An Ilorin Federal High Court has sentenced two individuals to 300 hours of community service for financial crimes, reinforcing the crackdown on economic offences in Nigeria. Justice Abimbola Awogboro convicted Musa Buba for running an unlicensed bureau de change business and Akinwale Olamilekan for cyber fraud. The court ruled that both men would serve their...
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EFCC Arraigns Six Kwara SUBEB Officials for Alleged N96m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) before Justice Suleiman Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, over allegations of misappropriating N96 million in public funds. The case, filed by the EFCC’s Ilorin Zonal Directorate, accuses the defendants of abusing their...
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AGF LATEEF FAGBEMI COMMISSIONS NHRC KEBBI STATE OFFICE, RALLIES STAKEHOLDERS SUPPORT
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who made this statement at the official inauguration of the NHRC Office in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State observed that the Commission has not only championed the full enjoyment of human rights in the country but it has been working relentlessly to...
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Exposed! How Ex-Chief Security Adviser Dasuki buys US Horse Farm with looted funds
*My husband got funds from contract lobbying as minting head – Dasuki wife*As J. Kande say’s corruption contributes to insecurity in Africa By Achadu Gabriel, kaduna Family of Former Chief Security Adviser accused of embezzling funds Intended to be used in Fighting Boko Haram previously has been trying to obtain an American Visa through the...
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N57bn Contract: EFCC Invited Me With My Lawyers, Advise Us To Settle With NPA – Contractor Alleges
*Threatens legal action By Achadu Gabriel, kaduna Contractor Mr. Emmanuel Otokpa who was allegedly given a contract worth of N57 billion by Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), has made another startling revelation, alleging that he was advised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to settled with NPA late last year. Mr. Otokpa who said...
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containing false pretence, and identity theft.
While Jie and Zerong were arraigned before Justice Kakaki, the remaining15 were arraigned before Justice Osiagor. The charge against Yi reads: “That you, Mao Bu Yi and Genting International Co. Limited sometimes in December 2024 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourabe Court, willfully caused to be accessed computer system for the purpose of destabilizing and destroying the Economy...
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EFCC, NDIC Strengthen Ties to Combat Banking Fraud in Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) have reaffirmed their commitment to tackling financial crimes within Nigeria’s banking sector through enhanced collaboration. This was the focus of discussions when the Ilorin Zonal Director of the EFCC, Harry Erin, paid a courtesy visit to the NDIC’s Ilorin Zonal Controller,...
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N57bn NPA Contacts Fund siphons – Contractor Alleges
*Ex-AGF Malami, Ex-MD Koko, MD Dansofo fingered Idibia Gabriel, kaduna A Nigerian contractor has raised an alarm, alleging that the N57 billion worth of contract sum awarded him in Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has been siphoned. He said the N57 billion contract was awarded to him through President Buhari’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General...
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Ilorin in Shock as Missing Student Found Murdered, Dismembered
The Ilorin community has been thrown into mourning following the gruesome murder of Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education. The 24-year-old, who went missing on February 10 after attending a naming ceremony, was found dismembered in the residence of a suspect in the Offa Garage area. According to sources, Yetunde...
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Police Arrest Suspect Over Alleged Ritual Killing of Young Woman
Residents of Ilorin have been left in shock following the arrest of a 25-year-old man, Abdulrahman M. Bello, over the gruesome murder of 24-year-old Yetunde Hafsat Lawal, allegedly for money rituals. The Kwara State Police Command confirmed the arrest, stating that it followed a distress report by the victim’s father, Ibrahim A. Lawal, after Yetunde...