Money Laundering: We Received Over Five Petitions Against Gov Ohakim – Witness
A prosecution witness has told Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, received over five petitions against former Imo State…
Guinness Nig. Plc. Fined N1Billion over Expired Products, NAFDAC Alleges Company Exposed Raw Materials to Rats
It is the season of fines and it appears Nigerian regulatory agencies have just woken up to their core duties. This time, Guinness Nigeria Plc has been fined N1 billion…
How to Contain e-Payment and Electronic Fraud, By CBN, Others
Partnership, effective collaboration, information sharing amongst key stakeholders, and the need for a Centre for Cyber Information as well as global industry approach have been identified as some of the…
I Receive Average of Four In-traffic Alerts Daily—Lagos Commissioner of Police, Owoseni
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, says he receives about four in-traffic robbery alerts on his Twitter handle every day. Owoseni, who disclosed this during a chat with our…
TSA Runs into Storm over N25b Daily Commission to Agent, Senate Asks CBN, Others to Halt Further Payments
Citing constitutional violation the Senate has asked the Federal Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend further payments into the TSA. Consequently, the Red Chamber has…
Magu Assumes Office as EFCC Boss, Says I Will Be Fearless
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, has charged all staff of the Commission to brace up for…
Why EFCC Could Not Prove Bribery Case Against Umar, CCT Boss
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission did not put the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Mr. Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar on trial over an allegation of N10m…
‘Unbribable’ Crocodiles to Guard Death Row Prisoners in Indonesia
Crocodiles will be used to guard death row prisoners on an isolated Indonesian island as they “cannot be bribed”, the country’s anti-drugs chief has said. Budi Waseso said humans were…
Nigeria Rejects ‘Worst Airport’ Tag, FAAN Says Rating is Unfounded
Unhelpful staff, demands for bribes, lack of seating, broken air-conditioning and a tent for an arrivals hall. Nigeria’s Port Harcourt International Airport was recently voted the worst in the world….
Okowa Pledges More Funding As HIV/AIDS Prevalence Drops Nationwide
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed happiness at the reduction of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country and called for strident efforts to have zero prevalence rate of the…