateau…
Man bites off off policeman’s finger
A 29-year-old man, Samuel Jacob, was on Tuesday docked in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court for allegedly biting off the index finger of Sgt Musa Hassan. The police charged Jacob, whose address was not provided, with assault and inflicting wound. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP. Clement Okuiomose told the court that the defendant committed the offence on…
EFCC Secures Two Convictions Over Fraud
From Bola Ogunlayi, Ibadan. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, has convicted Alade Oluwasegun Kolawole and Tosin Kunle Kehinde on separate one count charge of fraudulent impersonation brought against them by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The offence ,according to the Commission is contrary…
Man hacks into Nigerian bank’s system, steals N1.87 billion
A Nigerian man identified as Salau Abdulmalik Femi has been arrested by detectives from the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for allegedly hacking into the server of a Nigerian bank to steal N1.87 billion. The suspect, police said, is the kingpin of a syndicate that specialises in hacking into the…
Ogun governor’s aide Abidemi Rufai arrested in US for wire fraud
A senior special assistant to Ogun State governor has been arrested in the United State for wire fraud, the US Department of Justice said in a statement on Monday. Abidemi Rufai was arrested at the JFK Airport in New York on his way out of the US and has appeared before a court on May…
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