Trial of Ex-Punch Director: Court Frowns At EFCC For Lack Of Diligent Prosecution

Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the manner officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) were handling the trial of a former Executive Director of the Punch Newspaper, Azubike Ishekwene. The judge questioned the

Judge Expresses Concern Over Delay In Evans Trial

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the delay in the trial of kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans. This followed the absence of prosecution witnesses in the two cases before her court which stalled the

We Won’t Allow Bandits To Dictate Education Of Our Children, Says El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Wednesday, assured that bandits and other criminal elements will not be allowed to dictate the education of children in the State. He said that though Nigerians did not appreciate the peace and security in the country until the

Mob Kills Suspected Armed Robber In Delta

An irate mob reportedly burnt an armed robbery suspect to death and left another with first degree burns in Warri, Delta state, Monday. The Nation learnt that the incident occurred near McIver Market in Warri South council area of the state. The mob

BREAKING: ICPC Arrests Ex-JAMB Registrar Over N900m Fraud

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. Ojerinde, who was arrested on 15th March, 2021

Imo Property Recovery: Court Grants Okorocha Leave To Amend Processes, Dismisses Appeal Filed By Imo Govt, Others

Embattled former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, On Wednesday, got a reprieve over his resolve to hold on to the property he was alleged to have appropriated inappropriately by abusing his position as the then governor. Earlier today, a three-man panel

Rochas In Court of Public Opinion

By Dr. Chuks Osuji One of the troubling things emanating from the news that the former governor, Rochas Okorocha virtually ripped the common wealth of Imo State when he was the governor is an attempt by some politically and socially myopic members of

Asset Declaration Now A Must : EFCC To Bankers

Bankers have come under the searchlight of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the anti-graft agency’s new focus on infractions. More attention will also be devoted to cyber crime “which has become a big problem to this country”, EFCC Chairman AbdulRasheed Bawa

Oneness Foundation Makes Case For Indigent Women, Moves To Empower Them

A Non Governmental Organisation, Oneness Foundation, has expressed worries over the plight of the indigent women in Nigeria, calling for an action plan to ameliorate their sufferings. The President and Founder of the Foundation, Edithmary Tabitha Price expressed this worries in an interview

Misappropriation Of N500b Development Fund, Cause Of Insecurity, Emergence Of IPOB In South-East – Civil Society Group Alleges

A Civil Society Group under the aegis of Association for Public Policy Analysis (APPA) has come hard on Southeast Lawmakers at the National Assembly accusing them of the cause of the growing insecurity in the South-South zone of Nigeria. In their analysis, the