Crime

How ex-NNPC GM was jailed in US for $2.1m bribe

A former senior official of Nigeria’s national oil company has been sentenced to more than seven years in a United States prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar bribery...

Nigeria: Saving judicial appointments from corruption

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu For nearly five years, Abia State has been the site of a bewildering contest over the...

HEDA petitioned FRIN boss to EFCC over alleged N3bn fraud

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...

LAWMA secures convictions for 19 environmental offenders

Seventeen persons arrested for open urination and defecation, along with two others apprehended for indiscriminate dumping of refuse,...

HEDA commends ICPC as Ozekhome faces forgery charges…

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related...
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Why NDLEA declares Nigerian couple wanted for drug running

Abuja, May 19, 2024 – A couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade, has been declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement...

How NDLEA arrests female drug kingpin, others in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 61-year-old wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye, in her...

UN human rights Chief welcomes Mexico ruling decriminalising abortion

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has welcomed Wednesday’s judgement by Mexico’s top court that declared criminal penalties for abortion unconstitutional.

How Channels Television Reporter was abducted in Rivers State

A reporter with the Channels Television in Rivers State has reportedly been kidnapped on Thursday night. The reporter, Joshua Rogers, is said to be covering...

Community wants thorough investigation over alleged kidnapper’s arrest

Some community leaders in Ezinano community, Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra, have expressed concern over the arrest of an indigene, Mr Jeff Nweke...

Customs seize contraband goods worth over N400m

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone B, says it has seized contraband products worth over N400m during various operations within North-West and North-Central regions.
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