Crime

Chief Oba Otudeko, the Chairman of Honeywell Group, and Stephen Olabisi Onasanya, the former Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria, are scheduled to be arraigned on January 20 in the Federal High Court in Lagos. They face serious allegations involving a N12.3 billion fraud spanning transactions between 2013 and…

A High Court in Maitama, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has ordered that Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, be held at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja until his next bail hearing. Bello, charged with an alleged N110 billion money laundering offense by the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been identified as the owner of a massive Abuja estate with 753 duplexes, which has been seized by the government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the forfeiture on Monday after a court ruling. The estate,…

Simon Ekpa, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested and detained in Finland on allegations of involvement in terrorist activities. The District Court of Päijät-Häme ordered his detention on charges of inciting people to commit crimes with terrorist intent. Allegations of Separatist Propaganda Finnish authorities…

A government audit has revealed over N4.64 billion in financial irregularities at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, now led by Minister Dave Umahi. The audit looked at activities from 2020 to 2021 and found several problems with how money was handled under former Minister Babatunde Fashola. What the…