EFCC Arraigns Ex-Banker for Alleged N294.5m theft
EFCC on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of Access Bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting…
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EFCC Arraigns Miyetti Allah Leader, Bodejo for Alleged $2.33m Crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 9, 2026 arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal…
N2.7b Fraud : Witness Confirms Sirika’s Voice in Leaked Audio Evidence
The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 as Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court…
EFCC Arraigns Fake Car Dealer for Alleged N15.4m Fraud
EFCC has arraigned one Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a four-count charge bordering on stealing…
How Abbas blocked bid to summon Tinubu over delayed budget implementation
Isaac Samuel Speaker of the House of Representatives,Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday stopped efforts by opposition lawmakers to insert a motion summoning President Bola Tinubu to appear before the House over…
Stop Blaming the Referee: Egypt’s Two-Goal Collapse Was a Masterclass in Poor Game Management
By Yusuf Bangura Egypt is crying foul, blaming the referee for their painful exit from the World Cup after squandering a two-goal lead and cruising towards a historic victory against…
Reps summon Budget minister, DG over N1.3bn vote to fake presidential council
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning and the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation to explain how over N1.3…
2027: Kwankwaso knocks Sheriff over claim Northerners won’t vote Peter Obi
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2023 general election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has criticised former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, over his…
Xenophobia: Senate Threatens Diplomatic Action Against South Africa, Orders Fresh Probe
The Senate on Tuesday warned that Nigeria could review its diplomatic relations with South Africa if renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians continue, as lawmakers condemned the reported targeting of Nigerian…
In a way, this is Europe’s World Cup
By Yusuf Bangura The Swiss have just beaten Colombia on penalties after a goalless draw in 120 minutes of play. It wasn’t an exciting match. Both teams lacked fluidity, but…
Tinubu inaugurates Committee on State Police Bill
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to prepare the legal framework for the implementation of state police across the country. President…
Tinubu gives ICPC 30days to probe ‘fake’ presidential council
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of a purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC),…
$1.5m Investment Fraud: Court Remands Ifoma Emmanuel in Kirikiri Correctional Centre
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, ordered the remand of Ifoma Immanuel, Executive Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings…
N7.8b Fraud: I Deposited Billions for Emefiele in Zenith Bank- Witness
The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Richard Agulu, in the trial of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, July 7,2026, told Justice Yusuf…
El Rufai’s personal doctor arrested for Violating court order
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed concern over developments surrounding a court-approved medical visit granted to former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad…
Uba Sani chairs closed-door meeting of 18 first-term APC governors in Kebbi
Isaac Samuel Eighteen first-term governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting at the Kebbi State Government House to deliberate on…
Belgium 4-1 USA: The Gods of Justice Are Still Awake
By Yusuf Bangura There’s a saying in politics that the only way to defeat a corrupt ruling party is to do so decisively and comprehensively. That way, cheating becomes ineffective,…
FIFA has Destroyed Global Football’s Integrity
By Yusuf Bangura Jul 06, 2026 I’ve not been a fan of FIFA since the corruption scandals that wrecked Sepp Blatter’s presidency of the organisation in 2015. But FIFA’s decision…
Customs targets N11.07tn revenue as Senate, Reps endorse 2026 projections
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has set an ambitious revenue target of N11.074 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year as both the Senate and the House of Representatives…
Reps pass 363 bills, consider 2,747 in three years
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has considered 2,747 bills and passed 363 in the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, chairman of the House Committee on Rules…
N15.6bn Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness against Tunde Ayeni
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, July 6, 2026, presented its First Prosecution Witness (PW1) before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja,…
FG denies spending N8tn outside budget, says IMF report misrepresented
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent more than N8 trillion outside the approved budget, insisting that Nigeria does not operate a “shadow budget” and that…
Cabo Verde are the Toast of the 2026 World Cup
By Yusuf Bangura The world witnessed some astonishing, history-defining football last night between the mighty World Cup champions, Argentina, and the tiny African island nation of half a million people,…
N986 Million Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Two, Companies in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 in Ikoyi, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, re-arraigned Ajayi Edward Olushola and his company, Hola Jay Nigeria Limited. The…
NDC demands Gbajabiamila’s sack over alleged PFIPC scandal; sale of appointments
By Isaac Samuel Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the immediate removal of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, from office over allegations linking him to…
Court grants Ozekhome six-week UK medical trip, adjourns forgery trial to September 28
Isaac Samuel An FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday granted Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, permission to travel to the United Kingdom for a six-week…
Suswam’s N3.1b Fraud: Court Adjourns Trial Till July 16
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, adjourned the trial of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam till July 16, 2026…
Akwa Ibom warns against fake news targeting Gov. Eno; threatens legal action
By Isaac Samuel The Akwa Ibom State Government has warned individuals and groups behind the publication and circulation of false and malicious reports targeting Governor Umo Eno and his administration…
Certificate forgery: Ex-minister Nnaji ignored invitations before airport arrest, says ICPC
Isaac Samuel The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said the immediate past Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, ignored several invitations to…
Presidency raises alarm over fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council
The Federal government has issued a note of warning to all federal agencies and the general public to be aware of a fraudulent character known as Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, who…
ICPC arrests ex-Minister Uche Nnaji over alleged certificate forgery
Isaac Samuel The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reportedly arrested the immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
APC drops Suswam, 25 others after primary appeals
Isaac Samuel The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dropped 26 aspirants, including former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam, from its final list of candidates…
Forgery trial: Court to rule Thursday on Ozekhome’s medical travel request
Isaac Samiel The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has fixed Thursday to rule on an application by senior lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), seeking…
2027: Peter Obi asks INEC to publish academic certificates submitted by candidates
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make public…
Osinbajo, Enang holds Strategic talks in Hamburg as Global Powers debate the end of Traditional Foreign aid
By IKPAT UduakAbasi Nigeria’s diplomatic and policy influence was on full display in Germany at the weekend as His Excellency Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, immediate past Vice President of…
Peter Obi can’t repeat 2023 performance in 2027 – Presidency
Isaac Samuel The Presidency has expressed confidence that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, will be unable to replicate his 2023 electoral performance in the…
Dickson predicts APC defeat in 2027, says Court ruling won’t stop NDC ambition
Isaac Samuel The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would be…
7 Boko Haram & ISWAP leaders returning from Mecca arrested at Katsina Airport
The Federal Government has revealed how seven suspected commanders of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were identified and arrested at Katsina International Airport after returning…
THE IBOM DEEP SEAPORT: Facts, Falsehoods, and Elite Conspiracy
By Celestine Mel Some arguments don’t gather momentum because they are true. They gather momentum because the people fueling them simply cannot afford to lose. That is the ugly truth…
NDC insists it remains registered, heads to appeal over Court ruling
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted that it remains a registered political party despite a ruling by the Federal High Court in Lokoja, saying there was no…
FG orders FUTO VC to withdraw appointment of 24 aides, says due process violated
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has directed the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Nnenna Oti, to immediately withdraw the appointment of 24 aides in her…
Court sets aside Judgment recognising NDC as political party
A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political…
21 days to funding deadline, INEC yet to get 2027 election funds
Isaac Samuel With only 21 days left before the statutory deadline for the release of election funds, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to receive money earmarked for…
LPPC suspends Mike Ozekhome from SAN Rank over ongoing disciplinary proceedings
Isaac Samuel The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended prominent lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against…
EFCC Arrests Businessman for Alleged N30.8million Fraud in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Onwughalu Chikodi Godwin, a 30-year old businessman for allegedly stealing vegetable oil belonging…
Senate Passes Historic State Police Bill, Builds in Safeguards Against Abuse
The senate has passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country. The bill was approved on Wednesday after lawmakers considered and adopted its 26 clauses…
Senate Admits Governors, Others, into Chamber for State Police Debate
The Senate on Wednesday allowed Governors and other senior government officials into the chamber during consideration of the state police bill. The motion was first put to a voice vote…
N109bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Former AGF Idris Case till October 13 for Adoption of Final Written Address
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, adjourned the trial-within-trial in the alleged N109.5 billion fraud case involving a…
N740m Investment Scam: How Couple Defrauded Me -Witness
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Chinyere Okoroafor in the trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited, Osabohein Alex Ologbose and…
Witness Reveals Multi-Million Naira Transactions in N8.7bn Money Laundering Trial of Ex-AGF Malami
A prosecution witness on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, disclosed before the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, details of several high-value transactions that passed through the account of Alkausar…