The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been given 72 hours to arrest and investigate former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, over allegations of mismanaging N423 billion during his tenure. The demand was issued by the Northern Christians Accord (NCA), which, in a statement on Thursday, criticized the EFCC’s delay in acting ...

  A 23-year-old man, Azeez Oladimeji, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly impregnating a 17-year-old girl, Bisola Ganiyu, who tragically died shortly after giving birth in the Ajuwon community of Ifo Local Government Area. CSP Omolola Odutola, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed to Punch that the teenager died ...

  A High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has ordered the arrest of Professor Ignatius Uduk, who is facing trial for election fraud after failing to appear for judgment on Wednesday. Professor Uduk, a Human Kinetics lecturer at the University of Uyo, served as the returning officer for the 2019 general election in Essien ...

  The Nigeria Police on Wednesday arraigned a 65-year-old man, Charles Atideka, before the Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos State on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and providing false information. The defendant is accused of possessing an American-made Beretta Pistol (Smith & Wesson model) and falsely accusing his late sister’s children of attempting ...

  The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued Emmanuel Ubengama, a Director in the Ministry of Justice, and his niece, following their abduction on December 4, 2024. The victims were found tied up in a purpose-built soakaway at the kidnappers’ hideout in a forest in Ikot Ukpong Village, Abak Local Government Area. During the ...

    A Magistrate Court in Wuse, Abuja, has ordered the remand of Mr. Enenche Enenche and Alexander Enenche, siblings of Pastor Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Church, alongside Pastor Abraham Daniel, a former Dunamis pastor. The trio has been transferred to Keffi Custodial Centre in Nasarawa State. The remand order ...

  The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 45-year-old teacher, Stella Nwadigo, over the alleged abuse of a three-year-old pupil at Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu. Command spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the development via a post on his X handle, @benHundeyin, on Wednesday, stating, “The teacher is currently in our custody, ...

  The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Ajaero was apprehended on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. He was reportedly about to board a flight to the United Kingdom for an official assignment when the ...

    Manfred Ekpe, a foreign-trained lawyer and activist, has criticized the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, for allegedly threatening to arrest Nigerian lawyers. Ekpe described the remarks as “empty impunity” and a unique insult to the legal profession in Nigeria. The controversy stems from Olukoyede’s statement at the ...

  Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messaging platform Telegram, has reportedly been arrested in France. According to sources, Durov was detained at approximately 8 PM on Saturday at Le Bourget airport, located on the outskirts of Paris. The arrest follows a search warrant issued by French authorities as part of an ongoing preliminary ...

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of activists detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) during recent nationwide protests against bad governance. Among those arrested are Michael Adaramoye and Babatunde Oluajo, key figures in the ongoing demonstrations. CDWR, in a statement issued on Tuesday by ...

    Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has strongly condemned the recent invasion of the Ogun State High Court in Ilaro by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). During an ongoing trial, DSS agents arrested two defendants, Fatai Isiaka and Samuel Oyero, who were facing charges of alleged arson connected to the Obaship crisis ...

  Hadi Sirika, the ex-Minister of Aviation, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of an ongoing investigation into money laundering totaling N8,069,176,864.00. Sources within the EFCC have revealed that Sirika’s arrest is connected to purportedly fraudulent contracts he sanctioned for Engirios Nigeria Limited, a company owned by his ...

  Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, has expressed his readiness to address the Federal High Court in Abuja concerning the 19-count indictment filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). However, he has voiced concerns about potential arrest. According to Adeola Adedipe, SAN, a member of Bello’s legal team, ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Pascal Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest, ahead of his scheduled arraignment today before the Federal High Court in Lagos. Cubana Chief Priest faces charges related to the abuse of the Nigerian currency, as he allegedly sprayed and tampered with Naira notes during a ...

There is no gain in repeating that Femi Falana is a household name in Nigeria and among Nigerians. What needs to be restated is that a very strong-willed woman is behind and indeed, providing strong support for Femi Falana and the Nigerian women. That woman of unequalled strength and character is ‘Funmi Falana; Femi Falana’s ...