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EFCC arraigns fake BDC operator for alleged N78. 2million fraud in Onitsha
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Okeke Ejike Callistus, a fake Bureau De Change operator before Justice D. A. Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State. Callistus was arraigned on a ten-count charge bordering on forgery and stealing to the tune of…
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Court to rule on DSS vs SERAP N5bn defamation suit Tuesday over ‘Abuja office invasion’ allegation
Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja is set to deliver its judgment tomorrow Tuesday, 5 May 2026 in the N5 billion defamation lawsuit the Department of State Services (DSS) filed against SERAP following the unlawful invasion of our Abuja office by the DSS. SERAP had on 9 September 2024 alleged that the DSS invaded its…
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President Tinubu Directs Ex-Governor Ayade to Step Down from 2027 Senate Race
Former Governor of Cross River Senator Prof. Ben Ayade, has yielded to a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withdraw his ambition for the Cross River North Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections. In an emotional statement released on Monday, Ayade disclosed that he was recently invited to Abuja for a high-level…
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Alleged $4.5bn fraud: Court admits co-defendant’s statement in Emefiele’s trial
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, May 4, 2026, ruled that the extrajudicial statement made by Henry Omoile, co-defendant to the erstwhile Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, is admissible in court. Omoile had challenged the admissibility of his statements to the Economic and Financial…
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EFCC re-arraigns lawyer for alleged N91 million land fraud in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned one Barrister Mike Ikegbunam before Justice M. T. Segun-Bello of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N91, 000, 000. 00 (Ninety-one…
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EFCC arraigns former SKye Bank Chairman, Tunde Ayeni for N15.6b fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, May 4, 2026, arraigned a former Chairman, Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni before Justice Jude Onwuzuruike of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. Ayeni was arraigned on a 17-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and…
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Alleged Cybercrime: DSS Arraigns Nigerian social media influencer, Justice Crack
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday arraigned Chidiebere Justice Mark aka Justice Crack, before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime. Mark, who was arrested by the Nigerian Army over the weekend, was accused of circulating false information in a viral video, and accompanying statements, through…
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Minister of Health, Ali Pate Withdraws Interest In Bauchi Governorship Race
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has announced that he will no longer run for the Bauchi State governorship in 2027, despite repeated calls from supporters urging him to contest. In a 10-minute video message delivered in Hausa and circulating on social media, Pate said he reached the decision after deep…
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Bandits Launch Reprisal Attacks On Katsina Villages, kill 11
No fewer than eleven persons have been killed following a reprisal attack by bandits on communities in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Katsina State Police Command said the attack occurred on Sunday at about 1200hrs, when bandits regrouped and stormed Jeka da Kolo and Kwalgoro villages, fatally shooting eleven persons before police…
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Court declines jurisdiction in suit seeking to restrain ICPC from investigation
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kurudu, Abuja, has declined jurisdiction to entertain a suit filed against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and others, seeking to restrain the Commission from carrying out its statutory investigative functions. The Applicants, Mr. Adediran Seyi and his company, Equilibrium Management Limited,…