Nigeria’s drug barons fund, supply bandits with lethal weapons: Ahmad Lawan
“You wonder how the bandits have RPGs and these massive arms in their possession”. Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the National Assembly will work with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to ensure that drug barons no longer fund the purchase of arms and ammunition…
EFCC Probe: Tinubu is on his own, Afenifere says
The Pan-Yoruba group asked Mr. Tinubu to “sort himself out with the EFCC”, as he failed to defend the Yorubas in time of need. Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, says its major concern is to focus on the insecurity facing the South-West region and not the…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to One Year in Prison in Corruption Case
A Paris court has convicted former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of corruption and sentenced him to one year in prison. Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012 and remains influential among conservatives, was accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence peddling…
EXCLUSIVE: Bank documents expose how Tukur Buratai cornered NDDC contracts as Nigerian Army general
Tukur Yusuf Buratai admixed his duty to protect Nigeria’s territorial integrity with an appetite for questionable fortune, Peoples Gazette can report, raking in millions from government contracts in contravention of extant code of conduct regulations forbidding public servants from handling private businesses, except subsistence agriculture,…
Tussle Over Land: Don’t push us to Violence, FCT Communities warn Nigerian Army
The group said it would no longer fold its hands and allow the military, who were statutorily mandated to protect them, to force them out of their fatherland. The Coalition of Federal Capital Territory Indigenous Associations has warned the Nigerian government not to push them…
Facebook lifts ban on Australian news after govt amends law
By Darryl Coote Facebook late Monday said it has reached an agreement with the Australian government and will restore the ability for Australian publishers and citizens to share and view news content on the social media platform. The deal was announced a week after Facebook…
Obinwanne Okeke: Nigerian email fraudster jailed for 10 years in US
US authorities accused Okeke of using “subterfuge and impersonation” to lure his victims A Nigerian businessman, who once appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine, has been jailed for 10 years in the US over a cyber fraud scam that led to the theft of…
South African judge wants former president jailed
Jacob Zuma’s refusal to appear before commission for 3rd time sets ‘bad precedent,’ says Deputy Chief Justice A judge chairing a commission of inquiry probing corruption in South Africa said he will seek to have former President Jacob Zuma charged with contempt of court. Deputy…
Nigerians Can Sue Shell in Britain Over Oil Spills says UK High Court
The Dutch energy company has a presence in Britain, and a judge ruled there was “a real issue to be tried.” Britain’s Supreme Court said Friday that a group of about 50,000 Nigerian farmers and fishermen could bring a case in London’s High Court against…
Faisal Maina, son of Maina former Pension chairman, jumps bail, flees to the US
Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), has fled to the United States of America (USA), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said. The EFCC’s counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday told Justice Okon Abang…
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