Category: Legal
EFCC investigates ministry over N4bn contract scam
26 Mar 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is currently investigating two ministries where double payments were made for the same contracts. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said one of the ministries was involved in 20 contract frauds running into N4 billion. Bawa disclosed this on Thursday at the headquarters of the commission during […]
Continue ReadingOrphanage owner remanded for raping two girls in the orphanage
26 Mar 2023
An Oyo State Family Court 2, sitting at Iyaganku Ibadan on March 23, ordered the remand of Kolade Ajayi, a 52-year-old man identified as the owner of Kingdom Cornerstone Orphanage Home. Kolade Ajayi was charged to court by the police for allegedly raping two girls in the orphanage. The Magistrate, Mrs P. O. Adetuyibi did […]
Continue ReadingEkweremadu, wife set to be sentenced on May 5
26 Mar 2023
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and their doctor, Obinna Obeta will be sentenced on May 5 after they were convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act in the United Kingdom. The former deputy senate president, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, 51, were […]
Continue ReadingSupreme Court restores Njoku as APGA National Chairman
25 Mar 2023
The apex court made the pronouncement in a judgement on an application by Njoku, where he sought the regularisation of the amended judgment of Justice Mary Peter Odili delivered on May 9, 2022. Njoku’s motion also followed a letter of the Supreme Court to him on January 19, 2023, wherein the apex court had addressed […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man sentenced to five years for illegl transporting of firearms to Nigeria
25 Mar 2023
Maryland Resident Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms with Obliterated Serial Numbers and Smuggling Firearms to Nigeria Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Eric Fru Nji, age 42, of Fort Washington, Maryland, to 63 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised […]
Continue ReadingPolice bust syndicate behind the kidnapping of children in Niger
24 Mar 2023
The Niger State Police Command has busted a syndicate behind the kidnapping of children in Suleja and arrested three suspects. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, March 23, 2023, said the arrest was sequel to the abduction of two children, Abdullahi Umar, 5, and Rahamat Umar, […]
Continue ReadingEkweremadu, and wife found guilty of organ trafficking
24 Mar 2023
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The duo alongside their daughter, Sonia, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a […]
Continue ReadingHoodlums set court ablaze
23 Mar 2023
A high court in Owutu-Edda, Afikpo south LGA of Ebonyi state, has been set ablaze by hoodlums. The registrar of the court, Oluchi Uduma, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, March 22, told journalists that hoodlums invaded the court on Tuesday, March 21, and set the building ablaze. Uduma said the court building, documents, and […]
Continue ReadingBandits kills two while kidnapping many in Bwari
22 Mar 2023
Terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, blocked the Bwari-Jere road near Bwari town in the Federal Capital Territory, killing two passengers while kidnapping numerous others. Some of the witnesses at the scene said the terrorists blocked the road on Friday night, around the Ganmi junction, while they carried out their heinous act. One of the villagers, […]
Continue Reading
