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APC, NNPP Trade Tackles over Alleged Move to Bribe Tribunal

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), which is in power in Kano State, yesterday exchanged barbs over an alleged effort to bribe a tribunal member by an anonymous senior lawyer for their client. The Kano State Government earlier expressed shock over the claim made by Hon. Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, Chairman of the Kano National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, that an attempt was made to...

JUST IN: APC accuses Kano govt of alleged N10m bribe to judges

In response to the alleged N10 million bribe that was allegedly given to Justice Flora Azinge’s legal team, the All Progressives Congress has issued a warning to the Kano State government of the New Nigeria People’s Party not to disgrace her. Malam Muhammad Garba, the Gawuna-Gari Campaign Council’s spokesman, said this in a statement on Thursday. At the same time, the Kano State Government urged security services to thoroughly investigate the claim and bring to...

BREAKING: GROUP SET TO PROTEST OVER COMPLICITY OF BELLO KOKO IN CORRUPTION, FINANCIAL FRAUD AND ABUSE OF OFFICE

A group under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency in Public Offices (CCSTPO) is set to organize a massive protest at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja over allegations of corruption and financial fraud hanging on the neck of the Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko. The protest which is slated for Tuesday, 22nd August, 2023 will be used to draw the attention of President Bola Ahmed...

Police nab ex-banker in Edo over N14.9m fraud

When asked about her involvement, the suspect stated that she had previously given Nnamdi mint cash in exchange for a reasonable commission, but that she was unable to meet up with him any more and was therefore in debt to him. “The second individual, Henry, I have returned N2.5 million to him, leaving a balance of N5.1 million,” she said. “The balance of N5.1 million” This has been going on for a number of weeks...

NCC raises alarm over fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating EVC, Prof. Danbatta

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, is impersonated on a bogus LinkedIn account, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is stated in a statement made available to Newsdiaryonline on Friday in Abuja and signed by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, is the subject of a bogus LinkedIn account, according to Muoka, who said, “The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)...

NSCDC apprehends 3 suspects for theft, criminal conspiracy in Katsina

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it detained three suspected members of a criminal gang in Katsina State for a variety of offences including conspiracy, trespassing, theft, and possession of stolen property. Two of the three apprehended suspects, who are reported to be members of an infamous syndicate disrupting the calm of Katsina locals, are minors.   DSC Buhari Hamisu, the Command’s Spokesman, stated in a statement on Wednesday that the suspects...

Court mandates Asian lawyer pay £28m for fraud

Asian lawyer ordered by news court to pay £28 million for fraud After protracted confiscation proceedings at Southwark Crown Court in London, the CPS reported that Gohil had benefitted to the tune of £42.4 million. A UK court has ordered a lawyer who was convicted of fraud and money laundering more than ten years ago to pay over £28 million in costs related to the criminal activities. Bhadresh Gohil, 58, was found guilty of money...

EFCC, Police Launch Manhunt For Paul Demudia Eigbefoh Over N67.5m Fraud

After reportedly scamming a major oil and gas corporation in the nation last week for N67.5 million, a suspected fraudster operating under the name “Capital Plus Investment Services Ltd,” owned by Paul Demudia Eigbefoh, is on the run. The impacted company has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to collect N67.5 million that it claims Paul Demudia Eigbefoh, commonly known as Paul Smith, fraudulently obtained. In a petition sent to the EFCC Lagos...

Nigeria Customs come under fire from Senate for shootings Nigerians

The Nigeria Customs Service has come under fire from the Senate for the frequent killings and shootings of Nigerians, particularly those who reside in border towns. The Senate specifically denounced the Customs agents’ indiscriminate shooting in Katsina State on July 13. Following that, an ad hoc committee was established by Senate President Godswill Akpabio to look into claims of abuse and human rights breaches against the NCS. The choice was made in response to a...

Tinubu orders probe into NDLEA’s killing of two-year-old boy in Delta

The death of two-year-old Ivan Omhonrina by a stray bullet during an operation by agency officers at Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State has been the subject of a prompt and thorough investigation order from President Bola Tinubu to the management of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The president asked that anyone found guilty in the event be punished, according to a statement made on Tuesday by Dele Alake,...