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EFCC, NEITI to fight corruption
EFCC The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission have entered into partnership on the fight against corruption in the oil, gas and mining sectors.…
Popular Nigerian Bishop, Otu Timothy Arrested Over Death Of Female Evangelist
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Men of the Nigerian police in Obingwa LGA of Abia State have arrested one Bishop Otu Timothy, the founder of Agape Evangelical Ministries (City of Miracles) at the…
NDLEA Impounds N3.7b Tramadol At Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has impounded over five million pills of Tramadol worth In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director, Media, and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed…
Police officers set fire on criminal hideouts in Alaba International market, Hundeyin clarifies
Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman Lagos State police spokesman Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, has explained what led to the fire incident at Alaba International Market in Ojo. On Friday, the Lagos…
“Petro Union Cheque is a Forgery,” British Crime Detective informs court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has closed its case in a £ billion alleged fraud charge slammed on an oil firm, Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited, a…
N260m fraud: Ex-Zamfara varsity VC jailed 35 years
Justice logo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday secured the conviction of a former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State, Professor Magaji Garba. The anti-graft…
I killed my stepmother over N1m – Suspect
How we killed INEC staff – Suspect No fewer than 20 criminal suspects have been arrested and paraded by the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng, at the…
PRIMORG’s Constituency Project Tracking: Corruption Declining, Implementation Still Challenging Says ICPC
ICPC logo The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has reduced the incidence of corruption in the execution of constituency projects through its projects tracking…
Insecurity aggravating malnutrition in Nigeria — UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has identified insecurity as one of the major factors fueling malnutrition in Nigeria. The global organization cautioned that the country’s development efforts would come…
NDLEA intercepts 1.1m Tramadol tabs in Kaduna, others Lagos, Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had intercepted million tablets of Tramadol (225mg and 100mg) in Kaduna state. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi,…