Nigeria Breaking News
The Katsina State Hisbah Board has banned all nightclub activities across the state, citing Islamic principles and the need to uphold moral values. The Hisbah Commander-General, Dr Aminu Usman (Abu Ammar), announced this in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. He stated that nightclub owners must shut down their establishments to curb immoral practices, …
The law firm of Ubani & Co. has condemned the unauthorised leak of a private phone conversation involving its principal partner, Dr. Monday Ubani, SAN, on social media. The firm’s response follows uncomplimentary remarks made about one of Ubani’s clients in an episode of the Honest Bunch podcast. In reaction, Ubani contacted the host to …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Ugenyi Kalu, a banker, who was sentenced to four years and two months in prison by the Ikeja Special Offences Court for fraud. In a statement shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) page on Tuesday, the EFCC revealed that Kalu was convicted …
The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed claims by controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, that he is undergoing psychiatric treatment. The police insist the singer remains wanted in connection with an alleged assault on government officials. In a video posted on Tuesday, Portable declared that he is a “madman” receiving treatment at …
Despite Nigeria’s low ranking on the international corruption index, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has called on anti-corruption agencies to remain resolute in their efforts to enhance government processes in the country. The Corruption Perceptions Index, released last month by Transparency International, ranked Nigeria 140th out of 180 …
ABUJA – The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has partnered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to combat corruption in Nigeria through innovative technological solutions. This collaboration aims to enhance transparency, accountability, and economic integrity, addressing one of the nation’s most pressing challenges. During a courtesy visit to EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, …
ABUJA – A civil society organisation, the Justice and Equality For All Movement, staged a peaceful protest outside the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding the release of a probe report concerning the death of Mrs. Shitua Aso, a pregnant woman who died in 2010. The protest aimed to highlight the ongoing quest for …
Akure—A 53-year-old lawyer, Wale Odusola, has been docked before an Akure Magistrate’s Court, Ondo State, for alleged verballing and psychologically abusing Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on social media. Odusola was accused of using his Facebook page to criticise the governor, alleging that he had failed to act in a parochial manner and had neglected his constituency. …
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Thursday ordered that a 36-year-old driver Mustapha Aminu, be given 15 strokes of the cane for assaulting a police officer on duty. The convict, who resides in Ungwan Sanusi in Kaduna, was convicted of hitting a police officer Sgt. Adamu Maigari, on the head with a log of …
ABUJA–The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted the former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, who was accused of complicity in a N2.5billion fraud. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa, held that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences …